Category: Misc

This post will help you fix an error while you try to insert an image or any media in a WordPress post using your browser. Though, this error might be due to a temporary http request mishandling by your hosting server, it might as well be due to memory constraints within your WordPress installation.

Let us try and fix this issue with the steps mention herein.

Fix: http error while uploading images to a WP post

Method 1 : Change the memory limit in your WordPress configuration

Required : An FTP client and a text editor
While I prefer using CoreFTP and notepad or notepad++, any FTP client or editor will do the job.

• Login to your FTP server
• Locate “wp-config.php” file
• Right click the file and click on edit
• 
• Insert the code as highlighted in the image above

define( ‘WP_MEMORY_LIMIT’, ‘256M’ );

Save the file and overwrite it, if prompted.

Method 2: Logout and Log back in

• Log out of your WordPress
• Log in again
• Try to upload the image to check if it works

Hope this solves the issue, if not please use the comment or contact section to contact me and I will try my best to solve it for you.

EMCO MSI Package Builder – Hassle Free Way to Silently Deploy Applications

What you would do if you’ve to visit each system residing on the network just to install one or two applications?? Obviously, you can do this if the number of systems were fewer or there are merely any need for installing applications. However, this seems quite challenging and full of trouble if you’ve repeat this task over and over again. Need of a tool has been arisen that could saves you from such repetitive activities and automates the whole task of deploying applications on networked computers.

I’ve recently came across a tool entitled EMCO MSI Package builder that offers flawless operation of remotely deploying applications as much as you want. It’ll take your traditional setup files (EXE format) into account and make it ready to install on computers connected over network without needing any interaction from end user part.

What is MSI Packages?

MSI is a windows installer file format that is used to package almost any type of setup files to perform installation on the client computer. MSI files can be used for remote application deployment, performing storage related tasks and removing bogus or any other desired programs from the targeted computer. This will save your ample amount of time by collecting multiple setup files into one single package and perform installation one by one.

Need of MSI Package Builder Tool

MSI Builder tool is designed to help support professionals and network administrators in managing applications on networked computers like install, repair, update or remove programs. It offers an easy to build operation of creating MSI packages and easily distributing it over network.

You can find more details on converting exe to MSI over here:

http://emcosoftware.com/msi-package-builder/convert-exe-to-msi

Anyone can choose to create and distribute MSI packages using changes tracking technology or manually by using visual editor, the said two methods are inbuilt into the application and can be used as per requirement.

The most important and worth noticing features is its capability to perform silent installations on network computers. Silent signifies that the created MSI packages will be distributed on computers using Microsoft Group policy and doesn’t requires any participation on the end user side.

What all it takes?

 

From the above figure, you can have a clear idea about everything you’ll need to perform silent remote installation of any applications. Just define the project name, choose source location of targeted setup file you are going to deploy, system platform and few more. After which, tool will begin creating MSI package for that particular application and let you deploy it freely on any system. Below mentioned link contains the detailed step on how you can easily create MSI packages along with its distribution:

http://emcosoftware.com/msi-package-builder/create-msi-package

Final Thoughts

EMCO MSI Package Builder is a powerful installation authoring tool that provides unique capability and functionality to support engineers and helps in greatly reducing overall effort and time in distributing applications over networked computer. Basically, this application is available in two versions: Professional and Enterprise. The company also offers 30 days free evaluation period for this application to test it yourself and decide.

Have you ever tried any such tools or experienced difficulties in remote application deployment, feel free to share it with us!!

After reading this post you will be able to fix an issue with your Internet Explorer, where Internet explorer might crash when you try to play an online video. You might also experience some freezes or crashes during online video playback in Internet Explorer. This guide, to some extent, will also help with other browsers.

Problems

• Video freezes during streaming
• Video might give random errors
• Internet explorer might crash
• Black video screen
• Video might not start

Cause

• The required add on i.e. Adobe flash, Silverlight and Java might not be installed
• Hardware drivers might not be installed
• Problem with Browser

Resolution

Method 1 : Enabling Software Rendering instead of hardware

• Go to Internet Explorer
• Press ALT + X
• Click on Internet Options
• Click on Advanced
• Check the checkbox that says Use Software Rendering Instead of GPU rendering
• Press Apply , Ok

 

Method 2 : Installing Required Add-on

• If you are using a Video service like YouTube. You should download and install Adobe Flash Player
• Head over to http://www.adobe.com and download the Adobe Flash player
• Also, Download and Install Microsoft Silverlight ( http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/ )
• Also, Download and install the latest version of Java ( http://www.java.com/en/ )

If you have already downloaded and installed these, make sure that they are enabled :

• Go to Internet Explorer
• Press ALT + X
• Click on Internet options
• Click on Programs
• Click on Manage Add-ons

