Category: Geekery
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Third Party Smart Plugs in Alexa App / Amazon Echo stopped working
Since December 2020 last year, third party plugs such as GoSund Smart Plugs connected via Smart Life or Go Smart App through Amazon Alexa Skills stopped working. You need to disable the skill then re-ensbled it again via the Alexa App to make it work. It works for a few days or minutes, then it…
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How to remove inactive cameras in your Chrome Browser in MacOS
I’ve been googling about this since yesterday and I can’t find any solution to remove the inactive cameras that are already uninstalled from my Mac. I previously installed OBS Virtual Cam and the GoPro Camera in my MacOS Catalina. But after upgrading to MacOS Big Sur, GoPro WebCam stopped working. It will just display the…
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WordPress Theme with Dark Mode using the 2021 Theme!
WP default themes keep on getting better and better. Now with the default Twenty Twenty-One theme, you have an option to support dark mode. Then you can toggle it on and off using the button on the lower part of your screen. BryanVeloso.com is now using the latest default theme for 2021. It’s a one…
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Bitbucket Connection Refused / No Route to Host (Siteground Server)
If you recently encountered this issue when pushing a your git updates to Bitbucket and you’re using Siteground as your server, then you found your solution. I recently encountered this issue in my multiple Siteground hosts, using shared or cloud SG servers. Not really sure if this is a Siteground issue or a Bitbucket issue,…
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JetPack is getting smarter and smarter
Recently today, I upgraded my PHP version to 7.4.4. After a few minutes, I received an e-mail that my website is offline. It says that “Your Site is Experiencing a Technical Issue”. But good thing, I have JetPack. Gone are the days when your WordPress website is down or just blank white, and you don’t…
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Xcode 11.5 update and the Exposure Notification API
I just updated my Xcode to version 11.5. This version now support the Exposure Notification API. This API is used for contact tracing. So if you’re developing an app for contact tracing, this must be pretty useful. I haven’t read details about the Exposure Notification API, but I’m pretty sure it will speed up development…
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ETH to Bitfinex using Smart Contracts
Do not send ETH to Bitfinex via Smart Contacts, if you’re unsure that your deposit will not be sent as part of an Ethereum contract execution, please find out for sure before sending your deposit. Most online wallets now use Smart Contacts, like Coins.ph. You can send to another local wallet first if you know…
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Single PHP file to send push notification via OneSignal REST API
Here’s a single php file where you can send a push notification using your OneSignal account via REST API. It’s simple and straightforward using the code example at OneSignal.com. This one is more complete as the code example is just the curl_setopt code. But what if you don’t know how to POST the code from…