tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23239920909486550972024-03-05T03:06:53.860-06:00Blog Ratblograthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08199735935642753756noreply@blogger.comBlogger116125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323992090948655097.post-35066326548500958362024-01-25T10:55:00.001-06:002024-01-25T10:55:24.328-06:00Resolving invalid mail server certificates with Thunderbird<p>It has been a long time not dealing with this error and I almost forget about it. Now it is a lot simpler to fix this than before. There is no need to export Avast certificate and then import it back to Thunderbird.</p>
<ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Go to Thunderbird <b>Settings</b> and select <b>Privacy & Security</b>. </li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Scroll down to locate <b><span style="font-family: verdana;">Manage Certificates</span>...</b>.</li></ul>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizntuVWQLb4nlSVaxn4bBfsB4II6iWGOSphuTL9CGYmfcNpswIl5OE4e8S27Yiq2zEhfVTgJqlkwNbgN9xAXeFD0kdwNFELojqh307-axV7zrNJJGvEg4YXCexhP_9RC_3PzCGtBE9gunS_9EKcxHhpkoMPIVZ7i59Gcw8W2IcZC8M8D42bPKyMKWV2OI/s990/1_Thunderbird_ManageCertificates.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="826" data-original-width="990" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizntuVWQLb4nlSVaxn4bBfsB4II6iWGOSphuTL9CGYmfcNpswIl5OE4e8S27Yiq2zEhfVTgJqlkwNbgN9xAXeFD0kdwNFELojqh307-axV7zrNJJGvEg4YXCexhP_9RC_3PzCGtBE9gunS_9EKcxHhpkoMPIVZ7i59Gcw8W2IcZC8M8D42bPKyMKWV2OI/w640-h534/1_Thunderbird_ManageCertificates.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><ul><li>A <span style="font-family: courier;">Certificate Manager</span> window will be shown.</li></ul><ul><li>Ensure to select <b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Authorities</span></b> in the<span style="font-family: courier;"> Certificate Manager</span> window. Then scroll to the row of Avast Web/Mail Shield, select the certificate and then choose <span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Edit Trust...</b></span>.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg01Tv64syBZPFjA2HseHxw7KmvvczZrwYYQvHIn2g485fyND0-b93j5N2VWB7m2e3zZ2ZOnLpks32j9JycxIiXgHuO9hj8jSLGUChOdWLLW9KfdFEtbq5WNHuQVMX0r8IkW88bIBZ6_sDT3J9Blk0fpMXeZ3OBXnZKZ5WtAUy8RpdEg7I_iqDLUvajiMA/s608/2_Thunderbird_CertificateManager_AvastCertificate.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="358" data-original-width="608" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg01Tv64syBZPFjA2HseHxw7KmvvczZrwYYQvHIn2g485fyND0-b93j5N2VWB7m2e3zZ2ZOnLpks32j9JycxIiXgHuO9hj8jSLGUChOdWLLW9KfdFEtbq5WNHuQVMX0r8IkW88bIBZ6_sDT3J9Blk0fpMXeZ3OBXnZKZ5WtAUy8RpdEg7I_iqDLUvajiMA/w640-h376/2_Thunderbird_CertificateManager_AvastCertificate.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Grant trust to the certificate and then click <b>OK</b> to exit. In my case, I only need this: "<span style="font-family: courier;">This certificate can identify websites</span>" since I manage my personal mailboxes.</li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgesbUnhD0_hmAlQQtcE0HJAqL8rdgxopy0N1wtCBV6Q_hhS8FKSpDe8ZUQ9VKVqQOP9WFszf1jRBTwnZ4ZqnjW-wIMAO8rqae6hqv5x_szHhaDWwH1oTQBCLpaEIdZVgZrdjXezx_IBd8oZNAgNV-YZP62LB5q6SfkkTqroi7Bi2Z5gT7QaipM3UNKYZw/s578/3_Thunderbird_enable_trust_forAvast.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="197" data-original-width="578" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgesbUnhD0_hmAlQQtcE0HJAqL8rdgxopy0N1wtCBV6Q_hhS8FKSpDe8ZUQ9VKVqQOP9WFszf1jRBTwnZ4ZqnjW-wIMAO8rqae6hqv5x_szHhaDWwH1oTQBCLpaEIdZVgZrdjXezx_IBd8oZNAgNV-YZP62LB5q6SfkkTqroi7Bi2Z5gT7QaipM3UNKYZw/w640-h218/3_Thunderbird_enable_trust_forAvast.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That's. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />blograthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08199735935642753756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323992090948655097.post-60869003881818523582024-01-24T10:15:00.000-06:002024-01-24T10:15:48.251-06:00Disable Chrome Download Popup<p>The "Enable Download Bubble" are no longer found in the experiment features which usually can be customized in chrome://flags. For now, it can be turned off via the settings.</p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p>Go to <span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>chrome://settings/downloads</b></span></p><p>Turn off "<span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: "Segoe UI", Tahoma, sans-serif;"><b>Show downloads when they're done</b></span>" to disable the popup notification when the download is completed. </p></blockquote><p>This setting only disables the popup upon completion. You will still see the animation signal as soon as the download has started.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>blograthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08199735935642753756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323992090948655097.post-23067589664720485912023-08-27T07:28:00.006-05:002023-08-31T11:03:30.754-05:00Get Rid of Quick Access Search Bar and Bing Alerts
<p>A week ago, I opened Chrome as usual. But the following message (Figure 1) was popped up from nowhere nearby the right bottom corner of the taskbar on my Windows 10, asking me to switch and use Microsoft Bing as my default search engine. </p>
<div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p>Figure 1. Microsoft Bing Alert Asking to be Default Search Engine on Chrome<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_bg69xPu6-CJ9dvr59SHBFQVXha2IXgjDFe3EQ0nE82ovhNl_kI7EZrVbT71iDmThDUajmmvmvU66jjgPivI37t84XrWm18OaKiSlNJMJOUh5G_Nhh_wYYv-SUJDgDWk4a0q1jvCPf5LTxTLbsy2Ul79BdBOqpXd-8oSqFV0-1-7pswT_Su9X33Ij0I8/s531/alert_using_MS_Bing.png" style="clear: both; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="531" data-original-width="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_bg69xPu6-CJ9dvr59SHBFQVXha2IXgjDFe3EQ0nE82ovhNl_kI7EZrVbT71iDmThDUajmmvmvU66jjgPivI37t84XrWm18OaKiSlNJMJOUh5G_Nhh_wYYv-SUJDgDWk4a0q1jvCPf5LTxTLbsy2Ul79BdBOqpXd-8oSqFV0-1-7pswT_Su9X33Ij0I8/s16000/alert_using_MS_Bing.png" /></a></p><br /></div>
<div style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Under the Google Search, I have learned that this issue is somewhat related to <b>Microsoft Edge</b>. I don't use Edge. I am surprised to receive the alert (Figure 1) while there was no Edge process found in my Task Manager. Then, I opened Edge (<a href="edge://flags/" target="_blank">edge://flags/</a>) and disabled the experiment flag (i.e., <span face="system-ui, sans-serif" style="color: #202124;"><b>Show feature and workflow recommendations</b></span>) as recommended (Figure 2).<br /><br /></div>
<div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p>Figure 2. Disable Recommendations from Microsoft Edge<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibCvscJ107S7B0mUCd6TJ7g79_xgry5mGvKzp93dqVVftv-nTmWRtpuSi3sGPcfpyABOkgwy8UV9GcgYkDsrOJ5vpwgF9bGAWMYCDydSZ0fVbbNXSbFO8Yo6n__wjGHD7gaT7FKu8ArkTtWdpbiKrIG5lVv70tUDMx4j8eujASuVdQyw/s800/edge_disable_recommendations.png" style="clear: both; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="497" data-original-width="800" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibCvscJ107S7B0mUCd6TJ7g79_xgry5mGvKzp93dqVVftv-nTmWRtpuSi3sGPcfpyABOkgwy8UV9GcgYkDsrOJ5vpwgF9bGAWMYCDydSZ0fVbbNXSbFO8Yo6n__wjGHD7gaT7FKu8ArkTtWdpbiKrIG5lVv70tUDMx4j8eujASuVdQyw/w620-h385/edge_disable_recommendations.png" width="620" /></a></p></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p>When I exited Edge, I didn't expect that there was a <b>Quick Access Search Bar</b> right in front of my desktop (Figure 3). It turned out that Edge didn't completely exit after closing. And Edge got auto-updated while I had it open. </p><div style="clear: both;">Figure 3. Quick Access Search Bar by Microsoft Edge</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1RrS1gnFm1l48lm5o71VBsPEcQiNM_NVhmowvrdOFgFhHWEKeb5ux6B-hLOeUzPGgq_xDIzAhVaaOJbyD4X8zhYBTzG5XISxb9Dos5F1qDlJf6dBcSlqfOv5KGdFodPEptcTvN-_yL_BEf5dNWtUm85xu-AmCkU62xM8MNi40zuFIk7xyJSf6monGGj4/s737/QuickAccessSearch_alert.png" style="clear: both; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="529" data-original-width="737" height="445" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1RrS1gnFm1l48lm5o71VBsPEcQiNM_NVhmowvrdOFgFhHWEKeb5ux6B-hLOeUzPGgq_xDIzAhVaaOJbyD4X8zhYBTzG5XISxb9Dos5F1qDlJf6dBcSlqfOv5KGdFodPEptcTvN-_yL_BEf5dNWtUm85xu-AmCkU62xM8MNi40zuFIk7xyJSf6monGGj4/w621-h445/QuickAccessSearch_alert.png" width="621" /></a><br /></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />As my response, I clicked "Turn off search bar" (Figure 3). Then I reopened the Edge and disabled Edge continuously running in the background after it had been closed (Figure 4). </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Figure 4. Disable Microsoft Edge Running in the Background after Closing<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV7WfT808rZsM7LXiIbWtbx3hZGtPpU_ZOEmUTneVneM5vl8Go0eDPQH_sru162903-bjpsXrYJHu1qR9ZgvUQHdxv95fl4jdTeSAjs9VfqKW2RI__1Mzin86vYDWZJf_s9GqBPnxxajMxX-cq1g5jHs8fpj7O2lXtbsdqkSFpPoAYB-viqippYI2nhZg/s1089/edge_bg_running_disabled.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="881" data-original-width="1089" height="449" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV7WfT808rZsM7LXiIbWtbx3hZGtPpU_ZOEmUTneVneM5vl8Go0eDPQH_sru162903-bjpsXrYJHu1qR9ZgvUQHdxv95fl4jdTeSAjs9VfqKW2RI__1Mzin86vYDWZJf_s9GqBPnxxajMxX-cq1g5jHs8fpj7O2lXtbsdqkSFpPoAYB-viqippYI2nhZg/w554-h449/edge_bg_running_disabled.png" width="554" /></a><br /></div>
<div style="clear: both;">Unfortunately, this Quick Access Search Bar was still triggered by Windows search regardless of my default browser. If there was Quick Access Search Bar, there would be Microsoft Edge always running in the background. A registry trick is required to fix this.</div><div style="clear: both;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Open Registry Editor (regedit.exe)</li><li>Add a 32-bit DWORD key named "<span style="color: #232629; font-family: helvetica; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>WebWidgetAllowed</b></span>" in the location of "<b>Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge</b>"<br /><br />
By default <b>Edge</b> key doesn't exist. Simply right-click on the folder and choose <span style="font-family: courier;">New</span> > <span style="font-family: courier;">Key</span> and then type <b>Edge </b>to create it.<br /><br />Inside the <b>Edge</b> folder, choose <span style="font-family: courier;">New</span> > <span style="font-family: courier;">DWORD (32-bit) Value</span>, and then type<span style="font-family: helvetica;"> <b>WebWidgetAllowed</b></span> and set its value to 0.<br /><br /></li></ul></div>
<div style="clear: both;">Edge is a Chromium-based browser. Thus, it behaves like Chrome. It will always update automatically (Figure 5). To prevent this from happening, I added the following URLs into my Pi-hole blacklist (Figure 6).</div>
<div style="clear: both;">
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>msedge.api.cdp.microsoft.com (endpoint for Edge to check updates)</li>
<li>*.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com (services endpoints for download, also for windows update).<br />Note that this item must be enabled for windows update. Otherwise, windows update may get stuck.<br style="clear: both;" /><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Figure 5. Microsoft Edge is Always Auto-Update Like Chrome<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9m-1DUbfH8z-NScTb6tkcM8T2oi1urBSUr9jPfMhhKJDIrzJrKaj4CpFT5yaepuIUYJ9modOMi-eotgEx5e3hzoeSA0l_ayJ5H9ysKpNaSoRGqOsxioU9wt8Z2fnqCm9GLI2gCnalUmSamE--8mkPOoZd1u5Wkh4sHg6-FZx4AGzalt1daPDjAK1t3Xs/s662/edge_auto_update.png" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="406" data-original-width="662" height="357" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9m-1DUbfH8z-NScTb6tkcM8T2oi1urBSUr9jPfMhhKJDIrzJrKaj4CpFT5yaepuIUYJ9modOMi-eotgEx5e3hzoeSA0l_ayJ5H9ysKpNaSoRGqOsxioU9wt8Z2fnqCm9GLI2gCnalUmSamE--8mkPOoZd1u5Wkh4sHg6-FZx4AGzalt1daPDjAK1t3Xs/w582-h357/edge_auto_update.png" width="582" /></a>
<br /><br />Figure 6. Microsoft Edge is No Longer to Update after Pi-hole Intervention</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5sC1vPLjnJ9OFY9jggAzu6WzF-R3lyMoST9hd3D8Jnk_8RDKML8lTfjH1mcS6o7Wy2VacVURhXSl28kldTglS8OtLbxxgDMOZ4PTypu4co5QgxLI9ooJrp5qe3sfe0EIs9tS3JBawvTsm9I8n5Yd-NdEnoGTTft93Wco2C0H82SOnLK3HqRNpC_omo6A/s735/edge_stop_auto_update.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="458" data-original-width="735" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5sC1vPLjnJ9OFY9jggAzu6WzF-R3lyMoST9hd3D8Jnk_8RDKML8lTfjH1mcS6o7Wy2VacVURhXSl28kldTglS8OtLbxxgDMOZ4PTypu4co5QgxLI9ooJrp5qe3sfe0EIs9tS3JBawvTsm9I8n5Yd-NdEnoGTTft93Wco2C0H82SOnLK3HqRNpC_omo6A/w587-h366/edge_stop_auto_update.png" width="587" /></a>
</div><br />
<br style="clear: both;" />
</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Since then, I haven't seen any unwanted popups. Hope that they are really gone forever. Otherwise, I will consider completely to uninstall Microsoft Edge.
