Category Archives: Technical
phpMyAdmin localhost
Tip: in the $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] variable in config.inc.php file, you should not leave localhost written, because it will not refer to the server localhost, but on the uri from the client. Even if on the left side on the phpMyAdmin page will show databases from the server, on the right frame in the browser it will [...]
jQuery slideviewer modification
I have modified slideViewer 1.2 to hide the numbers strip if there is only one image shown in the gallery. It was displaying the number [1] tile which was not needed. With red color is what I have added: var counter = 0; container.find(“ul”).css(“width” , stripViewerWidth); container.css(“width” , pictWidth); container.css(“height” , pictHeight); container.each(function(i) { jQuery(this).after(“<div [...]
Can’t find hosts file on Windows 7 ?
Here is the tip on how to access your hosts file: sayed short, the path to the hosts file in Vista/Windows 7 is: C:\Windows\Sysnative\Drivers\Etc\hosts. (or better said: %systemroot%\sysnative\drivers\etc\hosts.). If you do not have the Sysnative folder, create it and respect the capital letter in the beggining: “Sysnative”. I searched for it in System32, then in [...]
Thinkpad T61 14.1″ wide 9-cell battery
Officialy 9-cell battery for the Lenovo T61 14.1″ wide display is not available, but you can find compatible replacements made in China. They have a very good price, you can find them on eBay at around 50$. I’ve buyed one and it reports as having SANYO cells inside. In the pictures you can see how [...]
How to install Terratec DMX 6Fire drivers in Windows 7
Terratec didn’t yet released the DMX 6Fire USB drivers for Windows7, so installing may be a problem. The provided executable driver for XP/Vista detects operating system and show a window saying that the OS is unsupported. Although drivers would have to be available, as said on their website, they are not. What can be done [...]
Quotes keys delay problem
Quotes keys delay problem when input language set to English US International. If you installed the Windows OS and selected “English (United States – International)” as the input language (i think it is by default in Windows 7), you will probably be annoyed by the delay present when pressing the quotes keys [ " ], [...]
Be aware of the watchdog!
That is what my colleague said when I told him a server from one of our clients buyed not from us, keeps on restarting after a fixed time interval. And I told him it could be the watchdog function activated in BIOS and the software not installed in the operating system. Be aware of the.. [...]
How to replace steering linkages on Dacia/Renault Logan
Necessary tools: 32mm socket – for the ball joint 22mm socket – for the parallelism adjustment lock nut (jamb nut) 19/20mm socket – to keep counter on the tie rod (dimensions varies) 16mm socket- steering ball joint nut 13mm socket – to turn the ball joint arm from the steering rack side torque wrench – [...]
How to change sway bar bushings on Dacia/Renault Logan/Clio/Symbol
[RO language only] Schimbul bieletelor antiruliu la Dacia Logan/Renault Clio/Symbol. Schimbul se poate face având la dispoziție următoarele scule: – două cricuri – o cheie de 13 – o presă/menghină ca cea din imagine pentru montarea bieletelor de origine – un torx 40 pentru bieletele de origine sau torx 30 pentru cele de Iași Bieletele [...]
Installing pollen air filter on Dacia Logan
Renault and Dacia chosen not to put a cabin pollen air filter on this car. So all the dust and small leaves from the outside (when you park under a tree) can get inside when you start the ventilation. Though it does not come with such a filter, mounting place exists inside the aeroterme. It [...]