TITAM - Technical issues that affected me

 First, follow this tutorial , it's awesome. A few changes, as follows: 1.  If you can't install the OpenVPN Client Export package, update your pfsense.  (It's scary but the latest stable version is stable, and will work.)  Then the package will install. 2. When doing the Client settings Export (6:35), in "Host Name Resolution:, don't choose "xxx.dnsomatic.com", whatever it is, as DNS-O-Matic will not respond to this type of request. Instead, choose "other" and type in the domain name associated with your dynamic DNS (i.e. "spacelasers.ca". 3.  Once connected on Windows, be aware that Windows File Explorer DOES NOT WORK over a VPN tunnel. This means that stuff like "\\mynas\drive" typed into Windows will not work, and you will not see your NAS in the Network pane. Quick fix:  run "net use x: \\ip.address.of.server\sharename" to mount the share to a Windows drive. Example:  "net use h: \\192.168.1.10\drive"...

I could not find a current / simple reference, and the Disney app is tedious to page through, so I had to put a quick GF reference list together.  Hope this helps someone. All info pulled from the Disneyland app Jan 07, 2023 unless otherwise noted.    Disneyland only - not for Walt Disney World!  Breakfast menus, lounges and bars are not listed. All French fries listed here are gluten-free.  For those unfamiliar, a "Power Pack" is basically a kids snack pack, it's not a meal.  All items are "allergy-friendly", but I've never heard of anyone having any issues.   * = Info from internet ** = Info from last known menu, see bottom of post for copies   **  ALWAYS SPECIFY GLUTEN-FREE OPTION TO SERVER.  IF IN DOUBT, ASK TO SEE THE CHEF. ** DISNEYLAND Alien Pizza Planet GF Pepperoni Pizza GF Cheese Pizza GF Astro Antipasto Salad GF Satellite Salad Bengal BBQ * Reportedly, all skewers are GF, but sauces are NOT GF .  There is no dedicate...

 Problem:  One of these programs is incorrectly using an alternative-language keyboard layout (French, German, etc.).  The system keyboard is set correctly and all other programs work as intended. Possible solution:  Press ALT-SHIFT to make the (probably hidden) Language Bar feature switch back to English.

Problem:  Macroworks suddenly and inexplicably starts coming up with the "Unit ID Conflict" error / screen, claiming one or more Xkeys has a unit ID conflict that was never there before.  Happens on a previously stable system. (OK, maybe it's not exactly "Unit ID Conflict", but it's close.  I didn't write it down.) In my case, I had a bad label printer that was causing my USB hub to reboot over and over.  This confuses MW and makes "see" the same Xkeys device over and over, making it think there are multiple identical devices plugged in when there is, in fact, only one.   Removing the offending printer stopped the hub reboots, which stopped the Macroworks error.

Per the Freedom Mobile Compatibility Checker ,  my Canadian-model Galaxy S9+ (SM-G965W) should no longer work in the USA.  3G shutdown has taken effect, and phones without "LTE Roaming" - which is somehow different than LTE "calling" - are no longer functional. So I went to a shit-ton of work to get alternative phones lined up - an S22 and an S10+ - for my upcoming business trips.  (The S10+ was the last model with a headphones jack.) However, two separate trips from July 23 to August 04, 2022, to Philadelphia, PA and Denver, CO, show that my S9+ still works just fine on T-Mobile in the USA - even though according to Freedom, it shouldn't.  I tested the Samsung Galaxy S10+ and Galaxy S22 5G as well.  They both work too. For reference, the S9+ did show LTE when calling, so it's not likely picking up on some leftover 3G kit that hasn't been decommissioned yet.  It did initially have a touch of trouble - the T-Mobile signal was weaker, so I think it tried A...

Most of the advice out there concerning this topic is infuriatingly infantile, like "make sure advance on click is enabled", etc. If you've tried the rest and your PPT still randomly stops on a slide and refuses to advance MANUALLY no matter how hard you try, and you're not in Kiosk mode or whatever, it is possible that your PC is just running out of puff and can't manage the PPT any more. This obviously SHOULD NOT happen, especially with modern PCs, but it seems it might if: •  You have "Do not compress images" checked in Options / Advanced; and/or •  Your PPT output resolution in Slide Show / Monitors is set to a high resolution (either manually or by default). It seems this combination causes Powerpoint to try to render your uncompressed images at a high resolution, which obviously strains the CPU / video card. I find it incredible this is even a thing, but compressing images and setting the output resolution to a more manageable level stopped my PPTs...

Problem:  As stated, even though you have an SSD and nothing else is running. Solution:  Counterintuitively, you have to disable hardware graphics acceleration in Powerpoint.  It is likely that will clear it right up. Why you have to turn hardware-based acceleration OFF to get BETTER performance is beyond me, and one more example of how ridiculous things have gotten. Yes, I know 2010 is very old now.  But it's possible this might affect other versions / systems, or even extend beyond Powerpoint itself.