I’ve battled with the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 not detecting the type cover for a while and wanted to reach out to the community to see if anyone has fixed this. It appears a few years ago, that several people had the same issue and the firmware was the main cause. Here’s a list of […]
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 Luckily they were not important websites and I did have an out of date backup of the server but I retrieve the latest files from the server.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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Here’s a fast way to check your YouTube User and Channel ID, all you need to do is go to the Advanced Settings Account page: https://youtube.com/account_advanced (make sure you are logged in) You will then see your User ID and Channel ID. There are some social media scheduling platforms that require this information for posting […]
Cleaning the LG NeoChef microwave is a breeze, however, do you accidentally press the front panel buttons when you clean the front glass panel? Did you know there is a feature to disable and lock the front panel button so you can easily clean the front panel? Read below for instructions on how to use […]
This might be something very simple to do, but I was stumped when I needed to change and replace an existing image in Microsoft PowerPoint. I basically needed to keep the image frame design and layout the same and just change the image. I thought I’d just write the instructions down in case I forget […]
If you’re switching from an Apple phone to Android and still want to use your Apple AirPods then you’re in luck. The AirPods will still work on a Samsung Galaxy A23 running Android but it will have limited features. The basic and most important features such as being able to pair and used the audio […]
Replacing the Faucet Water Filter is easy and straightforward if you have the right parts and tools. The reason I needed to replace the water filter was because of a small leak. I initially opened the filter and cleaned the washers that are inside the filter tap. It worked for a short period of time […]
As part of my running journey, I have decided to do more uphill runs. On my daily 5KM runs there is a small hill that I normally run and the grade is 12% for around 100 metres. I don’t find the hill too hard to run but a few weeks ago there was someone that […]
I was a bit annoyed at YouTube for doing this but what happened was that my most popular YouTube video that was published around 5 years ago was tagged as a YouTube Shorts. YouTube shorts are short videos (less than 60 seconds) that you can record on your mobile device and upload to your YouTube […]
If you want to run multiple operating systems such as Linux, Android, Windows, WebOS or MacOS then using VirtualBox is the tool you need to use. There are other tools I’ve used in the past such as Virtual Machine from VMWare but VirtualBox does the job quite nicely. Especially when there are VirtualBox images already […]
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 finally managed to fix a leaking tap in the bathroom and after battling with this issue for a while I decided to share how to fix a leaking tap. I’m not a plumber by trade but the steps in this article and in the video helped fix my problem. If you don’t know what […]
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 […]
It’s been almost a year since we purchased the Renault Koleos car and I recently noticed a beeping sound with the message “Keycard battery low” on the dashboard. If you see this message, it basically means you need to change the battery on the remote keycard. This process is very easy to do and all […]
Our Nintendo Switch Left JoyCon (blue) controller had the dreaded drifting issue and I managed to fix it. Throughout this article, I will be using the word JoyCon instead of the official Joy-Con term. The problem started about a few weeks ago and the kids would often complain that their character would go “crazy” and […]
My Gmail looked different from what I was normally used to. The left-hand side menu bar was only displaying icons rather than the folder structures and menu names. It was unusual because I don’t believe I changed any settings or intentionally changed something to make it appear like that. This is how it looked like: […]