Category Archive: Technology

January 13, 2017 / by Marco / corrupt, database, mysql, repair, table, Video, VPS

HOW TO FIX A CORRUPTED TABLE IN A MYSQL DATABASE

One of the websites I manage Digital Signage Blog was not displaying correctly (posts were not displaying, menu was missing links to the categories and only displaying pages) and after some investigation, I discovered one of the database tables (the categories table – wp_term_taxonomy) was corrupted. I attempted to repair the database by using these instructions […]

November 2, 2016 / by Marco / browser, Chrome, downgrade, fail, google, installer, java

HOW TO FIX GOOGLE CHROME INSTALLER FAILED

When I was trying to install an old version of Chrome because the latest version didn’t support Java ( I mentioned this in a previous post called – https://www.businesslegions.com/blog/2015/02/28/how-to-get-tightvnc-viewer-working-in-java/) I received the error message: “The Google Chrome Installer Failed”. After numerous attempts, the only way I could fix the problem was to delete the registry […]

October 28, 2016 / by Marco / Books, files, PDF, searchable, soda, software, universal

EVEN MORE REASONS YOU SHOULD CONSIDER USING PDF SOFTWARE

If you ever share files with other people, and need to keep your content secure, then you should consider using PDF software, such as soda pdf editor. If you have yet to invest in this type of technology, there are a number of reasons you should consider doing so right now. It is Universal When […]

September 17, 2016 / by Marco / analytics, byod, communications, company, managment, Mobile, productivity, security, telecommunications, Wireless

REASONS EVERY COMPANY NEEDS WIRELESS EXPENSE MANAGEMENT

As the organization grows in business, the expenses and the intricacy of keeping tabs on your company, also increases. Soon you may run out of time and resources that you require to manage your company’s increasing telecommunications need. BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) Programs Employees bring their devices to office including Mac, Laptops, Smartphone’s and […]

September 9, 2016 / by Marco / automation, batch, batch files, files, launch, links, Start, website, Windows

FIX FOR WINDOWS BATCH FILE THAT DOES NOT CONTINUE LAUNCHING

Windows batch files are great for basic automation, especially if you add it to your Windows Startup. However, I just ran into a problem with executing multiple commands in a batch file – they would not continue and just pause until the program is exited. Here is an example of the original batch file: @echo […]

September 6, 2016 / by Marco / dd wrt, features, firmware, hack, router, tp link, Wireless, wireless router

HOW TO INSTALL DD-WRT ON TPLINK WA830RE

I had a spare TP-LINK wireless extender lying around and decided to try installing DD-WRT (a free Linux-based firmware for several wireless routers) so I could see some of the software features on this firmware. Why? Apparently, there are so many features the wireless extender can do if it has the right software, so I […]

August 13, 2016 / by Marco / centos, disable, dovecot, Service

DISABLING A SERVICE IN CENTOS

I’ve done this a couple of times and I keep forgetting the commands so I thought I’d better write them down. In order to disable a specific service in CentOS startup use the following command. In particular the dovecot service chkconfig dovecot off chkconfig dovecot –del So basically it’s: chkconfig [name of service] off chkconfig […]

August 8, 2016 / by Marco / Computer, information technology, it, parts, repairs, technician

3 REASONS TO HIRE A PROFESSIONAL FOR COMPUTER REPAIRS

In the modern world, more and more people rely on their computer than ever before. Nearly all of the information people get on a daily basis is accessed via their computer. For most business owners, their computers and computer network are an integral part of the way the conduct their daily operations. Over time, the […]

August 8, 2016 / by Marco / centos, files, rsync, server, synch, synchronise, virtual private server, VPS

SETTING UP RSYNC FOR FILE SYNCHRONISATION

The first thing to do is check to see whether you have rsync installed on your VPS. Just type rsync. If it comes back with: [root@test ~]# rsync rsync version 3.0.6 protocol version 30 Copyright (C) 1996-2009 by Andrew Tridgell, Wayne Davison, and others. Web site: rsync.samba.org/ Capabilities: 64-bit files, 64-bit inums, 64-bit timestamps, 64-bit […]

July 12, 2016 / by Marco / error, Paypal, receiver email, WooCommerce, Wordpress

WOOCOMMERCE ORDER STUCK ON HOLD

I’m selling a virtual product where people can download from the website but it seems like every time the order is placed and the payment is processed via PayPal, the order is placed ON HOLD. I need to manually change the status from ON HOLD to COMPLETED before the customer received the download link. So […]

June 27, 2016 / by Marco / app, Apple, certificate, development, itune, keychain, Store, xcode

XCODE ISSUE UPLOADING TO ITUNES APP STORE THIS CERTIFICATE HAS AN INVALID ISSUER

I tried uploading a new build of my app to the iTunes App store and received the error message “This Certificate has an invalid issuer”. After researching on the Internet an article recommended to delete the WWDR Certificate from the Keychain and install the latest one as it expired on February 14,2016. I thought I […]

June 17, 2016 / by Marco / cable, display, hdmi, j5create, port, Pro, surface, surfacepro2, USB

USB 2.0 j5CREATE STOPPED WORKING

Today, I experienced an issue with the USB 2.0 DVI J5CREATE dongle and it wasn’t displaying when I connected my display port cable to the Surface Pro 2. I run 3 screens on the Surface Pro 2. The setup is like this: One is the tablet monitor, the second via the Display Port – I […]