tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31682698507228907102024-03-06T11:19:36.588+08:00Technology Chatting with JackJacky Tsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15372104426691451092noreply@blogger.comBlogger130125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3168269850722890710.post-60160039319482231112018-01-09T14:01:00.000+08:002018-01-09T14:01:25.253+08:00SOLVED! TFTP Server Unreachable When Updating Cisco SwitchesWhen updating the firmware and bootcode of your CISCO switches or routers, TFTP is very useful. Sometimes, even the only option available. But, many have my same problems of upgrade failed with error <span style="color: #93c47d;">"Tftp server unreachable." </span>This is how I've just fixed my problem with TFTP server this morning...<br />
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I'm using <b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Solarwinds TFTP Server</span></b>, you may download it for free from the link below:<br />
<a href="https://www.solarwinds.com/free-tools/free-tftp-server" target="_blank">https://www.solarwinds.com/free-tools/free-tftp-server</a><br />
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The installation is straight forward, and the default settings are good to run. (so, I won't explain much here). The main point is <span style="color: #93c47d;"><b>your Windows firewall needs to be configured correctly</b></span> to make it works, or it will block your FTP access.<br />
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<b><u>Steps:</u></b><br />
1) If you have a 3rd party firewall, temporarily disabled it. (Or, if you know how to make a firewall exception to allow the TFTP service app to communicate. If so, follow the principles as below)<br />
2) I assume your only Firewall is Windows Defender. On Windows search box, <span style="color: #93c47d;">search for "<b>Firewall</b>"</span> and click on <b><span style="color: #93c47d;">"Allow an App for Windows Firewall"</span></b>.<br />
3) Press <b>Change Settings</b>, then press the <b><span style="color: #93c47d;">Allow another app... </span></b>button<br />
4) Press<b><span style="color: #93c47d;"> Browse</span></b>, and select the SolarWinds TFTP Server service, named "<b><span style="color: #93c47d;">SolarWinds TFTP Server.exe</span></b>"<br />
5) Go back to<b> <span style="color: #93c47d;">Network Types</span> </b>button and select the network environment that you wants to have the firewall rule applied. It must match your current network. If not sure, you may click Private and Public.<br />
6) Click<span style="color: #93c47d;"> <b>Add</b> </span>and then <b><span style="color: #93c47d;">OK</span></b>.<br />
7) Start your Solarwinds TFTP server and start the CISCO firmware and bootcode upgrades.<br />
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The principle is to configure your firewall to allow communication of your TFTP server. However, the default settings e.g. for Solarwinds, is just allow access to the Configuration interface app but no firewall rules being created for the actual TFTP server service.<br />
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<br />Jacky Tsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15372104426691451092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3168269850722890710.post-57982751236158673032017-12-05T13:53:00.000+08:002017-12-05T13:53:38.462+08:00SOLVED! Very Slow Open an Excel FileYou may not believe, there's one more causes to Excel taking a long time to open a file, one unlikely reason - audio card driver!! Check if you're using <b><span style="color: #93c47d;">Realtek audio</span></b>.... if so read this...<br />
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Reference:<br />
<a href="http://www.dell.com/support/article/uk/en/ukdhs1/sln306701/slow-performance-issues-in-excel-when-opening-saved-files?lang=en" target="_blank">http://www.dell.com/support/article/uk/en/ukdhs1/sln306701/slow-performance-issues-in-excel-when-opening-saved-files?lang=en</a><br />
<br />Jacky Tsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15372104426691451092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3168269850722890710.post-44220301931085491772017-12-05T11:25:00.001+08:002017-12-05T11:25:31.996+08:00SOLVED! Cannot Open Excel File by Double Click on ItA number of users recently experienced this - when open an Excel attachment from Outlook or double click on an Excel file in Explorer, Excel starts as blank, the file is not opened.<br />
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Probably, a setting of Excel checked - <b><span style="color: #93c47d;">"Ignore other applications that use Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE)"</span>.</b> You can find the setting from <span style="color: #93c47d;"><b>Excel Options - Advanced</b> - scroll down under <b>"General"</b></span>. <span style="color: #3d85c6;">Un-check it.</span><br />
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<b>Note:</b> DDE is being exploited and there is higher security risk by leaving this setting unchecked. That may also be the reason why recently this setting is being checked by some security updates.Jacky Tsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15372104426691451092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3168269850722890710.post-76774796226577543642017-07-23T10:18:00.003+08:002017-10-03T09:17:51.775+08:00SOLVED! Transferring SMS, photos, videos and other files over Wi-Fi connection<br />