<br /><br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Here are the steps to remove Microsoft Edge via the command prompt when the "uninstall" button is grayed out on Windows 10.<br style="clear: both;" />
</div>
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>First, let's find out where the Edge's installer is via File Explorer (C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application)
<br style="clear: both;" /><br />Figure 7. Navigate to Microsoft Edge Installation Folder <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir2JpGeh7zGz0b7dY8ccw9U-nxAhVFc150s_p1fZYN3SHIcFa8aNiQczI0nYP4vc08K4FD2HwSVTcLzSO29TsE8zzPVYF1jo1CDzqPGExl6PWQND2CHh0cYcZVLISZ6kFP-d-5XfJ8xBvZodSBcgjTACWeiDq_PnZ9e-5vJmPf37iPyrnjOBmcwO1zyaA/s1641/edge_uninstall_disabled.png" style="clear: left; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="503" data-original-width="1641" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir2JpGeh7zGz0b7dY8ccw9U-nxAhVFc150s_p1fZYN3SHIcFa8aNiQczI0nYP4vc08K4FD2HwSVTcLzSO29TsE8zzPVYF1jo1CDzqPGExl6PWQND2CHh0cYcZVLISZ6kFP-d-5XfJ8xBvZodSBcgjTACWeiDq_PnZ9e-5vJmPf37iPyrnjOBmcwO1zyaA/w591-h181/edge_uninstall_disabled.png" width="591" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br style="clear: both;" /></div>
</li>
<li>Go into the matching version folder. In this case of the example, C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\116.0.1938.62\.<br style="clear: both;" /><br />Figure 8. Location of Microsoft Edge Installer<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGpLtrKdsncnMqzib-5-Ww1QUGrtBa9jOeluUvNiDX8Zg-R-OaSyyF6ecK2UHtK4KEaaFmqKTIPRLUvx3nK7grk5ucRo4-eiElB4tzAHzLV91W0cqygcjoIIy3etBqbUPvLqOcaIecr4J64QULnkbcClkJaPvHVyafIPlulzfYkdwsEA/s1600/edge_uninstall_disabled_1_loc_setup.exe.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="291" data-original-width="976" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGpLtrKdsncnMqzib-5-Ww1QUGrtBa9jOeluUvNiDX8Zg-R-OaSyyF6ecK2UHtK4KEaaFmqKTIPRLUvx3nK7grk5ucRo4-eiElB4tzAHzLV91W0cqygcjoIIy3etBqbUPvLqOcaIecr4J64QULnkbcClkJaPvHVyafIPlulzfYkdwsEA/s1600/edge_uninstall_disabled_1_loc_setup.exe.png" width="601" /></a>
<br style="clear: both;" /></div>
</li><li>Open the command prompt: at the location bar, type <b>cmd</b> or <b>cmd.exe</b>. Or type the "<b>cmd</b>" in the Windows search box.<br /><br style="clear: both;" /></li>
<li>Commands for Edge uninstallation:<br /><br style="clear: both;" />
<ul>
<li>In the command prompt, be sure you are in the setup.exe location (e.g., C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\116.0.1938.62\); otherwise, do <br /><br />cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\116.0.1938.62\<br /><br /></li>
<li>setup.exe --uninstall --system-level --verbose-logging --force-uninstall<br /></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<br style="clear: both;" /></div>blograthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08199735935642753756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323992090948655097.post-91017881314539419832023-08-24T04:19:00.011-05:002023-09-02T11:24:17.854-05:00Fixing Scrolling & Clickable Issues on Chrome<p>Go to <a href="#solutions">solutions</a></p>
<p>Some (discussion) Webpages (e.g., nextcloud, pi-hole) work fine at the first visit (<a href="#f1">Figure 1</a>) when there is no cookie in place. In the subsequent visits or refresh, the pages immediately become unscrollable (<a href="#f2">Figure 2</a>) and all buttons and links are not functioning. This situation has nothing related to the right-click being controlled. These scrolling & clickable issues on Chrome are most likely in conflict with one or more installed Chrome extensions.</p><p>For example, if <b><a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/auto-quality-for-youtube/iaddfgegjgjelgkanamleadckkpnjpjc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Auto Quality for YouTube<span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="text-wrap: nowrap;">™</span></a></b> extension is installed, the following pages won't be able to scroll after the first or initial visit of the Website. Buttons or links are also unclickable. In this case, the pages have no scrollbar and the internal scrollbar is also disabled if it exists (<a href="#f2">Figure 2</a>). </p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p><a href="https://help.nextcloud.com/t/ai-in-nextcloud-what-why-and-how/166916" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://help.nextcloud.com/t/ai-in-nextcloud-what-why-and-how/166916</a></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p><a href="https://discourse.pi-hole.net/c/feature-requests/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://discourse.pi-hole.net/c/feature-requests/</a></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/filter-querylog-toplist-by-query-response-nxdomain/62914" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/filter-querylog-toplist-by-query-response-nxdomain/62914</a> </p></blockquote>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h4 id="f1">Figure 1. Normal View at First Visit<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx-YdoQ3f1bJmdFmhmrWbULzmSx2_M5JVD30DO3AhVwsUBcowMjpBuNHnQqF7zrs0YK0SKhR2IIA-uvectHGUWLpr1AAQQYbTcknkwMXvnORORWsMgexqdgvshcCi8qqiT1vwhorJLKiPyfDpfoF-UzrwW50_cXFbvtkThp07nxDfJAYAAdA4fA1F6d1o/s974/scrollar_normal.png" style="clear: left; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="824" data-original-width="974" height="509" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx-YdoQ3f1bJmdFmhmrWbULzmSx2_M5JVD30DO3AhVwsUBcowMjpBuNHnQqF7zrs0YK0SKhR2IIA-uvectHGUWLpr1AAQQYbTcknkwMXvnORORWsMgexqdgvshcCi8qqiT1vwhorJLKiPyfDpfoF-UzrwW50_cXFbvtkThp07nxDfJAYAAdA4fA1F6d1o/w601-h509/scrollar_normal.png" width="601" /></a></h4></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h4 id="f2">Figure 2. Non-scrollable after refresh<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx_mM5qvck5WTZJ3UDRuo5RPKwam3e6GISzClNCDRBcnYRJgyWprqiKdhcBf_x-u0DCv9zBjEjFiUJ8PGNUrtcb9-2JeFS07_XIcQhcDnVvi1WOBuP6zs6AmVjGGaB_XiTjsFhPrViwA3WPlheUtxLxDe8icvSLXt4ivX-0HKijngRsRhChaJWY1KvJGk/s1095/scollar_disable.png" style="clear: left; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="scrolling and clickable issues" border="0" data-original-height="826" data-original-width="1095" height="453" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx_mM5qvck5WTZJ3UDRuo5RPKwam3e6GISzClNCDRBcnYRJgyWprqiKdhcBf_x-u0DCv9zBjEjFiUJ8PGNUrtcb9-2JeFS07_XIcQhcDnVvi1WOBuP6zs6AmVjGGaB_XiTjsFhPrViwA3WPlheUtxLxDe8icvSLXt4ivX-0HKijngRsRhChaJWY1KvJGk/w601-h453/scollar_disable.png" width="601" /></a></h4></div>
<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h4 id="f3">Figure 3. Clear the Specific Site's Cookie<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7rngRcRqi9Yt916kA__si1r5xcdF0zXMbi66bC7XATbTU73uBdF2lI95tSioxdPSKaJd4NifpP5iBG6737ZWrm2vJ1WSwU0E29MU3EPiqxZMqD6rnEjEl3SZBa3hxqwGJ88vYnmBey5rr2ql_PrB5FrWsiE2kvM5_OvxITxprObHUoVDBMkykS7Rt3wQ/s985/clear_cookie.png" style="clear: left; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Delete the site cookie" border="0" data-original-height="602" data-original-width="985" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7rngRcRqi9Yt916kA__si1r5xcdF0zXMbi66bC7XATbTU73uBdF2lI95tSioxdPSKaJd4NifpP5iBG6737ZWrm2vJ1WSwU0E29MU3EPiqxZMqD6rnEjEl3SZBa3hxqwGJ88vYnmBey5rr2ql_PrB5FrWsiE2kvM5_OvxITxprObHUoVDBMkykS7Rt3wQ/w607-h372/clear_cookie.png" width="607" /></a></h4></div><p></p>Deleting the specific site cookie (<a href="#f3">Figure 3</a>) will fix these issues once, but they will resume shortly after a simple refresh. Apparently, clearing the site cookie is NOT a solution.<br />
<p style="clear: both;">I also found that Websites using similar UI layout on Chrome may suffer the same issues. Of course, there are some exceptions The following two are one of the exceptions.</p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p><a href="https://community.volumio.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://community.volumio.com/</a></p><p><a href="https://community.octoprint.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://community.octoprint.org/</a></p></blockquote><p>It looks to me that these issues are somewhat related to caching and cookies. Regardless of what causes it, here are some solutions that work for me.</p>
<h1 id="solutions"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Solutions</b></span></h1>
<p>In my case, there are three (3) solutions. I personally prefer the first or the second solution depending on my needs.</p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>1. Hard Refresh</b></span></p><p></p><p>It is a simple solution without tempering anything. Simply do a hard reload on the page should do the trick.</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>With mouse, do Shift-Click. </li><li>With keyboard, do Ctrl-Shift-R.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyJZwn7v59Agcy4lIqxxiJzjU30cE4yxUCs5ZcFC5Wi8On7rZdtC8E73lnXQ5RKLNA0Th1JMY8SzFcG1z2PRjEAA7x6eN1FdxZ7DnxG06wdWzxY7uuUpL2PJGXbQ7fQnICM4MnJAD5VcR_bWeIJW6jGLWJEfJLez9SVny8qiTW_g5xYBknZ7SreLqPCDk/s349/solution1_HardReload.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Hard Reload" border="0" data-original-height="163" data-original-width="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyJZwn7v59Agcy4lIqxxiJzjU30cE4yxUCs5ZcFC5Wi8On7rZdtC8E73lnXQ5RKLNA0Th1JMY8SzFcG1z2PRjEAA7x6eN1FdxZ7DnxG06wdWzxY7uuUpL2PJGXbQ7fQnICM4MnJAD5VcR_bWeIJW6jGLWJEfJLez9SVny8qiTW_g5xYBknZ7SreLqPCDk/s16000/solution1_HardReload.png" /></a></div></ul>
<div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-size: large;">2. Cookie Control</b></div><div><p></p><p>Disabling the site to store cookies will cause Service Worker registration to fail and no longer to work with cache. This approach may cause errors if the site heavily relies on cookies. Fortunately, it has been working fine for me so far.</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Go to <b>chrome://settings/content/siteData</b>, and then <br />scroll down to "<span style="font-family: courier;">Not allowed to save data on your device</span>" section.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8KvA5gA-rskJxMTTIrkHzrmT5BvHf1nv_-8OiD8-Y9wbzHdr9gYe6nxYe0aJ5exfmB_-rOORJdCkmA1QUpZxiLWhn2R6w7tBNKItPvM9gdz0BDPSJIU4cx1zmcRgLjFw5Uh_28dHc_cMrNNy5C7voDGRpyK5UnP16tocNMpP0QT7WRZKYZGVw6bmUNZc/s990/cookie_control_step1.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Go to Chrome site data page" border="0" data-original-height="602" data-original-width="990" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8KvA5gA-rskJxMTTIrkHzrmT5BvHf1nv_-8OiD8-Y9wbzHdr9gYe6nxYe0aJ5exfmB_-rOORJdCkmA1QUpZxiLWhn2R6w7tBNKItPvM9gdz0BDPSJIU4cx1zmcRgLjFw5Uh_28dHc_cMrNNy5C7voDGRpyK5UnP16tocNMpP0QT7WRZKYZGVw6bmUNZc/w558-h340/cookie_control_step1.png" width="558" /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></a></div></li>
<li style="clear: both;">Click "Add" button to add the site<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn6jl1emwyQXHIyyhVdzVp2JcHcsO2eewIE4y3jWrrcFOjQ94dV9KJBWQpyVsLqYDIc8SszokWgmGfFOzZ4XPjCtIlBy2JpPb0cp06kjo8UMMAvpVm8yFcJ9zInPTymRilKz1iKZV2_RrfTrw8DPkRWK8i0MfCcPw9c5_ehcQrAzHmmeqgXfQV7GnkbME/s561/cookie_control_step2.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Add the site into disallow to place cookies" border="0" data-original-height="232" data-original-width="561" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn6jl1emwyQXHIyyhVdzVp2JcHcsO2eewIE4y3jWrrcFOjQ94dV9KJBWQpyVsLqYDIc8SszokWgmGfFOzZ4XPjCtIlBy2JpPb0cp06kjo8UMMAvpVm8yFcJ9zInPTymRilKz1iKZV2_RrfTrw8DPkRWK8i0MfCcPw9c5_ehcQrAzHmmeqgXfQV7GnkbME/s16000/cookie_control_step2.png" /></a></div><br /></li><li style="clear: both;">As soon as the entry is added, simply refresh the page of the Website to see the effect.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRHAl_5LC0KRQEuVMGqFUVkNQ3nFii8ektgStZXcKUfHMz1mfm24nUri_zjQwc1VlLdhrYbGLTxUFPG2v83AgyyEtJEO267l7bY6VQgzqEMnZemrQnR9_TzoWYE6cEYm9RbDCKqkjSDjGT3xPWjMvsMXy3pqfrEwP4f9gjCHZwUdIN49-Z5cqwOqkvE9s/s990/cookie_control_step3.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="After having added an entry, refresh the page to see the effect" border="0" data-original-height="602" data-original-width="990" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRHAl_5LC0KRQEuVMGqFUVkNQ3nFii8ektgStZXcKUfHMz1mfm24nUri_zjQwc1VlLdhrYbGLTxUFPG2v83AgyyEtJEO267l7bY6VQgzqEMnZemrQnR9_TzoWYE6cEYm9RbDCKqkjSDjGT3xPWjMvsMXy3pqfrEwP4f9gjCHZwUdIN49-Z5cqwOqkvE9s/w566-h345/cookie_control_step3.png" width="566" /></a></div></li></ul>
<div style="clear: both;"><span>Also see how to </span><a href="https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en#zippy=%2Callow-or-block-cookies-for-a-specific-site" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">allow or block cookies for a specific site</a> on Google Chrome Help for details if needed.</div><div><br /></div>
<div><b style="font-size: large;">3. Temporarily off or Disable Extension</b></div><div><p></p><p>If one or more extension are installed with Chrome in conflict with the Webpage, it will be time consuming to find it out manually. Uninstalling the extension is a long-term solution if the extension is no longer needed. Most of time, it is not the case. Then consider temporarily to disable it.</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Go to <b>chrome://extensions/</b></li><li>Slide on or off the extension to enable or disable it<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRqWp23Q3ggnO-7UCRvOsyTwaZ_A0cx0QFCGh7P4A10ATO7kRsRM6vMOiQyXNlX7bNtOAX7WQ4FxKX4-WNBPX0TWuNQs4QeSkH5PrC3b0SW-naSeRVBGZFNIYcPKYVatG8cR6zSpbwI5q6miJ4fXOVf7jhFmwiqDZrWKpBdJufhOhxE77-xeQVVNCqHCI/s408/solution3_onOffExtension_slider.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Enable or disable the extension from chrome" border="0" data-original-height="220" data-original-width="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRqWp23Q3ggnO-7UCRvOsyTwaZ_A0cx0QFCGh7P4A10ATO7kRsRM6vMOiQyXNlX7bNtOAX7WQ4FxKX4-WNBPX0TWuNQs4QeSkH5PrC3b0SW-naSeRVBGZFNIYcPKYVatG8cR6zSpbwI5q6miJ4fXOVf7jhFmwiqDZrWKpBdJufhOhxE77-xeQVVNCqHCI/s16000/solution3_onOffExtension_slider.png" /></a></div><br /></li></ul></div></div>
<div style="clear: both;">Hope that one the above solutions may work for you. I would also like to hear from you if you have alternatives to resolve this.</div>blograthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08199735935642753756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323992090948655097.post-72859410552415510732023-03-27T01:53:00.000-05:002023-03-27T01:53:06.460-05:00Forcing Blogger to Display Your Favorite Language<p>Blogger was acquired by Google in February 2003. Like Google, it always uses IP address to identify viewers' geographical locations for language display. It doesn't offer language selection for viewers. If you own a blog under blogger and have already logged in, you will be able to control the language display via the blogger settings. For others, they could see foreign language as per their IP locations. In order to force blogger to display your favorite language, you can simply append a query string (a key-value pair) to the end of URL along with a question mark (?) prefix . This method applies to Blogger URL without parameters. Otherwise, replace the question mark (?) prefix with an ampersand (&).</p>
<p>
This technique also applies to Google Search and most Google related products.
