I have been running Windows 7 on this solid little machine since 2011. Since Windows 7 is no longer being updated (at least to general public) as of January 2020, I thought it was time to see if I can upgrade to Windows 10. If I failed, my backup plan was to install Ubuntu Linux … Read more
PROBLEM As of January 2018=9, the problem still arises when an unsuspecting user attempts to control the screen brightness by using F11 (neg brightness) or F12 (positive brightness) with Windows 10 OS. Under certain scenarios, this results in screen going to the darkest setting and F11 or F12 keys will not change the screen brightness. … Read more
The short answer is YES (as of January 21, 2019). Background My Moto X Pure (XT1575) that I purchased in 2015 was slowly dying (due to battery wear and tear and loose charging port). So after much research, I settled on a mid-range Sony Xperia XA2 (click here for a full spec sheet) for thee … Read more
Problem: After installing, you see a “yellow bang or exclamation icon next to BROADCOM USH DEVICE CODE 28” under Device Manager Cause: Most likely due to BroadcomSolution: Make sure Windows SP1 is installed Make sure .Net Framework 3.5 is installed Download “ControlValutDriver w/o Fingerprint sensor” executable (dated October 2015) – Dell download link is here … Read more
Problem: After installing, you see a “yellow bang or exclamation icon next to UNKNOWN DEVICES CODE 28” under Device Manager Cause: Most likely an ST Electronics Free Fall Sensor (Dell Detect application for some reason does not detect this error) Solution: Make sure Windows SP1 is installed Make sure .Net Framework 3.5 is installed Download … Read more
I have a dedicated laptop for conducting online banking and stuff. The laptop has Windows 8 Home Premium and some basic office applications. After not using it for about 9 months, I decided to dust it off and of course I was hit with tons of Microsoft updates. And as you can imagine, after spending … Read more
I purchased DZS Video Gallery plugin for WordPress because of its flexible ability to rotate videos and could not find suitable alternatives in WordPress.org/extended/plugins area. It cost just $15 (one site only) so the price was okay, but it was fairly difficult to configure it as a newbie non-coder. Because I was experiencing the very … Read more
Social Media Widget, created by Brian, has to be one of the coolest widgets out there to handle all your social network connections. It comes with lots of features out of the box but it is dynamic enough to allow end users to easily customize on their own. As I was creating one of my … Read more
I have been using Adobe since the Macromedia days and I find it difficult to believe that Adobe has yet to build in the capability to export image files as favicon.ico. If you google it, you can see lots and lots of dated pages, with the last legit post from John Dunn ing (http://johndunning.com/fireworks/about/ExportAsFavicon). Really? … Read more
Drop cap is simple enlarging the first letter of a body of text to draw readers attention. It is a very popular effect used in magazines and newspapers as well as online content because it is attractive and effective. OVERVIEW There are many different ways of accomplishing this task but the most effective way I … Read more