How to cool an overheating iPhone

So I had this idea last week: would a CPU cooler do any good in cooling a hot iPhone? Yea sure it's bulky but if you are using it as a mobile hotspot only, and not texting and calling at the same time, it might work right?

I made a video, did some tests and you can see all of it here:

How to cool an iPhone using a CPU tower cooler

If you liked the video, you can also check out my channel at:
DeuteriumTech

Also, you can follow me on Twitter @deuteriumtech

ShadowPlay Suddenly not Working/Disabled FIX

ShadowPlay suddenly is disabled?

This happened to me recently after updating GeForce experience. I had a hunch of what the problem is. Two hunches actually, one is that the Motherboard BIOS caused it. I considered it since my computer is suffering from stability issues. Yes, it is a newly build custom PC. My other hunch was quickly confirmed as dealing with it fixed the issue.

What was the problem?

Drivers

Here is a really quick fix:

Update your drivers.

ShadowPlay will work again.

Issues with the ASUS GTX 970 Strix, ASUS Z170i, and intel i7 6700k Skylake

Recently I have noticed an issue with my build. My games won't load and anything else related to my GPU would not load. My guess is its a driver issue. Either the driver of my GTX 970 or the driver of my ASUS Z170i. This needs more research. My to-do list for this problem is to update all drivers and hope that is the solution to the problem.

[UPDATE]
Updating GeForce experience to the latest have solved the problem. However, now I was not able to use ShadowPlay. Installing the latest GeForce experience program led to ShadowPlay failing to installed. It will show in a report: "ShadowPlay Failed."

It took me some time to figure it out but the solution is just updating the NVIDIA drivers. After the update, ShadowPlay is working again.

Google, Facebook, and Yahoo untrusted connection problem

So, one morning I tried to open google then...

Google using an untrusted connection problem

Strange. What would be causing that. and for some reason, Firefox says that:

Potchiz? What is Potchiz

Firefox says that the certificate is for www.potchiz.pw, potchiz.pw. Googling for the site gives one unhelping link. Going to the address gives a blank page. Netcraft gives www.potchiz.com a risk rating of 10/10. Seems like it's an attack page. According to netcraft, it is a US based website from Palau. More info:

Netcraft analysis for www.potchiz.pw

I will be investigating more on this problem. Maybe my machine got infected by a virus.

UPDATE:

I have tried pinging Google, Facebook, and Youtube using my laptop that has the problem. A curious thing happened: all of the IP addresses where the ping program connects to is 199.59.62.24 - which is www.potchiz.pw. In other words, Firefox and presumably IE connects to the same IP - the same site - www.potchiz.pw. After directly typing the IP of google in the address bar (I used 173.194.127.48), I got access to google.

UPDATE:
I found the problem. It turns out my hosts file has been modified. The hosts file can be found in C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc
My hosts file turned into like this:

# Copyright (c) 1993-2009 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
#      102.54.94.97     rhino.acme.com          # source server
#       38.25.63.10     x.acme.com              # x client host

