How to Replace a CMOS Battery in Kenya
After years of use the CMOS battery in your desktop or laptop is bound to die. That is, if your machine doesn’t die first. The…
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Using Redshift without an Internet connection
If you spend as much time as I do on the computer then you know a blue light filter is an essential utility. That’s because…
How I Fixed No Internet on a Safaricom Wi-Fi Hotspot
Rarely do I use Safaricom for internet but somehow I recently came by one of their generous data bundles. Naturally I decided to make use…
Firefox Spell Checker and the Tale of a Missed Dictionary
For the past few weeks I was under the impression that there was something wrong with Firefox’s spell checker. The only reason however I was…
How to Clear Only the Search History in Firefox
Firefox keeps a history search engine searches (google, bing etc) done in the search bar or the address bar. This way it’s able to automatically…
Android Wi-Fi Hotspot Connected But No Internet in Windows 10
There are situations when a mobile hotspot created on your Android Phone works fine on other devices but on your Windows PC it says: Connected,…
Offline .NET Installation: Error 0x800f081f Due to Wrong Path
Windows 10 (and also 8.1) doesn’t come with DotNet Framework 3.5/2.0 preinstalled. Running the .Net Framework 3.5 installer (dotnetfx35.exe) that used to work on Windows…
Disable Firefox Address and Search Bar Suggestions
The classic Firefox desktop browser had by default a separate address bar for navigation and a search bar for search. This however changed with Firefox…
How to Download from MEGA using a Download Manager
MEGA sets itself apart from other cloud storage services in that it offers end to end encryption for files uploaded. It also gives a generous…
Disable Firefox Quantum Updates and Update Notification
In a recent update to the new Firefox Quantum, the Mozilla team removed the option to Never check for updates in the browser’s update settings.…