Trick to Use PO Box when PO Boxes are Not Allowed
A postal worker showed me how to use a PO box when PO boxes were not allowed..
Fix “Failed to Lock the File” Error on VMWare Workstation 12
One of my testing/sandbox computers, that’s not running on a UPS, was unexpectedly powered off the other day when a falling tree branch in my neighborhood took out a power line. Hours later when the power was back and I turned on my computer, one of my virtual machines running on VMware Workstation 12 wouldn’t … Read more
Text Tool Converter – Replace Spaces with Hyphens and Condense
Text Tool Converter will replace Spaces with Hyphens, coverts non-hyphen dashes to hyphens, and can condense consecutive hyphens.
Updated: Fix Plex Roku 2 Glitch and Crash after Firmware 7.7 Update
Recently my Plex app for Roku 2 XD started crashing after a minute or two of playback. Since it was on my toddler’s Roku I just started using Netflix and figured the problem would work itself out. Cut to a month later and my kid being utterly sick of her “Bo on the Go”, “Little … Read more
Roku Secret Settings Codes
I just discovered these “secret codes” for Roku to access hidden menus and settings while trying to fix my Roku after the “7.7” update that made my Plex app start crashing. Roku Secret Settings Platform Secret Screen (Temperature, Network/IP/SSID/WIFI Details) Roku LT, Roku 2 XS, and Roku 3 generally run at 40-45C Code: Home:5x, FF, … Read more
Finally Fix Cortana Search Crashing after Two Characters Typed on Windows 10
Yesterday my computer started exhibiting this bizarre behavior where typing two characters in the Cortana Search would crash the entire Taskbar – typing in the start button area would have the same behavior. I immediately tried the basic things first like restarting Cortana, Windows Explorer. I checked Services to make sure the Search service was … Read more