This is my update of method of transferring files from one phone to another - <b><span style="color: #93c47d;">CLONEit</span></b>!<br />
<a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lenovo.anyshare.cloneit" target="_blank">https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lenovo.anyshare.cloneit</a><br />
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This is a powerful tool for cloning your old phone to new in easy steps. So, just ignore my previous post below. You may also like to try another good tool from the same company - <b><span style="color: #93c47d;">SHAREit</span></b> - <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lenovo.anyshare.gps" target="_blank">https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lenovo.anyshare.gps</a><br />
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<b><span style="color: #ffd966;">[my old post below]</span></b><br />
Just got a new smartphone, moved my 2 SIM cards and memory card to the new phone. But, my SMS messages are all gone. Also, my pictures and videos on the old phone is not transferred.<br />
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The Android Gallery is not quite helpful in transferring my media files.<br />
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<span style="color: #93c47d;"><b>SOLUTION</b>:</span> <b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">ZenLink</span></b> from ASUS is used to transfer my pictures, videos and other files from my old phone to new phone. It does not matter if your phone is not ASUS. It works for all phones, I believe. Just install ZenLink on both your new and old phones, moving files over your home Wi-Fi is easy!<br />
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<a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.asus.zenlink&hl=zh_HK" target="_blank">https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.asus.zenlink&hl=zh_HK</a><br />
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Then, what about my SMS messages....<br />
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<b><span style="color: #93c47d;">SOLUTION:</span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">SMS Backup & Restore</span><span style="color: #93c47d;"> </span></b>is another app that makes the work easy. You can make backup of your SMS and call records to your Google Drive. Then, restore on your new phone.<br />
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During the transfer process, the app will take over your default messaging app. Don't worry, after the transfer, simply uninstall the app and give your default app back the control.<br />
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<a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.riteshsahu.SMSBackupRestore&hl=zh_HK" target="_blank">https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.riteshsahu.SMSBackupRestore&hl=zh_HK</a><br />
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Happy, happy! Now, my new phone is ready!Jacky Tsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15372104426691451092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3168269850722890710.post-15532739634810114352017-06-27T13:20:00.001+08:002017-06-27T13:20:24.318+08:00SOLVED! Running WhatsApp on My iPad Safari or ChromeWhatsApp works great on iPhone or an Android smartphone. However, if you have an iPad, you may be frustrated of not able to run WhatsApp on iPad. But, here's a workaround using web version of WhatsApp.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #93c47d;">Using Safari: </span></b>If you go to <span style="color: #ffd966;"><a href="http://web.whatsapp.com/" target="_blank">web.whatsapp.com</a></span>, you will notice that you are being re-directed to the homepage of WhatsApp and the WhatsApp Web simply will not load.<br />
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At the top right corner of Safari, find and tab on the<b> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">"Share"</span></b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> icon (square with up arrow)</span>.<br />
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From the "Share" menu, find and tab on the <b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">"Request Desktop Site"</span></b> option.</div>
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Now, Safari loads again the web.whatsapp.com webpage but this time will load the WhatsApp Web instead. Follow instructions to add the device linked to your phone with WhatsApp. Remember, you should have WhatsApp installed on your phone first. Well, that's how WhatsApp is working.</div>
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Note that the web version of WhatsApp has some limitations compared to the app version. Also, at the left panel, you will have to <b><span style="color: #ffe599;">tab 2 times to select,</span></b> instead of one time in the normal WhatsApp app.</div>
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<b><span style="color: #93c47d;">For Chrome: </span></b>If you choose to use Chrome on iPad as your web browser, the way to load WhatsApp web is the same. Just the "Request Desktop Site" is under the 3 vertical dots (...).</div>
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Jacky Tsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15372104426691451092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3168269850722890710.post-83214652697369368812017-06-20T16:25:00.004+08:002017-06-20T16:25:35.552+08:00SOLVED! "Outlook blocked access to the following potentially unsafe attachments" message in OutlookJust handled a troubleshooting... when sending an email with an email as attachment, the one received the email cannot find the attachment. Instead, Outlooks showed a message...<div>
