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 […]
If you’re a digital marketer, entrepreneur, a small/medium/large business owner or just a hardcore techie that owns or manages multiple websites (just like me) then let me introduce to you a tool I’ve been using to monitor all my websites – it’s called Better Uptime. In this article, I’ll show you how I use this […]
How was your affiliate journey in 2020? My journey thus far has had its fair share of ups and downs but in this post, I wanted to simply share my affiliate commission earnings for 2020. I was inspired to do this as I have been watching a few videos and reading different articles of people […]
Do you have an air conditioner remote control that no longer works? There are few options to fix this problem and these are: Find the model number and buy a replacement remote control Buy a universal remote control that is compatible with your air conditioner Fix the air conditioner remote control I decided to go […]
I’ve been using one specific courier Transdirect over the years for transporting hardware goods (Digital Signage Screens and computer parts). They are probably the cheapest courier website in Australia and they provide the best rates across their courier network. They can provide local, interstate and international shipping and I’ve personally used them for our company […]
I’ve previously shared tips on how to fix a few issues with OBS (Open Broadcaster Software) – How to Fix OBS Black Screen Display Capture Issue and in this post, I’m also going to share with you how I managed to interact with a web browser in OBS. I have used OBS with Zoom but […]
One of the WordPress themes I’ve been using comes with the ACF (Advanced Custom Fields) WordPress plugin and recently I discovered it the date picker was not working. After some investigation, I discovered the version of the ACF I was using v 5.5 was not the latest and decided to upgrade it to see if […]
There are several social media management tools I use to automatically schedule social media posts, in particular, content from my WordPress websites (this also include custom post types) to the different social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Google My Business, Instagram and others. Here’s a list of SaaS tools that I have […]