Category Archives: computing
Windows error 0x800700FF when trying to play a movie
System files could be corrupt – one possible solution to this problem: Open CMD prompt (using “Run as Adminstrator”).Type ‘sfc /scannow‘ to check & fix system files.
Uploading a video to YouTube or Facebook freezes or stalls part way through upload and Chrome console shows ERR_HTTP2_PROTOCOL_ERROR – one possible fix:
The problem encountered: after trying to upload a video to YouTube or Facebook using a Windows 10 machine, the video upload freezes and gets stuck only a short way into the upload (eg. at the 5 or 10% mark) and … Continue reading
PHP RFC3339 date for Google Calendar API
$date = new DateTime(); echo $date->format(DATE_RFC3339);
PHP Find end of the month/last day of month
<?php echo date(“t-m-Y”); ?> The ‘t’ option of date returns the number of days in the month.
Windows XP fix firewall that cannot be displayed
Error message: “Windows firewall settings can not be displayed because the associated service is not running. Do you want to start windows firewall/internet connection sharing service?” Issues with a corrupted firewall can sometimes be fixed by rebuilding the Windows Management … Continue reading
Raspberry Pi Notes
Install FTP client: sudo apt-get install ftp
Set time zone Raspberry Pi
sudo dpkg-reconfigure tzdata
Unbrick Netgear Router
http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/18989/kw/wndr4500%20corrupted%20firmware%20recovery%20tool%20lost%20cd
Responsive Notes
Twitter Bootstrap – responsive framework.
Mobile web dev
Viewports: CSS: Place before any media queries. @viewport { width: 480px; zoom: 1; } Meta tag (better support): <meta name=”viewport” content=”width=320″> <meta name=”viewport” content=”width=device-width”> <meta name=”viewport” content=”width=320,initial-scale=1″> // Set zoom to full size <meta name=”viewport” content=”initial-scale=1″>