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Category Archives: Tech Guides

NLJ tech guides provide tips and advice on various tech-related subjects from search engine shortcuts to working with visual novels. We also offer commentary and stories with our guides.

September 16, 2023
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Sep 2023

Broken Optical Audio Cable Door “Fix”

How I used a sticky note to hold an optical audio cable in place in my Yamaha soundbar after the optical audio cable door broke.
July 14, 2023
14
Jul 2023

Japanese Language Env in Steam (Linux)

A guide to configuring a Japanese language environment for running Windows games in Steam through Proton on Linux.
July 13, 2023
13
Jul 2023

RSS for keeping up with MikroTik updates

Using RSS feeds to stay on top of MikroTik RouterOS updates.
July 8, 2023
8
Jul 2023

Installing Non-Listed Programs in PlayOnLinux

A step-by-step guide to using PlayOnLinux to install Windows programs on Linux.
June 16, 2023
16
Jun 2023

Deploying NoPaste to Surge.sh

Deploying NoPaste to surge.sh for the high price of free.
May 19, 2023
19
May 2023

Streaming from Android to PocketBook

Having read about e-ink monitors for phones, I test using my PocketBook InkPad Color as a color e-ink monitor for my LineageOS phone.
May 15, 2023
15
May 2023

Installing GrapheneOS on a Google Pixel 6a

Using GrapheneOS’s handy web installer to put the hardened Android Open Source Project fork on a Google Pixel 6a phone.
May 11, 2023
11
May 2023

Introducing our Osmosfeed Aggregator

Introducing the newest member of The New Leaf Journal family: An Osmosfeed-powered aggregator called New Leaf Journal Feeds.
April 21, 2023
21
Apr 2023

Syncing Umineko When They Cry With Syncthing

No need for video game cloud saves if you know how to use Syncthing (sometimes, probably).
March 5, 2023
5
Mar 2023

MIDI sound for games on Arch-based distro

All it took was properly configuring and running Fluidsynth and loading three ALSA kernel modules.
January 14, 2023
14
Jan 2023

Saving Internet Archive URLs in Wallabag

Using the Internet Archive to make it easy to read an article later with a read-it-later service.
January 11, 2023
11
Jan 2023

Adding custom search shortcut for Wayback Machine

Is it useful? Debatable. Is it creative? I think so, at least.