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No Internet access in WSL
Windows might generate a /etc/resolv.conf with an incorrect nameserver while installing Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). It’s a quick fix – edit /etc/resolv.conf and change the nameserver (Google’s is 8.8.8.8). To prevent it being overwritten, create or edit /etc/wsl.conf adding the option generateResolvConf = false.
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Windows Store missing
Windows Store is never installed when I do a clean install of Windows 11. No idea why. The easiest solution is to run Xbox, and you’ll see: Click “Fix them in settings”: Install Microsoft Store.
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Linux on Acer V3-112p
It’s an old Windows 8 laptop I’ve had years with a modest 2.16 GHz N2840 processor and the maximum 8 Gb RAM. It’s like Ship of Theseus, having had memory, battery, screen, and hard drive replaced. It is however ridiculously small and light.
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There are two types of people
Those that flatten and those that ball-up.
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Tech for Good – Volunteers Assemble
The message at this year’s Tech for Good Summit was that as a society we face significant challenges, only by working together can we have an impact on those challenges. One of the day’s events, Volunteers Assemble, saw three big challenges identified by the Scottish Tech Army presented to small groups of volunteers. We had […]