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Google....most people recommend to create a registry key to Outlook to avoid blocking of certain file extensions, which will work in most cases:</div>
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<a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/829982/-outlook-blocked-access-to-the-following-potentially-unsafe-attachments-message-in-outlook" target="_blank">https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/829982/-outlook-blocked-access-to-the-following-potentially-unsafe-attachments-message-in-outlook</a></div>
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Sadly, in my case, it didn't work. </div>
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<b><span style="color: #ffd966;"><u>SOLUTION:</u></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #ffd966;">Finally, the fix that works for me... the attached email has a NAME TOO LONG, I need to change the name to<b> a SHORTER name</b> before sending. That's the fix in my case!</span></div>
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By default Outlook uses the "Subject" of the message as the filename of the attached email. So, change the "Subject" to a shorter one.</div>
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This simple fix does not even need a registry edit or install a software!</div>
Jacky Tsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15372104426691451092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3168269850722890710.post-41651956177988981602017-03-23T13:43:00.000+08:002017-03-23T13:44:12.775+08:00[SOLVED] ASUS Monitor Cannot Show Everything, Or Shifted to One Side<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Like monitors of other brands, there's kind of "<b><span style="color: #93c47d;">Auto Adjust</span></b>" feature on the monitor itself, not on Windows. Find the button on the monitor itself to do this.<br />
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For ASUS monitors, there's a button looks like this. <b><span style="color: #93c47d;">Press and hold it for about 4 seconds.</span></b><br />
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<br />Jacky Tsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15372104426691451092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3168269850722890710.post-90319531681662928232017-03-14T11:45:00.009+08:002017-03-14T11:45:45.536+08:00[SOLVED] Outlook When Pressed "OK" ...error message "The end date you entered occurs before the start date"After I've changed my signature in Outlook and mail fonts in "Options", once I pressed OK, this is the error message:<br />
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: lighter;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">"The end date you entered occurs before the start date"</span></span><br />
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Yes, this is very annoying! Here's the fix...<br />
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In "<span style="color: #93c47d;">Outlook Options</span>", at the left side find "<span style="color: #93c47d;">Calendar</span>". Then, at the top, can you see the "Work hours:" with the<span style="color: #93c47d;"> "Start time" </span>and <span style="color: #93c47d;">"End time" </span>right below it? Now check, if the "Start time" is later than the "End time", the error message will show. Change it for example to<span style="color: #93c47d;"> "Start Time=8:00 AM" and the "End time=5:00 PM"</span>.<br />
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I just wonder, can Microsoft be more creative and helpful to auto-fix it!Jacky Tsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15372104426691451092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3168269850722890710.post-56189240175943827902017-03-14T10:16:00.000+08:002017-03-14T10:16:01.403+08:00[SOLVED] Windows Live Mail Show Only Progress Window or Like "Freezed" When StartupThis morning a client called, saying her Windows Live Mail is not working... when it starts, only see the progress window of error mail sending, it didn't load Windows Live Mail...<br />
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After some checking, I saw multiple instances of "wlmail.exe" in the task manager. "End Task" of these mal-functioning executables bring the Windows Live Mail back to normal. Of course, a reboot will also solve the problem...<br />
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Happy that I checked the task manager instead of uninstall and re-install Windows Live Mail or even editing registries.... ;>Jacky Tsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15372104426691451092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3168269850722890710.post-60359364628955590222017-03-01T13:25:00.003+08:002017-03-01T13:25:39.599+08:00[SOLVED] Lenovo ideapad Boot to BIOS Failed<div dir="ltr">
When I'm trying to boot to BIOS on my ideapad <u>S210</u>, it simply go directly to Windows 10. It's something to do with the "shutdown" mode of Windows 10, which is not really a normal shutdown, but like a sleep mode.</div>
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<b>1)<span style="color: #93c47d;"> Restart </span></b><span style="color: #93c47d;">Windows 10</span>. (Again, a shutdown in Windows 10 is hibernation)</div>