</p>
<table class="showBorder">
<caption>No URL Parameter<br />(Blogger URL usally doesn't have query string)</caption>
<tbody><tr><th class="showBorder">Sample Languages</th><th class="showBorder">Add Query String Portion<br />including question mark (?)</th></tr>
<tr><td class="showBorder bgcolor-green">English (United States)</td><td class="showBorder bgcolor-green"><span style="color: red;">?</span>hl=en</td></tr>
<tr><td class="showBorder">French (France) - français (France)</td><td class="showBorder"><span style="color: red;">?</span>hl=fr</td></tr>
<tr><td class="showBorder bgcolor-green">German - Deutsch</td><td class="showBorder bgcolor-green"><span style="color: red;">?</span>hl=de</td></tr>
<tr><td class="showBorder">Chinese (Hong Kong) - 中文(香港)</td><td class="showBorder"><span style="color: red;">?</span>hl=zh-HK</td></tr>
<tr><td class="showBorder bgcolor-green">Japanese - 日本語</td><td class="showBorder bgcolor-green"><span style="color: red;">?</span>hl=ja</td></tr>
<tr><td class="showBorder" colspan=2>e.g., <a href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/08199735935642753756?hl=en" target="_blank">https://www.blogger.com/profile/08199735935642753756?hl=en</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<p><br /></p>
<table class="showBorder">
<caption>When URL Parameter Exists, <br />use ampersand (<span style="color: red;">&</span>) instead of question mark (?)</caption>
<tbody><tr><th class="showBorder">Sample Languages</th><th class="showBorder">Append Additional URL Parameter</th></tr>
<tr><td class="showBorder bgcolor-green">English (United States)</td><td class="showBorder bgcolor-green"><span style="color: red;">&</span>hl=en</td></tr>
<tr><td class="showBorder">French (France) - français (France)</td><td class="showBorder"><span style="color: red;">&</span>hl=fr</td></tr>
<tr><td class="showBorder bgcolor-green">German - Deutsch</td><td class="showBorder bgcolor-green"><span style="color: red;">&</span>hl=de</td></tr>
<tr><td class="showBorder">Chinese (Hong Kong) - 中文(香港)</td><td class="showBorder"><span style="color: red;">&</span>hl=zh-HK</td></tr>
<tr><td class="showBorder bgcolor-green">Japanese - 日本語</td><td class="showBorder bgcolor-green"><span style="color: red;">&</span>hl=ja</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<p><br /></p>blograthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16534750636475322435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323992090948655097.post-63196674659292091832023-03-08T10:30:00.136-06:002023-03-08T10:30:00.168-06:00Mega Account Recovery<p>While attempting to sign up a 20GBs free storage account with Mega (mega.io or mega.nz), I found that I had previously created an account with them. However, I could not recall my password and was unable to find an account recovery option.. Instead, Mega offered me the option of creating a new account with the same email address, while deleting all files from the previous account. They assured me that the files would be retained for 60 days in case I recalled my password and required further assistance from their support team.</p><p>In my situation, creating a new account and deleting the existing files is not an issue. However, I can understand that some users may prefer to use a different email address for a new account. While I personally find this process convenient, I can empathize with those who may find it difficult to part with their important files.</p><p> Let's review their so-called account recovery by losing existing files if any. At the end, I will also point out a few things about Mega for your reference.</p>
<hr />
<p>Go to Mega login page and then click "Forgot your password?" which will forward you to the account recovery page.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXE6spNDmOJrj37BYbMdhJejD9szn4xsuDCSu2-f5Je4yoYFhJTZMMQrr8Ni92siOuFrKzd-qn7lzZ3pkiqx_31T5NvxRtVFHrI8hB6EY62AVqjiGDEa5hlc9dcSqpEOohoz6TtnWdognE4UZYatIuAqlsYk3qME7tRNYQBaR9u7isytY3xdJBQgRb/s948/0.0.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="948" data-original-width="571" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXE6spNDmOJrj37BYbMdhJejD9szn4xsuDCSu2-f5Je4yoYFhJTZMMQrr8Ni92siOuFrKzd-qn7lzZ3pkiqx_31T5NvxRtVFHrI8hB6EY62AVqjiGDEa5hlc9dcSqpEOohoz6TtnWdognE4UZYatIuAqlsYk3qME7tRNYQBaR9u7isytY3xdJBQgRb/w386-h640/0.0.png" width="386" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p>Or directly go to the recovery page via this URL <a href="https://mega.nz/recovery" target="_blank"> https://mega.nz/recovery</a>, Then enter your password to proceed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFOYw5slW3rq9CFNnNLGFDDY7kC5ZwzoJpsC9B28HnmafFKnz2C6vk-w0U4v9rvn2-U_iytm_9iuq1cRBAh-hcGPm1gFFscY5p5UfDbAukxK3cfVeO60xstPAJW6nxRsmCX0IBRRkajwEv9LXY49Cb_qWBOd3GBal3oEiYATDp1bjk9QsKmwrwfW7i/s944/1.0.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="738" data-original-width="944" height="501" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFOYw5slW3rq9CFNnNLGFDDY7kC5ZwzoJpsC9B28HnmafFKnz2C6vk-w0U4v9rvn2-U_iytm_9iuq1cRBAh-hcGPm1gFFscY5p5UfDbAukxK3cfVeO60xstPAJW6nxRsmCX0IBRRkajwEv9LXY49Cb_qWBOd3GBal3oEiYATDp1bjk9QsKmwrwfW7i/w640-h501/1.0.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Before Mega create a new account for you, they would try and help you to recover your account in destructive ways as possible. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The first one is the recovery key to see if you may happen to have it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGX-cS1D9_amAr_Pqe97Zkr4GFbdm5Htim3aF1C012fOuyJEJjVD1O3Zxe6Pwu6tf0EpvBiqI-30x9kbhOricWY8HpfDmf0ovBaV24b_BPXk045-V_Nddev39y4V_ad-hWPEv4gqePwUjdZjK6aO__VuDNpYFEmbAl4tgSxPwyAwSs5mtCE381hcDi/s761/1.1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="761" data-original-width="689" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGX-cS1D9_amAr_Pqe97Zkr4GFbdm5Htim3aF1C012fOuyJEJjVD1O3Zxe6Pwu6tf0EpvBiqI-30x9kbhOricWY8HpfDmf0ovBaV24b_BPXk045-V_Nddev39y4V_ad-hWPEv4gqePwUjdZjK6aO__VuDNpYFEmbAl4tgSxPwyAwSs5mtCE381hcDi/w580-h640/1.1.png" width="580" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>The second one is to check if you may still have an active session with Mega such as browser session or app session. Check all boxes if you confirm there isn't one and then click the NO option to continue.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggDJBLK7W9nFUXdqRImThH4TRfMqJJa-DBF9ytJD1De-VZKw-uSK5ad0NFm6jkLskFpBRe-huoSaYXcthW1Yam4Nbws5fAQnI90jCOxC1zmQEhrH-mdB0SOT6V6ENKO3ea8tPIMEBjKNnAa4jOqA0BtW391GwNZ1mIKDEW48nCS8e1FiOotfafri79/s858/1.2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="858" data-original-width="758" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggDJBLK7W9nFUXdqRImThH4TRfMqJJa-DBF9ytJD1De-VZKw-uSK5ad0NFm6jkLskFpBRe-huoSaYXcthW1Yam4Nbws5fAQnI90jCOxC1zmQEhrH-mdB0SOT6V6ENKO3ea8tPIMEBjKNnAa4jOqA0BtW391GwNZ1mIKDEW48nCS8e1FiOotfafri79/w566-h640/1.2.png" width="566" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Then Mega will warn you about the potential risk of this recovery which will lose all your existing files. However, they also inform you that you will have 60 days to recover your files if you happen to recall your password at a later time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYhO1c91I7lmPoiUVGZYvTVrRp8OBXShb99880eYFL40sqijIy_Vvrx_aWMTOlFEt9BqWGh7C5g1GhVUX0kH0luqwCAYcUdTaDNAmj-Sno6zMLMXYkNNPUMxwyxytz9IVjxj0-vOOHe9F7PV8a2boUpw2GesY6JC1x4zwjxHBC9xCX0jAAmb2dwPPg/s866/1.3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="866" data-original-width="695" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYhO1c91I7lmPoiUVGZYvTVrRp8OBXShb99880eYFL40sqijIy_Vvrx_aWMTOlFEt9BqWGh7C5g1GhVUX0kH0luqwCAYcUdTaDNAmj-Sno6zMLMXYkNNPUMxwyxytz9IVjxj0-vOOHe9F7PV8a2boUpw2GesY6JC1x4zwjxHBC9xCX0jAAmb2dwPPg/w514-h640/1.3.png" width="514" /></a></div><br /><div>Finally, you will receive a password link via your email account for account creation if you still insist. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO6Yfuk_A6YVPTTLmo6mXC36DKmdItOE9jLCQXmSRBXSAgfVpTAbVJdMkn-r_Q9L6qliksvJV1WmsylesBYsaSv7QvV1bQce-vMw5cdpIOJ7ag0jZoF0ohkX5lLp1zXZYHY7twByNZgDyR98wKlyVzio9gcxFyXFn4eJBVGFgxCFSf63NIzeJN3qqU/s514/1.4_edited.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="493" data-original-width="514" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO6Yfuk_A6YVPTTLmo6mXC36DKmdItOE9jLCQXmSRBXSAgfVpTAbVJdMkn-r_Q9L6qliksvJV1WmsylesBYsaSv7QvV1bQce-vMw5cdpIOJ7ag0jZoF0ohkX5lLp1zXZYHY7twByNZgDyR98wKlyVzio9gcxFyXFn4eJBVGFgxCFSf63NIzeJN3qqU/w640-h614/1.4_edited.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Use the provided link from your email account for further setup. Then Mega will give you a final warning. <br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD_wwLpivHOr-ksyZOANdYyKbTXYj5Ba31VEBOQRN9AEwf7xKpdT1y7I0GpBpy8tdwmB1PrnZlc-IJ1ZErInys97TUSz7-3SZMDN37Q6Yy8KkP8qDaK5ZfFZ1t9JqFN4jIGtZ_TMOkiM2Y3i19zLzU6xVRQQCs-j2cgvYBsL1aYS4mz1DFwvMn3QHu/s1087/3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="913" data-original-width="1087" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD_wwLpivHOr-ksyZOANdYyKbTXYj5Ba31VEBOQRN9AEwf7xKpdT1y7I0GpBpy8tdwmB1PrnZlc-IJ1ZErInys97TUSz7-3SZMDN37Q6Yy8KkP8qDaK5ZfFZ1t9JqFN4jIGtZ_TMOkiM2Y3i19zLzU6xVRQQCs-j2cgvYBsL1aYS4mz1DFwvMn3QHu/w640-h538/3.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>As you proceed with "Start new account", you will be presented a new account for access. That's.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwa6tmy1wx1bV3cLnGarna1XI5xtL2S3R4mZCSd1iOIuFCmmezL7sDe72_FQofFxb1K1kEG7R_z__yesM1HynWEecNZcUTdbUHHF9YffWRBl46Dc2-nxJgsilwJCGFMD8LDpXGzu2dGZ0ETWbiCyjTLy_yxs_Q_v_V4rJNtZEuJi0B72_TB08ZI5P6/s665/4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="193" data-original-width="665" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwa6tmy1wx1bV3cLnGarna1XI5xtL2S3R4mZCSd1iOIuFCmmezL7sDe72_FQofFxb1K1kEG7R_z__yesM1HynWEecNZcUTdbUHHF9YffWRBl46Dc2-nxJgsilwJCGFMD8LDpXGzu2dGZ0ETWbiCyjTLy_yxs_Q_v_V4rJNtZEuJi0B72_TB08ZI5P6/w640-h186/4.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><hr /><br /></div><div>Technically I believe Mega has a way to reset your password and then recover your existing account without losing files. Otherwise, how could Mega firmly retain your files for 60 days? It looks to me that they are able to know which files are associated with your existing account. Since no account recovery is one of their policies to begin with, they follow the rule by kindly setting you up a new one instead.</div><div><br /></div><div><hr /><br /></div><div>Mega seems to encourage you to do more link sharing with friends and others so that you may indirectly introduce new users to them and then in turn earn commission. However it is not as simple as it said when you look into their fine texts. You and your referred users at least make one purchase with them. See <a href="https://mega.io/refer" target="_blank">the details</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGYy6-tAAtqsoZlbNy7t6OMp-Dkh8cX9Oz01MtmvoyvlIItzJT4LEgJzKoLKNoOWlRJeDCLc9JAp6HvxMRgORn8tevaBJ1j9Ulzqma7gax6kGRURmBNNBCw4yJtXe9169aw1_scFZdeMi_BLd7g5AfQObGlo2L-BRcRM_RYtSiXhQ5-bEtlNKYnGf8/s610/7_edited.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="610" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGYy6-tAAtqsoZlbNy7t6OMp-Dkh8cX9Oz01MtmvoyvlIItzJT4LEgJzKoLKNoOWlRJeDCLc9JAp6HvxMRgORn8tevaBJ1j9Ulzqma7gax6kGRURmBNNBCw4yJtXe9169aw1_scFZdeMi_BLd7g5AfQObGlo2L-BRcRM_RYtSiXhQ5-bEtlNKYnGf8/w640-h466/7_edited.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXoccVkHAzxjD9S6xH-vqY8bPqb0S-GM7UZRJBIyNDniL0FU4b_C-86EFDkumRL3ZlamW_GdDFi8qXkve12EsrTNT2PrBngpyZj-D6Q7HFuAgZ-h6qQLj48Slhn7ju8h8bVrE2IiGA1RmqNWNklRDXGG-fLen2KRpXKU5fU2cpMYG-LI8lXZBmBrxo/s764/8.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="578" data-original-width="764" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXoccVkHAzxjD9S6xH-vqY8bPqb0S-GM7UZRJBIyNDniL0FU4b_C-86EFDkumRL3ZlamW_GdDFi8qXkve12EsrTNT2PrBngpyZj-D6Q7HFuAgZ-h6qQLj48Slhn7ju8h8bVrE2IiGA1RmqNWNklRDXGG-fLen2KRpXKU5fU2cpMYG-LI8lXZBmBrxo/w640-h484/8.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><div><hr /><br /></div></div><div></div><div><div>For safety, Mega will prompt you to export your recovery key or retest your password to ensure that you can log back in later whenever you attempt to log out. Of course, if you don't want this reminder, you can turned it off by checking the box of "Do not show again" in the bottom of this popup below.