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Koosome 12 inch WiFi Auto Syncing Wall Clock from Amazon – User Manual PDF

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In July 2025 I bought my first WiFi controlled wall clock from Amazon. It is the “WiFi Analog Wall Clock with Auto Sync Time & DST, 12 Inch, Silent, Battery Operated, Smart Wall Clock – Modern Classic Style for Office, Living Room, Bedroom, Kitchen, and Home (Black)“. In other works a standard looking 12” wall clock, but this one syncs its time via WiFi. This clock is made by Koosome. I was intrigued since it is a WiFi syncing clock, not the older Atomic Clock syncing style. After running it for a couple of weeks I can report it works as advertised.  Read more

How to Upgrade AutoIndex to PHP 8

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Back in April 2018 I posted a fix so AutoIndex users could use this fantastic web folder directory listing utility with PHP 7. That fix does not work with PHP 8.  Updating the AutoIndex code to work with PHP 8 was taking more time than I had to do a good job. In my opinion it is much harder to update and fix someone else’s code than it is to work on your own source files.

So you can imagine my excitement when I got a blog comment from Thierry informing me about an updated version of AutoIndex that works with PHP 8.0, 8.1, and 8.2. I immediately downloaded the new code and installed in on my projects using the older version of AutoIndex. Read more

Gmail Setup in Mozilla Thunderbird

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Like so many other people, I use Google Mail (Gmail) everyday on my cell phone, tablet, and computers. In addition, the college where I teach uses Gmail for  student email accounts. I like to have Gmail setup in Mozilla Thunderbird on my computers (Windows 10 and CentOS8) so I have quick access to answer student emails and other electronic correspondence.  Read more

How to get your USB Headphone Microphone to Work in Windows 10

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I teach a lot of Zoom classes. I also like to hear myself in my headphones while I am lecturing. In the past year I purchased two different brand headphones with microphones that cost ~$25 to $35 from Amazon to use in Windows 10. Neither would work right. I could not hear myself speaking but I could hear my students fine. I read support forums online and even sent a support request to a manufacturer, all came up empty. Finally I decided to just start digging in Windows 10 and find the missing checkbox. Read more

Check Google Wear OS Settings If Your Cellphone Will Not Ring

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I carry a Samsung Galaxy A50 cellphone with about 60 apps installed. Several months ago, the ringtone on my phone quit working. The only way I could get the ringtone to work was to force a hard reboot by pressing the down volume and power buttons at the same time for about 45 seconds. Sometimes I would have to hard reboot several times before the ringtone would start working again. It got to the point that I had to hard reboot every day or so and then the ringtone still might not work. Here is how I finally fixed this problem. Read more