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2) <span style="color: #93c47d;">Press <b>F2</b> </span>(or, <b><span style="color: #93c47d;">FN+F2</span> </b>if you have a keyboard with function keys in orange text). Besides, if you just want to change the startup boot device, it's F12.</div>
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Now your ideapad should be able to boot to BIOS.</div>
Jacky Tsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15372104426691451092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3168269850722890710.post-72359643227552441762017-02-26T22:48:00.000+08:002017-02-26T22:48:12.005+08:00[SOLVED] MyTVSuper Cannot Install Silverlight on my Apple MacbookTo run myTVSuper on Safari, I need to install Silverlight. However, macOSX just not allow the install with a message:<div>
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<span style="color: #ffd966;">"silverlight.pkg" can't be opened because it was not downloaded from the App Store</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffd966;">Your security preferences allow installation of only apps from the App Store...."</span></div>
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When I go to "<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">System Preferences</span></b>", "<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Security & Privacy</span></b>", under "<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">General</span></b>", <b>there is <u>no option</u> of "<span style="color: #93c47d;">Allow apps downloaded from: Anywhere</span>"</b>.</div>
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2) Type "<b><span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">sudo spctl --master-disable</span></b>" (this disable the standard Gatekeeper security mechanisms in Mac OS)</div>
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It's seemingly a known problem of Outlook:<br />
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However, the fix offered by Microsoft is really too much complicated and hard to follow. In my case, since on my mobile device and web mail the emails are good and the latest, the simplest way to fix it is to go to the Account Settings on my Outlook desktop application, remove the account and re-create a new one.<br />
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I'm using Outlook 2003, if you're using a different version, principle the same:<br />
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Go to "<b><span style="color: #93c47d;">File</span></b>", press the "<b><span style="color: #93c47d;">Account Settings</span></b>" button, choose "<b><span style="color: #93c47d;">Account settings...</span></b>". Under "<b><span style="color: #93c47d;">E-mail</span></b>" tab, select the email account having problem (in my case the Hotmail account), press "<b><span style="color: #93c47d;">Remove</span></b>" button.<br />
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Now,<span style="color: #93c47d;"> <b>restart </b>Outlook</span>. Again, go back to the same "<b><span style="color: #93c47d;">Account Settings</span></b>" page. Press the "<b><span style="color: #93c47d;">New...</span></b>" button and step by step setup your email account again.*<br />
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*if you've started 2-step verification, likely you have to go to your Microsoft account (web page), and under "<b><span style="color: #93c47d;">Security & privacy</span></b>", "<b><span style="color: #93c47d;">More security settings</span></b>". Click on the "<b><span style="color: #93c47d;">Create a new app password</span></b>" and use this password for Outlook application to connect to your email account, instead of using your normal Microsoft login password.<br />
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Once account settings completed and good, all your emails will be back.<br />
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<br />Jacky Tsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15372104426691451092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3168269850722890710.post-69630492000008322412016-09-19T14:38:00.003+08:002016-09-20T08:28:07.224+08:00[SOLVED] "tool dl image fail, uboot is blocked by dl info" Error MessageAfter re-flashing the ROM of my Lenovo s650, that is the message after rebooting my smartphone. - <span style="color: #45818e;">"tool dl image fail, uboot is blocked by dl info"</span> To fix the issue, you need to re-flash your smartphone using the <b><span style="color: #45818e;">smart_tool.exe,</span></b> with the options DA DL Checksum checked.<br />
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(1) Go to the Smart Phone Flash Tool (SP Flash Tool), click on the <b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Options</span></b> menu<br />
(2) Click on the<span style="color: #6aa84f;"> <b>Download </b>option</span>, <span style="color: #45818e;">check "<b>USB Checksum</b>" and "<b>EMMC Checksum</b>"</span>. Close the window.<br />
(3) On the<b> <span style="color: #6aa84f;">Download</span></b><span style="color: #6aa84f;"> tab</span>, right below the "Download" button, select from the drop down box "<b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Firmware Upgrade</span></b>"<br />
