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Category: Tutorials

  • Expected an array object – Adobe Acrobat, splitting a PDF with SplitPDF.jar

    Here is a solution for the “Expected an array object” if you are splitting a PDF file, particularly with bookmarks. If splitting a file by page numbers, you can easily print to PDF which will then produce a non-erroneous PDF, but with bookmarks lost. I couldn’t find a solution that resolved the splitting in Acrobat,…

  • Convert Drafix (QuickCAD) CAD file to DWG

    Recently I had to convert a CAD file to DWG for a surveyor. I opened the CAD file up in a text editor and the third line read ‘Drafix Windows CAD’. I searched the web for the Drafix software and everyone had the same problem. Drafix CAD was no longer able to be purchased or…

  • Export Android contacts contacts2.db to vCard vcf on Windows

    The other day I need to restore some contacts on an Android phone, I had Titanium Backup files, though restoring the contacts through there didn’t seem to work. I searched for a solution but there wasn’t really anything for Windows to restore the contacts so I developed my own VBA script. I will assume you already…

  • Remove Hyundai Tucson MP3-01 radio with removal tool

    I recently upgraded my factory default radio on Hyundai Tucson 2005, radio model MP3-01, to an aftermarket head-unit with Bluetooth. To remove the unit requires a special tool which is described as “Tool for removal of radio in Hyundai Terracan, equivalent to part 99260-426-0”. Below are details on the tool’s dimensions, I used 0.5mm aluminum…

  • Histogram with normal distribution overlay in Excel

    This tutorial will walk you through plotting a histogram with Excel and then overlaying normal distribution bell-curve and showing average and standard-deviation lines. To produce my random normal samples I used VBA function RandNormalDist by Mike Alexander. I created samples with a mean of 100 and standard deviation of 25, function RandNormalDist(100, 0.25). The actual mean and standard deviation…

  • Convert a Clipsal 30PBL to momentary for a wall mount Nice Flor remote

    Another little project of mine, I needed a wall mounted remote for my Nice brand automatic gate, I couldn’t find anything suitable, so I decided to make my own. Converting the Clipsal 30PBL from latching to momentary I was looking for wall push buttons, and came across the Clipsal Impress range with a push button…

  • HP MicroServer N40L and Gigabit HD 6450 horizontal flickering line

    I recently purchased a HP MicroServer N40L and half-height Gigabit Radeon HD 6450, after installing Windows 8 I noticed that a third from the screen was a flickering white horizontal line, noticeable when playing movies in full screen or moving the mouse around the right start bar. The problem doesn’t lie with the MicroServer of…

  • Replace the hinges and LCD screen on an ASUS F3J laptop

    Today I will be walking you through a laptop hinge replacement on an ASUS F3J laptop. As usual I purchased the replacement hinges from eBay for $11 including shipping to Australia. You can only buy a pair of left and right hinges, so you can choose to replace both. I also purchased a pair of…

  • Replace noisy ASUS F3J laptop CPU fan

    Here is a quick post on how to replace a noisy CPU fan on an ASUS F3J series laptops, the replacement is so easy that it really doesn’t need a how to guide. I purchased the new fan on eBay (as usual) for $7.70 including postage. Remove the following seven screws as circled, the circled…

  • Roundcube installation on shared hosting with Firefox Webmail Notifier

    This tutorial is going to explain how to install the webmail IMAP client Roundcube on shared hosting and then integrate it with the Firefox plugin Webmail Notifier. Firstly, why the need to install Roundcube in the first place, don’t many hosting companies already provide it built into cPanel? Yes, they do, but the benefit to…