22645149786-dotcom8h ago · 12 min readToolKnit Desktop: A Local-First Windows Toolbox for PDFs, Screenshots, Clipboard History, and MCPToolKnit Desktop is a Windows toolbox that brings document conversion, image and media utilities, screenshots, clipboard history, and selected AI workflows into one application. The stable V3.2 releastoolknit.hashnode.dev
KKamran Liaquat Ali14h ago · 5 min readPlugged In but Losing Battery? Debug the Charging Path Before Replacing the BatteryA laptop losing charge while plugged in sounds contradictory. The connector is attached, Windows detects external power, and yet the percentage keeps falling. The important distinction is that connectkamranbuilds.hashnode.dev
GGautam Gupta1d ago · 9 min readMeshLive 0.4.0: Bluetooth Calls Across Phones and PCsMeshLive is an open-source project for voice/video calls and live broadcasts over Bluetooth, without internet. With Android 0.4.0-beta and new Windows and macOS implementations, the project is moving meshlive.hashnode.dev
AArthur Zhang1d ago · 5 min readHow to Copy Text From a Screenshot or Image on Mac and WindowsYou have a screenshot, and you need the words inside it. OCR (optical character recognition) turns those pixels back into selectable text. On a Mac, open the image in Preview or Quick Look, drag acrosinsnapapp.hashnode.dev
Sstevenmoody8312d ago · 13 min readHow to Move QuickBooks Desktop to a New Computer Without Losing DataMoving QuickBooks Desktop to a new computer requires more than installing the software. You also need to transfer your company data, restore your accounting records, verify important settings, and condataserviceteam.hashnode.dev
MMahir Faysal1d ago · 15 min readHow to Check Windows Firewall Status on Windows 11 and 10 (and Fix It Safely)*To check Windows Firewall status on Windows 11 or 10, open the Windows Security app and select Firewall & network protection. You'll see three network profiles, Domain, Private and Public, each sayinmfaysaldev.hashnode.dev
EErik Rekola2d ago · 10 min readKeeping my lab and my client work apartThe security news of 17 to 24 October made me think hard about one question: how safely do I keep my own lab apart from client work? The lab is where I try things out and build my own tools and skillsturva.dev
PPeter Mamrukov2d ago · 5 min readMy PC started lagging once AI agents moved in. Two causes, both fixable by handAt some point my home PC started to lag. Not crash, just hesitate: a window takes a second to open, the cursor freezes for a beat. That machine runs AI coding agents almost around the clock, Claude Conetbka.hashnode.dev
MMahir Faysal2d ago · 16 min readHow to Check BitLocker Status on Windows 11 and 10 (3 Ways)To check BitLocker status on Windows 11 or 10, search the Start menu for Manage BitLocker and read the status next to each drive, or open Command Prompt as administrator and run manage-bde -status. Thmfaysaldev.hashnode.dev
MMahir Faysal3d ago · 14 min readHow to Check Failed Login Attempts on Windows 10 and 11 (Event ID 4625)To check failed login attempts on Windows 10 or 11, open Event Viewer as an administrator, go to Windows Logs > Security, choose Filter Current Log and enter Event ID 4625. Every 4625 entry is one faimfaysaldev.hashnode.dev
