Category Archives: How-To

OwnCloud Upgrade to 8.1.4

This process is going to be a little weird so… Continue reading

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CyanogenMod for Amazon Kindle

I detail below the steps that are outdated to save you time. Continue reading

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Offline Multimedia on your Android Phone

When going on a road trip or just commuting daily, data plans and data connections are limited. Assuming you will always have access to 3G, 4G, or Wi-Fi is standard in urban areas but uncommon in tunnels or in the … Continue reading

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OwnCloud 8.1 Security & Setup warnings

In the Admin console, you might see Security and Setup Warnings after upgrading to OwnCloud 8.1. Here is how I removed the two I saw. Strict-Transport-Securty HTTP Header The “Strict-Transport-Security” HTTP header is not configured to least “15768000” seconds. For … Continue reading

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OwnCloud files not showing up on website

I went to my OwnCloud website after installing some apps and no files were showing. My desktop sync was also erroring. My Android app though could view/download/upload files. I tested through a WebDAV connection and that worked too, so at … Continue reading

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Android without Google

Android phones and Google are meant for each other, but not all relationships that are “meant to be” work out. I was able to divorce Google from my Android phone but it was a tough and soul-searching process. Having Google … Continue reading

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Audio Jack Crisis

Not many can say that the tip of their headphone’s audio jack has broken off from the body/sleeve of the audio jack and is deeply lodged into their iPad. However those that can could relate with the panic and fright … Continue reading

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Root access with CyanogenMod

When you install CyanogenMod now, it will seem as if you do not have root access. You actually do but CyanogenMod has turned that off. I was surprised and started trying to root my phone. Luckily, nothing bad happened but … Continue reading

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Install OwnCloud’s Self-Signed Certificate into Android’s Trusted Credentials

To get apps like DAVdroid and MyOwnNotes to connect to your OwnCloud server, you need to import the certificate into your Android’s Trusted Credentials. Android seems to have a bug because it will tell you that you have successfully installed … Continue reading

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Synergy – sharing your keyboard, mouse, and clipboard across computers

Having two computers at your desk does not mean two keyboards and two mouses. The software called Synergy hosted over on their webite can help you share your keyboard, mouse, and even clipboard across multiple computers. That is right, multiple, not … Continue reading

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IP Addresses in your OwnCloud config

This is a list of IP Addresses in your OwnCloud configuration Continue reading

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Domain Name for your Home Computer

There is a better solution than remembering your home IP address when you need to log into your home server. (I suggest OwnCloud). A long string of numbers is forgettable and changeable! You do not want to hard code your server … Continue reading

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Root LG G3 with Lollipop

It was annoying but you can root your LG G3 running Lollipop. I confirm it works for the T-Mobile American phone but the comments in the source confirm it works for almost any LG phone. I followed the same set … Continue reading

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Lollipop for T-Mobile LG G3 before OTA

So when I got the news that the T-Mobile LG G3 is finally getting the Lollipop update as an OTA update, I was happy. But I wanted it sooner than waiting for the OTA. So, I installed it via a … Continue reading

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ownCloud 8 and Tasks

As of March 7, 2015, ownCloud 8 does not ship with the Tasks app. The developer is working to make it ship with ownCloud 8 by default, but in the mean time, you can easily enable it yourself. Just follow … Continue reading

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