Friday, October 12, 2018

Check the CMOS battery if PC won't boot

If your desktop PC doesn't start, check the CMOS battery on the motherboard. The battery is usually CR2032, a round disc about $1 each.

The motherboard relies on the battery to store its settings. If the battery is weak or not present, the motherboard may refuse to post into BIOS.

The CPU fan spins for a while, louder than normal. The hard disks spin, the graphics card fans spin. Everything seems powered up and working, but still nothing shows up on the monitor. Then after a few seconds, the computer restarts itself and goes through the same cycle endlessly.

My best guess is the motherboard isn't loading its settings properly because the CMOS battery is low. Replacing with a new battery fixed the problem immediately.

http://pc-restorer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/batteryCR2032replaced.jpg


Wednesday, October 10, 2018

[Software] Image Stitcher

ImageStitcher
Joins two images side by side. Drag and Drop two image files from Windows onto the panels. Program automatically shrinks the taller image, keeping aspect ratio. Save stitched image to new file.



Thursday, October 4, 2018

Audio/Video embed to Blogger cheatsheet

Reference page to copy/paste HTML code for making fast posts with audio/video elements.


Audio

Note:
* remember to change dl=0 to dl=1 at end of the dropbox URL.

(Title and player)

<br /><div align="center">Title
<br /><audio preload="none" controls="controls" height="50px" width="100px">
<source src="PUTyourURLtoMP3fileHERE
" type="audio/mpeg"></source>
<embed height="50px" width="100px"></embed> </audio></div><br /><br />


(With download link)

<br /><div align="center">Title
<br /><audio preload="none" controls="controls" height="50px" width="100px">
<source src="PUTyourURLtoMP3fileHERE
" type="audio/mpeg"></source>
<embed height="50px" width="100px"></embed> </audio><br />
<a href="PUTyourURLdownloadHERE">Download</a></div><br /><br />


(With download link in title)

<br /><div align="center"><a href="PUTyourURLdownloadHERE">Title
</a><br /><audio preload="none" controls="controls" height="50px" width="100px">
<source src="PUTyourURLtoMP3fileHERE
" type="audio/mpeg"></source>
<embed height="50px" width="100px"></embed> </audio></div><br /><br />


Video


<style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }</style>

<br><div class='embed-container' align="center"><iframe preload="none"  allowfullscreen frameborder='0' src='https://drive.google.com/file/d/
PUTyourIDtoVIDEOfileHERE
/preview' ></iframe></div><br><br />


Note:
* Don't copy paste the entire URL to the video file. Just the random letters ID part.
* Adding the style is necessary once per page (or one time if you edit the CCS of the blog.) Blogger will remove extra copies of that HTML code automatically. Its purpose is to make the frame compatible with phones and other mobile devices.
* You can use the class='embed-container' tag for any media element that doesn't resize properly.

Erie, PA

Presque Isle State Park


Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Flute



at Lake Erie Arboretum at Frontier Park


Karaoke


Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You by Frankie Valli


Stand By Me by Ben E. King


Given to Fly by Pearl Jam


Detachable Penis by King Missile


Sixteen Tons by Tennessee Ernie Ford

Flute


Erie, PA