List of randomly generated Mixer User Names
When users first sign up on Mixer.com, they’re assigned a totally random user name. It is anyone’s guess how these are generated, but it certainly adds a little mystery and machine-generated individuality to new users. Some of these names are quite funny, so I thought I’d compile a list of the ones we’ve come across. I’ve removed the random number at the end, which leads me to believe it’s probably a finite list of names to which a unique identifier is added. If you’re interested to see what your...
read moreRoles and Permissions in Discord
We just started using that Discord thing everyone is talking about. It’s really easy to setup your own server, but with such great powers come great responsibilities. We wanted to run a private invitation-only server and see how it would work for our team, but an obvious caveat was that everyone who had joined could send invitations to others willy nilly. It was not really obvious for me to fix this, until I did some digging. Here’s how to remove the default invitation setting from @everyone, and a brief explanations for new...
read moreChild Theme Wizard – Version 1.4 released
I’ve pushed a new version of my Child Theme Wizard plugin to WordPress today. While the changes are very simple, the implications of this update are rather significant for using child themes. From time to time, best practices for how to create your child theme change. This has happened several times over the course of this plugins 5+ year life span. Often it is down to users that I get to find out about such changes. Something similar has happened this time, when Marcin contacted me about a missing variable declaration ($parent_style),...
read moreHow to change your user name on Mixer
Although we can use a Microsoft ID to login to Mixer.com, when we do so for the first time, the system assigns a random (rather funny) user name to us. It’s usually not what you want to be called in the chat. Thankfully there’s an easy way to change this, and here’s how. Click on that little icon at the top. It’s usually a little blue man icon (I’ve already changed mine). This opens up a menu, at the bottom of which you find an Account option. Click that. Now you’ll be presented with a number of boxes, one...
read moreHow to reactivate Easy YouTube Video Downloader for Firefox
There’s a really useful Firefox plugin called the Easy YouTube Video Downloader by Dishita. Here’s the direct link on the Firefox Add-Ons Directory. Once installed, it allows you to download MP4 and MP3 versions of any video on YouTube. That’s super handy if one my streams is not recorded properly at my end. Let me tell you, it’s always good to have a local backup of things! With the free version we can download MP3 files in 128Kbps and MP4 files in 720p. Higher resolutions are available with the Pro Version, for which...
read moreWhere is Stream Deck profile data saved
I wanted to move my Stream Deck Profile Data over to another machine. I had previously setup several shortcuts and actions and wanted to sue the same setup on another system. Turns out Elgato’s Stream Deck software saves such data in a similar location as OBS Studio does. Here’s the full path: Windows On Windows 10, you’ll find those files in the following location. For this example, imagine your user name is “you” and replace it with your correct one. C:\Users\you\AppData\Roaming\Elgato\StreamDeck macOS On...
read moreWindows does not recognise new CPU – SOLVED!
I acquired a new HP Z600 Workstation from eBay recently. I was thrilled to get a unit in such condition for such a good price. It was equipped with a single (and relatively slow) E5605 Xeon processor, but the motherboard supports two Xeons by default. So I bought a pair of faster hexacore X5675 Xeons and made my new Z600 even better. Before I did so, I decided to install Windows 10 to see if the unit was working as expected – which thankfully it did. After Windows had updated itself several times, I decided to replace the CPUs and check...
read moreHow Quality Options work in YouTube, Twitch and Mixer streams
When we watch a video online, we usually get an option to pick a quality/resolution at the bottom right of the player. It’s often represented by a little gear icon that lets us choose either “auto” or a specific format like 480p or 720p. But when we watch a live stream, those options might vary or be completely absent. In this article I’ll discuss why that is and how different services deal with Quality Options in Live Streams. What are Quality Options and why do we have them? When a video clip is uploaded, the...
read moreLive Schedule (2019)
Since the beginning of this year, I’ve started doing regular live streams on YouTube. Here’s the current schedule: 3D Shenanigans Fridays at 4pm EST (9pm UK / 10pm Europe) It’s about workflow, scene building and various other 3D tips and tricks. I’musing DAZ Studio, Blender, Marvelous Designer, Photoshop and related apps to build something. Feel free to submit questions and suggestions, and join the chat to get involved. Watch past episodes here. Subnautica Saturday Saturdays at 4pm EST (9pm UK / 10pm Europe) This is...
read moreHow to exchange data from PHP to JavaScript in WordPress
I was involved in writing a small plugin project last week, for which I found myself reading a database value from WordPress (in PHP) that I wanted to use in JavaScript. I don’t do much in JavaScript and it had occurred to me that I had no idea how I should exchange the data. After some digging I found several posts on this subject, and I found the most straightforward one was by Toby Osbourn. He made me aware of the wp_localize_script() function and gives a brief example. Thanks, Toby! The function is designed to over localised values...
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