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPuKu6qbN5rlnvRyu9Lf3j5TQVn9aReT4ikpBE4uQHIytQkVpj2KOMm2QlN_uEBrl75bFqHo2OJLUYv0bGZtEHCIVPD83OdN4JmLbTGp23QDvVSnXT8B7hMZAdb7eiZVsin-9dXhB4loXqiwZwvfFt1OOZ5lj6u53oNzk4OLYW7ZMb1Yn9cLdiyFqC/s668/9.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="652" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPuKu6qbN5rlnvRyu9Lf3j5TQVn9aReT4ikpBE4uQHIytQkVpj2KOMm2QlN_uEBrl75bFqHo2OJLUYv0bGZtEHCIVPD83OdN4JmLbTGp23QDvVSnXT8B7hMZAdb7eiZVsin-9dXhB4loXqiwZwvfFt1OOZ5lj6u53oNzk4OLYW7ZMb1Yn9cLdiyFqC/w624-h640/9.png" width="624" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><div><hr /><br /></div><div></div><div></div></div><div>In addition, Mega will impose transfer/download speed limit on files based on your IP usages in the past six hours to prevent their network from being overloaded, especially it is a free account. I believe that not many people like this restriction but a lot storage accounts do the similar throttle to control the network traffic. You can read <a href="https://help.mega.io/files-folders/transfers/speed-of-transfers" target="_blank">this</a> to find out more about Mega's traffic throttle.</div><div><br /></div><div><hr /><br /></div><div>So far I've only highlighted a few policies that you should be aware when you sign up an account with Mega. To learn more, please go to <a href="https://mega.io/" target="_blank">Mega</a> and explore yourself.</div><br />blograthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08199735935642753756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323992090948655097.post-81942848474234625282023-03-08T04:07:00.008-06:002023-03-08T04:13:22.463-06:00pCloud only 3 to 4GBs free storage by default<p>I only used pCloud for its free big file transfer because it can send a file up to 5GBs and doesn't require registration. pCloud transfer is also stable and fast. And there is no speed limit control for download. Today I would like to get more free storage so that I can transfer a file beyond 5GBs. Since pCloud advertised 10GBs free storage, I decided to sign it up. It turns out that these 10GBs free come with strings attached. By default, only 3 or 4 GBs are free.</p>
<div><hr /></div><div><br /></div><div>After having signed up with pCloud, I was asked for email verification to complete the process so that I could have 3GBs free storage. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE8ohzUwyq0a9gZ5d77bmdPJA2vwLQ94AG42BtCqt0NK_DcLsHr-ScjVhcf7_koTDK2aioM9fQX5XOp-9XxjUkvNfoDcicgKnjM1i3-6yFLmuhJlgEmohTdIdQNIq8N-ipWXuRFpAQNcELRtcyukf7DXb_dqopmvfo-24658XRU7ImaqQ9sfltR7Q2/s1149/1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="284" data-original-width="1149" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE8ohzUwyq0a9gZ5d77bmdPJA2vwLQ94AG42BtCqt0NK_DcLsHr-ScjVhcf7_koTDK2aioM9fQX5XOp-9XxjUkvNfoDcicgKnjM1i3-6yFLmuhJlgEmohTdIdQNIq8N-ipWXuRFpAQNcELRtcyukf7DXb_dqopmvfo-24658XRU7ImaqQ9sfltR7Q2/w640-h158/1.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To get more free storage up to 10GBs, the following conditions must be fulfilled. I'm personally not much interested to get them all. Instead, I feel to be fooled to sign up. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The first step is to upload a file to pCloud and it is easy. <br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihCrW2yn0qm8x6qUzQaWoPJLoU3vqUoJ6xFL8UX9rrm98eAzPn5LPiV79CI9UtwqdRjYSQXte5SlySgrGCUEqmJ4n0vwy2KWunJNUXYum9Zr3PtXUMtPM1qARFuNGiFoac4m4ZJvM4DY38WUsxycHZjZfB6RwtW_YyenINBqKKEwe0jtNSz65S022F/s951/2.1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="209" data-original-width="951" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihCrW2yn0qm8x6qUzQaWoPJLoU3vqUoJ6xFL8UX9rrm98eAzPn5LPiV79CI9UtwqdRjYSQXte5SlySgrGCUEqmJ4n0vwy2KWunJNUXYum9Zr3PtXUMtPM1qARFuNGiFoac4m4ZJvM4DY38WUsxycHZjZfB6RwtW_YyenINBqKKEwe0jtNSz65S022F/w640-h140/2.1.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After this step, I have 4GBs free. That's. I am unwilling to do the rest. My purpose to sign up is to send a big file larger than 5GBs. Now my current free storage is 4GBs even less than the free 5GBs without registration. </div><div> </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8-ydVwj1MUMZavnQFTIahHLJpIOvzP54xhcdLZv69NGnYTB19OfKQi-w25-bNZzdiyaGrhVUfk4GQB7v9AuXzrVIsRNHFdO4iCsHrhAsAl5AkQUON6LkT15H9lxIMv8wVAvRN-mX_Frw34hPfuyYPZSWlMV39ArXjoy6dk7mf2DnygL-xJN221XQO/s967/3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="207" data-original-width="967" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8-ydVwj1MUMZavnQFTIahHLJpIOvzP54xhcdLZv69NGnYTB19OfKQi-w25-bNZzdiyaGrhVUfk4GQB7v9AuXzrVIsRNHFdO4iCsHrhAsAl5AkQUON6LkT15H9lxIMv8wVAvRN-mX_Frw34hPfuyYPZSWlMV39ArXjoy6dk7mf2DnygL-xJN221XQO/w640-h138/3.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><div><hr /></div><div><br /></div></div><div>Anyway I will continue to show you the rest of the screenshots of what pCloud ask for so that you get an idea and decide if it is worth to sign up. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The following are the screens after a file has been uploaded.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Download pCloud Drive onto your PC - add you 1 GB</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkXnYGf4x5oh25kbqtyU2ym4ZW9f9OH6s6Ie_e9ZTco6wgi5fjdFkqnfZMcRowaSqR8Nm1v4UUywKCk5_UsYSyhNDVRD4QyYKr4qsI0NAk0Hbx-E_lGbSPvpNrogRxZsoFJzcukGeQ4jnMYMjF6Wx9LHWeumqY4UqQgyEhC0aKLnBRzOqXpiohgfBx/s962/4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="201" data-original-width="962" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkXnYGf4x5oh25kbqtyU2ym4ZW9f9OH6s6Ie_e9ZTco6wgi5fjdFkqnfZMcRowaSqR8Nm1v4UUywKCk5_UsYSyhNDVRD4QyYKr4qsI0NAk0Hbx-E_lGbSPvpNrogRxZsoFJzcukGeQ4jnMYMjF6Wx9LHWeumqY4UqQgyEhC0aKLnBRzOqXpiohgfBx/w640-h134/4.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Install pCloud onto your Android or IOS device - add you 1 GB</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy5r9ftG3c2LegFikd_Oa39w4jYJ5pRg8sStW2NlixJFqruL7i7RzfZB4-5bgfP0hxSE7pg-xnSer8PG19I16eXWCmBoNOtUkFIEBIbR5XbwMY1_R6nDy4vZbSuqzSj5fORVnCw8JsnTMZIA6QXi33lS2mDaAVyM-oT-o-JxxM6mk0FLv0T6Tgob3L/s979/5.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="222" data-original-width="979" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy5r9ftG3c2LegFikd_Oa39w4jYJ5pRg8sStW2NlixJFqruL7i7RzfZB4-5bgfP0hxSE7pg-xnSer8PG19I16eXWCmBoNOtUkFIEBIbR5XbwMY1_R6nDy4vZbSuqzSj5fORVnCw8JsnTMZIA6QXi33lS2mDaAVyM-oT-o-JxxM6mk0FLv0T6Tgob3L/w640-h146/5.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Turn on sync for your photo and videos upload from your mobile device - add you 1 GB</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihEt_iVMp7qe3Pvgar3Wy16wwz6PD7fwklVM31YEghhnNAL949Ku0pNr0W86uVpBs-ap6q3M6A4hZ21_12v-1MhnoDalK171t6nlHKGAAigHgtQXW0Hq-ZGU7DM1nKrJuQ9-ACN0KpElBw914x6h1mVmGq42oheJ_DqVZKiAzPPcXK3BFeKc3R6Lfp/s962/6.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="211" data-original-width="962" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihEt_iVMp7qe3Pvgar3Wy16wwz6PD7fwklVM31YEghhnNAL949Ku0pNr0W86uVpBs-ap6q3M6A4hZ21_12v-1MhnoDalK171t6nlHKGAAigHgtQXW0Hq-ZGU7DM1nKrJuQ9-ACN0KpElBw914x6h1mVmGq42oheJ_DqVZKiAzPPcXK3BFeKc3R6Lfp/w640-h140/6.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Invite 3friends - - add you 3 GB</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR1vg_fgE2anJlRi0_VuBtdvpZ_kLcUy4uTl0YYsayUyDhGE7ZjXfvwF0OJi89XgjACenkbfnMTx0k9-P5U_dHU3IYLCDNz3sU4om5pFIu-vQHnxeHw9URPRBr_bKXeGOUvmX6r2lkUGKigrg3HvW5AX8ds5y1YPOc_EB5fpXrZNWCkRBYbBFYbUN_/s950/7.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="202" data-original-width="950" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR1vg_fgE2anJlRi0_VuBtdvpZ_kLcUy4uTl0YYsayUyDhGE7ZjXfvwF0OJi89XgjACenkbfnMTx0k9-P5U_dHU3IYLCDNz3sU4om5pFIu-vQHnxeHw9URPRBr_bKXeGOUvmX6r2lkUGKigrg3HvW5AX8ds5y1YPOc_EB5fpXrZNWCkRBYbBFYbUN_/w640-h136/7.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><div><div><hr /></div><div>To me, it is not worth to go through this by being a freeloader!</div></div></div><div><br /></div>
<style>
table#pCloudGBs { border-collapse:collapse; border: 1px solid #c6c6c6; }
tr.pCloudConds th, tr.pCloudConds td { border: 1px solid #c6c6c6; padding:10px; }
</style>
<div>
<table id="pCloudGBs">
<tbody><tr class="pCloudConds"><th>Actions / Conditions</th><th>Get</th><th>Total</th></tr>
<tr class="pCloudConds"><td>Sign up pCloud account successfully with email verified (default free GBs)</td><td>3 GBs</td><td>3 GBs</td></tr>
<tr class="pCloudConds"><td>Upload a file successfully to your pCloud account</td><td>1 GB</td><td>4 GBs</td></tr>
<tr class="pCloudConds"><td>Download, install and use pCloud on PC</td><td>1 GB</td><td>5GBs</td></tr>
<tr class="pCloudConds"><td>Install pCloud onto your mobile device (Android or IOS)</td><td>1 GB</td><td>6GBs</td></tr>
<tr class="pCloudConds"><td>Enable auto-upload photos and videos from your mobile devices</td><td>1 GB</td><td>7 GBs</td></tr>
<tr class="pCloudConds"><td>Invite 3 friends (each one brings you 1GB)</td><td>3 GB</td><td>10 GB</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<div><br /></div>blograthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08199735935642753756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323992090948655097.post-74100498385261161712023-03-02T00:40:00.012-06:002023-03-02T04:28:58.564-06:00Review Sav.com and How to Log in their New Help Center<p>The following is my brief review on <a href="#aboutsav">Sav.com</a> (near the bottom) and show you how to get onto their new Help Center for request ticket submission.</p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Issue with Sav Help Center</h2><p>Sav is migrating their support system to Zendesk. As an existing customer, I got confused how to submit a ticket for help. If you are running into the same issue, the following may assist you.</p><p>The new Help Center of Sav setup on Zendesk currently is outside your <b>Sav account</b>. Your Sav credential won't be auto-forwarded to Zendesk. You need to set up a new <b>Help account </b>on Zendesk before use. The login between Sav and Zendesk are completely separate and independent. Unlike the past, logging onto Sav doesn't mean you are also on their help system. Currently you must log in separately for Sav account and Zendesk help system.</p><p>As usual, you can proceed to <a href="https://help.sav.com/">https://help.sav.com/</a> for help. If you are an existing Sav customer and it is your first time to use their Zendesk help system, you may encounter the following error after you've provided your Sav credential. I guess, for security or technical reason, Sav don't migrate your password into Zendesk but your login email. Thus, you need to set it up yourself. Unfortunately, the login screen is quite confusing.</p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span class="x_ContentPasted0" face="Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: #ffeded; border: 0px; color: #49545c; display: inline; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Email address / password combination is incorrect, try again</span></p></blockquote><h2 style="text-align: left;">How to submit a ticket (existing customers)</h2><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>On <a href="https://help.sav.com/">https://help.sav.com/</a>, click "Sign in" link on the right top of the page.<br /><br /></li><li>You will be forwarded to Zendesk for login whether or not you've already logged in onto Sav account.<br /><br /></li><li>Click "Get a password" link.<br />Sav do not directly publish their support email address. It could be difficult for you to contact them for help when you get stuck the login. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlpNE09Sov83dxuhsFq59FDgx7yy_HNEIk1Ka82DC4Zu6xXDpcPEp7uOAIxWF0awC_ku9ev2c-o9HuVN4quTmZIAG875xvq8qn7fTNKbhK9G_bGew8MRbQPAD57pCNZiSEKC6OPRViDgOc1iuAlHEvvnziOFDYYpWVzQpTQiWDDrXyk9YHAIFgWIgt/s617/0.2_edited.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="617" data-original-width="526" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlpNE09Sov83dxuhsFq59FDgx7yy_HNEIk1Ka82DC4Zu6xXDpcPEp7uOAIxWF0awC_ku9ev2c-o9HuVN4quTmZIAG875xvq8qn7fTNKbhK9G_bGew8MRbQPAD57pCNZiSEKC6OPRViDgOc1iuAlHEvvnziOFDYYpWVzQpTQiWDDrXyk9YHAIFgWIgt/w546-h640/0.2_edited.png" width="546" /></a></div></li><li>Enter your Sav login email in the Email box and then hit "Submit.