 

• Make sure the add-ons as highlighted in the image below are enabled, if not enable them
• Click on Apply, Ok

 

Method 3 : Compatibility mode

• Go to the Video streaming / service website
• After the URL is resolved, you will see a small icon as reflected in the image above
• Click on this Icon to enable compatibility mode for that website.
• Check if this solves your problem

 

Method 4 : Updating Hardware Drivers

• Go to your Motherboard / Graphic Card or system manufacturer’s support website
• Locate your Computer / Graphic Card or motherboard Model
• Select Graphic / Display drivers
• Download and Install them
• You can also go to Windows Update
• Click on check for updates
• Then, go to the Optional Updates section
• Check if a device driver update is available, check the checkbox
• Install

Method 5 : Reinstalling Internet Explorer

• Go to Control Panel
• Click on small icons/ category view in the top left corner ( or depending on your Operating system )
• Now Click on Turn Windows Features on and off ( Administrator privileges required )

• Uncheck the checkbox that says “Internet Explorer 9” (or the version installed in your computer)
• Restart your computer
• Follow all the steps from going to control panel –> Turn Windows Features On and off
• Check the checkbox saying “ Internet Explorer 9”
• Click Apply, OK

Hope this guide helped you, In case you have any queries / question, you can use the comment form below or email us at [email protected]

This guide is intended for users facing dead or stuck pixel on their LCD monitors. Sometimes we notice a little dampened area on our screen, or we see a bunch of spots where display is completely missing or is of some random colour ( Red, Green, blue ). Almost every screen out there has a few dead pixels or overtime you might notice a dead or stuck pixel on your screen.

Difference between dead & stuck pixel

A dead pixel can be seen a black dot on your screen. There can be one dead pixel or it may be a bunch of dead pixels.

Whereas a stuck pixel is a dot with either of the three colours i.e. red, green or blue.

Here are a few tools that will help in reducing or sometimes even almost fixing the issue to an extent & making it bearable to watch.

• JScreenFix
  I found this program very useful. My new laptop screen suddenly started showing me some dead pixels at random places. My warranty does not cover a few stuck or dead pixels. This program came to me as a life saver.
  Run this program from the owner’s website here. After Just start the app & keep it running for a while. It took me about 2 hours & almost all of my stuck pixels were gone.
• UDPixel
  This tool is almost equally useful & is very easy to use. Just head over to the official website by following this link. download and install the program. The best part about this program is that it helps you find dead or stuck pixels. If you see any dead or stuck pixel, just select the same amount of flash windows & place them where your dead or stuck pixels are and click on start.

Microsoft, the big software giant is well known for its range of products from Windows, Server, Office & Internet Explorer. Every big leap over the years has led to something new & useful for the software masses. Many of us know about the browser wars in the 90’s and about the success of Internet Explorer in the market. Way back in 1995 when IE was first introduced as a add-on with Windows 95 Plus! Pack, From then Internet Explorer has come a long way down the line and has transformed the online world to a common gateway for users around the world. People got a Platform that made internet accessible for them.

If we talk about the development and starting point for Internet Explorer, it goes back to 1987 when Mosaic was developed, Which was in fact the first web browser to use the graphical user Interface. Mosaic belonged to a company founded in 1980 called spyglass who later licensed the source code for Mosaic to Microsoft and we got our very own Internet Explorer. Since then IE has come a long back and now is the most secure and fastest browser anyone has ever used. Let me share with you the past which has given us the browser we call IE9.

Internet Explorer 1

Internet Explorer 1 came out with Windows 95 as a add-on ! IE 1.0 used to be just over 1 megabyte in size and enabled the user then to surf Internet easily. IE then didn’t had anything like a video or music playback option or even reading newsgroups or viewing graphics was not possible. Here goes a small preview of IE back then :

Internet Explorer 2.0

Soon after Internet Explorer 1.0, came Internet Explorer 2.0 within the same year 1995. Internet Explorer 2.0 included a lot more rich features like Support for JS (JavaScript), frames, cookies & designers tools for web developers to design much more secure and media-rich websites with tracking abilities. Internet Explorer was the very first cross-platform browser supporting both Windows & Mac.

 

Internet Explorer 3.0

Following the lead of Internet Explorer 2.0, the next year 1996 Microsoft came out with new & improved web browser which offered Internet mail & News 1.0. Internet Explorer revolutionized the world & more than 32000 copies were downloaded in the six hours of its release. More than 1 million copies were downloaded within the first week itself. Internet Explorer 3.0 was also able to display graphics and play audio file which was a big deal back then.

