Displaying website content on a YouTube or Twitch stream is vital for any streamer but what happens when it doesn’t work after you’ve installed the latest version of OBS (27.1.3). You may not know this but OBS (Open Broadcaster Software) is used by thousands of streamers across the globe and one of the reasons for […]
Facebook and Instagram (the new META company) experienced a major outage today. This affected our Social Wall tool. This is a tool my company Advertise Me built several years ago to fill the gap of displaying social media posts on digital displays such as digital signage screens, websites, projectors for events and intranet sites. Luckily […]
If you’re looking at creating quick and easy videos using templates then you should check out Flexclip. It’s a tool I’ve used to create professional-looking videos and the tool has audio and video stock clips you can use. Let me quickly show you what you need to do: Select a template by searching for a […]
If you want to embed a Google Sheet or a Google Doc on your website or blog, then you need to read this post. I had to do this for a particular project where the information on a spreadsheet needed to be constantly updated and displayed to the public. Google Sheets and Docs are very […]
Over the weekend, I decided to complete The Fundaments of Digital Marketing Course and I passed the exam. This course is offered by Google Digital Garage and it’s free. If you’re a small business and are looking to go digital and online, you may want to view this course. In order to receive the certification, […]
Google recently rolled out a new Gmail layout both on the web browser and mobile app. I didn’t like the layout as I don’t use Google Chat or Rooms (MEET) that often. On the web browser (Chrome) the new layout had the panel on the right-hand side which I normally have my Google Tasks there. […]
I spend the last weekend fixing errors from a Search Engine Optimisation audit report. I generated the report through two tools, one is called SE Ranking and the other is called Website Auditor. I ran both tools for the website Advertise Me and I previously wrote an article called UPDATES TO OUR ADVERTISE ME WEBSITE […]
I recently had to upgrade the WordPress version on one of our digital signage websites and after the upgrade, things started not working. Basically, it was due to the fact the theme that we’re using is old and no longer supported. The WordPress theme company I was using shifted their focus and is no longer […]
I noticed that disabling IPv6 on the VPS network interfaces makes resolving some websites faster. In my particular case, I have a web app on the VPS that connects to an external website and grabs data via the API. When I tried running the web app it would take about 10-20 seconds for the page […]
I’ve been using BetterUptime for the past few months to monitor our different websites and it’s such a great tool. You can read some of the features of this tool in previous posts: WEBSITE MONITORING AND STATUS PAGES and BETTER UPTIME NEW FEATURES – MONITOR YOUR WEBSITE In this post, I’m going to share with […]
I’ll be starting a series of useful business tips on this website so make sure you subscribe to the newsletter. My aim is to help and provide useful information to business entrepreneurs. If you’re based in Australia, then this article will apply to you, but if you’re not then keep reading as there might be […]
As an entrepreneur starting multiple businesses and creating business logos for these businesses is a challenging and painful process. The traditional way I use to create logos was to hire a designer. I would provide the designer with a logo design brief and they would go away and create one for me. The logo design […]
One of my VPS (Virtual Private Servers) reached 100% in disk space and I was about to pay more money to increase the disk space but found the cause. So read this article in case you are in the same situation. Initially, on the VPS I used the below command to find the largest files […]
Chrome is my go-to browser and has been for the past decade. I have previously used Firefox and Internet Explorer but I’ve always preferred Chrome. There are a few annoying aspects in the Chrome browser but overall I find it to be reliable and fast. One of the most annoying thing that popped up after […]
If you own several website domains, which tool do you use to manage all the host entries? There are quite a few tools out there to help you manage your DNS hosting and at Online Hosting Solutions you can manage them on the control panel. The only problem is if you have your domains across […]
I was recently involved in setting up a digital video wall for an Advertise Me (a digital signage solutions company) client. This type of setup is different from your traditional 2×2 setup where the ratio of the pixel width and the height of the canvas area is 16:9 aspect ratio (1920×1080 pixels if using a […]
In a previous post, HOW TO FIX FACEBOOK TOO MANY REDIRECTS I shared with everyone a fix for the too many redirects issue with Facebook. Many of you have reached out to me and even shared your frustrations in the comments. Since that article was published, Facebook has made a few changes and it partially […]
My son’s Samsung SA300 LED (LS22A300) suddenly stopped working – the LED display screen wouldn’t turn on at all. I tested to see if it was the power supply (PN3014 @ 14V and 2.14A) that could be the issue by using a working unit (we have 2 of the Samsung SA300 display screens) and was […]
In a previous post, I talked about a tool I use called Better Uptime, you can read about it here: Website Monitoring and Status Pages It’s a great tool to monitor your networking devices, servers or any device that is connected to the Internet and at the same time generate a status page. When I […]
Another year has quickly gone by. 2020 was a year that many of us won’t forget especially due to the pandemic and the bush fires. Life simply goes on and I wanted to spend some time in reflecting on some of my achievements in 2020 and write down some goals for 2021. Out curiosity, I […]