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Read more about the article VirtualBox Delete Oldest Snapshot

VirtualBox Delete Oldest Snapshot

  • Post author:larry
  • Post published:Dec 24, 2015
  • Post category:Cloud/IT/Software/System/Virtualization

Issue: Deleting the oldest snapshot of virtual machine in VirtualBox is often difficult, sometimes there is error with detail "more than one child hard disk". Solution: Open VirtualBox control panel,…

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Read more about the article Lyx Can’t Apply Change to Document Settings

Lyx Can’t Apply Change to Document Settings

  • Post author:larry
  • Post published:Dec 20, 2015
  • Post category:Application/IT/Software

Issue: Whenever adding a new file, document->settings can't make any change as the "Apply" and "OK" button are grey out. Also, there is error: "Package keyval Error: No value specified…

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Read more about the article Demystify iCloud Sync

Demystify iCloud Sync

  • Post author:larry
  • Post published:Dec 13, 2015
  • Post category:Cloud/IT/Network/OS/OSX/System

Issue: Uploaded keynote file to iCloud through safari, after a day the iPad still could not see it when clicking the "+" sign at top left corner of Keynote in…

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Read more about the article Google Chrome Not Start Only Flicking

Google Chrome Not Start Only Flicking

  • Post author:larry
  • Post published:Dec 12, 2015
  • Post category:Application/Internet/Software/Virtualization

Issue: Starting Chrome in Windows 7 guest from Virtualbox happens to see only flicking windows with flashing rate around 2-4 rounds per sec. Solution: Turn off hardware acceleration in Chrome…

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Read more about the article Gmail Authentication Issue

Gmail Authentication Issue

  • Post author:larry
  • Post published:Aug 12, 2015
  • Post category:IT/Network

Issue: Gmail Account cannot be accessed from KMail. Solution: Login to Google account from Chrome Visit Google's supporting page for less secure apps Select: Turn on Access for less secure…

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Read more about the article iOS Plays Youtube offline

iOS Plays Youtube offline

  • Post author:larry
  • Post published:May 14, 2015
  • Post category:Application/IT/Multimedia/Software

Issue: Suddenly the iOS apps Watchlater which is supposed to download videos from various video sites including Youtube to device could not download any more. Then install another apps, Ultratube…

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Read more about the article zPanel Mailbox Quota Limit

zPanel Mailbox Quota Limit

  • Post author:larry
  • Post published:Mar 28, 2015
  • Post category:IT/Middleware/Software

Issue: Email dropped silently or bounced back with notification: Your message to [<[email protected]>] was automatically rejected: Quota exceeded (mailbox for user is full) It happened on mailbox of zPanel. Solution:…

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Read more about the article Blog Visitors Doubled

Blog Visitors Doubled

  • Post author:larry
  • Post published:Feb 27, 2015
  • Post category:Application/CMS/IT/Software

Wow what a WordPress plugin! Shareaholic doubled the visitors over-night from 9 to 19. Lovely features include Mobile-device friendly and does not affect the look and feel of the blogs and…

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Read more about the article WP-Courseware LaTex Integration

WP-Courseware LaTex Integration

  • Post author:larry
  • Post published:Feb 19, 2015
  • Post category:Application/CMS/Entrepreneur/IT/Software/Tech

Background: Tried Quiz Master Next plugin for WordPress with some Math quizzes with success. However, this plugin has no feature to let users to upload image file for quiz, i.e.…

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Read more about the article Ugly Font Appearance in Linux

Ugly Font Appearance in Linux

  • Post author:larry
  • Post published:Feb 7, 2015
  • Post category:IT/Linux/OS/System

Issue: Suddenly found that the Serif fonts appeared in Linux is uglier than those appeared on Mac OS X. Solution: Configure Desktop by enabling Use sub-pixel rendering, and choose Slight…

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