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How to replace audio downloaded from Youtube (iMovie)

So I downloaded few videos from Youtube, but some of the audio is muted due to copyright issue.

Using iMovie:

1. Import video and audio you going to use into iMovie. You can use the button 'Import' or just drag
2. Select entire clip & drag the video to timeline.
3. Select the video and goto menu Modify > Detach audio
4. Select entire clip of your intended audio & drag to timeline
5. Trim & sync accordingly
6. Share and done =)

Project 33 - Purging My Closet

I always want to live with minimum things/ no attachment to whatsoever and to be able to just pull one luggage out from the door if I have to. Such freedom, not tying to anything and buried with everything. If it was something really darn expensive that I can sell then it would be good, but mostly are those unnecessary and sentimental value items.

One small step at a time. Just like most girls/women, I have more clothes than the number of days in a year. Yesterday I was shopping and saw H&M taking clothes donation for recycling purpose, in ex-change for 15% voucher. I'm not a big fan of H&M but this is a good chance to let go of clothes and putting it to good use.

Ok, just 4 links to get me started...

The Project 333
Into Mind
Capsule Wardrobe 101
Infographic - A Guide to Organising Your Wardrobe


Ganbatte ne!

Acer Aspire 2930 - 7 years old, still up and running..

I would like to dedicated this post to the very first laptop I bought in 2009. I remembered I got this laptop for my master research. All I need was a machine that able to run Matlab (meaning at least a dual-processor, 2 GB RAM), 12" to 14" display, DVD-ROM, a basic integrated-graphic card because I'm not really a gaming person. In my searching I came across this specs built perfectly for my needs.

Acer Aspire 2930
You can check out the specs in detail and the good reviews too.

Anyway, I got a Macbook Pro as my main laptop, and use this Acer as my spare. You know the time when your laptop crash, and you were at the end of your study compiling thesis and oh gosshhh.. how much you wish you have a clone of your laptop?? And that's exactly what I'm gonna do. Get a spare system to access all my files, at anytime.

Although my old Acer doesn't stand up to Macbook that I'm using now, but I put all my files in the cloud and sync it in both laptops. So if anything bad ever happened to my Macbook, I would have the exact copy of all the files, in exact place on my Acer. It just like an insurance, peace of mind indeed.

Download disassemble Acer Aspire 2930 here (Machine disassembly and replacement pg. 41-123)

Fixing double-click in Logitech M310

I'm quite particular with my mouse (yes for laptop), the body need to be curvier, no tail, matte, not look too geeky, just right pressure for clicking, laser and etc. but recently my Logitech wireless mouse started to show symptom of accidental double-clicking. This is quite annoying when I used the scroll click to open a link in a new tab, it will open same link on two tab. I don't want to invest in another laser wireless mouse again, I still have the old one that just suddenly died and when I got the Logitech mouse, suddenly it came back alive. So, I'll just try to fix this left-click, after few googling..

Tools: penknife, phillip screwdriver

Steps:

1. Remove the batteries

2. Remove the screws (2 screws only, easily accessible. Some models have four screws to hold the mouse body together, hidden underneath the slide pads)

3. Slowly lift off the top cover, gaming model could have wire connected to the top cover.

4. Locate the problematic click mechanism. Mine is the left-click. Notice the white tiny button on the top cover. This will easily fall loose when the cover is removed. Use a masking tape to keep the white button attach to the cover before you pry the box cover away from the latch.

5. Locate the copper tension spring. We want to re-tension the copper spring, remove it from the click mechanism, I just used my fingers to make the curve and bending up. 

6. Re-install back the copper spring. This will be the HARDEST/ CRAZIEST step. It took me an hour to figure out how to put it back.

6.1)  At point 2, set the curve tab into place

6.2)  Slowly lift the copper spring abit, keeping the curve tab in point-2, attach the point-1 to the small hook at the front of the mechanism 

6.3)  keeping the copper spring at point-1 and point-2, slowly slide down the rear of the spring under the small arm at point-3. 

Make sure all the three points installed correctly, else it wont work.

7. Reassemble the black top cover, make sure the tiny white button still in place. Try few clicks on the tiny white button before mounting back the mouse top. You should notice a crisp click sound, just like your right-click. If you noticed no difference, you may need to re-tension the spring again. 

8. You also may check any sign of worn out on the tiny white button that make it harder to click. I fixed this by attaching a small piece of card(thicker) or plastic on the tiny white button. 

Remarks:

1. Step 6 seriously need a big spoonful of patience.
2. I did few trial and error in step 8 to get the optimum 'height' for my left click. If your card/plastic is too thick, your clicking will be too sensitive.

Mr. Ho's Fine Food @ KK Times Square

I have always wanted to try out the grilled stuff here at Mr. Ho's. Although the place name kinda like a Chinese restaurant, but it's a total western and kinda Germany food with sausages. We got the voucher from groupon for RM48/pax. It's a buffet style with complimentary ice lemon tea and pumpkin soup. Every time I go for buffet, I'll try to capture the memory of my guilty pleasure number of plates I had 😵. Anyway it was a nice evening with my ex-colleague, tasty food and cool atmosphere.

Food diary from that evening..

The pumpkin soup can be creamier, maybe some sour cream would be tastier. Not much selection of food, but the pork rib was marvellous, and the prawn too.. Overall everything was good. Will come again.