Posts from November 2023

Posts from November 2023 (4)

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  Published on

  2023-11-28 6:31 p.m.

  Authors

  koskila

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  windowsupdate

  How to manually install Windows updates?

  This article explains how to install Windows Update whenever your Windows Update service is broken. Which seems to occasionally happen. And while you can run a ton of scripts to fix it (and a lot of guides online just tell you to click "Check for updates" manually, which is kind of funny to me, but ok), the actual thing that worked for me was way simpler. Read on to find out more and possibly laugh at me. Anyway. Background I have a Windows PC that I don't use often.

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  Published on

  2023-11-21 6:00 a.m.

  Authors

  koskila

  Tags

  trello

  How to restore an old version of a Trello card?

  This article explains how to easily(?) restore the description (or any other field) of a Trello card. This might come in handy, and the UI for this isn't exactly obvious (read: it's nonexistent). Background If you're like me, you're a heavy (if a bit reluctant) Trello user. Using it all day long, you will before or later run into a situation where you mistakenly (or due to a technical glitch or stupid design) remove the contents of a card and are unable to restore them.

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  Published on

  2023-11-14 8:30 a.m.

  Authors

  koskila

  Tags

  powershellwinget

  How to fix winget when it's throwing a "0x8a15000f : Data required by the source is missing"?

  This article offers a couple of different ways to fix the "0x8a15000f" error that winget might throw at you in seemingly random situations. It's a great tool especially for headless scenarios on Windows, but this was an odd one - and required an odd solution. AI-powered summary: Winget Error “0x8a15000f” Solutions Encounter the winget “0x8a15000f” error? This guide offers solutions.

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  Published on

  2023-11-07 9:19 a.m.

  Authors

  koskila

  Tags

  hacktoberfest

  Hacktoberfest 2023 - another year, another Hacktoberfest

  This article is a quick one about my annual tradition - participating in Hacktoberfest, the "month-long celebration of open-source projects, their maintainers, and the entire community of contributors.

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