# localhost name resolution is handled within DNS itself.
#    127.0.0.1       localhost
#    ::1             localhost
199.59.62.24    www.malwaretips.com
199.59.62.24    malwareremovalguides.info
199.59.62.24    onlinevirusrepair.com
199.59.62.24    enigmasoftware.com
199.59.62.24    pcrisk.com
199.59.62.24    malwarebytes.org/
199.59.62.24    tomshardware.co.uk
199.59.62.24    malwaretips.com
199.59.62.24    answers.yahoo.com
199.59.62.24    www.malwareremovalguides.info
199.59.62.24    www.onlinevirusrepair.com
199.59.62.24    www.enigmasoftware.com
199.59.62.24    www.pcrisk.com
199.59.62.24    guides.yoosecurity.com
199.59.62.24    www.malwarebytes.org/
199.59.62.24    www.tomshardware.co.uk
199.59.62.24    www.gmail.com
199.59.62.24    gmail.com
199.59.62.24    www.hotmail.com
199.59.62.24    hotmail.com
199.59.62.24    www.mail.ru
199.59.62.24    mail.ru
199.59.62.24    www.torrentz.eu
199.59.62.24    torrentz.eu
199.59.62.24    www.kat.ph
199.59.62.24    kat.ph
199.59.62.24    www.thepiratebay.se
199.59.62.24    thepiratebay.se
199.59.62.24    www.thepiratebay.org
199.59.62.24    thepiratebay.org
199.59.62.24    www.ehow.com
199.59.62.24    ehow.com
199.59.62.24    www.imeetzu.com
199.59.62.24    imeetzu.com
199.59.62.24    www.omegle.com
199.59.62.24    omegle.com
199.59.62.24    www.runescape.com
199.59.62.24    runescape.com
199.59.62.24    google.com
199.59.62.24    www.google.com
199.59.62.24    leagueoflegends.com
199.59.62.24    www.leagueoflegends.com
199.59.62.24    www.google.ae
199.59.62.24    www.google.com.af
199.59.62.24    www.google.com.ag
199.59.62.24    www.google.off.ai
199.59.62.24    www.google.am
199.59.62.24    www.google.com.ar
199.59.62.24    www.google.as
199.59.62.24    www.google.at
199.59.62.24    www.google.com.au
199.59.62.24    www.google.az
199.59.62.24    www.google.ba
199.59.62.24    www.google.com.bd
199.59.62.24    www.google.be
199.59.62.24    www.google.bg
199.59.62.24    www.google.com.bh
199.59.62.24    www.google.bi
199.59.62.24    www.google.com.bo
199.59.62.24    www.google.com.br
199.59.62.24    www.google.bs
199.59.62.24    www.google.co.bw
199.59.62.24    www.google.com.bz
199.59.62.24    www.google.ca
199.59.62.24    www.google.cd
199.59.62.24    www.google.cg
199.59.62.24    www.google.ch
199.59.62.24    www.google.ci
199.59.62.24    www.google.co.ck
199.59.62.24    www.google.cl
199.59.62.24    www.google.cn
199.59.62.24    www.google.com.co
199.59.62.24    www.google.co.cr
199.59.62.24    www.google.com.cu
199.59.62.24    www.google.cz
199.59.62.24    www.google.de
199.59.62.24    www.google.dj
199.59.62.24    www.google.dk
199.59.62.24    www.google.dm
199.59.62.24    www.google.com.do
199.59.62.24    www.google.com.ec
199.59.62.24    www.google.ee
199.59.62.24    www.google.com.eg
199.59.62.24    www.google.es
199.59.62.24    www.google.com.et
199.59.62.24    www.google.fi
199.59.62.24    www.google.com.fj
199.59.62.24    www.google.fm
199.59.62.24    www.google.fr
199.59.62.24    www.google.ge
199.59.62.24    www.google.gg
199.59.62.24    www.google.com.gi
199.59.62.24    www.google.gl
199.59.62.24    www.google.gm
199.59.62.24    www.google.gr
199.59.62.24    www.google.com.gt
199.59.62.24    www.google.gy
199.59.62.24    www.google.com.hk
199.59.62.24    www.google.hn
199.59.62.24    www.google.hr
199.59.62.24    www.google.ht
199.59.62.24    www.google.hu
199.59.62.24    www.google.co.id
199.59.62.24    www.google.ie
199.59.62.24    www.google.co.il
199.59.62.24    www.google.co.im
199.59.62.24    www.google.co.in
199.59.62.24    www.google.is
199.59.62.24    www.google.it
199.59.62.24    www.google.co.je
199.59.62.24    www.google.com.jm
199.59.62.24    www.google.jo
199.59.62.24    www.google.co.jp
199.59.62.24    www.google.co.ke
199.59.62.24    www.google.kg
199.59.62.24    www.google.co.kr
199.59.62.24    www.google.kz
199.59.62.24    www.google.li
199.59.62.24    www.google.lk
199.59.62.24    www.google.co.ls
199.59.62.24    www.google.lt
199.59.62.24    www.google.lu
199.59.62.24    www.google.lv
199.59.62.24    www.google.com.ly
199.59.62.24    www.google.co.ma
199.59.62.24    www.google.md
199.59.62.24    www.google.mn
