Monthly Archives: November 2023

Restart to Safe Mode from Windows

THIS IS HOW YOU RESTART TO SAFE MODE FROM WINDOWS!

Windows 10:
Go into Settings > Click Update & Security, and then Recovery > underneath Advanced startup, click Restart now > Your computer will restart on Choose an option screen. Here, click Troubleshoot, and then Advanced options > Select Startup Settings and then Restart > When your computer boots back up you will have a screen where you can finally choose Safe Mode.

Windows 11:
Go into Settings > click System > click Recovery > In Recovery options, to the right of Advanced Startup, click Restart now > Your computer will restart on Choose an option screen. Here, click Troubleshoot, and then Advanced options > Select Startup Settings and then Restart > When your computer boots back up you will have a screen where you can finally choose Safe Mode.

There ya’ go. No life story on how Windows used to be or my opinions on Windows or the History of Sonic the Hedgehog. Just how to get to safe mode from in Windows.

Android Bluetooth Gaming Joypad (BSP-D3)

Borrowed this image from a customer review. These colors just look so nice.

I bought this Android Bluetooth joypad as a gift for someone. It’s a nice little device for very cheap. It has many options to be used across different devices, but it does so through button combinations which can get annoying if your didn’t keep the manual. Just for the sake of my own sanity I’m typing them down here.

Modes:
X-Input (Xbox Controller) = Power + Right Shoulder Button
DS4 (PlayStation Controller) = Power + B
D-Input (Android Input) = Power + Left Shoulder Butto
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Apparently this can also be used with the Nintendo Switch too! To do so…

Nintendo Switch (Pairing Mode) = Power + Right Trigger
The 1+2 lights will start flashing and you will need to the pairing section or change grip order setting. Once there you will need to click on both triggers on the controller to pair it to the Switch. It’ll show up as a pro controller.

Hopefully this helps anyone else who will be looking for the different modes for pairing.

black wireless mouse beside laptop

VLC | Click to Pause

I recently found a VLC plugin I fell i love with. It’s very basic, but a must for me. Pause to click/play.

If you’ve watch videos on the net you’ve probably noticed that all web players now use click to pause on their web players. It makes sense too, it’s much more convenient than trying to click that little button and will probably be the main feature you need when watching a video. It’s been annoying not having the feature on desktop with VLC, especially when that the content I tend to watch full screen so clicking on that little pause play button is a bit more of a pain.

Any how here’s the link: https://github.com/nurupo/vlc-pause-click-plugin

If you’re not interested in VLC here is another player I used to use and mess with that had setting options for you to mess with. It’s a nice players that has many built in codecs too. https://www.smplayer.info/