How to resolve duplicate music files, folders and refresh music on MIUI stock music player?

Are there duplicate music files and folders on the MIUI Stock Music Player? Are the music files same even after removing the SD Card where the music files are actually stored? Then we have experienced the same problem.

Recently I encountered the following issues on MI Redmi Note 3 -

1) There are duplicate music folders with the same number of music files in each of the folders
2) Even after removing the SD Card, and rebooting, the MIUI stock music player has the same list of music files and folders. But then attempting to play, it displayed file is not supported or corrupted. The issue is due to cache data. And unfortunately, there is no options in the music player settings to refresh the music files and folders.

How to resolve the duplicate music files issue on MIUI Redmi Android Phone and how to refresh the song and folders?

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How to create sliders in Drupal 7 using Views Slideshow?

Sliders or Slideshows are dynamic elements usually displayed in home page of websites. Usually with a catchy background image and phrases, they grab attention. They are great additions to any websites to add more aesthetics to websites. Since they are dynamic, websites look more grand and alive. They can also be used to display important content and graphics to engage with visitors. And though sliders are not so good in terms of making websites easily accessible on mobiles over data network due to higher load times, it has still become a standard web design layout.

In this post we shall discuss how to create testimonial sliders in Drupal 7 using Views Slideshow. Though the usual sliders we see are catchy background images with catchy phrases, sliders are not only meant for images. They can be any thing, almost. We can also display text such as testimonials, images, quotes etc.

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Website not accessible? How to resolve "Server not found" issues when attempting to browse sites?

While attempting to browse some sites, we sometimes encounter the error "Server not found". For example, while attempting to browse YouTube, a Firefox browser might through the error -

Server not found
Firefox can't find the server at www.youtube.com ....

as shown in the image above.

How to resolve "Server not found" issues when attempting to browse sites?

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How to fix Drupal issue: �This field has been disabled because you do not have sufficient permissions to edit it�.

In this post we'll see how to fix Drupal issue:

�This field has been disabled because you do not have sufficient permissions to edit it�.

While I was trying to edit a content, I noticed that Drupal was not allowing me to edit the content saying �This field has been disabled because you do not have sufficient permissions to edit it�.

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How to order, add new videos to YouTube playlist automatically and embed YouTube video playlist in websites and blogs

In this post we shall see how to order videos in YouTube playlist, add new videos to YouTube playlist automatically and embed YouTube video playlist in websites and blogs. As you might already know, videos uploaded to YouTube can be groups by playlists. Playlist settings can be configured to order the videos in a playlist, add videos to the playlist automatically by defining rules for the playlist. The playlist can then be embedded to websites and blogs and the order of videos is maintained as you desired. Likewise, even new videos uploaded are automatically added to the playlist by rules defined in the YouTube playlist settings.

Check out this video for the steps to order YouTube videos, auto add new videos to YouTube playlist:

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How To Sync Google Calendar with Windows Calendar and also Gmail With Windows Calendar App on Windwos 10?

In this post, we'll discuss how to sync Google calendar with Windows 10 calendar app. Also in the same process, we shall also see how to sync Gmail with Windows Mail app in Windows 10.

Why sync Gmail and Google Calendar with Windows 10 calendar and Mail app?

Why sync? Because we use different devices at different times of the day and still want access to the same information. While one the move, the smartphone is essential, on the other hand, when we are at home, we like to use the computer. But no matter what the device, we use almost the same services to send email, save information and even to access information. We want seamless access so that we can manage our information from any device we use.

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How to create or save favicon or icons using Photoshop?

How to create or save favicon or icons using Photoshop?

Favicon is a small image that is used on websites and are displayed in browser tabs. In this video, we discuss how to create Favicon or icon files using Photoshop. Icons by default have .ICO file extension. By default, Photoshop does not allow creation of icons. To create or save image as icon, we will be using a plug-in in Photoshop.

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How to make "You May Also Like" Related Posts or Link Within widget appear on mobile devices?

Showing "Related Posts" on blogs is a good way to keep viewers engaged with your blog. Once they are finished going through a particular blog post, your visitors may want to browse related posts on your blog. If you have a "related posts" or "you may also like" section, they can easily check out other articles on your blog. This is also good for reducing bounce rates. In my previous post, I discussed about how to add a "you may also like" or "related posts" section on Blogger blog using a free service from "LinkWithin". If you have not yet added a "related posts" or "you may also like" section on your blog, you can check out my previous blog post here -How to add "you may also like" or related posts widget for blogger? Though the article is about adding "You may also like" or "related posts" on Blogger blog, you can also use the "LinkWithin" service for other blogging platforms or websites as well.

"You May Also Like" Related Posts or Link Within widget not appearing on mobile devices?

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How To Setup A Custom Domain For Blogger Blog

In this post, we will discuss how to setup a custom domain for a blog on Blogger. By setting up a custom domain, the blog on Blogger will be accessible using the custom domain. Example: "www.yoursitename.com" instead of "yourblogname.blogspot.com". The first thing required for setting up a custom domain for Blogger blog is to have a custom domain name. So, if you do not have one already then go ahead and buy one from any domain registrant such as Go Daddy.

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Unable to use selfie stick with Android phone? Settings to check.

