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My First Multimeter
I found my very first digital multimeter that I ever owned. It’s a Dick Smith Electronics brand and I must have purchased it over 15 years ago or even more. I must have purchased it for University for one of those Electrical subjects which I hated. I think I must have failed the same subject […]
read moreAutomatic Screenshots using IcyScreen
For many of you taking a screenshot is straight forward – you press the Print Screen button and then open up an image editor, paste the screen capture and then save the file. Simple right? But what happens if you want to automate this process so that you have a screenshot every minute or every […]
read moreHow to disable the right click for a Kiosk website
In the past several post you may have noticed that I’ve been writing quite a bit about Chrome and Kiosk. There is a reason for this as I’ve been involved in setting up a Kiosk for a project. Now in this post I’m just going to write down how I disabled the right click (context menu) […]
read moreHow to disable Java was blocked because its out of date message
If you run an old version of Java and found it more stable than the latest version Chrome will keep bugging you to update the plugin. This prevents the Java app to run and can be very annoying. Here’s the example message: One way to disable to disable this message from appearing is to use […]
read moreHow to disable the restore message in Chrome
Yesterday I posted a short article on how to Disable the Chrome Developer tools for the Chrome Kiosk mode setup. Another little handy tip if you’re looking at using the Kiosk Mode, is to disable the annoying message “Chrome didn’t shut down correctly. Restore”. The options are to close the message or to press the restore […]
read moreHow to disable Chrome developer tools
If you’re intending to use Chrome kiosk mode (read this article on how to achieve this) then it’s a must to disable the Chrome Developer tool as this is not disabled by default in Chrome. What is the Chrome Developer tool? This is a useful built in tool in Chrome used by developer to debug, […]
read moreHow to get TightVNC viewer working in Java
This took me a while to figure out so thought I’d better document it here otherwise I’m going to forget. TightVNC is a free remote control tool that runs on a Windows PC. Once you install the software on the PC, you are able to remotely connect and manage the PC as if you were […]
read moreHow to disable synchronisation for a mySQL database table
In a previous post, I wrote an article on how to setup database replication using mySQL. I recently had to figure out a way to exclude a database table in the replication process and this is what I had to do: NOTE: I’m using WAMP as my website hosting software Open up the my.ini file under […]
read moreStop Farting Around published on LinkedIn
I recently published an article called Stop Farting Around and the main topic for this article was to Stop Procrastinating. Ever since I was young, I’ve have always tried to be a “Do It Now” type of person. I like to get things done now (yes sometimes it doesn’t go according to plan) and having […]
read moreCost of importing goods from China via Air
The costs of importing goods from China can be costly. I recently imported a box of electronic goods via Air and it wasn’t cheap. The reason why we decided to go with Air instead of Sea was because we needed the goods urgently. The goods were sent on the 17th of February 2015 and it […]
read moreUnable to paste text in Windows RDP
THE ISSUE For some unknown reason, I connect to a Windows 2012 R2 server via remote desktop. I copy text from my local computer and then paste want to paste it on the Windows Server. This did not work. THE FIX Apparently there is a RDP service called rdpclip.exe that is used as a clipboard […]
read moreAsk where to save each file before downloading
By default, when you click on a file to download it will save it in the download folder e.g c:\users\[account name]\Downloads If you want to be a bit more organised like me, I save files in a specific location. That way I don’t have to move the files at a later stage. Each browser has […]
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