How to repair an LG LCD TV main board. This is a simple method to fix a TV or other electronic device with bad solder connections. The TV I fixed is an LG 42″ LCD TV Model 42LD550-UB.CUSWLHO. Symptoms The TV would power on and the LG Logo screen with the clock would appear. It…
Continue readingThe Orange Pi is a SoC (Single Board Computer) that is similar to a Raspberry Pi. They are so many different versions that is can be confusing figuring out which Orange Pi is right for your project. The official Orange Pi website does not have a compare feature, and there is not a good list…
Continue readingTo change the Time Format on the YoHo Band2 just Press the main button for 3 – 5 Seconds. The display will change and you should now see AM or PM at the top and the steps should now also be displayed at the bottom. I bought this generic Fitness Band / Smart Watch on…
Continue readingI’m working on a little Raspberry Pi project and I hope to add some simple verbal commands to it. I’m currently playing around with some Open Source Speech/Voice Recognition tools (Also known as Speech To Text or SST). My goal is to adapt the VoxForge to the voices of my family. First I tried Pocketsphinx…
Continue readingConfigure USB Webcam Microphone on RASPBIAN JESSIE I had a Microsoft LifeCam HD 3000 laying around so decided to use it on a Raspberry Pi project. The webcam is Plug and Play, but the microphone does not work by default. Goal: I wanted the default audio input to be the Built-In Webcam Mic, and the…
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I recently purchased a 1995 Chevrolet Van G20. It’s a Cool Custom Conversion by Turtle Top. On the way home with this new toy, the Blower Fan stopped working. This van has front and rear A/C. The rear fan was still working, but the main fan in the front that blows air out of the vents…
Continue readingList of Windows Environment Variable Commonly used variables used in Windows Batch Scripts, etc… Variable Description Example Value %ALLUSERSPROFILE% Path to the All Users Profile C:\Documents and Settings\All Users %APPDATA% Path to location of default applications data store C:\Documents and Settings\JDoe\Application Data %CD% Path to the current directory c:\windows\system32 %CMDCMDLINE% Path to the command line…
Continue readingFixing Sudo in Fedora Core Here’s how to get SUDO working in Fedora Core Linux Senerio/Problem So you just installed a fresh copy of Fedora Core Linux. Everyone knows you aren’t supposed to use root (Don’t they?). During the installation you created a new user named superman. You finish the install, and logon as…
Continue readingi386 i486 i586 i686 x86-64 IA-64 CPU, Processor, Architecture, i386, i486, i586, i686, x86-64, IA-64 Do I have an i386, i486, i586, or i686 processor? Is my CPU 32-Bit or 64-Bit? I have been asked these types of questions many times, especially when it comes to Linux because some rpm and deb packages are optimized…
Continue readingList of Windows keyboard shortcuts Improve your computer skills. These keyboard shortcuts can speed up your everyday computing. Don’t let your mouse slow you down! Windows Keyboard Shortcuts EVERYONE Should Know! CTRL+C (Copy) CTRL+X (Cut) CTRL+V (Paste) CTRL+Z (Undo) CTRL+A (Select All) Windows Keyboard Shortcuts Every Professional Should Know! ALT+TAB (Switch Between Open Windows) ALT+F4…
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