Virtual Curiosities - PC Tutorials, Software Reviews, and Virtual Curiosities

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Learn about new things.

Websites

Cool and useful links.

Applications

Cool and useful programs.

Tutorials, Tips, & Tricks

Learn how to use applications and websites, and how to do some cool things in them.

Windows

Learn how to use a PC.

Google

Learn how to search the web.

Youtube

Watch videos online.

Online forum website.

Bluesky

Open social media

Krita

Free photo editing and digital art program.

DaVinci Resolve

Free video editor.

Linux Mint

Free operating system.

What?! You Can Post a Whole Thread at Once on Bluesky?!

My Blog
Reference
You can post a whole multi-post thread (🧵) by clicking on the plus sign (+) button at the bottom of the post form, next to where you select the language of the post (e.g. "English").
How to Search for Starter Packs on Bluesky

Reference
Although there is currently no built-in way search for starter packs on Bluesky, there is a website we can use to find them.
List of Bluesky Search Operators

Reference
Learn how to perform advanced searches in Bluesky with operators like mentions:, from:, domain:, until:, and since:.
Handle (on Social Media)

Definition
A text code like a username that uniquely identifies a user
How to Fix: "The Feed URL is not a valid feed" (Thunderbird Error)

Explanation
Troubleshooting
If you've ever tried to use Thunderbird like an RSS client, you may have gotten the error message "The Feed URL is not a valid feed." after Thunderbird says "Verifying the feed..." when you try to add an RSS feed to it..
All About Bluesky

Reference
Index Folder View [Bluesky].
How to Use RSS to Follow Users on Bluesky

Tutorial
Learn how to use RSS to follow users on Bluesky.
How to Use RSS

Tutorial
Learn how to use RSS (i.e. feed readers), a technology that allows us to follow websites and get updates without having to use social media.
How to Add an RSS Feed to Fluent Reader

Tutorial
Learn how to add an RSS feed to Fluent Reader.
How to Make Likes Private on Bluesky

Tutorial
Currently, it's not possible to make your likes private in Bluesky.
Opinion: Reddit is a Terrible Platform for Creators

My Blog
Rant
Why Reddit, one of the largest social media in the world, is without doubt the worst possible platform for creators ever created.
Cool Website Shows All Bluesky Posts in 3D!

Tiny Website
Have you ever wanted to see what everyone is posting on social media in 3D? Now you can! Someone made an old Windows screensaver-style visualization of everything that is posted on Bluesky.
Memory Leak

Definition
Explanation
An error in the programming of a program that causes it to eventually consume infinite memory.
Skeet

Definition
A post on Bluesky
Toot

Definition
A post on Mastodon.
Tweet

Definition
A post on Twitter.
How to Subscribe to Moderation Lists on Bluesky

Tutorial
Learn how to use moderation lists (mute lists, block lists) on Bluesky so we can block or mute a lot of people at once.
How to Search for Lists on Bluesky

Reference
Although there is currently no built-in way search lists (moderation lists, block lists, mute lists, etc.) on Bluesky, there is a website we can use to find them.
inurl: Search Operator on Google

Reference
Google's inurl search operator lets us search for a term that is part of an URL.
KB, MB, GB, TB

Definition
Abbreviations for the words kilobyte, megabyte, gigabyte, and terabyte.

Discover

Websites

Applications

Tutorials, Tips, & Tricks

Windows

Google

Youtube

Reddit

Bluesky

Krita

DaVinci Resolve

Linux Mint

What?! You Can Post a Whole Thread at Once on Bluesky?!

How to Search for Starter Packs on Bluesky

List of Bluesky Search Operators

Handle (on Social Media)

How to Fix: "The Feed URL is not a valid feed" (Thunderbird Error)

All About Bluesky

How to Use RSS to Follow Users on Bluesky

How to Use RSS

How to Add an RSS Feed to Fluent Reader

How to Make Likes Private on Bluesky

Opinion: Reddit is a Terrible Platform for Creators

Cool Website Shows All Bluesky Posts in 3D!

Memory Leak

Skeet

Toot

Tweet

How to Subscribe to Moderation Lists on Bluesky

How to Search for Lists on Bluesky

inurl: Search Operator on Google

KB, MB, GB, TB