Having just acquired this HDTV HDMI/USB stick, I couldn’t get it to stream BBC iPlayer nor 4oD content with their android apps. Here’s how I solved it.
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EasyPHP: Access forbidden! on images
Running the EasyPHP WAMP server I found that my local website was not displaying images, and pointing directly to an image (jpg or gif) was displaying the server error “Access forbidden!”. The solution…
Toytota Avensis GS VVT-I (Oct 2002): Key problem
I needed to fix my ignition key for the car (a) the buttons had broken and were falling out (b) the battery was flat. I found several solutions. Here is what worked for me:…
How to Remove snap.do from Firefox
Snap.do was installed into Firefox with another piece of software. Here’s how I removed it.
Sky TV: Fix “Program synopsis not available”, find the hidden install/setup menu
On our Freesat from Sky box, programme listing were showing the message “Program synopsis not available”. If you have only one cable feed connected to your Sky box (our second feed is connected to another box), this is fixed by configuring the system to use “Single Feed Mode” via the hidden Install menu. Instructions from Sky did not work for me, here’s how to solve it.
How to get to BBC Sports Red Button on Sky Freesat
It took me a while to figure out how to get BBC Sport Interactive via the Red button on a Freesat for Sky box. Here’s how…
How to add a Facebook page activity post RSS feed, to a web page
Adding a Facebook feed of recent posts to another web site, turned out to be much more complicated than anticipated. Facebook have their own Activity Feed, but I couldn’t get it to work, and nor did I understand some of the options like App ID and Action. Here’s my solution…
EasyPHP .cgi script Access denied solved
Having installed EasyPHP 5.3.7, and enable cgi scripts, I found that on calling a particular script, I received the error message:
Access forbidden!
You don’t have permission to access the requested object. It is either read-protected or not readable by the server.
The solution was to change some of the Apache configuration options:
Proton Impian Car Alarm: disabling
Before replacing our Proton Impian (2006) (AKA Waja) car alarm, it would go off randomly for about 60 seconds. The temporary solution was to disconnect the siren. Here’s how….
Android Mobile phone Wi-Fi connection problem
I was having problems connecting my Samsung Galaxy Portal (AKA Spica, GT-I5700) to our home Wi-FI. On clicking the connect to Wi-Fi button, I was getting no further than the message “Obtaining an IP address”. The solution…