So you’re trying to get something done and you’ve found an awesome tool to install via pip. You pop open Terminal, run your pip install command (in my case, pip install google_images_download), install the module successfully, and are ready to get to work. You start working on your Python script and get an error: ImportError: […]
Category: Tech Tips
Running AutoHotKey as Administrator
I was having challenges where a script that used to work for sending keystrokes directly to a window based on its window title wasn’t working. I tried troubleshooting a bunch of stuff (so weird since it was working before) but nothing was sticking. I stumbled across a comment mentioning that programs being run as Adminstrator […]
Fix for BLZBNTAGT00000960 (CoD Warzone crashes on start, update, install) – December 2021
Recently had an annoying error come up where I couldn’t start Call of Duty: Warzone. I tried: Scan and repair which took forever and didn’t work Restarting my computer Un-installing and re-installing (this didn’t work and now I couldn’t even install the game) Deleting my Battle.net folder in AppData Running Battle.net as Administrator Ultimately, what […]
Fix for Xbox Game Pass Install Error (0x00000001)
If you’re like me and you wanted to download Age of Empires 4 to play with your friends on Game Pass you might have run into this error. You start the install and for some reason its not progressing. You go to check on your progress and see there’s an error. Maybe you restart the […]
Fix broken pipenv in a virtual environment (could not find a version that matches X)
I’d messed up my pipenv previously by trying to get it to install a module that just wasn’t working out for me. In using pipenv install -skip-lock I’d inadvertently put my pipenv in a state where it was constantly stuck in a loop where it was trying to install “blocks” through pipenv which just wasn’t […]
Reverting a bad commit and removing it completely from Github
Let’s say you accidentally commit and push a file full of passwords (like a .env file) that you don’t want other people to want and now it is part of your public project on Github? How do you get rid of that? Fear not, follow these two commands and you’ll be back to before you […]
readlink: command not found
I’ve been working on a bunch of projects that involve Python and a decent amount of commands written and issued in terminal. At one point, I was trying to boot up a local server for a web app I was running and kept running into the error “readlink: command not found”. After a ton of […]
Creating a .slate file for Slate (Mac Window Management): Resolve “Could not load ~/.slate or ~/.slate.js”
A while back I was looking for a solution to restore my window setup when I went between being at my desk and bringing my laptop to meetings. I settled on Slate which is a great, lightweight solution to save your window positions and quickly restore them exactly as they were. Unfortunately, it can be […]
Comparison of Major Internet Providers in the Bay Area (Primarily San Francisco)
Tier Breakdown Name Tier Level Speed Cost Reliability Additional Notes Sonic (Fiber) A 1000 up/down $40/mo Excellent No annual contract Webpass A 1000 up/down $60/month or $550/year ($45/month) Excellent Choice between annual or monthly contract Monkeybrains (if in the right service area) A Excellent $105/3 months ($35/month) Good No annual contract, pay in 3 month […]
Official Google Adwords Coupon Link
Just want a code? Go here. If you want to get an introductory offer for the Adwords account you’re setting up you’ll see a bunch of results from random blogs claiming to have coupon codes that give you a certain amount of credit but inevitably those codes don’t work because they’ve been used, are expired […]
How to Get Netflix on the Razer Forge TV
“If you’re like me and you got a Razer Forge TV but were dismayed by the lack of Netflix you’ll be happy to hear that it is in fact possible to get it working on your Razer Forge TV despite the launch and support of the device being completely fumbled and the product outright discontinued (apparently the […]