Another year has quickly gone by and what a year 2023 has been. Like most other years it is time for me to review 2023 and set (copy) the same goals from 2024 as I didn’t achieve most of those goals. These are the articles I published in the previous years: ANNUAL REVIEW 2022 AND […]
If you have an Apple Magic Mouse 2 and plan to use it both on your Mac and a Windows PC, then you’re in luck. You can use the Apple Magic Mouse 2 on a Windows 11 device and all you need to do is follow these steps: A few things to note about this […]
One of our business VPS (Virtual Private Servers) ended up failing and some of our Advertise Me digital signage websites went down. Luckily they were not important websites and I did have an out of date backup of the server but I retrieve the latest files from the server. The hosting provider was not able […]
If you spend a lot of time watching videos on YouTube, you may not know that several video speed hacks can save you a lot of time. By increasing the playback speed of a video, you can quickly get through the content without missing any important information. Similarly, if you want to slow down a […]
I recently purchased a Pixel 7 Pro from a friend and it was an upgrade from my Pixel 2 XL. The Pixel 2 XL is still in good working condition and some people made comments on the condition of the phone. I’ve never had an issue with it besides the battery just lasting for a […]
Having started the entrepreneur journey over 16 years ago, I wish I knew about courses and mentors available for founders. At the start, you may be lost and not know where to start. When I first started there wasn’t any material available on the internet to guide you through the process of starting an online […]
Have you ever experienced the following scenario? You drive up to a petrol station and park your car, only to realise that the petrol pump hose is on the opposite side of your petrol cap. You then feel embarrassed as you have to walk back to your car to re-park it or do a loop […]
If you’ve tried setting up password-less signing for RSYNC or SSH and still get the prompt to enter a password then this article will hopefully fix the issue. I’ve previously written an article about how to set up RSYNC to backup your files and databases from one server to another here: SETTING UP RSYNC FOR […]
My daughter Olivia this year started to crochet and has created some awesome crochet items that I wanted to share with you. She has been mainly doing this during her spare time during school holidays but at times she would also crochet when she is bored or is listening to an audio book. She has […]
If you’re paying fees for your business savings account you need to stop immediately. There are now banks and institutions that offer free business savings accounts which earn you high interest. Since I’ve been operating our Advertise Me business, we’ve opened a number of business savings accounts. Still, just recently I discovered the best one […]
Time flies and I completely forgot that it’s been 4 years since I started the journey of running every day for at least 5 KM. My running streak as of today is 1467 days and yes, it’s been quite a journey. This picture is of me running this morning when it was sprinkling with rain […]
When I logged in this morning to create a new Google Slide, I was presented with a message about a new feature called Live Pointers. The message displayed was: Collaborate more easily with live pointers Let others see your pointer by selecting Show my pointer in the toolbar or View menu I believe other tools […]
I used a tool called FlexClip to create a business video for Advertise Me. The video aims to introduce Advertise Me’s Digital Signage solutions for the healthcare industry. With FlexClip you can use several default templates and modify the content based on your requirements. You can also use their AI tools to generate some of […]
I was waiting for a few days to see if my Microsoft Badge for passing the Azure Administrator Associate would appear and it never did. I have been using Credly to showcase my Microsoft and AWS badges but I just recently discovered Microsoft is no longer linking your passed certifications on Credly. Instead, Microsoft wants […]
I passed the Microsoft Azure Administrator Certification AZ-104 and I’m not sure if this will be my final certification I will be doing this year. Like most of the previous certifications, I did this one online via PearsonVue. Strangely this time, I didn’t have to speak or have someone check my details and environment, maybe […]
Let me share a small glimpse of Advertise Me’s journey for building Hospital wayfinding solutions with you and also why I created a website called Digital Wayfinding Solutions. I hope with this information, you too will be able to start your own entrepreneurial journey and build your own digital solution. If I can do it, […]
This time round I had to fix my daughter’s PopSocket and decided to create an article on how to fix a PopSocket. When my daughter first mentioned the word PopSocket, I honestly didn’t even know what she was referring to. So for those of you who don’t know what it is here’s a brief description […]
I finally worked out why my son’s touchpad on his Lenovo laptop with Windows 11 stopped working. Now let me detail the symptoms the laptop was experiencing: I previously spent quite a lot of time troubleshooting this issue which involved the following steps: So when this happened recently, I wanted to really figure out what […]
Tidycal is a simple booking solution I have added to my website and you can see it here: BOOK ME Tidycal recently released new features and I thought I’d share them with you in case you didn’t know about them or if you’re looking for a booking tool. I wrote about Tidycal in a previous […]
I’ve been using Planable for the past few years to publish social media posts and I wanted to share how I use this. I use several social media publishing tools and you can read what they are here: SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT TOOLS TO AUTOMATE SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS Planable is a social media content collaboration platform […]