 

Internet Explorer 4.0

The very next year after the release of IE3.0 came Internet Explorer 4.0. With the release of IE4.0 Internet came to life when menus expanded with a click and images could be dragged. Active desktop was a Unique feature included in Internet Explorer 4.0 which enabled users to display Internet content on their desktop & used to update automatically as the content changed.

Internet Explorer 5.0

The Year 1999 came with a new era for browser industry. With the release of Internet Explorer 5.0 & its expanded programming capabilities e-commerce got supported. IE5 also supported bi-directional text which made IE5 the first ever browser to feature this important update for the International users who’s languages were written from right to left.

Internet Explorer 6.0

Internet Explorer 6 released in 2001 being a major change to how browsers behaved. IE6 attained a total market share of 90% during 2002 -2003. IE6 became the most widely used browser during its tenure surpassing IE 5.0. Internet Explorer 6 had Auto Image Resize, Images toolbar, Print preview and Media bar making it the entire Fun browser. IE6 came as the default browser with Windows XP. Some People around the world are still using IE6 which is on its countdown.

 

Internet Explorer 7

Internet Explorer 7 was a major update to how users surfed the web. IE 7 gave new dimensions to secure surfing with phishing filter, better & stronger Encryption. Internet Explorer 7 had a delete browsing history button which made Internet Privacy better in its own ways. Internet Explorer 7 also introduced tabbed browsing that helped users get more in less time. Internet Explorer 7 gave its users the true Web 2.0 experience.

 

Internet Explorer 8.0

The year 2009 came with one of the most secured browsers the IE8 that has revolutionary security and privacy features like InPrivate browsing & SmartScreen Phishing filter protection. Internet Explorer 8 introduced some great new features like Web Slices, Accelerators & automatic tab crash recovery. IE8 still being on the market and being one of the most commonly used browsers changed the way we surf Internet

 

Internet Explorer 9

Windows Internet Explorer 9 has a streamlined look and many new features that speed up your web browsing experience. IE9 features new browser controls. You can find most command bar functions, like Print or Zoom when you click the Tools button and your favourites and feeds appear when you click the Favourites button. Internet Explorer 9 also enables you to Pin your most regularly used websites to taskbar. Internet Explorer 9 also features a download manager that helps you download and keep track of all your downloads.

Internet Explorer 9 supports several CSS3 properties and has improved JavaScript performance. IE is also the first hardware-accelerated graphics, text & video rendering browser. IE9 also supports HTML 5 standards and has Web Open Font Format.

Internet Explorer 10

Internet Explorer 10 is the next & latest version of IE that is available right now with Windows 8 operating system as a default Install.

IE 10 has refined all the features of IE9 & adding features like Adobe Flash Integration. IE 10 also has a Windows 8 UI type browser edition and a standard one.

As Interesting feature in IE 10 is called Flip Ahead, that enables a user to view a multiple page website easily, letting the user to flip through pages instantly.

Internet Explorer 10 “Windows 8 UI” or “Metro” Screenshot

One of the most common reasons behind sudden shutdown of a computer system is heat. When the processor of a Laptop or Desktop Computer heats up, either due to dust or improper ventilation, a computer system puts itself into a thermal shutdown to avoid any damage to the hardware in your computer system. If proper maintenance is not provided to the computer overtime even the slightest change in weather conditions or even room temperature can add to the heating up of your computer processor triggering a thermal shutdown. Here are a few steps that can be applied to any computer, be it a laptop ( portable computer ) or even your home /office desktop.

• Keeping it Clean

• Many companies out there have a standard computer cleaning toolkit that you can buy. These cleaning toolkits come specifically for either a laptop or a desktop.
• Wipe the dirt of processor fan ( in a desktop )
• If you do not fear opening up your laptop a bit, open it & clean the Fan blades, Heat Vent & the Heat Sink with either a soft brush or a lint free cloth.
• Note: you should open your computer system at your own risk & author of this article will not be liable for any damage occurred while this operation.
• Using a Laptop /Notebook Cooler

• Lot of people use a External Notebook cooler that helps circulate air & keeps your laptop cool.
• Companies Like Cooler Master offer very good quality notebook coolers ( Cooling Pads )
• System Beeps & says CPU is heating up

• This is the point where you take your Laptop for a check-up at the Authorized Service Centre.

Desktop Systems

• For a Desktop system, you can clean almost every part very easily, specially the CPU Fan
• You can also try putting some thermal compound on your processor ( if you don’t know what & how thermal compound is applied, ask a expert professional or Search the internet for DIY guides)
• Install a better CPU cooler

• A lot of variety exists in Desktop CPU Cooler Range, select from simple Air Coolers or a Liquid Cooling solution.
• In some rare cases a failing Processor ( CPU ) might actually be the case for a thermal shutdown.