Prattling before the Pratfall

I hadn’t used the SiriusXM PC application for a while, because it doesn’t support Chromecast. Launching it today, there was only a blank white window.

1. Uninstall SiriusXM
2. Go to the Microsoft Store
3. Install SiriusXM
4. Launch the app

Okay, so the application is old, with the very surprising implication that it was created using a utility called Nativefier. And I’m supposed to re-create it myself with an updated version of Nativefier? Seriously?

https://sourceforge.net/projects/nativefier-project.mirror/

Returning to the Microsoft Store and checking the reviews, I see that others are complaining about the blank window.

https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/siriusxm/

Giving Nativefier a try sounds like fun, especially if Chromecast comes along for the ride. For now I’ll just run the SiriusXM player in Chrome.

On another techy note, I was notified the next WordPress update, to 6.1, will switch from JPG to Google’s new WebP image format. I’ve been experimenting with WebP, and the screenshot above is an example. With adjustment, a significant reduction in file size is possible compared to JPG, with comparable quality.

Everything with my WordPress installation on Bluehost is… uh… it’s working perfectly. There are some minor residual issues on older posts, resulting from the fixes implemented last December, but nothing since then. If ignorance is bliss, and there’s a problem ready to appear that I haven’t seen yet, considering the technology troubles I waded through getting to this point, I’ll enjoy my ignorance.