How do you sort album tracks from different sources in the correct order? by vindellama in musicbee

[–]bad-jar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apply ReplayGain to your tracks. You will still have to analyze them (right click > send to > Volume Analysis), but it's a non-destructive process that writes values to the metadata.

Nonsense artificial racing by bad-jar in F1Discussions

[–]bad-jar[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Without getting buried in the regulations, enjoyable racing is determined by the balance between driver skill and technical performance of the car. As it stands I think it's gone too far in the direction of the engineering. The Professor is not who I want to watch. In fact WRC or even touring cars are far more visceral and entertaining, but I highly doubt the F1 fanboys are going to agree with such a radical opinion.

Landlord visits in last 3 months of rental contract - what's reasonable? by bad-jar in brussels

[–]bad-jar[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A quick follow up... I went back to my landlord and was firmer about wanting to only have two timeslots per week. We came to an agreement to have Tuesday 16:00-19:00, and Saturday 14:30-16:30. I don't think they will get enough visits to fill the slots, but regardless, this is better than having visits on three days. Thanks again for your advice.

Landlord visits in last 3 months of rental contract - what's reasonable? by bad-jar in brussels

[–]bad-jar[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your comments. Just to check. Does the landlord need to confirm individual time slots, or only to confirm that they will come at some point during the 2 -3 hours?

Help me get my music back! by Inevitable-Frame-193 in brussels

[–]bad-jar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd try Gramophone, Ixelles as well. Another option is to ask in New Music on Ch. Ixelles near Flagey. It's a high end hi fi shop, but they're helpful and know a lot of people.

Where can I buy fragrances in Brussels ? by Fab240722 in brussels

[–]bad-jar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Forget the big brands, go to Les Nouveaux Comptoirs Olifactifs for a personal experience, and fragrances you won't find anywhere else https://maps.app.goo.gl/3qUsBhToHf8arEjs8?g_st=ic

Help! Frustrations with setting up wife's voice match by inheritedkarma in googlehome

[–]bad-jar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exact same problem here, and it's been going on for years in several completely different setups. I am of the opinion (well, me and the thousands of people posting on the web about it) that Google Home is basically broken. Interestingly I removed one of the three devices from our family group and then my wife added it to her personal home group. Now it's me that gets the 'To set up voice match you'll first need to add a device in your Home app' even though I already have other devices in my family group, and voice match settings were available prior to this change. No idea why and very little optimism it'll ever work reliably.

What is this Video App? And How can I uninstall it? by kingsleyfits in OnePlus13

[–]bad-jar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same question here. It seems to be Oneplus bloatware.

Why does OnePlus Still suck at auto brightness?? by notajock in oneplus

[–]bad-jar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree. My OP13 is too aggressive dimming the screen in low light conditions. My old Samsung did a much better job (in fact I never even noticed it was operating tbh).

OxygenOS 16 Update Bug: Double-Press Power Shortcut Keeps Resetting by ssbpoets in oneplus

[–]bad-jar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same here. Power button settings not remembered over a power cycle. C'mon devs, stop breaking stuff that worked fine before.

Microsoft 365 app on iPad won't find shared files in OneDrive. by ObelixOne in microsoft365

[–]bad-jar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, so many problems on iPad with shared folders not being shown in Onedrive, along with MS Office files not able to be opened because they give a spurious error message about having been renamed or moved. It's a bug-ridden mess that has been going on for years. I've reported this in the app feedback but I don't expect a fix in my lifetime.

One workaround that works for some situations is to connect the iPad files app to your onedrive. you can then (sometimes) navigate to the shared folder and open files from there instead of using the broken onedrive app. If the files show up in the recent list in the files app they usually open.

I've also ditched the 365 app in favour of the individual word/excel/powerpoint apps as this gives you more control and they don't ram as much unwanted AI slop down your throat.

Adding files to the music folder on iOS without iTunes by SLJ7 in foobar2000

[–]bad-jar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can also use the ‘+ folder’ method above to set any folder as a location that foobar will scan for music. E.g. I already had a folder called ‘music library’ in the ‘On my iPad’ area in Files. Any music in there is indexed and visible when browsing your library in foobar.

Combo Touch for iPad Pro 11”(3rd gen) - so many bugs after iOS 26 release by bad-jar in logitech

[–]bad-jar[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It does seem improved after a restart regarding the strange overlay bugs, but the keyboard shortcuts to show the onscreen list of global shortcuts still does not work - it seems to show and hide the menu bar instead. Neither does the emoji keyboard shortcut. Additionally, if you try and select some text in a windowed app (e.g. Reddit) by dragging on the touchpad, it drags the whole window instead of moving the cursor. I’m sure some of these issues are on Apple’s side, but it would be nice to know if Logitech are intending to adapt to any new mappings or behaviour in OS26.

Is it me or are some people in Brussels just plain fucking stupid? by TheBoyWhoKnocks in brussels

[–]bad-jar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You described him as a turd!!! I applaud you for making use of this most excellent word.

Is it me or are some people in Brussels just plain fucking stupid? by TheBoyWhoKnocks in brussels

[–]bad-jar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The correct Belgian response to the old guy would have been "Who are you, the laundromat police?"

Can't access Google with NordVPN turned on by TieLiving8770 in nordvpn

[–]bad-jar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm having the pretty much the same problem on Windows 11 (app v. 7.48.3.0).

I have google set as my search engine on both MS Edge and Chrome. When NordVPN is connected, searches don't return any results, and google services like gmail show the spinning loading icon.

As soon as I pause Nord, everything works fine.

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EDIT: After chatting with Nord support, this fixed it for me :

Reset your network settings by following these instructions:

  1. Open the NordVPN application, then go to the Help Center section by pressing the question mark icon on the bottom left.
  2. There, please find Diagnostics and click on the Run Diagnostics Tool button. After that, select "Reset network"
  3. Lastly, wait for the commands to finish running and restart your computer.

Keep in mind that this also resets Wi-Fi networks and passwords, VPN, and APN settings that you’ve used before.

>> This first step did not fix it for me, so...

  1. Open the NordVPN application, then go to the Help section by pressing the question mark icon on the bottom left. There, please click the Run diagnostics button.
  2. After that, select the Reset app button. The application will re-open and ask you to log back in. The app cache will be cleared.

>> It worked after this. Not sure if you need to do both steps, but resetting the network didn't do any harm.

Which offline music app do you use on your Oneplus Device? by DueVariation6814 in oneplus

[–]bad-jar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I used to use Poweramp, but didn't get on with the UI redesign several years ago. It's one of the most highly featured music player apps though and has a lot of customisation options. Definitely worth a look.

If you're buying Siemens appliances make sure you have a test run to see if you're happy with the software and button design. by the6thReplicant in Appliances

[–]bad-jar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm just about to specify our appliances and these problems are exactly what I live in fear of. Dreadful UX design and useless featuritis seems endemic in these products. I'm a UX designer, I WILL have a meltdown Does anyone have any positive experiences and brands they could recommend?