Joshua Lowcock sometimes blogs on non-work-related topics, most of which are posted below. If you are work related thought leadership pieces by Joshua, you can find them here. If you’re after the Audience Attention Dilemma, it can be found here.
If we meet in person and I recommend software or a specific website, you can find Joshua’s tips link here.
The blog posts are organized into the following categories:
There’s a miscellaneous category for things that don’t really have a home. I also have a long blog post full of useful websites, simply called tips. If we meet in person or virtually, odds are I will mention a website listed in tips.
The more popular technically skewed posts, you can find a list of those here. For tips specific to macOS, you can find macOS tips here. If you’re an owner of a Remarkable eInk tablet and what hacks, guides, and utilities start here.
From 2016-2021, Joshua published a weekly email, called Last Week in Digital Media. The newsletter summarizes the latest news in digital media, marketing, and technology of the week. The email newsletter was published for several years and was available as both a (limited) free or paid subscription. The archive is still available.
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Recent Blog Posts
If you're running a Raspberry Pi on Bookworm, you may be greeted by the message "Cannot currently show the desktop" error when you try and connect to your Raspberry Pi over VNC. This was super frustrating for me, because I run my Raspberry Pi headless and rely on VNC for remote access. While there are a lot of guides that will tell you to adjust the resolution, HDMI, or other settings - those guides seem to be written for older versions of PiOS. I have also found that Tiger VNC does not work and is not a solution. The fix ...
If you use Homebridge on a Raspberry Pi, you may get a notification that you need to update node.js. It's easy to update node.js, just follow these steps. Connect to your Raspberry Pi/Homebridge and start Terminal Run this command. sudo hb-service update-node You're done! Hope this helps someone else! ...
I am a big fan of watches and the Casio Marlin or Casio Duro watch is great value. The Casio MDV106 series watches look premium and if you buy a metal bracelet, they look much more expensive than the price. I think the Casio Marlin is the best value diver on the market today. The challenge with the Casio's is that at around US$50, paying to have the battery replaced can come out to close to half the price of the watch. So this is why it's better to do it yourself. This guide is to help other Casio Duro ...
Updated: This post was update in May 2024, as I wanted to confirm to others that the MB169B+ does work with a USB C cable. I own the ASUS MB169B+ Portable Monitor. It's a bit dated now (mine was made June 2018), but you can often find them for under $30 on eBay. Amazon still sells the ASUS MB169B+ new, but given they are from 2018, there are now better external monitors now available for the price. But for occasional use and if you manage to grab one second hand, they are affordable travel monitors. This guide is to help ...
One of the random cravings I get from my childhood is Corned Beef. I remember it from my Grandmother but it was also something my Mum and Dad use to make, often with cabbage and a white sauce with onion. This recipe is from my Dad and it's as good as I remember. Traditional Australian Corned Meat or Corned Beef Recipe In the US, Corned Beef is also known as Corned Beef Brisket. My local supermarket stocks it from time to time, but it's not easy to find. This recipe works but has a mix of metric and imperial measurements ...
I own a HP Laser Printer. Truth be told, I own one for the home office and one for the office. Recently I upgraded to MFP140W LaserJet giving away my older, retired HP Printer to a friend. Going into the HP Smart App, that old printer was persistently visible and there was no obvious way to delete it from my account. I found the way to delete an old printer from the HP Smart App. This worked for me, these are easy to follow instructions from an actual user and owner and should work for you. The steps are straight ...
I am a paid subscriber to a few email newsletters. Sometimes I am able to diligently read them as they arrive, other times, they get stuck in my inbox queue. Which is why I like using an RSS reader to catch up on both current and back issues. The problem is the iOS app store is littered with RSS readers that either have ads, in-app purchases, or require you to create an account. To be fair, I don't mind paying for apps, but paying without being able to see a proper video demo, or test a lite version is hit ...
I've owned an Oculus headset since the Oculus Go. These days I'm using the Oculus Quest 2. I can't justify the upgrade to the Quest 3, as much as I want one. I've bought more than a few of the non-official ones from Amazon, this is the best based on my tests and is less than half the price of the official pro head strap. To make the Oculus Quest 2 more comfortable and usable, you should get a Quest 2 Pro strap but at US$50+tax you may be looking for a cheaper but as good alternative. After scouring Amazon ...
