Monday 12 April 2021

Raise3D E2 print only on one side

as of post, still need to slot in second spool to pass the optical sensor check. any way to disable this in software?


The filament sensor on the E2 is an optical sensor which means that it may have issue working with clear filaments as the light can pass thorugh the filament.



source: https://forum.raise3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=20291

Thursday 8 April 2021

Dell monitor - unlock settings for buttons

The answer is to press and hold the BOTTOM button (not the power button) for 15 seconds.

source: https://www.urtech.ca/2013/07/solved-how-to-unlock-the-onscreen-display-osd-on-a-dell-monitor/

Wednesday 7 April 2021

Destroy checks after mobile deposit

Keep it for ~5 days, then shred


source: https://www.bankrate.com/banking/facts-everyone-should-know-about-mobile-check-deposit/

Saturday 7 November 2020

Spacing of aerobars

 Shoulder width apart for comfort, or slightly narrower (increased aerodynamics)


source: online forums, Emily L

Saturday 31 October 2020

Dual screen monitor - screenshot only one

Place your cursor on the screen from which you want a screenshot. 

Hit CTRL + ALT + PrtScn on your keyboard.


source: https://www.sikich.com/insight/simple-screenshots-with-dual-monitors/

Wednesday 30 September 2020

Microsoft Word hyperlink displays with curly braces

problem:

 "You go to insert a hyperlink in your document (either by inserting it or copying it from another location) and the URL for the hyperlink appears with brackets and the word "hypertext" in front of it. "


solution:

"The Shift+F9 shortcut controls the one field code under the insertion point. If you want to display the results of all field codes in your document, instead of viewing the codes themselves, press Alt+F9. You can also follow these steps:" 


source: https://wordribbon.tips.net/T012863_Weird_Hyperlink_Behavior.html

Thursday 16 July 2020

Remove all notes at once in Power Point

Make sure the presentation is saved (possibly as a copy if you want a version with notes).

File > Info
In Prepare for sharing > Check for Issues > Inspect document

Tick Notes and click INSPECT

When given the option choose 'Remove'


source: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/remove-all-notes-at-once-in-power-point/8dbeb41d-0e3e-47de-bd84-5782b71c57aa

Sunday 15 December 2019

Windows 10 disable automatic reboot after system update


Try the process below:
1. Press Windows key + R keyboard shortcut to open the Run command.
2. Type the following path and click "OK":
%windir%\System32\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\UpdateOrchestrator
3. Select the
Reboot ) (it does not have an extension)
file right-click it and select "Rename".
4. Rename the Reboot file to "Reboot.old".
5. Right-click inside the folder, select "New," and click on "Folder".
6. Name the New Folder "Reboot".
7. Now restart your computer.

This will disable Window's ability to restart automatically.

source: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/disable-windows-10-automatic-restart-after-updates/16f1826d-a796-4de8-ac99-1d625420d265

Saturday 14 December 2019

Fixing tensorflow path

run this command
set PYTHONPATH=C:\tensorflow1\models
set PYTHONPATH=C:\tensorflow1\models\research
set PYTHONPATH=C:\tensorflow1\models\research\slim
run the following commands from the C:\tensorflow1\models\research directory:
C:\tensorflow1\models\research> python setup.py build
C:\tensorflow1\models\research> python setup.py install


up/downgrade tensorflow


pip show tensorflow
(to check version -- be sure to pay attention to which virtual environment you're in (activate/deactivate))

then use:

pip3 install tensorflow==1.15.0
source: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/58001318/no-attribute-contrib-for-problems


AttributeError: module 'tensorflow' has no attribute 'app'


I am following this tutorial and doing a project on custom object-detection using tensorflow.
So when I tried to create TF record for the train images using the following command
python3 generate_tfrecord.py --csv_input=data/train_labels.csv --output_path=data/train.record
I get the following error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "generate_tfrecord.py", line 23, in <module>
    flags = tf.app.flags
AttributeError: module 'tensorflow' has no attribute 'app'


--

try using import tensorflow.compat.v1 as tf

source: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/58258003/attributeerror-module-tensorflow-has-no-attribute-app

Sunday 24 November 2019

Fixing drawstring bands

Avoid the problem entirely by tying good knots from the start.

But, if a drawstring does get stuck: the trick is to restring by taping the band to the inner ink container of a pen (or another thin, pointy, skinny, flexible rod) and threading the rigid object through as a carrier for the soft object.

source: https://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-fix-a-drawstring-waistband/

