Sunday, May 18, 2014

DIY Repair clicking-problem on a Logitech M185

One morning when I was clicking happily away, my Logitech M185 mouse decided not to follow my gentle taps. I had to press hard to make a left-click. So I thought maybe I could fix that left-clicking problem since I have done it before a long time ago.

Opening up the case

Opening the Logitech M185 is really easy. First, open the battery cover at the back of the mouse. Take the battery out to reveal the screw at the bottom. Then unscrew it, lift up the cover slightly and slide the cover towards you ( mouse on upright position ).

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Click mechanism

When you open up the case, there will be two black rectangle boxes on the PCB which are the click mechanisms. My easy solution? Stick a tape or two on the protruding plastic ( where it meets the problematic click mechanism ) at the bottom of the mouse cover. Make sure you use a tape with good adhesive. Cut the tape to match the flat square surface on the plastic. In my case, I pasted two layers of tape.

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After you're done, close the case by sliding the cover in the brackets and tighten the screw.

repair m185

It's still clicking like new for over 3 weeks now, so it's not too bad for such a simple DIY.

If mouse-clicks is still not satisfactory, then you will have to open up the click mechanism box to repair. You can go to this link for further instructions ( goto Step 5 and onwards ).


Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Google Nexus 7 new camera app

The Google Nexus 7 (2013 version) camera app was updated to the Google Camera app (Build version 2.1.043.[1161434-30] ) less than a week ago. The new camera app is also called Google Camera on Google Play which was available for download much earlier. The update gave the camera a makeover of it's UI, added a few camera effects options and a new icon.



Switching Between Modes or Effects

The main menu can be accessed by swiping from the left of the screen. You can switch between camera or video mode here. The first three options like Photo Sphere, Panorama and Lens Blur are all camera effects. Tap on the icon at the top right of the screen for General Settings.


Thursday, April 10, 2014

Sony Xperia V new update 9.2.A.1.210 released

Sony has released a new update 9.2.A.1.210 for the Sony Xperia V. Looks like Sony is gradually rolling out the new firmware. This is the second update to the disastrous introduction of 4.3 Android on the Xperia V. Both the 9.2.A.0.295 and 9.2.A.1.199 firmwares, created major problems for alot of Xperia V users.

Some users even resorted to rooting the phone and reverted back to the previous firmware (9.1.A.1.140) or Android 4.1.2 which is proven to be stable and gave little problems. I'd prefer a problem free phone with less features or options that is the 4.1.2 version, to be frank.

Let's see if Sony can make amends for the disastrous updates before it.

So far only two region got the update; Baltic and Nordic region.

*An update: Hong Kong seems to have the update as well according to Xperia Update Checker Tool by Macmol from the Xda forums.

*Update ( 18 April 2014 ): 9.2.A.1.210 firmware rolled out to many regions and countries. There is no word from Sony on what bugs were fixed. Video recording still has the 'ticking' bug when camera is re-focusing. Camera Superior-auto mode is still at 9MP. Volume bar bug when a custom theme is used has been fixed.