Last night I got a BSOD with an error called DPC_Watchdog_Violation. I searched for it and many claim it might have something to do with my SSD and its firmware being old. I’m running a SanDisk Extreme SDSSDX240GG25 with firmware R112. Apparently it’s an old version so I decided to update it. I installed the…
I’ve been checking out Python and Django and I’m impressed at what it can do. It’s efficient and has more things built-in compared to PHP and CodeIgniter. Unfortunately, I ran into some issues when installing the python-mysqldb. Without it, I can’t connect to MySQL – I could do sqlite3 fine though. I have existing projects…
I’ve been running the Adaptec 6805 raid card for a few months now and it’s been great. Actually, Adaptec in general has been great. Their tech support is phenomenal, at least from my experience. Today I received an email warning me of a bad block. The message didn’t say much except something happened. I searched…
I finally got my hands on a Raspberry Pi. I’ve been curious about it for a few months now and it’s always been in backorder. I ordered it from http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/83-14346 and it took 2 weeks to get it delivered. I bought the kit that came with a case, SD card, and AC adapter – I…
I just transferred this domain today and it’s in progress. Hopefully all will go well and no downtime. The last time I transferred domains out of Godaddy, it was a pain and took over a week. They really make it hard for you to leave, which is one of the reasons why I’m leaving them….
After using this for a couple of weeks, I can honestly say that this is by far the best accessory you can buy for your digital SLR. Before this strap, I was using the strap that came with my camera. At first it was okay. But once you start using lenses – other than the…
My new shotgun microphone came in today. I picked the Rode VideoMic Pro. I’ve checked out some reviews and Youtube videos and this became my choice for the budget and my noobness with video/audio. I will be using it on my Canon M30. Here are some pics I took. It looks like a scorpion doesn’t…
Right before black Friday, Newegg put the Seagate ST3000DM001 3TB hard drives on sale. I picked up 3. It’s been a few weeks now and I finally found time to install it in my server. Well 1 of the 3 is DOA. This could be my first DOA hard drive. It failed the tests using…
I’ve trying out the demo for FoxIt’s PhantomPDF software. I was able to install the trial version 5.4x. Today, I tried to use it and an update popped up. I told it to update it and I get the following error. I Googled the error and didn’t find anything. I tried to right-click on the…