Tech Tutorials

Infinix Zero 3 Battery Life Test and Fix

To all those I promised a review of the Infinix Zero 3, I’m really sorry about the delay but hopefully before the week runs out, I’ll have it ready. In the mean time, I’ve decided to write a quick guide of sorts to address the many complaints of poor battery […]

How To Install Best Custom ROM For Xiaomi’s MiPad

Christmas 2015 had me in the mood for a present for myself as I’d had it with Xiaomi’s MIUI which can lag for all of Africa on the MiPad. I decided to get a new tablet running something close to vanilla android but the prices were just exorbitant compared to the $250 […]

How To Access Mac OS X Partition Via Bootcamp

Working on Windows OS on my Macbook was pretty cool in Mac OS X Mavericks until Mac OS X Yosemite came along and ruined things. The enforcement of CoreStorage for partitions for all clean installations of OS Yosemite as well as El Capitan was part of the mess ups. It prevented […]

How To Fix Hostgator WordPress Emails Being Tagged As Spam

As some of you know, I’m very quick to respond to comments on this site but unfortunately over a month plus now I have been slacking and that’s no fault of mine. It so happens that for some reason all emails being sent by this blog is now being tagged […]

How To Flash Android Devices In Fastboot Mode On Mac OS X

After so many attempts at learning how to flash my Xiaomi android devices on Mac OS X, I finally succeeded. It’s pretty easy but you have to be a bit tech savvy to apply it to most android devices out there. Download and extract MAC OS X Android ADB Fastboot […]

How To Play HEVC Files With MX Player – Lag Fix

Once upon a time I had a field day downloading HD movies without bothering about the size of the files but now that Etisalat has long shut down that service, I have reverted to watching my data consumption again. I now focus on downloading HEVC formatted movies as they come […]

How To Fix Google Play Store Check Your Connection and Try Again Error

While tinkering with the Redmi Note 2 yesterday, I ran into issues with Google Play Store. It suddenly stopped connecting and kept giving me the Check Your Connection and Try Again Error. As recommended by many online sites, I tried wiping the cache of Google Play Store, Google Services Framework and […]

How to Flash the Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 Via FastBoot Mode

Given the fact that most Xiaomi phones sold by third-party resellers ship with customized ROMs which have been loaded with bloatware, I always make it a point to flash stock ROM once I buy them. Flashing the Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 is pretty easy (though it took a lot of […]

How To Flash Xiaomi MiPad In Fastboot Mode

Stable versions of MIUI 7 for both Chinese and Global ROMs were released a week ago and I was quick to download the appropriate file for my MiPad. Unfortunately silly me didn’t follow the correct update procedure and I ended up with a MiPad that refused to come on. Luckily […]

How To Easily Install Google Play Services On Xiaomi Devices

Due to certain regulations in China, devices sold in the chinese market do not come with Google services by default. End-users are expected to install them on their own. This is why most Xiaomi users are drawn to Global ROMs as aside from supporting quite an array of languages, they […]