(4) Repeat the same procedure as your previous flashing. After a successful flash ROM, the smartphone should work again.Jacky Tsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15372104426691451092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3168269850722890710.post-10599091685608770182016-09-19T13:52:00.001+08:002016-09-20T12:46:53.689+08:00[SOLVED] Flashing a New ROM to My Lenovo S650 SmartphoneThere are different reasons why a user will want to flash a new ROM (system) to his smartphone. For me, the simple motivation is that my Lenovo S650 is sadly not with Play Store...yes, very bad, which is very common for a phone from China - with the Play Store taken away!<br />
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The first thing you do is to find a new smartphone Android system (the ROM file).<b> Simply google it</b>, search for your model, like in my case, search <span style="color: #3d85c6;">"</span><span style="color: #45818e;">Lenovo S650 ROM download</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">"</span>. The search result shows a number of links to download. Be careful of some websites which may like to trap you to advertisement or getting your information instead of generously helping you...<br />
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<b><span style="color: #f1c232;">(5)</span></b> Go to the "<b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Download</span></b>" tab, press the "<b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Scatter-loading</span></b>" button. Select the scatter file, which is located inside the folder of the extracted ROM file. It's named like "<span style="color: #45818e;">MTxxxx_Android_scatter.txt</span>".<br />
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From the menu, select "<b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Options</span></b>". In the Options window, select "Download" at the left side, check both options for "<b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">DA DL All with Checksum</span></b>". Close the Options window.<br />
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Just below the "Download" button, there's a drop down box. Select "<b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Firmware Upgrade</span></b>".<br />
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<b><span style="color: #f1c232;">(6) </span></b>Press the "<b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Download</span></b>" button. The application is now stand-by waiting until a smartphone is detected as plugged into the computer USB port.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #f1c232;">(7)</span></b> Remove the battery from your smartphone. <span style="color: #6aa84f;">Press and hold the </span><b style="color: #6aa84f;">Volume Down or Volume Up key while </b>connecting your smartphone to the computer using a USB cable, until the flash_tool application showed the status change as the smartphone is detected.<br />
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Additional Reference: <a href="https://androidmtk.com/" target="_blank">https://androidmtk.com/</a> provides useful information on the MTK flash tools.</div>
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Jacky Tsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15372104426691451092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3168269850722890710.post-80564080901690487852016-08-17T12:40:00.001+08:002016-08-17T12:40:22.378+08:00[SOLVED] iPad with Trackpad or "Mouse"When working with iPad, I always miss my laptop especially when I need to accurately position the cursor when editing text... until this discovery!...<br />
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Jacky Tsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15372104426691451092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3168269850722890710.post-87518160971919835952016-08-17T10:47:00.001+08:002016-08-17T12:34:30.843+08:00[SOLVED] Free 100GB Space for Microsoft OneDriveIf you have your OneDrive free account downgraded to a 5GB plan, you're not alone. But now, there are available a number of ways to add free space to your OneDrive. One way is that if you have a Samsung smartphone or tablet, there's a chance that you are actually entitled to the 100GB free space bonus.<br />
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After successfully applied, the bonus offer should be reflected on your OneDrive account.<br />
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There are a number of other vendors out there offering similar bonus space. Try google them... ;><br />
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<br />Jacky Tsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15372104426691451092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3168269850722890710.post-2888575109430880682016-07-07T22:02:00.000+08:002016-07-07T22:02:11.092+08:00[SOLVED] My iPad's Keyboard Does Not Have Arrow Keys If you have been using a hardware keyboard for your work, you might wonder why there's no arrow keys on the iPad's software keyboard. Although you can tab the cursor at a certain point, all too often it is just not accurate enough.<br />
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<br />Jacky Tsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15372104426691451092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3168269850722890710.post-10242513728137404032016-06-29T09:18:00.000+08:002016-08-17T10:37:31.606+08:00[SOLVED] Microsoft OneDrive Downgraded to 5GB Free SpaceStarting July 2016, Microsoft will downgrade its OneDrive free plan to 5GB. If you have more than 5GB of files in OneDrive, you will not be able to change or add anything in OneDrive and all your files will be set to READ ONLY. Sorry.... this is now a trend that service providers like Microsoft and Evernote are moving people to paid subscriptions instead of a free plan. If you are happy to pay a modest fee to Microsoft, you do not need to continue your reading here... just subscribe and you're good. Otherwise, check out for more options...<br />
