On the 4th of November, I took the ICE (Germany’s fast train) from Hamburg to Copenhagen. This specific train route is very special because the train goes on a ferry from Puttgarden, Germany to Rødbyhavn, Denmark. This train-on-a-ferry concept is what compelled me to plan a trip to Copenhagen. The ferry ride takes about 45 […]
Year: 2016
More Blog Expectations
I find it relatively difficult to get started with regular posts on my blog. This is probably because I have an idea of a typical blog post in my head: a long form essay or explanation of something. I plan on posting these, but in the interest of regular posts to share my experiences, I […]
Disabling Chrome’s Automatic Tab Discarding
Google Chrome has a feature called “Automatic Tab Discarding.” It is meant to conserve memory when it is running low on your computer, but in my experience it has been more of a hindrance than anything else. Basically, Chrome discards tabs from memory that it doesn’t think you’re using. When you get back to a tab […]
Weekend in Durham
This weekend I went to Durham, North Carolina to visit my cousin. She is a graduate student at Duke University. I went down for the weekend to visit her, see Durham, and geocache. I took the took the train, which is something that I have not done since about 2005 when I was on the […]
Disabling the Windows 10 Lock Screen
Since Windows 8 came out in 2012, Windows has had a lock screen prior to the login page. What this means is that the user must click, type, or swipe to unlock their device before entering their password or PIN. It is clear why Microsoft included this feature – most mobile operating systems work this way, […]