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The Brother Printer Default Password

(1 min read) It's well known that Brother Printers are the best. Just get one and stop worrying about shit. Ours has a scanner, because about 3 times a year I have to scan things. There's a horrible dance, because profiles are only on the web interface. And profiles

Fetch all MongoDB Indexes for Mirroring to Another Database

(1 min read) I needed a reliable way to take the indexes from a staging instance and ensure they're replicated to production. The following _MONGOSH code loops over every collection and then every index in the collection, creating a "createIndex" command for each combination. This makes it trival to

Next.js Attempting to Pre-Render route.ts Files

(1 min read) Your route.js / route.ts likely needs to force dynamic rendering. export const dynamic = "force-dynamic"; Otherwise during the build process. Next will try and pre-render that page. That means it calls APIs, needs process.env, etc. It will do this even though route.* would lead you to believe

Fast App Searching on Windows

(1 min read) ueli (MIT Licensed) is Alfred, but for those of us on Windows. With the most recent Win 11 builds, you can't just tap the windows key 🪟 and then begin typing what you want.

Patching the Windows 11 Start Menu

(1 min read) ExplorerPatcher can undo the majority of Windows 11 Start Menu crap you never asked for. Recommendations? Gone. Bing Search? Gone. I'm not asking for much here. I just want my "click here for programs" button to do what's on the tin.