Category Archives: Technical

It appears that the latest version, 11.5 or 11.1 of the logitech driver for webcams, for Quickcam Communicate STX in particular, would not support taking picture from Windows internal support of webcams (Right clicking on the webcam in my computer … Continue reading →

Finally, upgraded from version 1.1.* to 1.2.8. Now I can also embed Youtube clips with ease in addition to other elegant features.

In XP pro SP2, some client's wallpaper wasn't loading completely, showing only the top 10% of the screen. Occasionally, it was just a plain color with no background picture at all. One would have to manually refresh (F5) the desktop … Continue reading →

After detecting this site's robot stealing valuable resources (Dr. Tong's Seminary Lectures) from my site, I have created a ban script in /usr/bin using iptables to ban Metadata Labs from my server. My resources are free, but those that are … Continue reading →

After long searching here and there to purchase a Halogen Torchiere, I just realized it might have been banned, and I added the keyword "banned", voila! It is banned due to hazardous issues. compact fluorescent light, CFL, was recommended better … Continue reading →

I expected it was the low 128MB memory on my computer. But after skeptical research on the web, it turns out to be easily fixed by using a sound card with synthesizer built-in. The delay between pressing the key and … Continue reading →

Sometimes new hard drives connected to USB enclosure won't show up in window explorer even after it's been detected. This is because it has not been initialized and formated right. To do that: Right click My Computer -> Manager -> … Continue reading →

I recently learned of a new Chinese Input System called Sogou， 搜狗输入法. I was chatting with someone from China and asked him what input method he was using because I was going crazy using the slow Microsoft PinYin Method. It's … Continue reading →

I remember a friend of mine once mentioned that avocados are bad for health for it is high in cholesterol. I also remember I once heard that Japanese researchers have took the advantage of avocados to refine oil with lower … Continue reading →

Thanks to Bill Posters at http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=576507 I finally solved my USB problem after researching for a solution for 3 hours. here's the excerpt from Bill's post: " Pretty much exactly what happened to me. 6 USB ports on one pc … Continue reading →