199.59.62.24    www.google.ms
199.59.62.24    www.google.com.mt
199.59.62.24    www.google.mu
199.59.62.24    www.google.mw
199.59.62.24    www.google.com.mx
199.59.62.24    www.google.com.my
199.59.62.24    www.google.com.na
199.59.62.24    www.google.com.nf
199.59.62.24    www.google.com.ng
199.59.62.24    www.google.com.ni
199.59.62.24    www.google.nl
199.59.62.24    www.google.no
199.59.62.24    www.google.com.np
199.59.62.24    www.google.nr
199.59.62.24    www.google.nu
199.59.62.24    www.google.co.nz
199.59.62.24    www.google.com.om
199.59.62.24    www.google.com.pa
199.59.62.24    www.google.com.pe
199.59.62.24    www.google.com.ph
199.59.62.24    www.google.com.pk
199.59.62.24    www.google.pl
199.59.62.24    www.google.pn
199.59.62.24    www.google.com.pr
199.59.62.24    www.google.pt
199.59.62.24    www.google.com.py
199.59.62.24    www.google.com.qa
199.59.62.24    www.google.ro
199.59.62.24    www.google.rw
199.59.62.24    www.google.com.sa
199.59.62.24    www.google.com.sb
199.59.62.24    www.google.sc
199.59.62.24    www.google.se
199.59.62.24    www.google.com.sg
199.59.62.24    www.google.sh
199.59.62.24    www.google.si
199.59.62.24    www.google.sk
199.59.62.24    www.google.sn
199.59.62.24    www.google.sm
199.59.62.24    www.google.com.sv
199.59.62.24    www.google.co.th
199.59.62.24    www.google.com.tj
199.59.62.24    www.google.tm
199.59.62.24    www.google.to
199.59.62.24    www.google.tp
199.59.62.24    www.google.com.tr
199.59.62.24    www.google.tt
199.59.62.24    www.google.com.tw
199.59.62.24    www.google.com.ua
199.59.62.24    www.google.co.ug
199.59.62.24    www.google.com.uy
199.59.62.24    www.google.co.uz
199.59.62.24    www.google.com.vc
199.59.62.24    www.google.co.ve
199.59.62.24    www.google.vg
199.59.62.24    www.google.co.vi
199.59.62.24    www.google.com.vn
199.59.62.24    www.google.vu
199.59.62.24    www.google.ws
199.59.62.24    www.google.co.za
199.59.62.24    www.google.co.zm
199.59.62.24    google.ae
199.59.62.24    google.com.af
199.59.62.24    google.com.ag
199.59.62.24    google.off.ai
199.59.62.24    google.am
199.59.62.24    google.com.ar
199.59.62.24    google.as
199.59.62.24    google.at
199.59.62.24    google.com.au
199.59.62.24    google.az
199.59.62.24    google.ba
199.59.62.24    google.com.bd
199.59.62.24    google.be
199.59.62.24    google.bg
199.59.62.24    google.com.bh
199.59.62.24    google.bi
199.59.62.24    google.com.bo
199.59.62.24    google.com.br
199.59.62.24    google.bs
199.59.62.24    google.co.bw
199.59.62.24    google.com.bz
199.59.62.24    google.ca
199.59.62.24    google.cd
199.59.62.24    google.cg
199.59.62.24    google.ch
199.59.62.24    google.ci
199.59.62.24    google.co.ck
199.59.62.24    google.cl
199.59.62.24    google.cn
199.59.62.24    google.com.co
199.59.62.24    google.co.cr
199.59.62.24    google.com.cu
199.59.62.24    google.cz
199.59.62.24    google.de
199.59.62.24    google.dj
199.59.62.24    google.dk
199.59.62.24    google.dm
199.59.62.24    google.com.do
199.59.62.24    google.com.ec
199.59.62.24    google.ee
199.59.62.24    google.com.eg
199.59.62.24    google.es
199.59.62.24    google.com.et
199.59.62.24    google.fi
199.59.62.24    google.com.fj
199.59.62.24    google.fm
199.59.62.24    google.fr
199.59.62.24    google.ge
199.59.62.24    google.gg
199.59.62.24    google.com.gi
199.59.62.24    google.gl
199.59.62.24    google.gm
199.59.62.24    google.gr
199.59.62.24    google.com.gt
199.59.62.24    google.gy
199.59.62.24    google.com.hk
199.59.62.24    google.hn
199.59.62.24    google.hr
199.59.62.24    google.ht
199.59.62.24    google.hu
199.59.62.24    google.co.id
199.59.62.24    google.ie
199.59.62.24    google.co.il
199.59.62.24    google.co.im
199.59.62.24    google.co.in
199.59.62.24    google.is
199.59.62.24    google.it
199.59.62.24    google.co.je
199.59.62.24    google.com.jm
199.59.62.24    google.jo
199.59.62.24    google.co.jp
199.59.62.24    google.co.ke
199.59.62.24    google.kg
199.59.62.24    google.co.kr
199.59.62.24    google.kz
199.59.62.24    google.li
199.59.62.24    google.lk
199.59.62.24    google.co.ls
199.59.62.24    google.lt
199.59.62.24    google.lu
199.59.62.24    google.lv
