2016 - Justin Reinhart

Open Letter to Apple Regarding Auto-Updates

Oct

18

2016

Dear Apple, Being unable to disable auto-update has ruined my iPhone experience. I no longer brag about your phone or recommend it to others. The moment that my iPhone breaks I plan to switch to Android if at all possible. If you want my dedication back, all I want is for you to turn off ...

Solved Printer Only Prints At Reboot 1

Aug

25

2016

I was asked to fix a laptop that was incapable of printing to a wireless HP LasterJet P1102w printer. I quickly learned that that the laptop would only print after rebooting, reproducible every time. Very bizarre. Here are the troubleshooting details. Symptoms Windows 10 64-bit PC laptop is unable to print to a wireless printer HP LasterJet ...

Pixel Perfect Billboard Sprites 2

Jul

8

2016

I spent some time researching the issue of billboard sprites. I personally believe that the correct course of action is not to just perform a Transform.LookAt, but to actually align all billboard sprites to point the same direction that the camera is pointing. If you simply have each sprite look at the camera, multiple billboards across your screen will ...

Solved Using Non-HP Toner Cartridges 8

Jun

6

2016

Problem: HP LaserJet P1102w Printer will not print with a non-HP toner cartridge in place. You may find, as I did, that after installing a non-HP printer cartridge that the printer will not print with the new cartridge in place. It won’t present an error or any warning lights—it simply never prints. Holding down the “cancel” ...

My View Behind My Computer Screens

Mar

31

2016

It is a nice day and I thought I would show you what it looks like for me to be sitting in the office and looking out of the windows behind my computer screens.

Myst Masterpiece Edition on Windows XP 3

Feb

4

2016

On February 24th, 2008, I wrote a full set of instructions for how to get Myst Masterpiece Edition working on Windows XP SP2. It became the definitive solution for getting the game to work and at least 5000 people have followed my instructions. Even the Myst community on Facebook links to my post and references ...