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Facebook – adding photos to the profile photo strip

August 4th, 2011 · No Comments

When in your profile you should see the latest photos you uploaded, in the strip area, which is called “photo_bar” in the page code. When hovering the photos, there’s an X sign. Clicking on it removes the photo. Problem is, instead of seeing a new photo, you’ll just see a grey box. To add photos […]

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Midnight in Paris (2011)

July 5th, 2011 · No Comments

“A romantic comedy about a family traveling to the French capital for business. The party includes a young engaged couple forced to confront the illusion that a life different from their own is better.” This is the latest from Woody Allen and now one of my favorite movies of his. It’s a sweet movie and […]

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Biutiful (2010)

April 9th, 2011 · No Comments

This was one tough movie to watch. The story takes place in the dangerous underworld of modern Barcelona. The father , played by the excellent Javier Bardem (who also played the psychopath in Coen’s “Tough Country”) , is trying to make a living while take care of his children, trying to slalom between bribing the […]

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HTC Desire HD – Low speaker volume fix

February 3rd, 2011 · 2 Comments

I’ve been noticing my new HD been relatively quiet than I remembered. After a while I got to a conclusion that the installed radio app causes speaker and ring volume to drop drastically. Anyway, to fix the problem and get the volume back to normal, RESTART phone, that fixes the problem on android 2.2 phones. […]

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Flexi Classic Compact 3 Review – Retractable 5 Meter Leash for Large Dogs

February 1st, 2011 · No Comments

The Flexi classic compact 3 is a retractable 5 meter leash which comes in different sizes and leash length, for different sized dogs, I’ve bought it for my Libi which is a medium sized Lab, about 30kg. It’s a good brand choice for those who need a quality leash, it doesn’t tangle and is easy […]

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Windows 7 wakes from hibernation on itself (Or how to disable wake timers)

January 21st, 2011 · 2 Comments

As soon as I got my new Dell laptop, I set it up to my likings. One of the things I did, is setting what closing the lid does. In my case, I’ve set it up to hibernate. But strange as it is, I saw that when I get back at morning or after a […]

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Dell Inspiron Laptop Review – N5010 Intel i7 Q740

January 15th, 2011 · 4 Comments

Updated on Oct 2015 This is a Dell laptop review. I needed a new laptop for mainly office tasks, video editing, video conferences, etc. Its specs make it a good gaming laptop as well. You can find the technical specs further down this page. Here are my Dell laptop specs. If you’re looking for a […]

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Removing or Peeling off stamps from an envelope

January 10th, 2011 · No Comments

I’ve been collecting stamps since I can remember….but only now I’ve come to discover this new method of peeling them off an envelope. Until now I would just put them on a few drops of tap water. Problem is , this process is slow, and by the time the water penetrates to the glue area, […]

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Waterproofing a chimney

September 30th, 2010 · No Comments

This is an idea I thought about to seal and waterproof my fireplace chimney. Problem with using silicone and other sealants is that the chimney constantly moves. It EXPANDS when hot and SHRINKS when it cools down, so any attempt to seal the chimney and ceiling is temporary. Soon the heat and up-down movement of […]

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DIY – Build a homemade Guitar Hanger for wall

August 11th, 2010 · No Comments

If you’re the DIY person, here are simple steps to building a guitar hanger yourself. There are lots of ready to use ones, which are good and relatively cheap (I have one in my living room that holds the acoustic guitar), but this time I wanted to make one of my own for my studio. […]

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