Update 2014-12-03: I have a new, better, simpler fix for this. Earlier this year the original solution I had stopped working. The problem is the electrical contacts (little circular pads for each button on the inside of the fob) were slowly disintegrating. You can tell because the black part is starting to wear through. While…
Super Glue
I often find myself using super glues to fix delicate things. I often think I can fix a circuit board, like say my car key fob, by faking soldering by using super glue to hold the metal contacts together. It’s not necessarily always successful. Everyone knows Krazy-brand glue and everyone also knows it’s pretty cheap stuff. It doesn’t really live up to its promises. So I googled around and I found some more options.
Dealing with Rogers Sales Department?
Dealing with Rogers Sales? Leverage. Maintain some form of leverage when dealing with Rogers. This is a brief history of my recent dealings with the Rogers Sales Department.
Fix for Firefox Freezing
Firefox has long had an issue with freezing/hitching. Here’s the fix: Go to about:config, search for browser.sessionstore.interval and set it higher than its default (10000). The units are milliseconds (divide by 1000 to get seconds). I prefer to set it to 60000 or greater.
Pando Media Booster settings? Check your Control Panel.
Stuck using Pando Media Booster to download some software? Don’t worry, you can uninstall it after it’s done. And if you need to change its settings, go to your Control Panel and it should be there. You’ll be able to change its max upload speed and whether or not it launches when windows starts. While Pando Media Booster is ill-conceived software and quite suspicious, it doesn’t appear to be malware. Once you’re done with it, throw it away.
GOG.com releases King’s Quest 1-2-3 Collection
GOG.com has released King’s Quest 1, 2 and 3 as a collection. They had previously released a King’s Quest 4, 5 and 6 collection.
Loituma. Techno. Brilliant.
Loituma. Techno. Brilliant.
GOG.com releases Total Annihilation
GOG.com does it again with the sweet release of Total Annihilation – Commander Pack. Kudos to GOG for cranking out the hits.
GOG.com releases original Serious Sam – The First Encounter
GOG.com just released Serious Sam – The First Encounter. This is the original version, not the HD version on Steam.
LiliAna Rose: There’s something special going on here.
Check out LiliAna Rose, a young folksy youtube phenomenon. There’s a certain special quality to her style, her voice and her delivery. There’s something quite refreshingly authentic about both herself and her music. She’s definitely not your overdone, teenie starlet, like so many pop acts these days. Her first release, Postage Stamp, was a short and sweet number of raw yet appropriately folksy, popsy music. Definitely check her out if you’re a fan of plain good old passionate singing, song writing and honest delivery. Her originals section on her youtube page is a treasure trove for decided fans, as well.