Tips-Tricks

Switching Android Emulator to the Old Location UI on GNU/Linux

2026-09-01 ·1 min read

Restore the Android Emulator’s old Location UI on GNU/Linux to work around blank maps and freezes by disabling LocationUiV2.

2026-03-22 ·1 min read

Troubleshoot PPTP VPN connections on OpenWrt by installing NAT helper modules and configuring an nftables connection tracking helper.

2025-05-21 ·2 min read

Prevent speech-dispatcher from starting on demand on Debian 12 with DisableAutoSpawn to address high PulseAudio CPU usage.

2024-03-18 ·1 min read

Find which process is listening on a specific TCP port on macOS Big Sur or later using lsof and grep in Terminal.

2021-11-12 ·1 min read

Remove a Git submodule by updating .gitmodules and .git/config, removing it from the index, and deleting the untracked files.

2021-11-04 ·3 min read

Automate Google Play install and rating reports by Android version with gsutil and Windows PowerShell to help prioritize app testing.

2019-04-10 ·1 min read

Reset the macOS Dock to its default settings with a Terminal command that deletes its saved preferences and restarts the Dock.