Czkawka Windows HEIC support can be confusing: you scan a folder full of modern photos, but some HEIC, AVIF, or RAW files never appear. No error, no warning, just missing images. In most cases, the issue is not Czkawka’s scanning logic. It is codec support. The standard Windows build of Czkawka usually works well for … Czkawka Windows HEIC Support: Fix Missing Photos
WSL2 is incredibly convenient. However, for my use case, where I’m running a Hyper-V host with separate VMs, one key struggle was GPU acceleration. What I ended up doing in the past was just pass thru, but if you have multiple VMs, GPU partitioning (GPU-P) and GPU paravirtualization (GPU-PV) allows you to partition and share … Hyper-V GPU-PV with Docker: GPU workloads on Linux VMs
ShotSieve is an AI photo culling software I built because I could not find a free tool that uses learned models to spot low quality photos in large collections. When you have a large collection, it becomes painfully slow to review every shot manually. By using image-quality models such as TOPIQ, this AI photo culling … ShotSieve: Free Local AI Photo Culling Software
Introduction ESPHome-Econet enables fully local, cloud-free control of Rheem water heaters and HVAC systems using ESP32 and ESP8266 microcontrollers. But even with detailed telemetry, one key question remains: How efficient is the system right now? Manufacturer COP (Coefficient of Performance) ratings are measured under ideal lab conditions and rarely reflect real-world usage. Ambient temperature, demand, … Calculate Rheem EcoNet Real-Time COP (ESPHome + Home Assistant Guide)
Introduction If HDR video looks washed out, too dark, or inconsistent in mpv media player, the problem is usually a misunderstanding of how HDR actually works. This mpv HDR guide explains HDR10, HDR10+, and Dolby Vision in practical terms, how mpv handles them internally, and why many HDR setups fail even with “correct” configurations. The … mpv HDR Guide 2026: HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision & Tone Mapping Explained
If you have a high-end media PC, a modern OLED TV, and an AVR that can handle Atmos, it can be challenging to figure out the optimal setup for your mpv.conf to take advantage of all the hardware. I spent some time trying to figure this out, and hoping my notes can help you along … Ultimate mpv.conf Guide (2026): HDR10+, Dolby Vision, gpu-next & Atmos Setup
If you already have a high-end mpv setup working correctly, the next bottleneck is usually not the renderer. It is the layer that decides whether mpv opens the original file directly or whether Jellyfin pushes playback through a weaker path first. That is where Jellyfin MPV Shim matters. For a quality-first home theater setup, the … Jellyfin MPV Shim Guide (2026): Direct Paths, HDR & Zero Transcoding
This mpv setup guide 2026 addendum expands on the baseline configuration from the main guide. If you haven’t read the core setup yet, start with the main Best mpv config 2026, which defines the reference Windows + gpu-next configuration used here. This article focuses on what changes when: The goal is not to replace the … mpv Setup Guide 2026 (Addendum): Linux, Nvidia, Intel & QLED Differences
Background I replaced my original 3D printer with a smaller Flashforge Adventurer 5M Pro, but the Mosaic Palette 2 wasn’t connecting when plugged into the printer’s USB. dmesg showed the device was seen but not mounted, indicating the kernel was missing the USB-to-serial driver module. I spent time trying to compile the modules using the … Enable USB Serial (FTDI230X / Palette 2) on Flashforge Adventurer 5M (Pro)
In the technology world, few topics generate as much excitement as vibe coding. This emerging trend involves AI tools generating code directly from natural language, usually by prompting. You’ve likely heard of popular AI tools like Claude Sonnet or DeepSeek, but can this approach truly become mainstream? I began my career as a PHP programmer. Although it’s been over two decades since I … Is Vibe Coding Here to Stay? AI and the Future of Coding