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One option, <b><span style="color: #93c47d;">if you need storage space less than 15GB, switch to use Google Drive</span></b>. Or, you may carefully group your files and put them in different cloud services like Dropbox, Box, or even iCloud, etc... if you do not mind all the troubles. <b><span style="color: #93c47d;">A quick way to reduce your storage size, move all your pictures and videos to an external hard disk instead of putting them in OneDrive.</span></b></div>
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If you are thinking of buying a new phone, you may consider ASUS, which offers 100GB Google Drive space for about 2 years. I am sure you can find similar offers from other vendors, ...</div>
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Honestly, no free lunch. Yet, also time for us to rethink how we are using cloud services. At times, we have to admit that we have entered a kind of "lazy" mode and abusing others' "kindness"...</div>
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Jacky Tsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15372104426691451092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3168269850722890710.post-73166472818769370822016-06-16T19:00:00.003+08:002016-06-16T19:00:50.118+08:00SOLVED! Windows 10 Blue Screen of Death When Watching TV<br />
I'm using MediaPortal for a few months watching TV, without any problems. After upgraded to Windows 10, MediaPortal continues to work without a problem for many weeks. But just recently, after watching TV for a while, Windows crashed with BSOD... with a message "<b>Your PC ran into a problem and needs to restart...</b>"<br />
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Interestingly, watching web-based TV (Adobe Flash) also crashed Windows...so it's NOT APP. Hard Disk check reported no error. It does not look like hardware failure. <span style="color: #93c47d;">And, weird enough, when running Media Portal or web-based TV on my <b>first monitor</b>, Windows did not crash.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Ah....<b>driver problem</b>! My second monitor is with an updated NVIDIA driver.</span></div>
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Download a copy of the latest GeForce 210 driver from official website - http://www.geforce.com/hardware. Installed it... tested....</div>
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Jacky Tsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15372104426691451092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3168269850722890710.post-82841166834905358712016-05-23T15:22:00.001+08:002016-05-23T15:22:03.325+08:00SOLVED! Microsoft Internet Explorer Not Working After Upgrading to Window 10After upgrading to Windows 10, the default browser is Edge. However, many websites are still not compatible with it. Very frustrating is that my old Internet Explorer 11 is not working, it keeps loading and just a BLANK PAGE...<br />
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If you have similar experience, this may help...<br />
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First, you need to find Internet Explorer in Windows 10, click on the magnifying glass at the bottom left corner of Windows 10. Type "Internet Explorer".<br />
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<span style="color: #ffe599;"><b>Wait! ...</b>. </span>instead of left click on it, <b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">RIGHT CLICK</span></b> on "<span style="color: #6aa84f;">Internet Explorer - Desktop app</span>" and select "<b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Run as Administrator</span></b>". Now, something different happened, the page loads! Also, some websites with special add-on or plugin modules now works fine! One example, TVB's Pearl channel works properly - <a href="http://mytv.tvb.com/tc/live/pearl" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">http://mytv.tvb.com/tc/live/pearl</span></a><br />
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<br />Jacky Tsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15372104426691451092noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3168269850722890710.post-40756207460578964752016-02-06T21:30:00.001+08:002016-02-06T21:30:10.374+08:00SOLVED! Skype failed to start or connect to server on Windows 10After upgrading my Windows 7 to Windows 10, Skype failed to work or connect. Even after reinstalling with the latest Skype, it won't work with the following screen..."Sorry, we couldn't connect to Skype." Actually it is nothing to do with Internet connection...<br />
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To solve the problem, this is what I've done:<br />
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<li>Start <span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-weight: bold;">Task Manager </span><span style="color: #a2c4c9;"><i>(Windows Key+X, or right click on the time at bottom right corner)</i></span>, find "<span style="color: #b6d7a8;"><b>Skype</b></span>". (Press "More details" if you cannot find the app)</li>
