Windows 10 laptop suddently needs to boot csm mode
I recently bought a new asus laptop with windows 10 on it. I did a reinstall (of windows 10) and I have been using it after that for about a month or 2. Suddenly it boots only to the bios. When I was checking the boot options, none was there. Also my date time was reset. So I assumed that it was a h...
Wassup with detecting JavaScript?
I'm building a web site. My plan for dealing with the "no-JavaScript" browser is to write the code so that it loads for that user. The first thing JavaScript does when it starts is change some settings so that the site uses the features of JavaScript. My HTML code is similar to: <body> <div class="c...
USB 2.0 DAC amp will not work on USB 3.0 hub but it will work on USB 2.0 keyboard hub connected to the same USB 3.0 hub
The problem setting involves 4 devices: I have tried the usual uninstall everything and system restart including all system USB controller drivers. When I plug the Fulla into the Anker USB hub, the device is not recognized. When I plug it directly into the Das Keyboard or the X1 Carbon laptop, the S...
Folders turned to file - all files from them lost
Here is what's happened: usb drive (FAT32) got pulled from Mac w/o eject. 2 folders became 0byte files. Miraculously, no errors in FAT!!! And that is the problem! File recovery soft (CnW fully licensed, ZAR demo, Recuva demo etc) ca ot find them folders and their files, like they were never there! T...
QEMU/KVM: USB3 passthrough to FreeBSD
I'm making my first steps in FreeBSD, so please excuse any possible "linuxism". My goal is to run FreeBSD 10.2 inside virtual machine with QEMU/KVM and allow USB3 network card passthrough from the host to make it the only available WAN interface. To start QEMU/KVM I run the following: kvm -m 4096 -s...
Object required error
Forgive me for trying to get into something way above my skill level but I am trying to write a macro in VBA to send data to a website and collect a quote and retu it to the workbook but I keep getting an "object Required" error. As I said I am above my skill set and it is probably a pretty easy sol...
CPU usage of named daemon on CentOS 6
I'm having an issue with the name server daemon using up more CPU than I can understand. I got to this issue while trying to figure out why the VPS I'm ru ing feels slow. First off, the problem of named having a high-CPU usage is not new: this question provided me with steps meant to fix the issue. ...
Can I disable the image smileys in the Chrome Hangout app?
First, I don't mean stopping the conversion of the text I type like this question asks. Second, by "Chrome Hangout app", I mean this, the exte al window, ru ing in Microsoft Windows. I hate these emojies therefore I don't use them. However, other people do. I want to disable the little pictures of s...
Cpu shows very lows temperatures
i just build a new computer: CPU:Intel Core i5 6600k MOBO:GA-Z170X-GAMING 5 (REV 1.0) COOLER: Cooler Master EVO 212 The problem is that i got impossible low CPU temperatures on my system (-1°C, -5°C , 0°C, 3°C ), even on, and before the cpu stress test (TJ MAX set to 85° celcius). On maximun stress,...
CD /d failing inside a .cmd script
I'm stu ed with a glitch I've come acrosswhile creating some network traffic capture scripts (.cmd)Windows NT6x, Windows 7 and up (tested in Windows 7/8/10) A plain simple: CD /d x:nettools is not working to change to "x:" driveand jump to foler "nettools"also no error is reported (not even in ERROR...
Subnetting Router with Passthrough Modem
In my home, I have a modem co ected to the Inte et, and I have a wireless router co ected to the modem. It was working fine. I took some notes a while back when I first got it configured, but I am not sure if these were the latest settings. Modem IP Address: 192.168.2.254 / 255.255.255.0 DHCP Range:...
Block Whatsapp Voice Calling
We are using Whatsapp (Android) to communicate with our customers and would like to block the Voice Calling (VOIP) feature on the app since we route all voice calls through our PBX. I do not want to use older version of the app as suggested on some Inte et Forums, and since Whatsapp does not provide...
Photoshop: flip brightness while preserve the color
as the title is saying. Using Photoshop, I want to invert the luminosity of my image using adjustment-layers, while the colors stay the same. So here is my example image: Dark Background (it's totally black in this example) Light Text (it's totally black in this example) two glowing edges To explain...