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By day: Software Engineer using C/C++, Delphi and C#.

By night: Musician; World champion of boardgames including Entropy, Lines of Action, Pacru, and Azacru; Represented South Africa and United Kingdom at international Chess, Xiangqi and Backgammon.

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Remove Show desktop button next to clock on Windows 10
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How to force Windows to re-check the headphone jack without a reboot?
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Low disk space after filling up C:\Windows\Temp with .evtx and .txt files
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How to force Windows to re-check the headphone jack without a reboot?
Mar 30, 2023
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Paste with transparent background in Paint
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Disable compiler optimisation for a specific function or block of code (C#)
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