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYW_FFjcHdIBio-jwSnvr-md9FkhJPs97dGzxt0LaCtcysdKA8u57UI9FHiDXmpwy7SuhK1wPLItkTqYKWFUhYiUspq8dL-sderqmfrGMlP18fzwG3n7CBe1VrJWurcwcJGcBpq2CNFulE2nDfsM2ZWu9_QK9Vu2_QfVl3GcFue4See0zFzsEDFjiD/s491/1.1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="455" data-original-width="491" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYW_FFjcHdIBio-jwSnvr-md9FkhJPs97dGzxt0LaCtcysdKA8u57UI9FHiDXmpwy7SuhK1wPLItkTqYKWFUhYiUspq8dL-sderqmfrGMlP18fzwG3n7CBe1VrJWurcwcJGcBpq2CNFulE2nDfsM2ZWu9_QK9Vu2_QfVl3GcFue4See0zFzsEDFjiD/w400-h371/1.1.png" width="400" /></a></div></li><li>Check your mailbox. Zendesk should send you a password link for password creation for your help account setup.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhahE4SznVL8xzSZSbdQStBCRQN0D0l363oFYsdH6xFjMBlU_peBFJwlRKUUT8u2Uj9O1ahI08LLOUJLq11uQequ9tDQOeWBDx_sx0G7dv7TULHoNc8tpLAg2u2HCth4_FSZ_GOAXqeCfzrj9-ZoOp8PK3rFq6bnMDYgU972xvtalx5JI0YDwXBc3_k/s450/1.2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="313" data-original-width="450" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhahE4SznVL8xzSZSbdQStBCRQN0D0l363oFYsdH6xFjMBlU_peBFJwlRKUUT8u2Uj9O1ahI08LLOUJLq11uQequ9tDQOeWBDx_sx0G7dv7TULHoNc8tpLAg2u2HCth4_FSZ_GOAXqeCfzrj9-ZoOp8PK3rFq6bnMDYgU972xvtalx5JI0YDwXBc3_k/w400-h279/1.2.png" width="400" /></a></div></li><li>Follow the link found in your mailbox to create your password on Zendesk. The password could be completely different from your Sav account.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53hhzaVc_iXORO7NkuKmwn7FLZEzSjsw_SkSFSr2EeIP5TiStnNA1IvvgRqCeJXu0K86nHVkBc9_VhPLNjIWvN4IQ8Y5jTUH0weg13QWE6_IRO_lRyGSK7exWhGdzYFgRXex5XG8bH80j5neocvMwXbeBfxUJjrJS7_BOqkdWVQ8hR5ImIVgUB5Ul/s424/2.2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="421" data-original-width="424" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53hhzaVc_iXORO7NkuKmwn7FLZEzSjsw_SkSFSr2EeIP5TiStnNA1IvvgRqCeJXu0K86nHVkBc9_VhPLNjIWvN4IQ8Y5jTUH0weg13QWE6_IRO_lRyGSK7exWhGdzYFgRXex5XG8bH80j5neocvMwXbeBfxUJjrJS7_BOqkdWVQ8hR5ImIVgUB5Ul/w400-h398/2.2.png" width="400" /></a></div></li><li>After this step, you should be able to log in Sav Help Center on Zendesk to submit a ticket.<br /><br /></li><li>Scroll down the help page or search for "Submit a request." <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSinUO6A9vtFGu33idAaPC-CzpAE6RwxbBnr5XE9APmRs_UsDfwoiYLAw1ZAhdwmNoh9vYDEl_Df1OQsfbq_P2YQVeSGoJcKPL9_HqDtxHoHe7K9xyvKR40Mc0RzhTl77pu0WItO6YonOo6AHjgE2DS9x5seXiDbTKdjsE1i1OuxV_xDOB0NSCX4t4/s1062/3.1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1062" data-original-width="995" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSinUO6A9vtFGu33idAaPC-CzpAE6RwxbBnr5XE9APmRs_UsDfwoiYLAw1ZAhdwmNoh9vYDEl_Df1OQsfbq_P2YQVeSGoJcKPL9_HqDtxHoHe7K9xyvKR40Mc0RzhTl77pu0WItO6YonOo6AHjgE2DS9x5seXiDbTKdjsE1i1OuxV_xDOB0NSCX4t4/w375-h400/3.1.png" width="375" /></a></div></li><li>Click on "Submit a request" to post your help request.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh_79ssXhHgXTOu62U1dH8Xum9iyWquUuuDixyY48tm_sCuOToui7FoX6UAZS2GyjLIhl4zfLxP--SVCQIdCY9aH7iHJaayAw4iJ18FiU6-f533NPF_R6b48O7YzjgOd8uUQHzxEQdHy-Zj_4JTWLveS-5JefxJ1hVV0RX2vRupEpldOIRw_YJSUnh/s1050/4_Submit_a_request_page.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="803" data-original-width="1050" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh_79ssXhHgXTOu62U1dH8Xum9iyWquUuuDixyY48tm_sCuOToui7FoX6UAZS2GyjLIhl4zfLxP--SVCQIdCY9aH7iHJaayAw4iJ18FiU6-f533NPF_R6b48O7YzjgOd8uUQHzxEQdHy-Zj_4JTWLveS-5JefxJ1hVV0RX2vRupEpldOIRw_YJSUnh/w400-h306/4_Submit_a_request_page.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /></li></ol></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><a name="#aboutsav">About Sav</a></h2><p>Sav is one of domain registrars. They offer all-inclusive <a href="https://www.sav.com/domains" target="_blank">budget pricing</a> for all cases such as first-time registration, transfer and renewal. Most importance is that their prices for all TLD domains excepts for <b>.us</b> include free WHOIS privacy protection. </p><p>You may find a good deal by transferring your domain(s) to another registrar for the first year but you may be ripped off in the subsequent renewals. Unlike most registrars, Sav publishes their price sheet at a glance including the current prices of renewal.</p><p>Previously, I used 1&1 which also included free privacy protection. Since 1&1 was merged with ProfitBricks and later rebranded to IONOS, their renewal pricing are getting expensive. IONOS also no longer offer toll free number 1-800 in the USA. Thus, I've gradually moved around my domains from one to another until I use Sav.</p><p>Although Sav has the lowest pricing, their support is not available 24/7, and it also intensively relies on their online Help System. As per my past experience, their support hours are limited within office hours while IONOS (or previously 1&1) do provide 24/7 support via multiple channels. I am not sure if Sav will have a better support after having moved onto Zendesk. As of this writing, Sav only provide help/technical support during office hours.</p><p>The user interfaces on IONOS are quite clear to guide you every single step. With Sav, you are on your own and possibly read their online documentation available from their help system.</p><p>One more thing, I am not sure when this policy began that Sav now won't allow their customers personally to remove their previous setup payment method. It means that there will be two or more entries if you switch one card to another. For security reason, you may want to remove the ones you don't want to use. In this case, you have to submit a request for removal. It is very inconvenient and I personally don't feel comfortable either.</p><p>For any reason, if you still want to get ahold with Sav via email, you can, please see below. However, if you want further assisting your Sav account, using their online "Submit a request" via their Help System (currently on Zendesk) is required.</p><p>Sav Email Contact <a href="mailto:support@sav.com">support@sav.com</a>.</p><p><br /></p>blograthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08199735935642753756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323992090948655097.post-1575746399684689692023-02-22T00:49:00.006-06:002023-06-28T04:32:47.330-05:00Just renew magicJack for another 5 years<p>It's time for renewal. Today I received a 5-year promotion plan offer from email notifications. This good deal is only for renewal and used once only. The total charge for 5-year (plan renewal) is $150 order + $13.50 admin = $163.50 plus tax if any. This exclusive offer is not present on the magicJack homepage.</p><h2 style="text-align: left;">My experience with magicJack</h2><p>I have been using magicJack since 2009, and I am happy about it. My magicJack device over a decade is still working. A few years ago, magicJack even made its mobile apps available without additional charges. The app won't require the magicJack device plugging into a computer as long as the Internet connection is available. It is a very good feature on-the-go without carrying around the magicJack device. The bad of the app is that it keeps popping up the new feature alert (such as using Bluetooth for communication) when the new feature cannot be auto-enabled due to phone settings. I hope that this can be improved sometime soon. </p><p>magicJack app can run on a very old android device with at least Android 4.4. But for Apple devices, it requires at least IOS 13. It means your devices must be quite modern. </p><p><br /></p>blograthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08199735935642753756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323992090948655097.post-33474025849399202552023-01-15T01:40:00.002-06:002023-02-21T23:09:30.229-06:00ExpressZip and Restoring Extract All Option<p>You may suddenly notice "<b>Extract All...</b>" option is missing in return for "<b>Extract with Express Zip</b>" when you right-click on a ZIP file on a Windows system. </p><p>ExpressZip is one of products by NCH Software. It usually comes with any NCH Software product, e.g., video or audio software. Your system may not have any installation content or trace of ExpressZip including the registry entries. However, there is usually a registry entry associated with "<b>Extract with Express Zip</b>" command, typically inside a user profile subkey of the HKEY_USERS hive. Surprisingly the open command for "<b>Extract with Express Zip</b>" is set to using 7-zip command if you have 7-zip installed.</p><p>If you are using any product(s) by NCH Software, uninstalling them will usually restore "<b>Extract All...</b>" option but a reboot is required. Or you may try and go to NCH Software to install ExpressZip, and then uninstall it.</p><p><br /></p>blograthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08199735935642753756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323992090948655097.post-36217399840989740082023-01-14T23:52:00.015-06:002023-06-17T10:53:34.999-05:00Remove Alibaba PC Safe Service<p>If your Windows system has the uninvited <b>Alibaba PC Safe Service</b> resident and you want to remove it, the following info may help you to remove. The service name of <b>Alibaba PC Safe Service </b>is called <b>AlibabaProtect</b>. It is typically installed under <b>C:\Program Files (x86)</b> directory. </p>
<p>You won't be able directly to stop <b>AlibabaProtect</b> from running via Services app (services.msc), or kill it via Task Manager or using the "taskkill /f" command. <b>AlibabaProtect</b> does not show in the list of "Add or remove programs" App (appwiz.cpl) either. </p>
<p>Under the installation folder (e.g., <b>C:\Program Files (x86)\AlibabaProtect</b>), you may find an EXE to uninstall but the EXE always refuses to run.</p>
<p>This article explains how <b>AlibabaProtect</b> gets into your system and provides you a working solution to remove <b>AlibabaProtect</b> without the third party or additional software installed.</p>
<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">How or why will </span><b style="font-family: helvetica;">AlibabaProtect be installed</b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">?</span></h2>
<p>Most likely your system have <b>AliWangWang </b>installed. As of this writing, <b>AliWangWang</b> is the only online messenger for chatting with China online marketers on Taobao if you are using Taobao Web version (on a PC or laptop). </p>
<p>You may be able to bypass <b>AlibabaProtect </b>when you first install <b>AliWangWang</b>. Unfortunately, <b>AlibabaProtect </b>will be still find a way to get into your system without your notice when you do subsequent update/upgrade <b>AliWangWang</b>.</p><p>With <b>AlibabaProtect</b>, most people will immediately notice the slowness on the system.</p>
<h2 style="text-align: left;">How to remove AlibabaProtect without additional app installed?</h2>
<p>Before you start, you must have administrator rights to do the following.</p>
<p></p>
<ol style="text-align: left;">
<li>Open a command prompt with admin rights<br /><br /></li>
<li>Type <span style="background-color: black;"> <span style="color: white;">takeown /f "<b>C:\Program Files (x86)\AlibabaProtect</b>" /r /d y </span></span>
<br />Be sure this command runs successfully. If not, sorry you need to seek help from somewhere else. <br /><br /> </li>
<li>Type <span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"> sc delete AlibabaProtect </span></span><br />Be sure this command runs successfully. If not, sorry you need to seek help from somewhere else. <br /><br />
</li>
<li>Reboot your system. If you don't want to reboot, it will be worth a try of either one option below.<br /><br />Option 1: <i>End task</i> via Task Manager to kill or stop "<b>Alibaba PC Safe Service</b>"<br />or <br />Option 2: In a command prompt with admin rights, do the following:<br /><br /> <span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"> sc queryex AlibabaProtect </span></span> to find out the PID number, then<br /> <span style="background-color: black; color: white;"> taskkill /pid <pid number> </span><pid><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">/f </span> (e.g., taskkill /pid 11192 /f )<br /><br />
If both methods fail or getting "Access Denied" error, the only one solution is to <b>reboot your system </b>before going onto the next step.
