Technology

Google AdSense Code Breaks WordPress Customizer, Beaver Builder / Themer and Elementor Page Builders

It’s been a hair-pulling week, to say the least. About 1-2 weeks ago, I noticed some WordPress sites that I manage not displaying properly within Customizer. All other pages display properly. The issue was just isolated to individual blog posts and not across all sites either. The odd thing was, changing to the theme’s default […]

[RESOLVED] WordPress Bulk Edit Leads to HTTP ERROR 414

Something odd came up in WordPress and no amount of searching presented a real solution. When I Bulk Edited over 800+ posts and clicked “Update”, I would get a 414 error from the server. The exact error in Google Chrome was: This page isn’t working If the problem continues, contact the site owner. HTTP ERROR […]

A119 Pro Audio Too Soft – Troubleshooting

If you have not seen the audio comparison between the Viofo A119 Pro and A119 V2 dash cams, here is my comparison video between the two unit showing a significant lower volume level from the A119 Pro. In fact, here is the detailed review of the A119 Pro as it compares to the A119 V2. […]

Viofo A119 V2 versus A119 Pro Dash Cam

For almost a year now, I have been running the Viofo A119 V2 dash cam in our car. It’s been pretty flawless since the initial setup. Recently, Viofo reached out and asked if I would do a quick review of their most recent dash cam, the A119 Pro. Received the unit about 2 weeks ago […]

How to Watch CBC Olympics App While Away from Canada

During my wife’s previous out-of-country business trip, I setup a VPN (Virtual Private Network) for her to connect home so she can watch some FIFA World Cup Soccer when she had some down time. A VPN is needed yet again as she is now out-of-country for another work trip and the 2016 Olympics in Rio are happening […]

Apps To Take Facebook 360 Photos

By the time you finish reading this article, you will know how to capture and publish 360 images to Facebook using just your smartphone and a free app. Despite what so-called experts are telling us, you won’t need buy fancy and expensive cameras to make this happens. Here is how to do it. Facebook just launched 360 allowing users […]

Vostro 410 – The Ultimate Upgrade Guide (SSD, RAM, GPU + Xeon CPU)

It was only a few months ago that I upgraded an older Dell Vostro 410 desktop with an SSD. This was not the first upgrade for this aging PC as it was purchased from from Dell in 2008 but it was one of the best upgrades I have ever done. More on that later. Dell sold many of […]

SSD – The Best Computer Upgrade in the Last 20 Years

I have been using a computer since the 486 days and have upgraded every piece of hardware inside a PC. This SSD upgrade, by far, is the best upgrade I have ever experienced. There is no other hardware upgrade that have resulted in such a massive performance increase, hands down. Here is how I did it. It was that […]

Best Responsive WordPress Gallery

So I have been trying to beef up a website and was just not able to find an easy solution to manage WordPress galleries. Many have recommended that I use the powerhouse NextGEN plugin (with over 8 million downloads) but given the high importance of managing photos on a website, I wanted a solution that […]

The Best iPhone Accessory – EVER!

To be honest, I have seen this iPhone accessory at a few retailers in the past and was always intrigued by it; but never intrigued enough to make the purchase. As luck would have it, I happen to be on Facebook when Fido, my mobile provider, posted a giveaway. All I had to do was […]

[FIXED] iPhone 5 Battery Draining Very Fast

Since purchasing the iPhone 5, I have noticed something peculiar. The battery just seems to be draining much too fast. I did not measure CPU usage or minutes used but as someone with a technology background, something tells me that the battery life on my new iPhone 5 just does not seem to be performing […]

[FIXED] iTunes Home Sharing Losing Connection

Apple’s Home Sharing is a pretty powerful setup to share media on your home network; when it works that is. Unfortunately though, sometimes clients like an Apple TV would just lose connection and then complains that Home Sharing is not turned on. Sure enough, when you check iTunes, Home Sharing is not enabled. Here is […]

[SOLUTION] BlackBerry Cannot Log On to Exchange Server Error

For all Blackberry owners who are having issues with Desktop Manager syncing properly with Outlook, you may be getting this or a similar message “Cannot log on to Exchange Server error. Please check server access or provide a valid password.” Here is a quick fix that might help you get back on track. 1. Connect […]

How to Download Videos from an HD DVR / PVR

Recently, I ran into a major road block trying to record a few news clips from an HD DVR / PVR to a PC. A ton of research pointed me to try using firewire to download videos from the DVR to a PC. Unfortunately, there were no drivers available from Motorola for the […]

[SOLUTION] How to Tether an iPad 2 to an iPhone (including 3G & 3GS) without Jailbreaking

Mobile carriers that allow internet tethering gave iPhone users the ability to share their mobile internet connection with notebooks and tablets. This is game changing technology and has been proven very useful for users not near a Wifi hotspot or those who choose not to use a free hotspot connection. Currently, not many mobile carriers […]