Adding a Hard Drive to My PS2
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Adding a Hard Drive to My PS2

I always kind of debate on whether project posts like this should go here or on Blogging Intensifies. On one hand, it's a Video Game related post and project. On the other hand, It's also kind of an electronics and technology-based project. This one, ended up here. One of my "on the list" projects has been to upgrade some of my old consoles. Two specifically, at least initially, are the PS2, and the Wii. The Playstation 2 was always a favorite of mine, though considering how much it sold it was probably a lot of people's favorite. I played mine…
Journaling in Public and Journaling in Private
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Journaling in Public and Journaling in Private

Over the years, I've used a lot of different methods for writing. Pen and paper way in the past. Microsoft Word for a while, because, that's what Word is for right? Windows Live Writer was a good one for a while, though it's been discontinued, there is an open-source iteration called Open Live Writer. Sometimes I'll just write right in the WordPress editor. I was writing into OneNote for a while. These days I'm much more into controlling my data, well, I've kind of always been into that, but lately, it's about formats. I am constantly trying to reorganize my…
Code Project – HTML/CSS – Free Code Camp Responsive Web Design
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Code Project – HTML/CSS – Free Code Camp Responsive Web Design

I have a huge pile of online courses bookmarked that I would like to run through. This does have some pitfalls, maybe I'll get to that another day. Today I want to discuss one I finished. The FreeCodeCamp Responsive Web Design course. You get a little certification for completing these, which mostly just bolsters the part of me that, doesn't really find much value in certifications. I didn't really need to take this course, but it's part of the basic "core list" on FreeCodeCamp's website, and my obsessive completionism mind says I should do those, in addition to anything else…
Blaugust 2023 Wrap-Up – What I Learned
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Blaugust 2023 Wrap-Up – What I Learned

The last theme week for Blaugust is "Lessons Learned". I can't say I learned anything new, I've been blogging for a while, literally decades, and I'm already aware of well, all of that which comes along with it. As, kind of depressing as they are. But let's pretend it's all fresh and new. Daily Updates As much as I like the idea of updating daily, I am not cut out for it, not anymore. Maybe never, though this isn't the first time I put effort into daily blogging. I like to think I have plenty of idea of things to…
My Computing Journey – Part 4 – Going Online
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My Computing Journey – Part 4 – Going Online

The next phase of my computing journey would have been in High School. I am pretty sure this machine was some kind of Pentium, I don't know a lot of the details beyond that. Like I mentioned last week, some of the specific details get a bit hazy for a bit here, though the next round is decidedly not hazy again. While the main computer was still technically the family computer, I ended up with one of the older machines in my room at one point as well. There are a few key defining moments of this era in my…
Blaugust 2023 – Staying Motivated
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Blaugust 2023 – Staying Motivated

This week's "Blaugust theme" is "Staying Motivated". These days especially, I have to say, I have, almost zero motivation. There are a lot of factors as to why, I'm not really motivated to discuss them at this time though, maybe later, sometime (X-Doubt.jpg). Instead, let's look at what keeps me motivated. I think one thing that keeps me going a lot of the time is gamifying things. I think the idea of "gamification" seems really stupid on paper, but it also works pretty well. Achievement badges are actually kind of a weakness. I once spent an afternoon playing around with…