<br /></pid><br /> </li>
<li>Up to here, you should be able to remove all files and directories of <b>AlibabaProtect</b><br />Type <span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"> rmdir /s /q "C:\Program Files (x86)\AlibabaProtect" </span></span> in the command prompt with admin rights.<br /></li>
</ol><div>That's all. Hope the above removal steps may help. Good luck.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
<p></p>blograthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08199735935642753756noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323992090948655097.post-68136355810118061842022-10-30T09:38:00.071-05:002023-01-14T20:17:54.666-06:00Green Screen on Samsung Galaxy Note 10+<p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Samsung Galaxy Green Screen looks like a hardware glitch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">How can you log in while the phone is non-responsive due to the green screen sitting on-top? Use a flashlight directly to shine the front camera (the one used for selfie). Then the green screen will gradually go away, and you should be able to go into the phone for data backup before further fixing it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwsUh-yoyFMZjVmIDASzP9ige3zKi1a6EhAGLwL5w_pock6PBTvKmXcsgtC1fY9rmN1OOXJNnLWSN_YQ3_vqh6TFwcv-ZNSwkOpR8i3d80BAJCg9uuZui3hUpDap9OdkBS3EFqxV0rPF6hf-QkRgPGuoIULBQFNtIm5EGVKpFAneuao3zZOFMcSc82lw/s700/20211011_155704_GreenScreen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwsUh-yoyFMZjVmIDASzP9ige3zKi1a6EhAGLwL5w_pock6PBTvKmXcsgtC1fY9rmN1OOXJNnLWSN_YQ3_vqh6TFwcv-ZNSwkOpR8i3d80BAJCg9uuZui3hUpDap9OdkBS3EFqxV0rPF6hf-QkRgPGuoIULBQFNtIm5EGVKpFAneuao3zZOFMcSc82lw/w201-h320/20211011_155704_GreenScreen.jpg" width="201" /></a></div><br /><p></p>blograthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16534750636475322435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323992090948655097.post-31472358964054876782022-05-14T02:10:00.002-05:002023-01-14T20:17:45.966-06:00S Pen keeps disconnecting<p>Android Phone: Samsung Galaxy Note 10+<br />Android version: 12</p><p>After phone update, S Pen of my phone keeps disconnecting and sending annoying notifications for reconnect, especially when I put my phone to charge. The culprit is the Air actions of S Pen. I did the following to disable it and everything is back to normal. I what causes this. Air</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Navigate to <b>Settings</b> | <b>Advanced features</b> | <b>S Pen</b> </li><li>Turn off <b>Air actions</b> </li><li>Restart the phone to take effect</li></ul><div>Like Windows 10, whenever there is an update, there may be issues awaiting for you!</div><p></p>blograthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16534750636475322435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323992090948655097.post-6239261824589914612022-05-03T09:32:00.000-05:002022-05-03T09:32:02.971-05:00Beware! Google Photos app will delete your photos from your devices even with Back up & Sync disabledA few friends of mine keep complaining losing their precious photos with Google Photos. I am using Google Photos almost 5 years, but I have never encountered such an issue. I always use the Web version of Google Photos for photo management, not the app. The Web version is accessible via a browser while the app version must be installed before use regardless of on a phone or a desktop.
<div>
<br />
</div>
<div>To understand the deletion issue, I've recently taken Google Photos on my test run. How and when are photos on a phone being deleted by Google Photos? Is there a safe way to manage deletions on Google Photos? The tests were manually done (1) on an android phone and (2) via the browser accessible to both desktop and phone with a single account. </div>
<div>
<br />
</div>
<div>My current version of Google Photos app for test is 5.87.0444573954.</div>
<div>
<br />
</div>
<div>What I found is that the culprits of losing photos during deletion is using Google Photos app. Unlike the Web version, the app always ensure the synchronized (or uploaded) photos deleted from the device(s), despite the option of "Back up & sync" disabled. The only way to remove photos from Google Photos without removing from the device(s) is to have the "Back up & sync" option disabled first and then use the Web version for deletion.</div>
<div>
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>Whenever you delete a photo from a device via Google Photos app, the photo associated with Google Photos will be removed at the same time if the photo was uploaded and added into Google Photos before. In this case, the app will always delete it from the device and Google Photos, despite the option of "Back up & sync" disabled. </li>
</ul>
</div>
<div>
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>Google Photos app provides an option for you to delete a photo from the device without removing from Google Photos. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg7LSRcQ6-qDa2DTT7Mo8e83qj2UQ2pM6jXIeR26PpkG8jnkUqlDHwPLSGwBaodOWzBQCPk5uC4zUIw5rDWGYoFKN-oLJ1o9aROzDxnBZqn8qnvxzPFNjKqbQPpnpKJIvTRF8n5hWc2CYM_VpOEI0fF7cctfV300nmpug_3ATlLqoQvuaQrGAJaIOW/s1080/3-dots-menu_(Delete%20from%20device).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">
<img alt=""Delete from device" from 3-dots-menu" border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="1080" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg7LSRcQ6-qDa2DTT7Mo8e83qj2UQ2pM6jXIeR26PpkG8jnkUqlDHwPLSGwBaodOWzBQCPk5uC4zUIw5rDWGYoFKN-oLJ1o9aROzDxnBZqn8qnvxzPFNjKqbQPpnpKJIvTRF8n5hWc2CYM_VpOEI0fF7cctfV300nmpug_3ATlLqoQvuaQrGAJaIOW/w560-h156/3-dots-menu_(Delete%20from%20device).png" title=""Delete from device" from 3-dots-menu" width="560" />
</a>
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">There is no option for the other way around even though "Back up & sync" option is disabled. In other words, the synchronized photo must be deleted from both the device and Google Photos. Before deletion, Google has already provided a warning message (such as
<span style="color: red;">Remove from Google account & synced devices?</span>)</div>
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAXVm33H2Jsn4fEgK2g5ljtrW41c76ZNRgFj-ygU5sm8R5KDQGU0-OwMQhGsEWs089RCfAow7tgytFw8lzKB7P3eATwiuOsynThH2moLf5XRC0aPJg5OwlydFBrExqJBNTwZsW9EfWFmRWoOgT6nyNwnJ0WtD4hzWH6X3HD48mS-JX61qZZetpGiCF/s2560/Screenshot_2022-04-29-17-43-27.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">
<img alt="Google Photos Deletion Messagge" border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAXVm33H2Jsn4fEgK2g5ljtrW41c76ZNRgFj-ygU5sm8R5KDQGU0-OwMQhGsEWs089RCfAow7tgytFw8lzKB7P3eATwiuOsynThH2moLf5XRC0aPJg5OwlydFBrExqJBNTwZsW9EfWFmRWoOgT6nyNwnJ0WtD4hzWH6X3HD48mS-JX61qZZetpGiCF/w360-h640/Screenshot_2022-04-29-17-43-27.png" title="Google Photos Deletion Messagge" width="360" />
</a>
<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></li></ul></div>
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>The only way to remove a photos safely from Google Photos is using the Web version of Google Photos (via Web browser) along with the "Back up & sync" option off.</li>
</ul>
<div>I am not sure if Google does this on purpose or if it is a bug. From the deletion message, it may be done by design. It could be the reason why this issue has existed for a long time. </div>
<div>
<br />
</div>
<div>In addition, my impression of using Google Photos app is actually handing over full control to Google (i.e., the Google Photos app), and your photos with Google Photos become a main copy, not the ones in your device(s). Thus, when you delete a photo from Google Photos, the app will ensure to remove them from your device(s) without providing you an option to keep them in your device(s).</div>
<div>
<br />
</div>
<div>If you would like to manipulate photos in Google Photos without affecting your copy in your device, disabled the "Back up & sync" of Google Photos app, and then use the browser to handle the photo deletion.</div>
<div>
<br />
</div>
<div>For me, photos with Google are primarily for sharing. I do not want Google to manage them in my device(s). Thus, I will always have "Back up & sync" disabled and continue to use the Web version.</div><div> </div>
<div> </div>blograthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08199735935642753756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323992090948655097.post-76101577931973095402022-04-14T02:18:00.004-05:002022-04-14T04:32:41.983-05:00How to download Whatsapp Profile<p>The following procedure only works with the Web version.</p><p style="text-align: left;">1. View the user profile picture as usual<br />2. Right click to "Copy Image Address"<br />3. Decode the URL<br />4. Extract the value of "e" key<br />5. Remove all key-value pairs except for "oh" and "oe" these two keys pairs</p><p style="text-align: left;">The new version of Whatsapp (newer than v2.22.3.76) should be able to let you retrieve the URL directly (step 1 and 2) without the rest of steps (step 3 to 5).</p><p style="text-align: left;">My current versions are v2.22.7.74 android and v2.22.6.74 iPhone respectively.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>blograthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16534750636475322435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323992090948655097.post-1549973693219198762022-03-11T01:56:00.006-06:002022-03-14T22:11:30.468-05:00Fix Zoom White Screen in OBS<p>My current OBS Studio Version: 27.2.3 (64 bit)</p><p>Using OBS to capture or record Zoom meeting may result in a white screen if you're running it on Windows with the default "<b>Auto</b>" setting for <b>Video Rendering Method</b>. In this case, the default graphics API used in Zoom for rendering is not suitable for your camera. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUjuMK629EKaZ0I3cqTsROiGnn91rGBAyYEzc7cmMle5q1ISB5ZfLW6ZQPeBQcUMYhb34NUWf-exz2fkHiauJx6t21-_72kGjaLzjkmbFh4MJACT26VY8V5I0WYA4RT523SNEGOt2i0Kzpc92CiqdcwRjWfxByuQSSDGjlulre-gYPPBgJhCwRd9aY=s1140" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="White screen of Zoom meeting in OBS" border="0" data-original-height="884" data-original-width="1140" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUjuMK629EKaZ0I3cqTsROiGnn91rGBAyYEzc7cmMle5q1ISB5ZfLW6ZQPeBQcUMYhb34NUWf-exz2fkHiauJx6t21-_72kGjaLzjkmbFh4MJACT26VY8V5I0WYA4RT523SNEGOt2i0Kzpc92CiqdcwRjWfxByuQSSDGjlulre-gYPPBgJhCwRd9aY=w640-h496" title="White screen of Zoom meeting in OBS" width="640" /></a> </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Changing the rendering method to either "<b>Direct3D11 Flip Mode</b>" or "<b>Direct3D</b>" should fix the issue.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>For HD video, choose "<b>Direct3D11 Flip Mode</b>"</li><li>Otherwise, choose "<b>Direct3D11</b>" </li></ul><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjG_UaeLvCCzXJ02zZPXvHc_B12EwbukTKJ5o41TrkRRGWrjLvalmmZLBboN4huPReBKPww58HnKbxo2sxtJYVp_Et71nYvomt3qFgfD4iuh26raeLwfWgm8XrDDqsmIRTCF15xdNOoOSIKbBpN6CqwREDR_mfqt_4eXLA97pwNCtsWPWlezZnrZVt6=s795" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Navigate to Zoom Video Advanced Settings and Pay Attention to Camera Settings" border="0" data-original-height="657" data-original-width="795" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjG_UaeLvCCzXJ02zZPXvHc_B12EwbukTKJ5o41TrkRRGWrjLvalmmZLBboN4huPReBKPww58HnKbxo2sxtJYVp_Et71nYvomt3qFgfD4iuh26raeLwfWgm8XrDDqsmIRTCF15xdNOoOSIKbBpN6CqwREDR_mfqt_4eXLA97pwNCtsWPWlezZnrZVt6=w640-h528" title="Navigate to Zoom Video Advanced Settings and Pay Attention to Camera Settings" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjw5nssKKjXtwnUwHXUZLQ6IEW-Y3O0NOLrms1Vo7bPhafv7rqfdMg8RANSWQ8MjHOiSbY6X-4SBAcfGBkbekCbxH1EI1ytWsMW14CVhuhGR7ApyYj4uOjUGay9RPTy6i-sGRcxeB8SA1twzWqMFaM_7aFKdSu8pO-SJEmbobXw9SaEni7LGQit5Kk5=s797" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="What to select in Video Rendering Method" border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="797" height="429" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjw5nssKKjXtwnUwHXUZLQ6IEW-Y3O0NOLrms1Vo7bPhafv7rqfdMg8RANSWQ8MjHOiSbY6X-4SBAcfGBkbekCbxH1EI1ytWsMW14CVhuhGR7ApyYj4uOjUGay9RPTy6i-sGRcxeB8SA1twzWqMFaM_7aFKdSu8pO-SJEmbobXw9SaEni7LGQit5Kk5=w640-h429" title="What to select in Video Rendering Method" width="640" /></a></div><br />blograthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08199735935642753756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323992090948655097.post-1900960216310240482022-03-11T01:06:00.003-06:002022-03-11T21:56:20.750-06:00Firmware Update Failed on the 2nd Canon with Same SD<p>Recently I've done firmware update on my two old Canon EOS cameras using <b>the same SD card</b>, specifically, EOS 7D and EOS M3. I did it to M3 first, then 7D. But the update failed on 7D due to this error: "<span style="color: red;">Update file cannot be found. Please check the memory card and reload the battery and try again.