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Computer systems diagnostics for everyone (on reinstalling OSes)

Posted on March 28, 2015 Leave a Comment

A lot of different sources suggest, as the final solution to any issues you're currently having, the reinstallation of the operating system (or factory reset of a smartphone, full wiping,...). Sure, that's the final solution if you don't want to even start understanding why something is not … [Continue reading...]

Posted in: OS | Tagged: diagnosis, diagnostic, OS, OSes, reinstall, troubleshooting

WordPress Floating Social Bar plugin and background color

Posted on March 28, 2015 Leave a Comment

Maybe your'e using the Floating Social Bar plugin for Wordpress and you would like a background color other than white.... but you can't change it from the plugin settings or through styles.css: here there are some info that can spare you a bit of time if you're willing to customize it … [Continue reading...]

Posted in: wordpress | Tagged: floating social bar, wordpress

Android smartphone: failed to initialize camera

Posted on March 23, 2015 Leave a Comment

I just got a Samsung Galaxy S3 Neo (GT-I9301I, Android 4.4.2) and shortly after, it started giving the dreaded "FAILED TO INITIALIZE CAMERA" message.... my phone is not rooted (yet) and I've been using the original Samsung Launcher or Go Launcher. The problem shows up a few minutes after booting, … [Continue reading...]

Posted in: smartphones | Tagged: camera problem, failed to initialize camera, s3, Samsung Galaxy, smartphone, smartphone camera

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