Category Archives: Technical

There was Tor browser. But KProxy (addon for Chrome & Firefox) is the best one I've used so far, on Firefox.  

A good tutorial start: http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/UploadFile/naresh.avari/develop-and-install-a-windows-service-in-C-Sharp/ I developed one to help shutdown my company computer at certain time everyday.

Version 12.1.6 (12.1 RU6 MP5) build 7004 (12.1.7004.6500) For some reason, this didn't install well on Surface Pro Windows 10 Pro. Error messages: "symantec endpoint protection cannot open because some symantec services are stopped. restart the symantec services and then … Continue reading →

Nice little handheld mobile jump starter for cars. I bought it a while back when my wife had trouble with jump starting car. It worked the first time we used it, very well. No need to borrow life from another … Continue reading →

No video Streaming, stuck at "Loading". Solution via online support page(top right corner of page "Enter Live Chat"), Christine: close GV main software. Go to C:\GV-800\WebTemp and delete all jpg & gif files (do not worry about its subfolders such … Continue reading →

Macro? Privacy? Solution: When opening in Excel, go to View > Unhide. Done.

In this case, Windows 10 might not remember the last login account, so it would default to a specific account, where there are more than 1 windows login account. NetPlWiz is the solution: run netplwiz check User Must Enter a … Continue reading →

There appears to be no such straight forward solution from Microsoft. There are third party software/plugins that do that and they are not free, not to mention some are complicated to use. The idea with Mail Merge is not just … Continue reading →

So I got this error when a developer was emailing me a js file: "Outlook blocked access to the following potentially unsafe attachments…" Solution (from: sitepoint): 1. Close Outlook 2. Run regedit.exe Navigate to: HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftOfficeXX.XOutlookSecurity Where XX.X indicates your version … Continue reading →

This is fun. First it was ClickOnce, where you can have setup program that updates itself when necessary on every run. Now, VSTO beats document level macro. Sample reference: 1. To create right click menu in Word in VSTO: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd554969(v=vs.140).aspx … Continue reading →