<li>Right click on "<span style="color: #b6d7a8;">Skype</span>" and select "<b><span style="color: #b6d7a8;">Properties</span></b>"</li>
<li>In the "Properties" of "Skype", go to the "<b style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #b6d7a8;">Compatibility</span></b>" tab.</li>
<li>Check the box "<b><span style="color: #b6d7a8;">Run this program in compatibility mode for</span></b>", and select "<b><span style="color: #b6d7a8;">Windows 7</span></b>" from the list.</li>
<li>Restart your Skype or restart your computer.</li>
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Jacky Tsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15372104426691451092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3168269850722890710.post-45194383064916925282016-02-03T16:46:00.001+08:002016-02-03T16:46:47.252+08:00SOLVED! Missing Windows Media Center in Windows 10Windows Media Center is not part of Windows 10, you have to look for alternatives. My choice, <b>MediaPortal</b>, which is free of charge and as powerful and feature-rich as Windows Media Center.<br />
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My primary use of Windows Media Center is for watching TV. Here are some simple steps to configure your MediaPortal so that you can use it to watch TV with the TV capture card.<br />
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<b><u><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">INSTALLATION</span></u></b><br />
1) Download a copy of the MediaPortal. My choice is <b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">MediaPortal 1</span> </b>(although MediaPortal 2 will also work)<br />
Download link - <a href="http://www.team-mediaportal.com/mediaportal-download" target="_blank">http://www.team-mediaportal.com/mediaportal-download</a><br />
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2) Run and finish the installation. Basically you will accept all default settings.<br />
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<b><u><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">TV SERVER CONFIGURATION</span></u></b><br />
3) After installation, you will see "<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">TV-Server Configuration</span></b>" on your desktop. Run it to start configuring MediaPortal server end.<br />
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a) On the left hand side, expand "<b><span style="color: #93c47d;">TV Servers</span></b>", select your <b><i>computer name</i></b> and select the <b><i>TV capture card</i></b> detected (if your TV capture card or USB dongle is not detected, you may have to go to device manager and have the driver updated) Select "Country" of where you're, press the "Scan for channels" button. It will take some time, be patient.<br />
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b) Now, on the left hand side, expand "<b><span style="color: #93c47d;">TV Channels</span></b>", checked if the detected TV channels have been mapped to the card. If not, do it.<br />
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c) On the left hand side, expand "<b><span style="color: #93c47d;">DVB EPG</span></b>", select "TV Epg grabber", make sure all the channels are checked for the "Grab EPG for these channels". This allows you to grab the electronic program guide, which is built into app.<br />
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d) Close and save settings for the "TV-Server Configuration".<br />
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<b><u><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">TV PLAYER CONFIGURATION</span></u></b><br />
4) From your computer desktop, find another app called "<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">MediaPortal Configuration</span></b>". Run it and start in "Expert mode". Here you can adjust various important settings.<br />
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a) <b><span style="color: #93c47d;">General\Startup/Resume Settings</span></b> - look for "Start screen", here you can change to the default monitor to display your live TV. This is very useful if you have multiple monitors and you want to default your TV to display on a certain monitor.<br />
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b) <b><span style="color: #93c47d;">General\Keyboard Default Shortcut</span></b> - here are some shortcuts keys you will love to remember<br />
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c)<b> <span style="color: #93c47d;">TV/Radio\TV</span></b> - under "General settings" tab, look for "When entering the TV screen", checked "Turn on TV" and "Directly show fullscreen TV". Under "Subtitle settings" tab, add your preferred languages for subtitles.<br />
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5) Press "OK" button to save changes.<br />
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<b><u><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">READY TO START TV PLAYER</span></u></b><br />
6) Now you are ready to start MediaPortal to watchtower TV. Double click "<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">MediaPortal</span></b>" on Desktop, click on "TV" and press enter (***I hate the problem here that you might find it difficult to start TV, the mouse and keyboard just mess up a bit, take some practice...***)<br />
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Just ENJOY your live TV using your TV capture card or dongle now!!<br />
