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In my exploration of the Linux ALSA API, I had to diagnose why I was unable to hear sounds. The problems was that the sound was playing to the wrong device. I found that the default output device varied by the Raspberry Pi that I used. Each Pi was running in uniquely configured hardware (a uConsole, Pocket Console 35, so on).

Adding a few colors to text in an output console can make it a lot more readable. Preferably my text colours will be white and 2 or 3 other colors for emphasis. Many text-output APIs have functions that one can call to change text color. Generally, I don't use these. There are specific byte sequences that, when printed to the console, will signal for the console to change text software.

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JetBrains IDEs have worked with WSL for many years, and over time, several ways of using it have emerged across our products. Depending on the entry point, the IDE could rely on a different underlying

The MSVC Build Tools Preview is updated regularly with the latest features and fixes from the MSVC development team. This post covers updates from the

In the previous posting for this series, I had code that was functional. But there was a blaring short-coming. I was putting the primary thread to sleep for a specific number of seconds while the system rendered the audio. If the audio was made shorter or longer, then this delay would be inappropriate. In this post, I will fix that. I also recycle my buffers in this update.

In November 2025 I did some panic purchasing. I upgraded one desktop to 160 gigs of memory, another to 64 gigs. I Upgraded my laptop to 70 gigs of memory. And I purchased 52 terabytes of storage of various types. At the time, some friends thought I was being a bit ridiculous. In retrospect, I feel like I didn't panic enough.

In recent times, I've personally and vicariously encountered a reoccurring situation concerning competing needs and tasks. It can be summarized to lack of prioritization. Fundamentally, I think we all understand prioritization. If we need to address problems in a house to prepare for a visit, and the house has a door that needs to be repaired, an electrical socket that shorts out, and a fire on the stove it is pretty easy to decide what problem will be addressed first.

Some time ago I made a post on dynamically rendering sound in the browser. In furtherance of a different project, today I am writing on dynamically rendering sound on Windows and Linux. I was specifically targeting the Raspberry Pi. But the Pi approach also works on other forms of Linux. For my project, I don't want to do a complete rewrite for Windows and Linux.

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Resistive Touchscreen Mod for the uConsole by ClockworkPi - Timmotools/uConsole-Touchscreen-Mod

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