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March 2, 2015 / by Marco / Chrome, developer, google, kiosk, Tools

How to disable Chrome developer tools

If you’re intending to use Chrome kiosk mode (read this article on how to achieve this) then it’s a must to disable the Chrome Developer tool as this is not disabled by default in Chrome. What is the Chrome Developer tool? This is a useful built in tool in Chrome used by developer to debug, […]

February 28, 2015 / by Marco / pc, remote control, remote desktop, tightvnc, viewer

How to get TightVNC viewer working in Java

This took me a while to figure out so thought I’d better document it here otherwise I’m going to forget. TightVNC is a free remote control tool that runs on a Windows PC. Once you install the software on the PC, you are able to remotely connect and manage the PC as if you were […]

February 23, 2015 / by Marco / database, disable, mysql, replication, table, wamp

How to disable synchronisation for a mySQL database table

In a previous post, I wrote an article on how to setup database replication using mySQL. I recently had to figure out a way to exclude a database table in the replication process and this is what I had to do: NOTE: I’m using WAMP as my website hosting software Open up the my.ini file under […]

February 22, 2015 / by Marco / business, entrepreneurs, farting, goals, procrastinating, stop

Stop Farting Around published on LinkedIn

I recently published an article called Stop Farting Around and the main topic for this article was to Stop Procrastinating. Ever since I was young, I’ve have always tried to be a “Do It Now” type of person. I like to get things done now (yes sometimes it doesn’t go according to plan) and having […]

February 21, 2015 / by Marco / air, australia, broker, china, costs, customs, Import

Cost of importing goods from China via Air

The costs of importing goods from China can be costly. I recently imported a box of electronic goods via Air and it wasn’t cheap. The reason why we decided to go with Air instead of Sea was because we needed the goods urgently. The goods were sent on the 17th of February 2015 and it […]

February 20, 2015 / by Marco / copy, desktop, paste, protocol, rdp, remote, server, Windows

Unable to paste text in Windows RDP

THE ISSUE For some unknown reason, I connect to a Windows 2012 R2 server via remote desktop. I copy text from my local computer and then paste want to paste it on the Windows Server. This did not work. THE FIX Apparently there is a RDP service called rdpclip.exe that is used as a clipboard […]

February 7, 2015 / by Marco / ask, Chrome, download, firefox, internet explorer, prompt

Ask where to save each file before downloading

By default, when you click on a file to download it will save it in the download folder e.g c:\users\[account name]\Downloads If you want to be a bit more organised like me, I save files in a specific location. That way I don’t have to move the files at a later stage. Each browser has […]

January 27, 2015 / by Marco /

Australia Day Vintage Cars and Fire Trucks

If you love Vintage cars or are a car enthusiast, then you’re going to love some of these photos. On Australia Day we were lucky enough to see over 1000 vintage and classic cars on Macquarie and College Street in Sydney Australia. I was quite amazed to see how well the owners maintained the cars – some of […]

January 26, 2015 / by Marco / android, contacts, duplicate, Gmail, google, smartphone

How to merge duplicate information in Google Contacts

Do you have duplicate contacts in your Google Contacts or on your Android Smartphone? Here’s a simple way to remove/merge duplicate contacts: 1. Login to your Gmail account 2. Click on Contacts. There’s a few ways to go into contacts: Click on the Apps icon at the top right hand corner or click on […]

January 21, 2015 / by Marco / extraction, gauze, medication, panadeine forte, tooth

Molar Tooth Extraction

This was my second tooth extraction within the past 6 months and it hurt more than the first one. I had excruciating pain near the cheekbone and when touching the molar I was sure this was the cause of the pain. I had the first molar remove about 4 months ago since there was part of […]

January 17, 2015 / by Marco / booknow, calltoaction, contactus, facebook, feature, new, playgame, shownow

Facebook Pages Call To Action

Today, I was given the privilege by Facebook to use a new Feature on Facebook Pages called Call to Action. [colorbox title=”What is Call to Action?” color=”#c0c0c0″]According to Facebook: Designed to bring a business’s most important objective to the forefront of its Facebook presence, call-to-action buttons link to any destination on or off Facebook that […]

January 15, 2015 / by Marco / login, phpmyadmin, setup, username

How to setup phpMyAdmin to prompt for login and password

By default, phpMyAdmin on WAMP automatically logs in using the root user account. To make this more secure you it is best to use an authentication method to prompt for the username and password. To do this follow these steps: Edit the config.inc.php file located in C:\wamp\apps/phpmyadmin3.5.1 Look for the line that has auth type […]