Erase the HDD with KillDisk
I want to introduce a software, KillDisk. I used it to wipe out or erase an HDD. I have an HDD with a Smart Warning. Western Digital WD Caviar Green. WD20EARS, 2.0TB SATA/64MB Cache. Product of Thailand Date: 19, Jul...
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Problem of Sogou Pinyin IME
I used Sogou Pinyin IME for many years. It is easy to use. Save your time, the conclusion is: Do not use Sogou Pinyin IME. https://shurufa.sogou.com/ Here is the problem I found last month. The blue circle with the mouse...
Program ESP32 CAM with YP-05 FTDI
I bought an ESP32-CAM board and an FTDI (YP-05) board in July. It was hard to find time to play them until yesterday. Here is what I got. ESP32-CAM board $5.53 for the ESP32-CAM WiFi Module and OV2640 Camera Module....
How to upgrade Minecraft Java server to 1.20.5 or 1.20.6 from 1.20.4
Hay, if it is a regular upgrade of the Minecraft Java server edition, I won’t write a post here. Because it is quite straightforward. Say a normal upgrade. ssh to the server with Putty. sudo /opt/minecraft/tools/backup.sh sudo service minecraft stop...
CPU I choose for Windows 2K VM and Windows XP VM
Two weeks ago. I am going to do some old-school stuff. The Windows 2000 and Windows XP SP3 installation. I am going to show you the CPU type I chose for them, for reference the CPU type. Here is some...
Enable Audio on Guest Windows XP in Proxmox VE system
Here is the situation. The host is the Proxmox VE system. The guest system is Windows XP SP3. The problem is I can play sound in this Windows XP. I know the noVNC has no sound. How to enable audio?...
Upgrade the M.2 SSD
Here is the simple way to upgrade the old 250GB NVMe M.2 SSD to a new 1TB NVMe M.2 SSD on my desktop PC. The problem is that only one M.2 slot on the Motherboard, ASUS Prime B450M-A II. Before...
Upgrade my Calibre installation to the Latest Calibre 7.0
It is v7.0 now. Calibre is the only eBook management tool I am using for many years. Yesterday, I upgraded my installation to the lastest version 7.0. Let me have a look at the new features. Category notes You can...
Full Error Scan on the 1TB Toshiba hard drive
Today, I leave the error scan running on my computer. The hard drive, 1TB Toshiba 2.5″, took from Xbox One S. It took over seven hours to finish. The report as below. HD Tune Pro: ExternalUSB3.0 Error Scan Scanned data...
How to share the Printer to Windows 10?
Here is the scenario. Two computers are connected in the Lan. PC A is Windows 11 box. A printer, Canon MF4450 is attached to this Windows 11 PC through a USB cable. PC B is Windows 10 Home Edition. I...
Use my Wii Remote to play Wii games on Dolphin Emulator
Here is a simple guide for my record. I learned it from another player. First, to play the Wii game on PC, I need Dolphin Emulator. I download it from its official site. The latest version is Dolphin 5.0-18498 build. ...
Git Commands I used often
I use Git almost every day. I still can not remember them. Here are some commands I used often and some not that often. INSTALLATION & GUIs Git for All Platforms http://git-scm.com SETUP Configuring user information used across all local...
Upgrade pfSense from the Community Edition to pfSense Plus
I am using the pfSense Community edition for a few months. It is great. I like it. When I read the Feb. 14 post on the Netgate official blog, I know I can upgrade to the pfSense Plus without a...
How Can I Update npm on Windows 11?
My npm was v8.3.1. I am going to update it to the latest v8.3.2. Here is the way I update it on Windows 11 and Powershell 7.2.1. Run Powershell as administrator. npm install -g npm-windows-upgrade npm-windows-upgrade It is quite...
Start to use Email Encryption with OpenPGP
From today, I start to use OpenPGP to encrypt and sign my email. Here are my public keys Note: Updated on 2023.12 public-key Feel free to download it and add it to your email client software. I am using Thunderbird...