199.59.62.24    google.com.ly
199.59.62.24    google.co.ma
199.59.62.24    google.md
199.59.62.24    google.mn
199.59.62.24    google.ms
199.59.62.24    google.com.mt
199.59.62.24    google.mu
199.59.62.24    google.mw
199.59.62.24    google.com.mx
199.59.62.24    google.com.my
199.59.62.24    google.com.na
199.59.62.24    google.com.nf
199.59.62.24    google.com.ng
199.59.62.24    google.com.ni
199.59.62.24    google.nl
199.59.62.24    google.no
199.59.62.24    google.com.np
199.59.62.24    google.nr
199.59.62.24    google.nu
199.59.62.24    google.co.nz
199.59.62.24    google.com.om
199.59.62.24    google.com.pa
199.59.62.24    google.com.pe
199.59.62.24    google.com.ph
199.59.62.24    google.com.pk
199.59.62.24    google.pl
199.59.62.24    google.pn
199.59.62.24    google.com.pr
199.59.62.24    google.pt
199.59.62.24    google.com.py
199.59.62.24    google.com.qa
199.59.62.24    google.ro
199.59.62.24    google.ru
199.59.62.24    google.rw
199.59.62.24    google.com.sa
199.59.62.24    google.com.sb
199.59.62.24    google.sc
199.59.62.24    google.se
199.59.62.24    google.com.sg
199.59.62.24    google.sh
199.59.62.24    google.si
199.59.62.24    google.sk
199.59.62.24    google.sn
199.59.62.24    google.sm
199.59.62.24    google.com.sv
199.59.62.24    google.co.th
199.59.62.24    google.com.tj
199.59.62.24    google.tm
199.59.62.24    google.to
199.59.62.24    google.tp
199.59.62.24    google.com.tr
199.59.62.24    google.tt
199.59.62.24    google.com.tw
199.59.62.24    google.com.ua
199.59.62.24    google.co.ug
199.59.62.24    google.co.uk
199.59.62.24    google.com.uy
199.59.62.24    google.co.uz
199.59.62.24    google.com.vc
199.59.62.24    google.co.ve
199.59.62.24    google.vg
199.59.62.24    google.co.vi
199.59.62.24    google.com.vn
199.59.62.24    google.vu
199.59.62.24    google.ws
199.59.62.24    google.co.za
199.59.62.24    google.co.zm
199.59.62.24    www.youtube.com
199.59.62.24    youtube.com
199.59.62.24    msn.com
199.59.62.24    facebook.com
199.59.62.24    www.facebook.com
199.59.62.24    www.yahoo.com
199.59.62.24    yahoo.com
199.59.62.24    www.hotmail.com
199.59.62.24    hotmail.com
199.59.62.24    www.bing.com
199.59.62.24    bing.com
199.59.62.24    www.twitter.com
199.59.62.24    twitter.com
199.59.62.24    myspace.com
199.59.62.24    192.168.1.254
199.59.62.24    127.0.0.1
199.59.62.24    localhost
199.59.62.24    www.wordpress.org
199.59.62.24    wordpress.org
199.59.62.24    wikipedia.org
199.59.62.24    www.wikipedia.org
199.59.62.24    www.ask.com
199.59.62.24    ask.com
199.59.62.24    www.search.aol.com
199.59.62.24    search.aol.com
199.59.62.24    www.mywebsearch.com
199.59.62.24    mywebsearch.com
199.59.62.24    www.blekko.com
199.59.62.24    blekko.com
199.59.62.24    blogspot.com
199.59.62.24    wordpress.com
199.59.62.24    live.com
199.59.62.24    www.live.com
199.59.62.24    linkedin.com
199.59.62.24    www.linkedin.com
199.59.62.24    www.baidu.com
199.59.62.24    baidu.com
199.59.62.24    www.qq.com
199.59.62.24    qq.com
199.59.62.24    www.ebay.com
199.59.62.24    ebay.com
199.59.62.24    www.amazon.com
199.59.62.24    amazon.com
199.59.62.24    www.tumblr.com
199.59.62.24    tumblr.com
199.59.62.24    www.paypal.com
199.59.62.24    paypal.com
199.59.62.24    imdb.com
199.59.62.24    www.imdb.com
199.59.62.24    www.steampowered.com
199.59.62.24    steampowered.com
199.59.62.24    www.google.com/search
199.59.62.24    reddit.com
199.59.62.24    www.reddit.com

--END--

Basically, what this means is that for all sites shown above, if you connect to that site it will lead you to 199.59.62.24. That caused Google, Facebook, Youtube, and Yahoo to give that strange Untrusted connection problem. After Deleting those entries, I can now access google and the rest of the sites I had problems with. Now, the question, what program or malware changed my hosts file? Is it still in my laptop? McAfee found nothing, Malwarebytes Found nothing. So, I should be safe now.

CCD sensors

A CCD sensor from a KODAK C330 camera

CCD stands for charge coupled device. It is a component used in many compact digital cameras. Learn more about CCD sensors: Read this article about CCD sensors.