The emergency alerts system is a useful feature on most smart devices with a SIM installed. Some government agencies can access the system even when you do not have a SIM installed on the device. The system is used to push notifications (alerts) on unforeseen extreme weather conditions, natural disasters to Amber alerts (missing children). I do not promote the idea of disabling alerts, but if for whatever personal reasons you would like to disable it, you can do it on most current Android devices. The following guide is based on Samsung One UI 1.0 but it is applicable for other devices. If you do not have a Samsung device, the settings for changing the behavior of emergency alerts can be found under general system settings. Type “emergency alerts” on the settings search bar. Continue reading How to Update emergency Alerts on Android device
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Adding Mobile Data and Mobile Hotspot to Quick Settings
Quick Settings is the top drop-down panel on Android devices. The following will is a simplified guide for adding mobile data and mobile hotspot (and others: data saver) to quick settings on Samsung Galaxy Devices.
I can confirm this method still works with Android 7, 8, 9 and 10 with Samsung One UI 1.0 and One UI 2.0. This will work on both network-locked and unlock devices.
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Maximum Input Variables WP Error
The max_input_vars limitation error is a very common issue that most WordPress web developers and website owners may encounter at some point in their career. Few days ago, my website also experienced the same problem. The solution is very simple; increase the value assigned to max_input_vars in the PHP configuration file on the web server. However, depending on server setup, you may have to do few more things to get this problem fixed.
Recover Data from Internal Hard Drives
Computers are made of multiple different components. Not all components are vital to the operations of a computer. For example, failure of a disk drive (DVD/BlueRay) would most likely have little to no impact on other functions of a computer. But a failure of a vital component such as the processor, power supply, or malfunctioning of a hard drive will lead to a situation where the computer is no longer operational. Do not panic. You may be able to recover data from such computers using either an external enclosure or using an IDE/SATA to USB adapter.
You can recover data from most “broken” computers even if you are not tech-savvy. If you perform the recovery at home (or business) by yourself, you will save from $100 to $2000 CAD (2016 estimates) on data recovery costs. Continue reading Recover Data from Internal Hard Drives
Installing a router and routing basics
Modem, Router and Modem-Router combination
The term routing has been in used long before the Internet age. In the past, routing refers to the distribution of mail or landline (traditional) phone calls through mail sorting centers or telephone switching centers. Today, a router is an electronic networking device that acts as the “middle guy” between two or more data lines from different devices. A router manages the packets (data) migration between computers within the local area network (LAN) and provides distributed Internet (Wide Area Network) access to the local clients. Continue reading Installing a router and routing basics