Trying your new selfie stick with your Android Phone but it doesn't work with your phone? Just in case, if you are not able to use selfie stick with Android phone, here are a few settings you should check on your phone's camera app. I am blogging this post because someone posted on my previous blog post that he is not able to use selfie stick on his Android Redmi Phone. So, here are the settings to check and if it still does not work, an alternative app to try.

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How to add audio tracks to YouTube Videos and backgound music issue.

If you have been editing background music of your videos uploaded on YouTube using YouTube's audio edit tool, you may have observed that YouTube does not preserve the original audio even if you do "favor original audio". So the background audio thatbis added entirely overshadows the original audio.

So if we have a video with original speech, this is not going to work. Watch the video below how to add or edit background audio to your YouTube videos and upload to YouTube. The highlist of the videos is that since the original audio is not played after adding background music, you can download free audio tracks for your YouTube projects from YouTube audio library and edit it offline and upload to YouTube.




If you edited background audio on Youtube and lost the original audio. How to bring back the original audio?

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How to partition a hard disk or delete disk partitions on Windows using Device Manager's Disk Management?

When we buy laptop or desktop computers, usually the computer comes with a single disk partition that is accessible from "My Computer" that is usually labelled "C". Yes, there could be some hidden partitions on the hard disk such as the "Recovery Partition" and some manufacturer specific partitions for system recovery and tools etc. A user would normally like to have at least two partitions on the computer to manage personal files separate from the Windows partition. So, if your computer came with a single accessible partition, how to create more partitions?

What is hard disk partitioning?
Hard disk partitioning as the name indicates is the process of dividing a hard disk into partitions or logical disks on the same physical hard disk and treat each partition as a separate disk. That's right! Each of the partitions on the hard drive is treated by the computer as if they were different physical disk with it's own label.

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How To Resolve WordPress Unable to Send Messages/Mails from Contact Form? (There was an error trying to send your message).

Just recently, I received a complaint for a WordPress website I helped built, that it was no longer sending messages from the website's contact form. The owner of the website incidentally was curious why messages had stopped coming to them, and they did test it out and confirmed there was an error displayed on the WordPress website when trying to send a message using the WordPress Contact Form. So, I also tested and confirmed the error, which says:

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Useful Android Apps: How to compress videos on Android Phones?

Have you ever wondered how to compress videos on Android smartphone? In this post we will explore a very useful Android App that every enthusiast must have on his or her smartphone to compress videos.

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Video: How to fix Selfie Sticks not working with Mi Redmi Android Phones?

If you are not able to use your Selfie Stick with Mi Redmi Android Phones, then check out the video how to fix it. It works, but there are a few places you need to change settings.



Selfie sticks uses the volume button control to tell the phone to take pictures. So the phone should be able to take pictures with the volume buttons even without a selfie stick. This applies to any phone. If the phone is not taking pictures with the volume buttons, configure the phone's camera settings.

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How to install and configure Genymotion emulator on your computer for Android Studio?

This video explains the steps involved to download, install and configure Genymotion emulator, which is considered to be faster than the default emulator that comes with Android Studio. VirtualBox Software is required to be installed to run Genymotion emulator.

Part One: Download and Install Genymotion emulator for Android Studio

Part Two: Configure Genymotion Emulator to use with Android Studio

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How to add Gmail email account to Microsoft email client?

Gmail is a very popular email service nowadays. When we access Gmail on web browsers, we always need internet access to sign in and check our emails. Gmail can be used with email clients such as Microsoft Outlook, Thunderbird etc. What is the advantage of using email clients? Configuring internet emails to email clients are better because you can read email already downloaded offline, without internet connection. In this post we will see how to add Gmail account in Outlook and how to resolve the problem encountered during setup where Outlook fails to login to Gmail and in sending test email.

How to add Gmail email account to Microsoft email client?

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Drupal error : DrupalTemporaryStreamWrapper temporary directory not found

Most web developers prefer to develop sites on a local development machine and then upload to a live server as it speed up the development process. In my previous post, I discussed about migrating a site on local development server to a live server which you can refer this post. This post is about an error which we usually face when migrating a Drupal site from local development server to a live server. After migrating a Drupal site from local development server to a live server or simply put, from one server to another, we will usually encounter this error.

Error: Warning: file_put_contents(temporary://): failed to open stream: "DrupalTemporaryStreamWrapper::stream_open" call failed in file_unmanaged_s


Watch this short video about the error above and how to fix this error.

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How to sync subtitle in VLC player?

Subtitles may sometimes be required when you are watching a movie of foreign language or when there are some jargon which you may not be familiar with or just to follow all the dialogues. Unfortunately, you may have searched and found subtitles on the internet but later you found the subtitles don't sync with the video. The subtitle may be appearing before the video or it may be appearing after the video. For those of you who use VLC Media Player on your computers, we will see how to sync subtitles on VLC Media player.

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How To Load and Use Custom Shapes In Photoshop?

In this post, we'll see how to load and use Custom Shapes in Photoshop. But before we do, let us understand what are Custom Shapes. Custom Shapes are Photoshop files with a .csh extension and are vector based shapes that are re-usable in Photoshop. Photoshop comes with some default shapes in but are not adequate sometimes and we may need more. Or you may want to save your work as a Custom Shape so that you can use it later. You can create Photoshop Custom Shapes, or download from the internet and use it in your work.

In the video below, see how to load and use custom shapes in Photoshop:

How to load custom shapes in Photoshop?

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