Category Archive: Technology
How to setup Chrome Kiosk Mode
There seems to be some confusion on how to best setup Chrome kiosk mode and here’s what worked for me. The kiosk feature will allow the chrome browser to start in Full Screen Mode (F11) and will not allow the user to enter any URLs or select any menus. It sort of locks down the computer to […]
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How to setup autologin in Windows
There are a few ways to setup autologin in Windows 7. The easiest is to just have one single user account (administrator) and set it to have a blank password. Obviously there are a few security issues with this setup or any setup with autologin but it’s the quick and easy solution. The other solution […]
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Unlock Vodafone USB Modem Huawei K3765
Here’s the steps that I used to unlock my old Vodafone USB Modem Huawei K3765 and changed it to E1762: Install Vodafone software and check your IMEI or look at the back of the dongle Go here to get the unlock code: http://www.modemunlock.com/huawei.php Enter the IMEI number and check which method to use: old or […]
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Royalty Free Audio Background Music
If you ever wanted to use royalty free background music head over to one of the following websites: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/ http://ccmixter.org/ http://freemusicarchive.org/ http://www.jamendo.com/en/ http://magnatune.com/genres/ http://www.podsafeaudio.com/ http://www.audiofarm.org/ https://creativecommons.org/legalmusicforvideos If you’re looking to monetize your Video Clips on Youtube we suggest you use royalty free audio music otherwise ads will not be displayed on your videos. Here’s step […]
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Recovery of a Bricked Samsung S GT9000i
So a friend of my tried upgrading rooting a borrowed Samsung S GT9000i. They somehow ended up bricking it… well technically it wasn’t. Initially the phone didn’t even turn on even when it was fully charged. So what I ended up doing is taking the battery out and left it out for about an hour […]
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How to stop Auto-Play Videos in Facebook
I noticed Facebook introduced the Video auto-play feature – it suddenly came on a few days ago. Basically when the feature is ON (by default) and you scroll down your news feed it will automatically play videos. I found this very annoying because all of a sudden the audio comes on. Facebook developers and UX […]
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MySql database replication
This was my first time setting up a MySql Database Replication instance between two servers. The instructions that I used from the mysql.com (How to set up Replication) was straight forward but there were a few gotcha’s which I decided to document in case I forget. If you’re an expert in this area and the […]
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Kiis 1065 Kyle and Jackie O website problem
I’m a big fan of Kyle and Jackie O and today for the first time I decided to check out their new Kiis Website. I stumbled across a problem with one of the links so I thought I’d capture it here in the hope that they will somehow fix it. It’s a simple error and […]
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Replacing Honda CRV key
Part of the shell for my Honda CRV (2009 model) key broke and I needed to get this replaced. Here’s a picture (I tried using sticky tape but the key bends when I insert it in the ignition hole): Replacing the Honda Key with programming costs around $100.00. I decided to find a cheaper […]
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Awesome Google Gift
Today, I received in the mail a Google Gift. It was unexpected and it was an awesome surprise. It was a mini helicopter with a remote control. I initially thought it was a box with advertising material and was planning to just throw it in the bin but luckily I didn’t. Thank you Google. Here’s […]
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Buffalo LinkStation MySQL password
I thought I’d better record this somewhere as I tried figuring this out for a while. It has been a few months since I logged into phpMyAdmin on the Buffalo NAS server and I completely forgot the username and password. So I tried figuring out how to reset it and couldn’t work it out but […]
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Getting more views for your Facebook Page post
I’m no expert in this area but I’ve recently reliased there’s a few simple ways to increase the number of views for your Facebook post. I have analysed my own Facebook pages analytics information and noticed a pattern, so I thought I’d share a few points with you: 1. Best time to write and […]
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