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Fixes & Hacks | Fixes/Hacks for problems I’ve stumbled into along the way and managed to solve in some manner.

Currys/PC World Bitlocker naughty no-no

Bitlocker OI No

Bitlocker encryption enabled on new equipment purchased from Currys/PC World?

Bitlocker being enabled doesn't sound like a bad idea in a period when viruses, malware, and ransomware has taken down organisations such as the NHS for a time. Nor does it being enabled from the moment you purchase a new PC or laptop. At least not until a friend called me last week (20/03/2025). She was about to head out to her lecture and left her Windows 10 laptop installing…
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A menu plugin for WordPress – Munky Mobile Menu

Munky Mobile Menu main window

How I came to write a mobile device menu plugin for Wordpress.

Updated 24/01/2024 - I noticed the menu wasn't working on PHP 8. x so I've fixed it. It all started with me minding my own business and having no intention of writing a Wordpress menu plugin. A couple of years ago during one of the COVID lockdowns, my partner, daughter-in-law and her friend (both in lockdown with us) were finding themselves stuck for things to do. With Netflix…
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Vectrex Overlay Config File Creation Tedium

KODI Windows 10

A less time consuming way of creating Vectrex Overlay config files for RetroArch

It turns out Vectrex overlay Config creation pisses me off. I've been setting up IAGL (Internet Archive Games Launcher) on my computer (see previous post) and decided I'd like it set up on my Windows installation also. I installed KODI, installed and configured the RetroArch basics then added IAGL into the mix all without much fuss. Painstakingly, I went through all of the emulators making sure everything…
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