Tuesday 29 October 2019

TensorFlow + NumPy compatibility

error:
>>> import tensorflow as tf
~/.local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/tensorboard/compat/tensorflow_stub/dtypes.py:541: FutureWarning: Passing (type, 1) or '1type' as a synonym of type is deprecated; in a future version of numpy, it will be understood as (type, (1,)) / '(1,)type'.
  _np_qint8 = np.dtype([("qint8", np.int8, 1)])
~/.local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/tensorboard/compat/tensorflow_stub/dtypes.py:542: FutureWarning: Passing (type, 1) or '1type' as a synonym of type is deprecated; in a future version of numpy, it will be understood as (type, (1,)) / '(1,)type'.
  _np_quint8 = np.dtype([("quint8", np.uint8, 1)])
~/.local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/tensorboard/compat/tensorflow_stub/dtypes.py:543: FutureWarning: Passing (type, 1) or '1type' as a synonym of type is deprecated; in a future version of numpy, it will be understood as (type, (1,)) / '(1,)type'.
  _np_qint16 = np.dtype([("qint16", np.int16, 1)])
~/.local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/tensorboard/compat/tensorflow_stub/dtypes.py:544: FutureWarning: Passing (type, 1) or '1type' as a synonym of type is deprecated; in a future version of numpy, it will be understood as (type, (1,)) / '(1,)type'.
  _np_quint16 = np.dtype([("quint16", np.uint16, 1)])
~/.local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/tensorboard/compat/tensorflow_stub/dtypes.py:545: FutureWarning: Passing (type, 1) or '1type' as a synonym of type is deprecated; in a future version of numpy, it will be understood as (type, (1,)) / '(1,)type'.
  _np_qint32 = np.dtype([("qint32", np.int32, 1)])
~/.local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/tensorboard/compat/tensorflow_stub/dtypes.py:550: FutureWarning: Passing (type, 1) or '1type' as a synonym of type is deprecated; in a future version of numpy, it will be understood as (type, (1,)) / '(1,)type'.
  np_resource = np.dtype([("resource", np.ubyte, 1)])

solution:
Do you have multiple versions of numpy installed in your system?
pip show numpy
Can you uninstall all numpy versions and later install numpy==1.16.4?
pip uninstall numpy (till you uninstall all versions)
pip install numpy==1.16.4

source:
https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/issues/31249

Wednesday 2 October 2019

Find out what graphics card your windows computer has

How do I find out which graphics card and driver my Windows pc has?
If you are not sure which card is in the computer, the exact name of your graphics card is available in the Windows Display Settings, that you can find through the Control Panel. You can also run Microsoft's DirectX diagnostic tool to get this information:

From the Start menu, open the Run dialog box.
Type dxdiag
Click on the Display tab of the dialog that opens to find graphics card information.

source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/telepresence/endpoint/articles/cisco_telepresence_movi_find_out_graphics_card_driver_on_windows_pc_kb_540.html

Monday 10 June 2019

How to change my mouse wheel scroll rate?


The fix for me for this (I had it for months) was pretty surreal and like most folks I didn't believe it until I did it:
Some MS mice have a scrollwheel bug.
Try unplugging the USB cable / dongle then plug back in.
Also, I noticed that if you have the dongle plugged in to the computer and the mouse has an on-off mechanism then you can just turn the mouse off and back on. That resets the data link between the mouse and dongle.

source: https://askubuntu.com/questions/22589/how-to-change-my-mouse-wheel-scroll-rate

Monday 11 March 2019

tutorial for creating a bootable USB Stick on Windows for Ubuntu

Rufus (software for configuring your USB device) seems to be more reliable than some of the other options available on the internet.

source: https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/tutorial-create-a-usb-stick-on-windows#0

wifi drops on its own in ubuntu

Seems like it has to do with a default 'power management' option.

  1. sudo ifconfig wlp4s0 down
  2.  
  3. sudo iwconfig wlp4s0 power off
  4.  
  5. sudo ifconfig wlp4s0 up
  6.  
  7. sudo service network-manager restart


source: https://www.quora.com/Why-does-my-WiFi-get-disconnected-on-its-own-in-Ubuntu

Friday 8 March 2019

'gazebo' in terminal doesn't run properly

gazebo: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgazebo_common.so.9: undefined symbol: _ZN8ignition10fuel_tools12ClientConfig12SetUserAgentERKNSt7__cxx1112basic_stringIcSt11char_traitsIcESaIcEEE



ignition-math version is out of date. sudo apt upgrade libignition-math2



source: https://bitbucket.org/osrf/gazebo/issues/2448/problem-running-gazebo7

Tuesday 5 March 2019

Mouse click wasn't working properly




If the mouse is working in Safe Mode, there is likely a driver or software conflict. To fix this problem, follow the steps below. Expand the mouse (mice) option in Device Manager by clicking the + symbol. Remove all mice listed by highlighting each device and then pressing the delete key on the keyboard.

> reinstalling driver worked.

source: https://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000254.htm

Thursday 28 February 2019

github desktop ui stuck in loop when .git path is updated to something invalid

File/Edit/etc toolbar still appear to function. Can delete the existing repository to exit the loop. Then re-clone the appropriate origin.


source: self

git - "Commit failed - exit code 1 received"

most occurrences should be due to having nested .git directories



source: https://github.com/desktop/desktop/issues/4432

Saturday 16 February 2019

See changes to a specific file using git


git diff

source: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8048584/see-changes-to-a-specific-file-using-git

change font for powershell

In Windows 8.1, go to the Start Screen, type powershell. On the Windows PowerShell result, right on it and select Run as administrator. Once the window opens on your desktop, right-click on the blue icon in the top left corner and select Properties.

powershell-font-size

source: https://www.thewindowsclub.com/powershell-font-window-too-small