Category: Fixes

Huawei Mate 9: issues installing some apps from Google Play Store

The day finally came. I bought a Chinese-branded phone.  And. It. Is. AWESOME.  6GB RAM, 128GB internal storage.  It’s enough to make a person drool. So what’s my first step on getting my new phone set up?  Installing my apps, of course!  That’s where my great plan hit a snag.  I noticed that I could

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Cr48: Official response to Chromebook battery charging problem

Some Cr48 owners have reported an issue with not being able to charge their Cr48 properly.  Sadly, I too now have this issue.  Basically, when you plug in the charger it is supposed to charge.  (Yeah, a shocker, I know.)  However, with this problem, the Cr48 doesn’t seem to do anything when you plug in

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Fix: Problems with Visual Basic 6 / ADO / MDAC after installing Windows 7 Service Pack 1

Have you been successfully compiling programs using Visual Basic 6 under Windows 7 in the past, only now to find that the following events now occur: programs using Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) / MDAC now crash with an automation error when running on Windows XP? the Package and Deployment Wizard hangs after you select

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Nintendo DS Lite top screen replacement

Have you ever failed at something more than once, but kept trying in hopes that it would eventually stick and you’d get it right?  Sure, we all have.  Usually it’s not something involving replacing a DS Lite screen.  For me, this is my third time.  *sigh*

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Fix: previously working LCD monitor won’t power on

Problem: You’ve been using your LCD monitor all day long with no hint of a problem.  You leave for two minutes to get a cup of coffee.  When you come back your LCD is off.  You didn’t turn it off.  Your cat didn’t turn it off either.  When you try to turn it back on

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