John M. Wargo
Miscellaneous
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Posts that didn't fit in any other categories. This page lists all posts in the category, in reverse chronological order.
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Shop Store Delivering Package to the Wrong Address
Posted Friday, December 13, 2024 at 07:30 AM in MiscellaneousMany online stores today use Shopify and the Shop app to manage payments, shipping and so on. I like the convenience of this approach, but there are a couple of issues I uncovered with it over the years.
Google Identity Confirmation Failure
Posted Monday, November 25, 2024 at 07:54 AM in Miscellaneous, Mobile DevelopmentGoogle recently started asking for ID verification for Play Store developers. The time came for me to submit mine and I dutifully submitted both a scan of my passport as well as a scan of my driver's license (both sides). Google, of course, repeatedly failed the verification process without telling me anything about what was wrong with my submission.
Suspended Presidential Campaign
Posted Saturday, November 16, 2024 at 06:47 PM in MiscellaneousA few weeks before the 2024 election, I suspended my campaign for president. I didn't want to keep votes from the candidate I wanted to win. I'm getting ready to delete the web site for my campaign but I thought I'd share with you links to the campaign store in case you want to pick up any Wargo 2024 branded items as a form of protest against our political system.
Amazon Delivery in 2036
Posted Sunday, November 10, 2024 at 12:06 PM in MiscellaneousImagine my surprise when I received an email from Amazon letting me know that an album I purchased a while ago, (Opeth's Last Will and Testament), wouldn't be delivered until 2036.
No Posting
Posted Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 07:53 PM in MiscellaneousWow, no posts from me in a while. I apologize for that, but I've been spending a lot of time in my workshop making sawdust, and I've not had much I wanted to blog about.
Connection Request
Posted Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at 07:48 AM in MiscellaneousI often get LinkedIn connection requests where I just don't understand the potential connection value.
Testing a Bunny.Net CDN
Posted Sunday, April 14, 2024 at 09:25 PM in Miscellaneous, Web DevelopmentAs I worked through the process of publishing a Windows app to the Windows Store, I found that I needed a CDN and this post describes how I addressed that requirement.
Amazon Digital Music Hell Continued
Posted Friday, April 12, 2024 at 06:31 PM in MiscellaneousEarlier today I posted a rant about the ridiculous customer experience I encountered purchasing digital music from Amazon. If you've read many of the posts here, you probably noticed that I sometimes go off the handle on a topic and don't always think it completely through. After my online rant this morning, I started thinking of the possible reasons why an Amazon Digital music link would fail and I came up with some ideas.
Amazon Digital Music Hell
Posted Friday, April 12, 2024 at 06:19 AM in MiscellaneousAmazon sent me an email this morning letting me know that a digital album I purchased was available for download. You'd think I'd be able to click a link and download my purchase, but you'd be wrong.
FedEx Foibles
Posted March 8, 2024 in MiscellaneousI noticed lately that FedEx seems incapable of knowing where packages are in their delivery network. As an example, take a look at the following screen shot taken this morning:
Bogus Wells SMS
Posted February 23, 2024 in MiscellaneousAI Generated I received a spam text message pretending to be from Wells Fargo, but I quickly realized it was fake. The phone number and currency format were not typical for the US, making it clear that it was a phishing attempt. It's important to pay attention to these details to avoid falling for scams.
Zinio Ridiculous Delete Account Process
Posted January 13, 2024 in MiscellaneousI deleted my Zinio account and that kicked off a ridiculous series of steps beyond what I expected. How hard does it need to be to delete an online account you no longer use?
End of the Year Wrap-up (2023)
Posted December 31, 2023 in Delphi, MiscellaneousA summary of what happened this year on this site and in my life.
Losing My Skills
Posted December 17, 2023 in MiscellaneousI feel like I'm losing some skills. I'm working on this Microcontroller-based project that I intended to have completed by Halloween (2023) but I wasn't able to get it working in time and, as I continue to work on it, I can't seem to finish it.
Google Pixel Watch Failures
Posted December 17, 2023 in MiscellaneousThe Google Pixel Watch was an expensive experiment for me. Two broken watches in a year, and no help from Google.
Axios Account Profile Edit Failure
Posted December 11, 2023 in Miscellaneous, Stupid Developer TricksI can't think of any worse way to implement account profile editing than Axios does in their site today.
Gihub's Fake 2FA Warning
Posted August 8, 2023 in MiscellaneousWhy exactly is GitHub warning me that I must use 2FA for my account when I already have it enabled (and have had it enabled for years)? End of post.
Simple RPN Calculator
Posted August 7, 2023 in Mobile Development, Miscellaneous, FlutterI started a new project this weekend, a simple RPN Calculator project I'm writing in Flutter. The app will be free and advertisement free. My goal is to publish it on the app stores as well as a web application.
Hiatus
Posted June 6, 2023 in MiscellaneousAnnouncing that I'm having shoulder surgery and won't be posting here much in the next couple of months.
Relaunched A World Without Apps
Posted May 28, 2023 in MiscellaneousBack in 2016 I created a site called A World Without Apps where I published articles about voice interfaces and how they would replace many mobile apps. After letting the site languish for many years, I finally brought it back to life last week with a new look and new purpose.
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