Miscellaneous Simple Solutions
How to open 001 file with 7-zip. The following simple solution covers opening or extracting split files that use numbered extensions like .001, .002, .003, .004 etc. These archived files have been “split” by number into separate parts using a “file splitter”. Each numbered file contains only a part or piece of the whole program. …
Block AdSense Ads with Opera. Unlike Firefox and Chrome, the Opera Web Browser can be setup to block Google AdSense Ads without the need to use a plugin. Enabling Opera to block AdSense Advertisements is a simple process that can be done via advanced preferences as I will explain in the following tutorial. How to …
Roku remote won’t turn on tv; What do you do when your Roku remote no longer works to Control your TV Power and Volume? I’ve encountered this issue twice now, on two separate Roku/TV setups. Previously the remotes worked fine to Power On/Off the TV and control volume. But for no apparent reason, they just …
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Is your pool chlorine level NOT registering after shock? If your free chlorine levels PPM (Parts Per Million), are not rising with your test strips after extensive shocking, you’re not alone. This is a common problem that many pool owners face at some point in time. Usually early on and within the first year of …
How do you Replace a Toilet Flapper? Generally, when a toilet tank begins to intermittently fill with water (the aftermath of flushing) when no one is using it, this is a sign that the toilet flapper needs replacing. Modern toilet flappers are made of soft rubber and can last many years. However, using harsh chemicals …
Change Boot Drive Lenovo Yoga. In the following tutorial, I’ll show you how to quickly access the Boot Manager to Change the Boot Device on a Lenovo Yoga 710 Laptop. For example, you might want to boot from an external USB drive instead of your local hard drive. Perhaps you wish to boot from a …
The other day I realized my Uconnect 8.4 clock was running slow. It seemed the time on the Uconnect system kept creeping back several minutes per hour. I could adjust the time, and it would inaccurate several minutes later. Even after a full system reset. Finally, I stumbled upon a soft reset solution that appears …
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Recovering a Bricked Uconnect 8.4 after failed Uconnect software update. While attempting to install “SIRI UPDATE FOR UCONNECT® 8.4A_RA3_16.13.13_MY13_&_M14” via a USB flash drive, I encountered the error “Sierra Wireless: bolo file install failed”. The update process went smoothly up until Unit number 10 of 11. At step 10, Unit Name: Embedded Air Card, the …
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In the following simple solution, I will show you how I temporarily fixed Adsense Notifier 0.9.8 to work with Firefox 3. The Adsense Notifier is an addon for Firefox that displays Adsense statistical information in the Firefox status bar. This Allows an Adsense user to view their earnings at a glance instead of logging into …
The New 17 inch Unibody MacBook Pro by Apple has finally arrived. Adopting many of the key features that make the New 15 inch MacBook Pro so unique. Features such as an LED display (with full HD resolution), all aluminum Unibody construction, Etched Glass Track Pad (Track Pad is the button) and dual nVidia 9400M …
In the following simple solution, I’ll show you How to Fix a Stuck Pixel on an LCD monitor. A stuck pixel differs from a dead pixel in that, in most cases, a stuck pixel can be fixed while a dead pixel cannot be fixed. A dead pixel will generally appear as a black dot that …
It is easy to Embed Mp3 Music, Audio Files, or Songs on a Website or Webpage, so that your visitors can choose to play music in the background while they browse your site. This can be accomplished via the embed tag. However, some browsers like Firefox might not be natively hooked to a default media …
It is good practice to use preventative measures to Protect your Facebook Account from Hackers. After all, fixing or even regaining access to a hacked Facebook account becomes much tougher after an account has been compromised. I am one that feels the more features available in an internet application, the more the security risk, and …
In the following simple solution, I cover how to Open SFV files. These are files with an .sfv extension. SFV stands for Simple File Verification and is commonly used as a CRC hash checkfile to ensure that a download has not become corrupt or damaged. There may be times when you stumble upon an archive (.ZIP, …
If YouTube Videos are playing sound but not playing video, and instead you see a Green Screen, the following simple solution is for you. I have personally experienced the Green Screen video playback issue (videos showing green and wont display) shortly after updating Adobe Flash Player. As it turns out, correcting a simple Abobe Flash …
In the following simple solution, I’ll show you how to Convert Doc to PDF files using the Open Source PDFCreator. I stumbled upon this PDF Creator tool while I was doing some research for a client who was looking for an offline tool he could use to convert his document files into PDF (Portable Document …
