- SnapEdit
- Facetune
- FaceApp
- Aibi
- AI Photo Enhancer
- Remini
Where do you want IT to go?
Useful tips and tools
Thursday, July 6, 2023
Photo Editing Apps
Storage limit in Google Drive
Storage on Google Drive is limited to 15 GB (free).
When storage limit is almost near 15 GB, there are warning emails sent to alert the user. This is annoying.
Buying online storage is expensive. Other online storage also have limits and subscriptions.
Check to see which sector is using a lot of storage - Email, big files or Photos.
Remove photos to your hard disk (HD). Don't take too many high resolution photos.
Removes big files to your HD. This can be image + text files, project files, flowcharts etc.
Delete Emails which you no longer need.
Print important Emails as PDF files and save them to your HD.
Empty your Email bin.
Your Gmail will Delete emails in the Bin after 30 days. Just check to see if your Email bin is emptied properly.
There is no need to purchase extra storage if you keep cleaning your Google Drive regularly.
How to remove Gmail address from unwanted websites
Go to your Google account
Click on Security at left panel
Scroll down to 'Sign in to other account' and click to see websites that have your Gmail address
Click each website and remove your Gmail and click Confirm
Do for all the unwanted websites
Close your Google account
Saturday, May 21, 2022
Different headers for different sections in Word Document
I sent a new Section in the text
Insert Header
Choose Header
Choose Same as Previous or
Choose Different and Edit header
Thursday, November 4, 2021
Windows 7 Sound Not Working
I have an old mini laptop which my daughter would like to use for her work.
- Brand: Toshiba
- Model: Toshiba NB520
- OS: Windows 7 Ultimate, 32-bit
- Processor: Intel, 1865 MHz
- Total memory: 2048 MB
She had the HD replaced as the shop said it was corrupted. The HD was replaced for RM230. However, when she brought it home, the laptop had no sound. The laptop was physically in good condition.
Microsoft had stopped its support for Windows 7 since 2010. It offered other websites for help. I took a look at the laptop and tried a few things available on the Internet to get back the sound for this laptop. But none worked.
Here are some things I tried:
- DriveEasy - Windows 7
- DriverFix
- Downloaded sound driver zip file from Aorus
- Appuals - How to fix "Failed to play test tone"
Drive Easy offered many help which I followed but nothing worked: https://www.drivereasy.com/knowledge/fix-no-sound-windows-7/
I then tried DriverFix which had a scanning program and could tell me what drivers I needed to update. The DriverFix Scan Results showed most Drivers were updated except for a few:
- 13 available Drivers to update
- 72 Up-to-Date Drivers
I tried Manual installation of the sound driver (by choice) but I didn't see the Auto setup.exe file in the unpacked file. So I had to search for something else that had the wizard for setup.
I then downloaded the sound driver from Aorus to try: https://www.aorus.com/motherboards/GA-H61M-S-rev-2x/Support
- ZIP archive: mb_driver_audio_realtek_6.0.9088.1.zip
- (unpacked size: 815,635,326 bytes)
- Realtek HD Audio Driver (Windows 7 32bit)
- Version 6.0.9088.1
- Size 308.01 MB
- Date: 12 March 2021
I tried and followed the installation instructions. Still the sound didn't work. When I tried the Speakers, the sound tests produced an error message: "Failed to play test tone".
I then followed the instructions at Appuals, which had clear step-by-step guide: https://appuals.com/how-to-fix-failed-to-play-test-tone-error-on-windows-7-8-and-10/
Still nothing worked.
DriverFix program that scans for updated and outdated drivers |
Aorus website |
The Sound Driver ZIP file is 308.01 MB |
Extract Here folder (there is only one folder named Audio_9088) |
My daughter then took back the laptop to the shop for more repairs.
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Data Storage
Data storage:
- Pendrive
- Hard disk drive (HDD)
- Large capacity portable HDD (1TB = 1 Terabyte)
- Solid state drive (SSD)
Users have stored their data on pendrive and hard disk drive (HDD).
Now there are disk drives with large storage capacities (terabytes).
There is also now, solid state disks (SSD), which are faster and more robust compared to HDD. But data retrieval can be longer on SSD than HDD or pendrive.
The HDD has movable mechanical parts. Accidentally dropping the HDD or passing it near strong magnets may destroy data stored on HDD.
The SSD has no movable mechanical parts. Dropping the SSD should not destroy data stored on SSD. However, data can still be destroyed if the SSD is passed near strong magnets.
An assortment of pendrive 2000-2018 |
Large capacity HDD 2012-2021 (rear StarJet 500GB and foreground Transcend 1TB) |
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
FaceTune2 Selfie Editor
FaceTune2 is a face editor. It is useful to edit selfies. You can edit faces and background. You can also edit portraits in FaceApp and then use FaceTune2.