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Browse TechWombat’s technology archives for news and features across the evolving field of technology from business to computing and gadgetry.

You Can Now Type/Paste Markdown into WordPress Blocks

June 10, 2023October 27, 2023 Tom Davis
WordPress Markdown Support - Conversion

It’s not the newest of news, but self-hosted WordPress now lets you both write and copy-paste Markdown directly into the WordPress block editor (AKA Gutenberg editor), and it will automatically convert the Markdown into WordPress […]

Leave a commentSoftwaremarkdown, text editors, wordpress

5 Great Sites to Buy Computer Hardware on the Cheap

May 30, 2023October 23, 2023 Tom Davis
Best Sites to Buy Cheap Computer Hardware

Nowadays, there is an absolute abundance of online stores where you can buy cheap computer parts and peripherals, but not all of them are very good. In fact, some online computer retailers only appear cheap […]

Leave a commentComputingcomputer hardware, ecommerce, hardware

Solving the Fluctuating Volume Bug in the Boss RC-300 Loop Pedal

May 25, 2023December 10, 2024 Tom Davis
Boss RC-300 Volume Fluctuation Problems Solved

The Boss RC-300 is a fun three-track looper pedal that I bought several years ago to record and loop my guitar while playing at home. It’s a sophisticated, sturdy piece of audio equipment that retails […]

2 CommentsTech Newsaudio equipment, disassembly, electronics

Upwork Scraps Sliding Fee Structure, Reenacts 10% Flat Fee for All Freelancers

May 9, 2023August 18, 2023 Frank Wardin
Upwork Scraps Sliding Fees - Article

Upwork, the world’s largest freelance marketplace, has replaced their sliding fee structure with a flat 10% service fee on all payments for work performed by freelancers on the platform. The change was first announced on […]

Leave a commentBusinessfreelancing, upwork

Google Glitches and Goes Down for 20K+ US Users

April 19, 2023October 17, 2023 Frank Wardin
Google Search Outage 2023 - US

At approximately 01:30 UTC on April 19, 2023, an hour-long Google Search outage occurred for over 20,000 American users, according to Downdetector.com. Internet users on various forums commented that they were affected by it, with […]

Leave a commentTech Newsbing, google, search engines

6 Best Linux Certifications for Beginner Sysadmins

May 13, 2020February 2, 2024 Tom Davis
Best Linux Certs for Beginner Sysadmins - Linux Plus

It’s no secret that the IT industry has opportunities aplenty for those who know their way around Linux. From sprawling data centers to boutique developer studios, Linux system administrators — or “sysadmins” — form part […]

Leave a commentComputingit certifications, linux, system administration

10 Best RSS Readers to Stay on Top of Your Feeds

May 4, 2020July 7, 2023 Tom Davis
Best RSS Readers 2020

Struggling to keep up with the influx of daily news around the Web? Wish you had some kind of magical app that collects the latest articles from your favorite sites and blogs, and puts them […]

1 CommentSoftwarerss, software

Bitcoin vs. Bitcoin Cash: What the Aug. 1 Hard Fork Means

August 4, 2017July 7, 2023 Tom Davis
Bitcoin vs Bitcoin Cash

On August 1st, an experimental hard fork of the original Bitcoin software occurred, resulting in two diverging versions of the Bitcoin software and blockchain ledger. Bitcoin is still called Bitcoin, of course, while the newly-forked […]

Leave a commentBusinessbitcoin, cryptocurrency, open source

Answered: What is Bitcoin’s Minimum Transaction Fee?

August 1, 2017July 7, 2023 Tom Davis
Bitcoin Transaction Fee Charts

To send any payment, Bitcoin requires you to pay a minimum transaction fee. If you pay too low a transaction fee, your transaction might never be confirmed and will become stuck in cyberlimbo. Here you […]

Leave a commentBusinessbitcoin, cryptocurrency

BCMI Acquires Arduino AG and Makers Breathe a Sigh of Relief

July 31, 2017July 7, 2023 Tom Davis
BCMI Acquires Arduino - Open Source Secured

In a press release posted to the Arduino.cc blog on July 28, it was announced that hardware company Arduino AG had been fully acquired by BCMI, a company formed in 2016 by the original Arduino […]

Leave a commentBusinessarduino, internet of things, iot, open source, open source hardware

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Zero-K Review Screenshot - Nuked!

Review: Zero-K, the Free RTS That’s Still Cool a Decade Later

  • 6 Oct 2023

In this review, we're going to take an in-depth look at Zero-K, an open-source real-time strategy game for PC (Windows/Linux/Mac)....

WordPress Markdown Support - Conversion

You Can Now Type/Paste Markdown into WordPress Blocks

  • 10 Jun 2023

It's not the newest of news, but self-hosted WordPress now lets you both write and copy-paste Markdown directly into the...

Best Sites to Buy Cheap Computer Hardware

5 Great Sites to Buy Computer Hardware on the Cheap

  • 30 May 2023

Nowadays, there is an absolute abundance of online stores where you can buy cheap computer parts and peripherals, but not...

Boss RC-300 Volume Fluctuation Problems Solved

Solving the Fluctuating Volume Bug in the Boss RC-300 Loop Pedal

  • 25 May 2023

The Boss RC-300 is a fun three-track looper pedal that I bought several years ago to record and loop my...

How to Force 4G or 5G on Android Almost Anywhere

How to Force Your Android Phone to 4G/5G Mode for Faster Internet Almost Anywhere

  • 17 May 2023

When your Android phone has just enough network signal to start loading an app, webpage, song, or video, but the...

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