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<br />Jacky Tsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15372104426691451092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3168269850722890710.post-16466254200538263902016-01-29T19:11:00.000+08:002016-02-06T21:26:47.218+08:00SOLVED! Chrome failed to work after upgrading from Windows 7 to 10Though with a guarantee of app compatibility, two out of the four machines failed have the Chrome worked properly after upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 10....that's sad....;<<br />
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<b><span style="color: #b6d7a8;">Reinstall Chrome </span></b>is the most natural fix, and it worked for one of the two affected computers.<br />
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However, like many other apps, problems like this can be <span style="color: #b6d7a8;"><b>workaround by using "Compatibility"</b></span> mode to start the app.<br />
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To solve the problem, this is what I've done:<br />
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<li>Start <span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-weight: bold;">Task Manager </span><span style="color: #a2c4c9;"><i>(Windows Key+X, or right click on the time at bottom right corner)</i></span>, find "<span style="color: #b6d7a8;"><b>Google Chrome</b></span>". (Press "More details" if you cannot find the app)</li>
<li>Right click on "<span style="color: #b6d7a8;">Google Chrome</span>" and select "<b><span style="color: #b6d7a8;">Properties</span></b>"</li>
<li>In the "Properties" of "Google Chrome", go to the "<b style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #b6d7a8;">Compatibility</span></b>" tab.</li>
<li>Check the box "<b><span style="color: #b6d7a8;">Run this program in compatibility mode for</span></b>", and select "<b><span style="color: #b6d7a8;">Windows 7</span></b>" from the list.</li>
<li>Restart your Google Chrome or restart your computer.</li>
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Jacky Tsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15372104426691451092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3168269850722890710.post-79247556404914811342016-01-29T19:03:00.002+08:002016-01-29T19:03:51.883+08:00SOLVED! Dropbox failed to sync after upgrading to Windows 10After upgrading my Windows from version 7 to 10, I noticed that Dropbox stopped functioning. It didn't get sync.<br />
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To solve the problem, this is what I've done:<br />
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<li>Start <b><span style="color: #b6d7a8;">Task Manager (Windows Key+X)</span></b>, find "<span style="color: #b6d7a8;">Dropbox</span>". (Press "More details" if you cannot find the app)</li>
<li>Right click on "<span style="color: #b6d7a8;">Dropbox</span>" and select "<b><span style="color: #b6d7a8;">Properties</span></b>"</li>
<li>In the "Properties" of "Microsoft OneDrive", go to the "<b style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #b6d7a8;">Compatibility</span></b>" tab.</li>
<li>Check the box "<b><span style="color: #b6d7a8;">Run this program in compatibility mode for</span></b>", and select "<b><span style="color: #b6d7a8;">Windows 7</span></b>" from the list.</li>
<li>Exit your Dropbox and start it again; or restart your computer.</li>
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Similar fix also work for Microsoft OneDrive.</div>
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Jacky Tsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15372104426691451092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3168269850722890710.post-66246986639050686382016-01-29T18:57:00.002+08:002016-01-29T19:04:54.651+08:00SOLVED! Microsoft OneDrive Stops Working after upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 10After upgrading my Windows from version 7 to 10, I noticed that Microsoft OneDrive stopped functioning. Status as "<span style="color: #9fc5e8;">OneDrive not sign in</span>". Nothing in settings can be adjusted, all options greyed (disabled). The sign in screen of OneDrive failed to load, with a message, "<span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Loading...</span>" and stayed forever...<br />
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To solve the problem, this is what I've done:<br />
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<ol>
<li>Start <b><span style="color: #b6d7a8;">Task Manager </span><span style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span style="color: #a2c4c9;">(Windows Key+K)</span></span></b>, find "<span style="color: #b6d7a8;">Microsoft OneDrive</span>". (Press "More details" if you cannot find the app)</li>
<li>Right click on "<span style="color: #b6d7a8;">Microsoft OneDrive</span>" and select "<b><span style="color: #b6d7a8;">Properties</span></b>"</li>
<li>In the "Properties" of "Microsoft OneDrive", go to the "<b style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #b6d7a8;">Compatibility</span></b>" tab.</li>
<li>Check the box "<b><span style="color: #b6d7a8;">Run this program in compatibility mode for</span></b>", and select "<b><span style="color: #b6d7a8;">Windows 7</span></b>" from the list.</li>
<li>Restart your Microsoft OneDrive or restart your computer.</li>
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Similar approach to set "Compatibility" mode for other apps like<b> Dropbox </b>also works well.<br />
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