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Author Archives: Brian Agrawal Goodacre
Case positions for Overhead CodeDodger wireless keypad
When trying to set up a new Overhead CodeDodger wireless keypad (with buttons for “SET” and “PRGM”), it is very important to understand what the instructions mean by an “open” case. This is best seen at night when the buttons … Continue reading
UHD 4K @ 60Hz Checklist to Get Your Monitor Working to Its Fullest
A 4K monitor that is running at 30Hz is choppy and jumpy. Everyone wants the full 60Hz for the smooth mouse scrolling. But 4K 60Hz is so much data that needs to be transferred so quickly that every hardware and … Continue reading
Recover a Windows 10 admin account by clearing its password
My family had Windows 10 laptop and forget the admin account’s password. Without a backup USB drive or a way to reset the password using Windows Live account tools, I had to figure out another way to get into the … Continue reading
Posted in How-To, Windows
Tagged admin account, Lazesoft, password, USB drive, Windows, Windows 10
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Move Google Contacts to Nextcloud Contacts
The process is easy. Go to the Google Contacts website: https://contacts.google.com/ Expand “More” and select “Export”. Export all or some of your contacts, but select vCard format and save to your Desktop. Go to your Nextcloud website’s Contacts app: https://<your-nextcloud-website>.com/index.php/apps/contacts. … Continue reading
Posted in How-To, Nextcloud/OwnCloud
Tagged Android, caldav, contacts, export, Google Contacts, import, nextcloud, Nextcloud contacts
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Add Nextcloud calendar to Google Calendar
Below is how to see (read-only) your Nextcloud calendars in Google Calendar. I do not believe Google supports writing to Nextcloud calendars from Google Calendar. This example is for my Calendar “Example Calendar”. From the calendar app page: https://your-nextcloud-server.com/index.php/apps/calendar/ Under … Continue reading
Posted in How-To, Nextcloud/OwnCloud
Tagged calendar, Google Calendar, nextcloud, Nextcloud calendar, webcal
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SmartRG router cheatsheet
The SmartRG router (supplied by Sonic ISP) has a bad user interface. There is no easy mode, just very network centric terminology to maneuver. Local Server Walk-through Let’s say you plug in your laptop to Ethernet or connect to the … Continue reading
Posted in How-To, Networking
Tagged cheatsheet, connected devices, local network, MAC address, Networking, router, SmartRG, Static DNS, Static IP
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SmartRG network hard drive – SAMBA version too old
The SmartRG router (supplied by Sonic ISP) has the option of mounting a hard drive for access by all computers on the network via the SAMBA protocol. But the SmartRG router supplied has an old version of the SAMBA protocol, … Continue reading
Posted in How-To, Networking
Tagged network drive, router, SAMBA, SmartRG, Windows 10
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Nextcloud on AWS with S3 and Lightsail
Running a Nextcloud instance in AWS rather than at your home has some benefits: S3 storage means unlimited storage Static IP Fast bandwidth Always able to SSH into machine and restart it I suggest this blog that provides a few steps … Continue reading
Posted in AWS, Nextcloud/OwnCloud, Reviews
Tagged AWS, dot.tk, lightsail, nextcloud, s3
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Factory Resetting Nexlux LED Light Strip
The Nexlux LED Strip Lights sold on Amazon have a confusing set of “How to restore factory settings?” instructions First, to add a device, install their app (Magic Home Pro app on Google Play or Magic Home WiFi on App Store) and … Continue reading
Posted in Hardware, How-To, Reviews
Tagged Alexa, Amazon, Factory Reset, IoT, Magic Home, NexLux
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Google Location Sharing Review
Google’s version of Apple’s Find My Friend is Google Location Sharing. You can set this up to share your location with friends for a limited amount of time, or you can set it to always share your location with family … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged Android, Glympse, google, Google Location Services, google location sharing, iOS
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[NO SOLUTION] Lenovo Thinkpad shuts down after exactly 30 minutes
I recently received a rather new Lenovo Thinkpad Ultrabook for free because the machine running Windows would shut down after 30 minutes exactly. It was running Windows and I thought it was a problem with Windows, well… Installing Linux, it … Continue reading
Saving Tree Style Tabs into Bookmarks with Firefox
On Firefox, my favorite add-on is Tree Style Tabs (download), because you can see all of your tabs and their names tabs have hierarchy (parent > children > grandchildren) Once you use it, you will always want to use it, especially … Continue reading
Posted in Desktop Apps, How-To
Tagged add-ons, bookmarks, extensions, Firefox, tree style tabs
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NAT Loopback on Xfinity
The current Xfinity routers (end of 2017) do not support NAT Loopback and have no options for enabling NAT Loopback. What is NAT Loopack? NAT Loopback or Hairpinning is when Device_A behind a router tries to access another Device_B behind … Continue reading
Posted in How-To, Networking
Tagged DNS, DNS Server, Hairpinning, NAT Loopback, router, VPN, Xfinity
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Man and Keyboard 