Month: July 2015

I love the internet…..

Remember when news traveled slowly?  Nope? Nor I. “Stitch” the most well known cutman that works (worked) for the UFC was fired for talking about how the Reebok deal has left him with less money every month.  Legit truth.  It’s not the news part that I love about the internet… it’s this:  the UFC’s YouTube channel….


Galaxy Note 2 + ZeroLemon 9300mAh battery

I have been wondering just how good these ZeroLemon battery cases actually are.  They add a huge slab to the back of your “extremely thin” phone… not that I’m really bothered about having a 8mm thick phone instead of 6mm…….. but obviously at 9000+mAh it will be a huge difference over your standard 3000mAh battery, but…


Audio distortion in Sony Vegas with USB AKAI EIE Pro

During my time using Sony Vegas I have never had a problem with the audio, until yesterday.  I had audio “distortion” or “tearing” along with the CPU Utilisation being at 99% for Sony Vegas.  First I was worried that my beast PC was not man enough for the task!  But then switching to Windows internal…


Task Manager on a Chromebook

Quickly just sharing the keyboard shortcut for the Task Manager in Chrome OS.  I was not aware that it even had one when I was browsing around the internet. CTRL + ESC brings up a relatively informative Task Manager window!  It seems like a cut down version of the Windows one 🙂   If this…


How to take a screenshot on a Chromebook

WHERE THE HELL IS THE PRINT SCREEN BUTTON? That’s what I was thinking earlier.  So with your shiny new Chromebook you also get a slightly new keyboard layout…minus the Print Screen button.  So how do you get a screenie?   Meet this little fella, he resides above your number 6 key and is designated as…


Stop your Chromebook screen from turning off

Want to stop your Chromebook from going to sleep/turning off, but cannot find the power management settings? Try this app 🙂  Keep Awake overrides your system power settings and forces your Chromebook to stay on!  Free and easy 🙂 If this has helped you in any way please let me know.  Tweet @_BenjaminPeters or buy me a…


Turn your old laptop into a Chromebook!

If you have a slow old laptop (Dell, Apple, IBM, Asus, MSI, HP, etc), a great way to reinvigorate it is to install Chromium OS and make it into a makeshift Chromebook! Chromebooks are very basic machines that really only run the Chrome browser from Google.  They are free from viruses and are super quick even with…


Samsung Galaxy SIII (S3) “Dead?”

Is your Samsung Galaxy SIII (S3) not charging all of a sudden?  Black screen when plugged in?  Won’t turn on?  Before binning your device or investing in a new battery first try a different charger, then try the following: Remove the battery Hold power button for 15 seconds Leave the battery out for at least…


Micro D to Mini C HDMI Cable

I couldn’t find these anywhere.  Perfect for ODROID XU-3 to Chalk-Elec screen. Optiwire is a lifesaver!  I didn’t fancy using converters ¬.¬ http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/150870670597   If this has helped you in any way please let me know.  Tweet @_BenjaminPeters or buy me a beer! 


Installing Flash on Chromium OS

So… got Chromium OS installed on your old machine and want flash compatibility?  Read on. The version of Chromium OS used is ArnoldTheBat’s Version.  This may differ with different versions. First make sure you are logged into the Chromium OS system, then do the following: Open Chrome browser Press CTRL + ALT + T to bring…