Category Archive: Technology

August 3, 2012   /   by Marco   /   , , , ,

What’s this pink hat on my Samsung Galaxy S2?

What’s this pink hat on my Samsung Galaxy S2?

Yesterday I upgraded my Android Samsung Galaxy S2 to the latest version of Resurrection Remix (3.0.1). There’s quite a few good features on this latest kernel but what I found most interesting is this pink hat icon in the toggles. You think I’m going crazy? Here’s what I’m talking about.   Here’s the ROM version […]

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WordPress Popup and Newsletter

Ok, so if you’re like me and you want to increase your blog readership subscription then you may be in luck. I use WordPress for my blog and the following plugins: Displet Pop – this plugin creates a nice pop and has many features WP Autoresponder – allows you to create a newsletter so your […]

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How to take screen captures on the Samsung Galaxy S2 ICS

I’ve forgotten how to do this a number of times and shame on me, I keep pressing the power and home button together. What you need to do is follow these simple instructions: 1. Press the power (right hand side of phone) and volume down button (left hand side) 2. You will see the phone […]

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July 31, 2012   /   by Marco   /   , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

How to remove the Email Marketing by WP Autoresponder

How to remove the Email Marketing by WP Autoresponder

I started using the WP Autoresponder plugin which is an awesome plugin which every blog should have. The only issue that I had was that the form embedded a link to the authors website. See the below image: I couldn’t find any options to get rid of this in the plugin and it’s something that […]

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Awesome Android, iPhone and iPad Development GUI Kits, Stencils and Icons

If you’re looking at developing a new iPhone & Android app and you need to start designing the wireframe, here’s a good starting point: These are pretty awesome: Android GUI Kits, Stencils and Icons iPhone GUI Kits, Stencil and Icons DO YOU LIKE WHAT YOU’VE READ?Join our subscription list and receive our content right in […]

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Windows 7 – 2.92GB Usable Memory

I thought I’d give my PC a bit of a boost today buy purchasing an additional 4GB DDR3 memory, which will bring the total memory to 8GB. So after removing the case and plugging in the new Kensington 4GB DDR 1333Mhz memory module in the motherboard slot I had all smiles on my face. I […]

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Clonezilla Live USB

Clonezilla is an open source tool similar to Norton Ghost. It’s all text based and I’ve been using it for years and works well. But every time I create a Live USB boot drive, I seem to get it wrong all the time so I decided to create this post. What is Clonezilla? You’re probably […]

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Android Dolphin Browser HD and Dolphin Screen Cut

Ok, two apps that I need to remember. One is called Dolphin browser which apparently is the FASTEST, EASIEST and most FUN mobile Web browser Dolphin Browser is the world’s first Gesture, Sonar and Add-on enabled mobile web browser on Android. Then the other apps is called Dolphin Screen Cut which allows you to: Capture […]

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Awesome WooCommerce Themes worth to check out

For those of you who are looking at going down the WordPress WooCommerce path, then you may want to have a look at these awesome themes that will make your customers just want to buy your products. Maya Shop This theme just has pure awesomeness (sorry I’ve been watching too much Kung Fu Panda with […]

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Jigoshop to WooCommerce Migration

For those of you who are using Jigoshop and are thinking of migrating your store to WooCommerce, then you maybe in some luck. There is a document detailing how to do this and it seems quite straight forward. Why? I don’t know but there could be a few reasons. Maybe you want to use a […]

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Tools to test the status of your computer or laptop

Here’s my list of tools to use to diagnose a hardware problem: For checking memory: 1. Memtest 86+ (DOS mode test memory). This is a free tool and you can download it here: http://www.memtest.org/ 2. 3DMark06 – Used to test your graphics card. http://www.futuremark.com/benchmarks/3dmark06/introduction/ 3. PC Mark7 – Can download the trial version and test system performance. http://www.pcmark.com/benchmarks/pcmark7/ […]

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Passmark Rebooter

Have you ever had intermittent problems when you rebooted your PC. Like for example, when Windows started it freezed?  If you wanted to stress test rebooting your PC or laptop do you want to manually restart the machine 50 times? PASSMARK REBOOTER Ok, I have a solution for you. It’s called Passmark Rebooter. Here’s what […]

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