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Room 11 / Proven methods worth keeping
Scripts / Fixes / Workflows / This worked

Playbook

Repeatable methods, scripts, fixes, and workflows that worked once and should not have to be rediscovered.

If I had to figure it out once, it belongs here.
Drawing BoardFuture ideas and possible upgrades.
WorkbenchActive projects and unfinished work.
PlaybookRepeatable procedures that already worked.
A / Listening tools

Music & Playlists

Methods for building, cleaning, and checking music collections without repeating avoidable hand work.
B / Local machine

Mac / Terminal Fixes

Commands and small tools that are easy to forget and annoying to reconstruct.

NAS Mount Commands

Starter slot

Known-good Finder and Terminal methods for reconnecting shares, checking mount points, and recovering a missing NAS volume.

Batch File Conversion

Starter slot

Repeatable commands for image, audio, document, and format conversion with naming rules and safe output folders.

Lyrics / Tagging Tools

Starter slot

Metadata cleanup, embedded lyrics, artwork checks, and the tools that behaved properly on the music library.

Gatekeeper / App Launch Fixes

Starter slot

Approved steps for opening trusted unsigned apps, clearing quarantine flags, and avoiding reckless security changes.

C / Billville publishing

Website / Codex Workflows

The repeatable shape of safe site work: inspect, edit narrowly, verify, and preserve what is already live.

Add a New Billville Room

Starter slot

Folder, index page, room number, dock link, Fast Door, homepage tile, responsive check, and final URL.

Update Homepage Tiles

Starter slot

Where tile order lives, how spans behave, and how to add a room without disturbing utility panels.

Build a New Archive Page

Starter slot

Start from a live Billville pattern, keep links grounded, add the shared controls, and validate the final page.

Use Codex on Live Site Files

Starter slot

Read first, work inside the site root, use focused patches, avoid backups, verify links, and report changed files.

D / Playback systems

Media Server Fixes

Small solutions for media systems that have a habit of making simple things oddly specific.

Plex Playlist Cover Cache Busting

Starter slot

The reliable sequence for replacing playlist artwork and forcing clients to stop showing the old cached cover.

Zidoo Notes

Starter slot

Playback settings, library scans, poster corrections, network paths, and fixes that survived a restart.

Navidrome Cleanup

Starter slot

Rescans, bad tags, duplicate albums, artwork, folder corrections, and the order that avoids making cleanup worse.

Music Assistant Notes

Starter slot

Providers, players, discovery, queue behaviour, and known-good settings for the listening room.

E / Garage records

Farrah / Garage Procedures

Practical routines that keep work, parts, and advice connected to the car.

Starting Notes

Starter slot

What to record before touching a problem: symptoms, temperature, sounds, recent changes, photos, and baseline condition.

Service Logs

Starter slot

Date, mileage, work performed, parts and fluids used, torque values, cost, result, and next check.

Parts Lookup

Starter slot

Start with factory number, check interchange, verify dimensions, record vendor, and never trust fitment text alone.

Mechanic Notes

Starter slot

Questions asked, diagnosis, recommendations, declined work, promised follow-up, and the exact language worth remembering.

F / Visual methods

Design / Photoshop Methods

Repeatable creative methods with enough detail to reproduce the result without flattening the work.

Generative Fill Retouching

Starter slot

Selection strategy, small passes, edge cleanup, consistency checks, and how to avoid changing the subject.

Editable PDF Recreation

Starter slot

Rebuild typography and layout cleanly, preserve editability, render for review, and verify final dimensions.

Sign Drawing Specs

Starter slot

Measurements, materials, type, margins, mounting, colour references, and production-ready notes.

Wallpaper Workflow

Starter slot

Source image, crop ratios, safe text zones, desktop and mobile exports, naming, and final visual checks.

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Playbook Entry Template

Title:
Name the method so it can be found later.
Problem:
What was broken, slow, confusing, or repetitive?
What worked:
The short answer before the detailed steps.
Steps:
Ordered procedure, commands, settings, or decisions.
Watch out for:
Wrong matches, destructive options, stale caches, and known traps.
Files / links:
Scripts, local paths, references, and supporting pages.
Last used:
Date and enough context to know whether the method is still current.