</span>"</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHOwRU5A_sT3d2yAizb_ZVQh6dDY10-xZ4gyJFWWiZv9f2oN1yAINZPZpyYdTyLUWnJW0vYAneNAh9p7GwwXU-kiQVPvwoDxltMnlJtx4smaYEHVrQR_lRTrHRYwB72N0yCr19yj_eqfduMX_MW6NW8IPJpt-J3P1-RvQ1scd8DgnPC_3t1cFWsw8O=s3024" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="File Not Found During Cannon Camera Firmware Update" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHOwRU5A_sT3d2yAizb_ZVQh6dDY10-xZ4gyJFWWiZv9f2oN1yAINZPZpyYdTyLUWnJW0vYAneNAh9p7GwwXU-kiQVPvwoDxltMnlJtx4smaYEHVrQR_lRTrHRYwB72N0yCr19yj_eqfduMX_MW6NW8IPJpt-J3P1-RvQ1scd8DgnPC_3t1cFWsw8O=w320-h320" title="File Not Found During Cannon Camera Firmware Update" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>There are two (2) ways to fix this.</p><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Reformat the SD card before copying the firmware file into it for firmware update if you don't mind losing all files.</li><li>Simply remove or temporally save all DCIM\CANONMSC\*.CTG file(s) in the SD card to someplace else before firmware update.</li></ol><p></p><p>I did it with the second approach. As soon as the camera detected the firmware file, the update went smoothly.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>blograthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08199735935642753756noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323992090948655097.post-10534550369983732122020-07-06T23:33:00.002-05:002020-07-06T23:35:16.924-05:00You have not been authorized to use this domainAll of a sudden, about two (2) weeks ago, my blog resulted in error due to too many redirection. Thus I went to Blogger and played around its settings. Then the following <b><font color="#d52c1f">domain </font></b><font color="#d52c1f"><b>unauthorized</b></font> error kept popping up, which prevented me from taking away the <b>Redirect domain</b> setting. <div><br /></div><div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;">"<b><font color="#d52c1f">You have not been authorized to use this domain.</font></b>"</div></blockquote></div><div><br /></div><div>I finally managed to disable <b>Redirect domain </b>by turning off <b>HTTPS availability</b> first. Unfortunately, the <b><font color="#d52c1f">domain </font></b><font color="#d52c1f"><b>unauthorized</b></font> error was back and would not go away. After that, I was unable to alter any settings including <b>HTTPS availability</b>. </div><div><br /></div><div>Today, I simply deleted the original domain associated with Blogger and then rebound it back. The <b><font color="#d52c1f">domain </font></b><font color="#d52c1f"><b>unauthorized</b></font> error disappears and I can feel free to do any settings change like before. Hope that such an annoying error won't be back again. I still don't understand how this error occurred and what triggered it. It appears to me that it is the issue in Blogger or Google.</div><div><br /></div><div>In sum, for my case, to fix this<b><font color="#d52c1f"> domain unauthorized</font></b> error, I did nothing on DNS but only playing with Blogger settings. Deleting the already bound domain first and then associating it back fix the issue.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>blograthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08199735935642753756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323992090948655097.post-68064210825556803842020-03-27T02:52:00.001-05:002020-03-27T03:07:58.458-05:00Unable to send mails from my Gmail account via email client<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Short answer: Samsung Email App does not meet Gmail Security Requirements</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Solution: Disable "<a href="https://myaccount.google.com/lesssecureapps">Less secure app access</a>" in Google account for continuously using the same email client</span><br />
<br />
Recently I have not been able to send mails via <b>Samsung Mail</b> on my all Andoid phones but iPhone works like a charm. <b>Samsung Mail</b> is up-to-date; thus no update is needed. In my Gmail, I received a <b>Critical security alert </b>message regarding the "<span style="color: #b45f06;">Sign-in attempt was blocked</span>". Obviously, it was the main reason why I cannot send mails.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeVFTUN9ggXR_WXlMBNZ2USFZv6fRXSNblTVxgJjaqagejsnhUsAEE_6K9MlwmxHwXdNOoZHhX5_vdOdjDFcICYljLUqMrVmBOTY5m494nuyQh_O5sptuEtYMgvtDlMOYD-sQHgl35sz4/s1600/2020-03-27+14_20_43-gmail_security_message+-+edited.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="520" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeVFTUN9ggXR_WXlMBNZ2USFZv6fRXSNblTVxgJjaqagejsnhUsAEE_6K9MlwmxHwXdNOoZHhX5_vdOdjDFcICYljLUqMrVmBOTY5m494nuyQh_O5sptuEtYMgvtDlMOYD-sQHgl35sz4/s400/2020-03-27+14_20_43-gmail_security_message+-+edited.png" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
Clicking the given "<b>Check activity</b>" button in the mail will bring me to another message. I thought answering "<b>Yes, it was me</b>" could help for unblocking SMTP from my phones. But it doesn't. I need to physically go in my account and then turn off "<b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Less secure app access</span></b>" security in order for me to use Samsung Email client to send mails. It is clear that Google strengthens its security while <u><i>Samsung Email does NOT meet Google security</i></u>. It also explains to me why all Samsung products now keep asking permission to access my Google data which I usually ignore and disregard.<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP6UhDlT4DCSGnf4dgrvHRMol0bk9ipnie1YftxulX18___rURz8T57REHkcRuibbjMEJfnkyVqBiOWSgPTkpwz76wry6pRusYUI_duyvGw4_x8UomNWdc45lk97UA4XeWyQMfKm-uxkI/s1600/2020-03-27+14_21_00-gmail_critical_security_alert-app_being_blocked_edited.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="579" data-original-width="529" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP6UhDlT4DCSGnf4dgrvHRMol0bk9ipnie1YftxulX18___rURz8T57REHkcRuibbjMEJfnkyVqBiOWSgPTkpwz76wry6pRusYUI_duyvGw4_x8UomNWdc45lk97UA4XeWyQMfKm-uxkI/s400/2020-03-27+14_21_00-gmail_critical_security_alert-app_being_blocked_edited.png" width="365" /></a></div>
<br />
On the other hand, I do receive <b>Critical security alert </b>message about "<span style="color: #b45f06;">Sign-in attempt was blocked</span>" whenever I used iPhone to send mails. But the email was successfully passed through Google SMTP authentication and being sent out. <i><u>Does iPhone email client really meet Google security requirements?</u></i> If so, why do I receive an alert? Or is it because the alert will be sent whenever all non-Google apps access Google data?<br />
<div class="s2HbZc" jsaction="JIbuQc:gW3Qdc,yTqzwd(j6LnYe),M81ypc(lcawye),UPBTeb(lVOTDe),E8gdvb(bzZUke),bXeVTc(GeGHKb);rcuQ6b:npT2md;" jscontroller="kZsgqd" jsdata="zxrs3e;1585289109000;5 z3m2E;_;3 kSQRfc;_;4 COBJcd;_;2 mN4sZ;_;1" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; color: #3c4043; display: flex; flex-grow: 1; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px;">
<div aria-live="polite" class="hjhf2e" jsname="bN97Pc" style="-webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1;">
<div class="HMdAuc" style="-webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; max-width: 420px; padding: 36px 40px;">
<h1 class="no6oJe" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; color: #202124; font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.5rem; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 2rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 16px;">
Less secure app blocked</h1>
<div class="q3P41b" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-size: 0.875rem; letter-spacing: 0.0142857em; line-height: 1.25rem; padding-bottom: 16px;">
Google blocked the app you were trying to use because it doesn't meet our security standards.<br />
<div class="cYcm2dDebWac" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;">
Some apps and devices use less secure sign-in technology, which makes your account more vulnerable. You can turn off access for these apps, which we recommend, or turn on access if you want to use them despite the risks. Google will automatically turn this setting OFF if it's not being used.</div>
<a href="https://support.google.com/accounts?p=lsa_blocked&hl=en" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; color: #1a73e8; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Learn more</a>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
If you are unable to send mails via email client for Gmail, you may consider to disable "<b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Less secure app access</span></b>" security in your Google account, which I guess, it will be applied to all apps. This setting is unable to be customized for selective apps. Currently it is one global setting applied to the entire Google account. For details, you can <a href="https://support.google.com/accounts?p=lsa_blocked&hl=en">learn it more</a> yourself.<br />
<br />
Enable or disable "<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Less secure app access</b></span>":<br />
<a href="https://myaccount.google.com/lesssecureapps">https://myaccount.google.com/lesssecureapps</a><br />
<br />
<br />blograthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08199735935642753756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323992090948655097.post-60676922533702763692019-12-30T07:42:00.003-06:002019-12-30T07:57:00.869-06:00How to change the default location for Git Bash on WindowsSetting <b>HOME</b> environment variable in your Windows system can do the trick. It works for not only Git Bash but also GNU Emacs. I have used this <b>HOME</b> environment variable for many Linux-like applications since Windows XP and it always works. The following steps are using Windows 10 as our example.<br />
<br />
On Windows 10,<br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Type "<b>edit env</b>" at the desktop search box</li>
</ul>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWhE7Vwo1RHKtafLQiNJl9GeBq9pBF8TDxCQOL9oTlaBzaAuF1gNkFYk4GAJbNBu7FcCsH8nE9aUmPBRGbGNLYINb8VtQImPvvJlPNGhgeLRTt0sjJvlrvvg7LO-m2k54lrzjqhggo3nk/s1600/edit_env.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="643" data-original-width="784" height="523" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWhE7Vwo1RHKtafLQiNJl9GeBq9pBF8TDxCQOL9oTlaBzaAuF1gNkFYk4GAJbNBu7FcCsH8nE9aUmPBRGbGNLYINb8VtQImPvvJlPNGhgeLRTt0sjJvlrvvg7LO-m2k54lrzjqhggo3nk/s640/edit_env.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<ul>
<li>Select and open <b>Edit environment variables for your account</b></li>
<li>Select <b>Environment Variables...</b> on the "Advanced" Tab of System Properties popup (see the picture below)</li>
<li>Create either User or System variable; the example below is using User variable</li>
<li>Enter <b>HOME</b> in the "Variable Name" textbox; the name is case insensitive; thus <b>home, HoMe</b> and the like are the same.</li>
<li>Enter your path in "Variable value" textbox; the value is also case insensitive. </li>
<li>Click <b>OK</b> twice to confirm and exit</li>
</ul>
<div>
Restart your Git Bash. The home path will be updated accordingly as well as it will be shown in the title of Git Bash window.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-e4dWSQ97SGWEUQXTHSEqh8oztXvqvnS21ejVVIXXkeFRZhJ7W6B9OU0AsvPsrXSMOXiQT1uu0FGHR5XYHUZDPQt_hHmnqeY6uCOS6TQv61yNRQbKfMtiU1TotHYCEwknwcr6tuu41nU/s1600/environment+variable.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="586" data-original-width="1166" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-e4dWSQ97SGWEUQXTHSEqh8oztXvqvnS21ejVVIXXkeFRZhJ7W6B9OU0AsvPsrXSMOXiQT1uu0FGHR5XYHUZDPQt_hHmnqeY6uCOS6TQv61yNRQbKfMtiU1TotHYCEwknwcr6tuu41nU/s640/environment+variable.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
blograthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08199735935642753756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323992090948655097.post-17429084814232416382019-12-16T22:37:00.001-06:002019-12-17T09:15:08.417-06:00Google Photo Collaboration Setting - Let others add their photos & videosThe following is only referring to "<b>Create Link</b>" in Google Photos for sharing.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2R1xCZLeuQQ0EeznLofd4FL5pSxf4EPb6454bT3xr1Nj1UmmpU2BUR67T72iWcwFuhyYCBIQzsMf_3kY0Q_7F1XrDKyTRgIlsEFRme9wgQRqS7IBuQhxAUk3qc2wEuC2h_-vHkB-yKKk/s1600/google+photo+album+share+button+-+no+longer+allow+to+set+collaboration.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="541" data-original-width="904" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2R1xCZLeuQQ0EeznLofd4FL5pSxf4EPb6454bT3xr1Nj1UmmpU2BUR67T72iWcwFuhyYCBIQzsMf_3kY0Q_7F1XrDKyTRgIlsEFRme9wgQRqS7IBuQhxAUk3qc2wEuC2h_-vHkB-yKKk/s400/google+photo+album+share+button+-+no+longer+allow+to+set+collaboration.png" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
Recently I've found that there are two issues with the collaboration option.<br />
<ol>
<li>The collaboration option is no longer available in the sharing pop-up dialog. You can only do the setting separately. It means it needs additional steps to amend the settings. You are no longer to do this in a single step within the sharing pop-up. </li>
<li>In addition, you can only create one and only one single share link which is either allowing all viewers to add photos or view only. In the past, you could create two separate links one after another for the purposes; one is readonly while the other can allow people to view and add photos and videos. </li>
