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Fixing the HP iPAQ H3955 SD Card Slot
Wed, 16 Apr 2025 16:40:53 +0000

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Category: Computer: Handheld

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NVIDIA GeForce Experience: Unable to connect to NVIDIA
Tue, 15 Apr 2025 14:06:48 +0000

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Category: Computer: Windows

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Disable Windows Lock Screen (Win+L)
Mon, 27 Jan 2025 18:44:51 +0000

Thank you! Really appreciate this hack!

Category: Computer: Windows

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rsync with server on non-standard SSH port
Mon, 20 Jan 2025 23:29:03 +0000

Indeed,
I am writing this in January 2025. The proposed solution works - and it is still not in the rsync 3.1.3 -h.

Category: Computer: Linux

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Wordfeud: Avoiding Advertisements
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 20:17:24 +0000

I've been playing the Scrabble-clone, Wordfeud, on my Android SmartPhone this past week. The first few games against real opponents are pieceful and fun. But then the ads starts coming in. At first, it shows ads every few moves. Now, it shows ads after every move. You can usually skip it after a few seconds.
But today, I got an ad that I couldn't skip. But it just went on and on. Maybe it was a glitch. But I had to close the Wordfeud app and then restart it. That got me an idea. Every time the ad starts, just close the Wordfeud app and restart it. It worked!
It's actually faster to close the app and restart it than it is to sit through three ads and waiting for the skip button.

Category: Electronics: Phone: Games

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Why Does My Android SmartPhone Vibrate Every Minute?
Thu, 09 Jan 2025 09:59:10 +0000

Thanks, Jake! I restarted the phone and the vibration stopped!

Category: Electronics: Phone

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Duralast Gold vs. Duralast
Sun, 05 Jan 2025 12:05:57 +0000

From the specification above, I really don't seem much of a difference. The Duralast Gold is heavier. Seems like the major difference is the shim material. The Duralast is RSR, which stands for Rubber Steel Rubber. The Duralast Gold is "multi-layer". Isn't RSR also multi-layer? From the photos, the Duralast Gold shim looks metal. So I'm not sure how it is multi-layer.
Maybe I need to pick up both set to compare the difference physically.

Category: Automotive

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New Spanned Volume... The operation is not supported by the object
Tue, 10 Dec 2024 07:30:01 +0000

Ok. I read online that "Dynamic Disk" has been deprecated on Windows. Now, you have to use "Storage Spaces" in "Control Panel".
Microsoft could have put in that error message into "Disk Management". Jeez... I spent hours messing around in "Disk Management".

Category: Computer: Windows

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Setting the Brink Timer Model 42-1014
Tue, 10 Dec 2024 01:50:42 +0000

You can set the timer either before or after plugging it in.

Category: Electronics

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Charge Hart Batteries on Different Chargers
Mon, 02 Dec 2024 18:42:29 +0000

Hi Synthya,
It's not clear with "heart" batteries you are referring to. Are you talking about "Hart" batteries?
I think it would be more efficient if you attach some photos of different batteries you have, the chargers you have, and the power tools you have.

Category: Home

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Meshtastic Tips & Tricks #1 - Using Spaces in Channel Names
Sat, 02 Nov 2024 08:10:20 +0000

First, save the channel without space(s) in its name. Then edit the channel again after it's saved. You'll find that the Meshtastic app allows you to add space(s) into the channel name as shown in the screen shot below.

Category: Computer: Internet of Things

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Arlo Security Camera App Cannot Run on C23 Ultra SmartPhone. WTF!
Thu, 31 Oct 2024 23:31:28 +0000

I replaced my previous SmartPhone with a no-brand C23 Ultra 5G unlocked SmartPhone from Amazon. After I installed the Arlo security camera app and launched it, I got the following error:
"The Arlo Secure app cannot be run because we cannot confirm that your device meets Arlo security standards. This may be because your device is rooted, has an unlocked bootloader or is running a custom ROM."
WTF, Netgear!? I just want to see my security cam footage. Why does it matter what the Arlo app runs on?

Category: Home: Security

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Meshtastic Pitfall #3 - Keeping the Data Cable Plugged In
Wed, 30 Oct 2024 19:58:50 +0000

I was flashing Meshtastic 2.5.8 Beta onto a new Heltec V3 board, so I plugged the data cable into both the board and the computer. After successfully flashing the firmware, the Heltec V3 board rebooted... and rebooted... and rebooted...
After continuously rebooting 5 times, I thought maybe something was wrong with the 2.5.8 Beta firmware. So I flashed the 2.4.2 Beta firmware, which I now have several radios running. But, still, the Heltec V3 continued to reboot.
Flustered, I unplugged the Heltec V3 board from the data cable to prepare for its return to Amazon, which, of course, killed its power. For fun or last hope, I plugged the battery into it... and it booted just fine!

Category: Computer: Internet of Things

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Adding a Bluetooth Thermal Label Printer to Microsoft Windows 11
Fri, 11 Oct 2024 23:48:53 +0000

I figured it out!
here's what I did, I went to youtbe and found a video by Ram Kumar [How to Install Bluetooth Mobile Printer, 2 inch Mobile Printer to Windows System by Bluetooth]
on windows 10, open up control panel. (not settings > printers)
click hardware and sound > devices and printers
click add a printer, turn on your cheap printer.
it might show up as mpt II or PT-280_1E33 or PT-280_1E34, click it and hit next
then it'll want a passcode.
it should be 0000 or 1234, if you got a manual, check it if its not one of those
hit next and the window closes
back in devices and printers, find the newly added printer, whatever name it showed up as.
right click and go to properties
find the services tab
it might lag or load for a bit
these cheap bluetooth printers seem to use COM ports. if you see COM 5, you're doing ok, if you see COM 3 you may have messed up? not sure
keep that window open
now for drivers
your printer might be branded, but the truth is that these come from a so-called 'sticker factory' where a company mass produces these and will put your companie's logo on there for a fee, so you'll see every chinese company logo variant on sites like aliexpress, wish, walmart, and other cheap sites
the real makers seem to be f2c technonogy .com
go there and find their driver page
the one pictured is
CX583
F2C
once you install the driver setup, a window will popup, READ THE AGREEMENT
then once you can select an operating system hit windows 10, if you're using that
under select printer dropdown, get the POS 58 series printer option (POS means point of sale, but peice of $#!& works too)
click begin setup
don't click anything else!
you might be able to get away with unselecting 'set as default printer' but if you've been at this for hours.... just don't mess with anything
if a printer popup with the titles POS - 58, click ok to close it , and finish on the driver setup
now, you should have the properties tab for the [whatever name it was here] printer still open, if you closed it, reopen it
keeping it open, open the POS-58 properties page and click 'ports'
look for COM5 , check the box and click apply and ok
now reopen the pos-58 properties and click test page
it will do NOTHING for a moment
look for a light or a blue light on your printer
it should start printing
if not, you might need to remove all these printers, and start over... I sure had to a few times.
you'll have a windows test page, but if you want to try something else, turn off the printer and press both the power and feed tape button (might be mode or select) press both and it'll turn on and print a diagnogstics page
and viola, it might have worked
TIPS
you're probably gonna get frustrated. set aside time to do this, it won't be as quick as you expect.
in some parts I might have said 'properties' but meant 'printer properties' . sorry about that. check both.
you can configure some settings by Printer properties > device settings, but the diagnogstic paper mentions other settings..... please let me know if you figure out how to change them.
good luck! it took me a bit to find this. I hope this doesn't get deleted because this woulda helped me when I was frustrated looking for how to set these d#@*( things up
remember me.
gerry

Category: Computer: Windows