</ol>
<div>
I am not sure if it is a bug in the recent changes (December, 2019) or it is an intent.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<h3>
How to set collaboration for either "view only" or "Let others add their photos & videos"</h3>
<br />
By default, the setting is "Let others add photos & videos" To change it, do the following:<br />
<ol>
<li>Go and access the "More options" icon at the top-left corner nearby your profile picture.<br /><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2wmnkvF-qEIBesW6UlsuIeXYua7JFwH7PFOmAnAFtG9iEb_a7ljvWIixEzS5diBlxJD76d_vGhq5bd1pCVY2G9hSMsSK7tKY0__Hn7S5r0jSVW6uNCU_N8jqFUhXrF2JwPG_4bJha9C8/s1600/1.+when+an+album+is+created.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="99" data-original-width="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2wmnkvF-qEIBesW6UlsuIeXYua7JFwH7PFOmAnAFtG9iEb_a7ljvWIixEzS5diBlxJD76d_vGhq5bd1pCVY2G9hSMsSK7tKY0__Hn7S5r0jSVW6uNCU_N8jqFUhXrF2JwPG_4bJha9C8/s1600/1.+when+an+album+is+created.png" /></a></div>
<br clear="both" />
This is applicable to the following two (2) situations
<ul style="list-style-type: square;">
<li>When you create an album before adding all photos, you can do the setting immediately.</li>
<li>After you have added photos to the album, you can change or amend the settings.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li style="padding-top: 10px;">Click or select the "<b>Options</b>" menu item to proceed.<br />
<table style="border-collapse: collapse; border: #ddd 1px solid;">
<tbody>
<tr><th style="border: #ddd 1px solid; padding: 10px 5px 10px; vertical-align: middle;">New album before adding photos
</th><th style="border: #ddd 1px solid; padding: 10px 5px 10px; vertical-align: middle;">An album after creation and having photos
</th></tr>
<tr><td style="border: #ddd 1px solid; vertical-align: middle;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiovWctbszqaffmYzcwGcW_TucvEnlN7EONAcRkYQt8sMz8NMPooyOgIgB6XMVpB82F7vgNzPme800C9C45UULMaO6y8BNk28S047NVliIUlnNvjr6LpOlKw4MpalhWWeOBWPlY_9HzMs0/s1600/2.+empty+album+before+adding+photos.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="215" data-original-width="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiovWctbszqaffmYzcwGcW_TucvEnlN7EONAcRkYQt8sMz8NMPooyOgIgB6XMVpB82F7vgNzPme800C9C45UULMaO6y8BNk28S047NVliIUlnNvjr6LpOlKw4MpalhWWeOBWPlY_9HzMs0/s1600/2.+empty+album+before+adding+photos.png" /></a></div>
</td><td style="border: #ddd 1px solid; vertical-align: middle;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCFymb0dB1WX_LICB1vL_EGQquZBSdoKD8_FzF9CWpU-HXaZC8ynq0vq1qCv86BJoPmAy05YFaqRMTHhEP4cZag2XnsQTlb_54veZz77IIS2TPKYGW8QB0t-F0BTJPqt4gM-WbBqsIszU/s1600/2.+album+after+adding+photos.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="371" data-original-width="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCFymb0dB1WX_LICB1vL_EGQquZBSdoKD8_FzF9CWpU-HXaZC8ynq0vq1qCv86BJoPmAy05YFaqRMTHhEP4cZag2XnsQTlb_54veZz77IIS2TPKYGW8QB0t-F0BTJPqt4gM-WbBqsIszU/s1600/2.+album+after+adding+photos.png" /></a></div>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</li>
<li style="padding-top: 10px;">In "<b>Options</b>" pop-up, locate "<b>Collaborate</b>" section to enable or disable <b>"Let others add their photos & videos</b>". Note the default setting is enabled.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_i65eTKPPTYdBAecKDS0frVrlhWKlatvmqb11-5oF_vcENICk8kYufCwDdwvm9Wa1XojljDgIWTivirw1YpSf9I7xgD88iYogHL5JuSHlv0P621fAT5YBWyDPKZ4yzO81q9D51VMcjs8/s1600/3.+Options+to+setting+collaboration.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="447" data-original-width="445" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_i65eTKPPTYdBAecKDS0frVrlhWKlatvmqb11-5oF_vcENICk8kYufCwDdwvm9Wa1XojljDgIWTivirw1YpSf9I7xgD88iYogHL5JuSHlv0P621fAT5YBWyDPKZ4yzO81q9D51VMcjs8/s1600/3.+Options+to+setting+collaboration.png" /></a></div>
</li>
</ol>
<br />
<br />
<br />blograthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08199735935642753756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323992090948655097.post-31925667013180861162018-07-09T10:27:00.000-05:002018-07-09T10:29:55.230-05:00Google Maps Platform No Longer FreeVery soon, your Google Maps may result in degraded experience if you don't act now. Google Maps Platform arrives with pay-as-you-go billing. To ensure your map in high resolution or no interruption, you must pay unless your usages are at Google "free tier" (monthly US$200 free credit).<br />
<br />
Starting on July 16, 2018, to access Google Map APIs, you need a Google Cloud Platform billing account, besides a valid API key, This change was originally set to Jun 11. To provide more lead time, the effective date now is on July 16, 2018, next Monday!<br />
<br />
To learn about the pricing, see <a href="https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/pricing/">https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/pricing/</a><br />
<br />
If you are new, go <a href="https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/#get-started">https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/#get-started</a> to get key and.set up a billing account.<br />
<br />
If you have already had a key, see <a href="https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/user-guide/">Google Guide for Existing Users</a>.<br />
<br />
<br />blograthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08199735935642753756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323992090948655097.post-4802770905700419952018-07-07T23:52:00.000-05:002018-07-07T23:52:10.822-05:00How to change default currency in PayPalLog in onto your PayPal account. At the top, select<b> Wallet</b>.<br />
Then select <b>Details</b> and then wait 1 or 2 seconds for next popup to manage your preferred currencies.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPyF65DEFDNJb88wBTh_RaBr3PeYe3aGt9MPasFBVsXkbvdQeKiDw51NCvhWFJzC5yW4Uhpp_hnhDz9PNs-0FrOV3i6biK7EH7otTR78EWutRcA0q2JeKMerSK1u4O_HP8fPlitgWksc/s1600/change_default_currency_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="515" data-original-width="693" height="473" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPyF65DEFDNJb88wBTh_RaBr3PeYe3aGt9MPasFBVsXkbvdQeKiDw51NCvhWFJzC5yW4Uhpp_hnhDz9PNs-0FrOV3i6biK7EH7otTR78EWutRcA0q2JeKMerSK1u4O_HP8fPlitgWksc/s640/change_default_currency_1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
At the popup page, select <b>Manage currencies</b>.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCsppClcX2x7UbA9jWet3-V1kcHGCxvii2jPxP_7KmGx2Uit1mIlVq6DfJXhJx2KJGThsQYiBLaebxwrFLoymPwaptU4i7UWwBN0AcXuW0u6Je9LFUlms86fhDGoh25H30GdghHBwEJ5k/s1600/change_default_currency_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="449" data-original-width="694" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCsppClcX2x7UbA9jWet3-V1kcHGCxvii2jPxP_7KmGx2Uit1mIlVq6DfJXhJx2KJGThsQYiBLaebxwrFLoymPwaptU4i7UWwBN0AcXuW0u6Je9LFUlms86fhDGoh25H30GdghHBwEJ5k/s640/change_default_currency_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
By default, there is a least one currency, You can add more currencies as wish.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Click the checkbox to select your primary currency and then <b>Make Primary</b> to set default if there are more than one currency to manage.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQTjrx_kxa0OQL3ydDGaaFc-inJupEDYYvsPx1k15ozbVkba0WiOKFA4H-nPFDLT-lgwI-x3rZQKndw67lzUFR6rP7pVZdHByDjnb-MHtNDbSWFT8Ap7lq6yqEaqAfrafO3_Z3mvmNY1U/s1600/change_default_currency_3_0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="434" data-original-width="889" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQTjrx_kxa0OQL3ydDGaaFc-inJupEDYYvsPx1k15ozbVkba0WiOKFA4H-nPFDLT-lgwI-x3rZQKndw67lzUFR6rP7pVZdHByDjnb-MHtNDbSWFT8Ap7lq6yqEaqAfrafO3_Z3mvmNY1U/s640/change_default_currency_3_0.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<br />blograthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08199735935642753756noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323992090948655097.post-20070736571578812442015-05-31T22:58:00.000-05:002015-05-31T22:58:41.420-05:00WeChat Team Official Account is the Official Spam Account<u><b>WeChat Official Account</b> </u><br />
Screen Name: WeChat Team<br />
WeChat ID: WeChat<br />
<br />
I've recently installed WeChat to my phone and been spammed by WeChat official account (WeChat Team) since then. WeChat Team will periodically spam you with all the unwanted advertisements and promotions (e.g., concerts, restaurants, celebration parties, coupons and etc.). It is quite annoying. The worst is that there is no way for you to get rid of it or remove it from your WeChat contact (perhaps uninstalling WeChat app may do the trick). "WeChat Team" is the default subscription channel when you first installed it. In order to install WeChat, your cellphone is required, not the email address. It is different from the past that I heard.<br />
<br />
Personally I would like to remove WeChat from my phone. To keep in touch with people who live in China, WeChat seem to be a good tool except for those spams by the official "WeChat Team". <br />
<br />
As per <a href="http://www.wechat.com/en/contact_us.html">Contact Us</a> at the WeChat official site, the "WeChat Team" account is used for feedback and suggestions. Sadly, it is actually an official spam account used by WeChat Official. I have never got a response from them either. Sending emails via their support email address is also in vain. <br />
<br />
Dealing with spams sent by WeChat Official is even more difficult than emails. Frustrated!<br />
<br />
<br />blograthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08199735935642753756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323992090948655097.post-35408494853912439172013-10-20T10:10:00.000-05:002013-10-20T12:19:17.314-05:00Missing Orders - Order Confirmation (FlexPLM)<p style="font-size:85%">FlexPLM: v9.1</p>
<div>
<p>My <a href="/2013/10/a-serious-flaw-in-order-confirmation.html">previous post</a>
mentioned a serious design flaw in OC which causes confusion on cost sheet identification.
There is another issue as bad as this design flaw. Missing colorways happens almost every day.
All orders are subject to the colorways being placed in the product plan. Thus, missing colorways
in OC means missing orders.
</p>
<p>For each valid OC, there must be a [product] plan which consists of quantities (Target Volumes), delivery date (NDC),
colorways and etc. Each order is organized per row by colorway (see <a href="#sampleofplan">Sample of Plan</a>).
Some colorway rows or the whole plan data could be lost without user knowledge.
</p>
<p>At first, we thought that it was a human issue due to colorway/size category deletion for the fact that
this customized version of FlexPLM doesn't perform any detection including colorway/size category that may be in use.
Missing orders haunts the company since moving onto FlexPLM. Similar to the design flaw issue, it requires daily
dedication to keep track of OC plans.
Recently we've found that one of causes is leaving page including the browser Back and Forward buttons.
If the user navigates to some other pages before the plan is saved and exited, and then returns to plan for editing,
the issue of losing plan data will occur. By the time comes, the PO specialist tries to issue and approve the PO
but finds missing or no orders.</p>
<p>This missing order issue could happen anytime during OC editing or after completion.
Today you find the plan look perfectly in the OC but it may vanish in a few hours, next day or even
any time in the future. There is no guarantee that the entire plan data exists until PO creation.
We still don't know why the plan data will be gone when no one touches it.
</p>
</div>
<div>
<h3>Lesson Learned</h3>
<p>
Be sure your system could handle the situation of users leaving pages without saving data. Your UAT must include this to ensure
data integrity. This problem reminds me of my time working for a marketing research company where the applications always allow people leaving pages and then quickly returning to answer the rest of questionnaires.
</p>
</div>
<a name="sampleofplan"> </a>
<details style="overflow:auto;font-size:90%">
<summary>
<span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:110%">Sample of Plan</span> - This plan is modified for display only; simply expand it to view the plan.</summary>
<div style="margin-bottom:8px;margin-top:8px">When the plan data is lost, each order (i.e., the colorway row) consists of yellow exclamation mark or the entire plan is
even missing or empty. The following plan won't be seen when the problem occurs.
</div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz4Vh9G-sHwelz7WfhyphenhyphenDdlAMJ3MW910YKprvjsnj5-gsxLMSYlTWQvJpIZpyQcuQEzqGt3kL2wZLvcWqF0J4X5GblHQKUjXT8GL2oZGBcflgcxcyd4p4j8ZUVrxJ2wMzdTMoOjuKHdPtE/s1600/planData.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz4Vh9G-sHwelz7WfhyphenhyphenDdlAMJ3MW910YKprvjsnj5-gsxLMSYlTWQvJpIZpyQcuQEzqGt3kL2wZLvcWqF0J4X5GblHQKUjXT8GL2oZGBcflgcxcyd4p4j8ZUVrxJ2wMzdTMoOjuKHdPtE/s1600/planData.jpg" /></a>
</details>blograthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08199735935642753756noreply@blogger.com0