Wednesday 27 January 2016

Non Responsive Task Bar in Windows 10 Build 10586

After recently updating to the Windows 10 Build 10586, my Windows Start Menu and Task Bar became unresponsive to mouse clicks. After researching on various forums, most users recommend a fix via the Powershell commands, but it did not work on my PC. However I managed to find a forum comment that recommended a simple fix by using the Command Prompt. This solution worked for me:

Step 1) Run Command Prompt as Administrator.

Step 2) Enter the following command: sfc /scannow

Step 3) Reboot your PC and after rebooting, you should see that the taskbar and start menu is now responding.

Sunday 3 January 2016

Early Bird Discount for IoT Courses in Feb and Mar 2016

Sign up for the following IOT classes in Feb and March 2016 before end of January and receive a $300 discount off the published course fee!

IOT101 Programming Internet of Things (IoT) using Raspberry Pi (S$1897; $1597 after discount)


IOT102 Programming Internet of Things (IoT) using Windows 10 IoT Core (S$1897; $1597 after discount)


For the IOT course, you will receive an IoT Kit* (which you can keep after the course). The kit includes:

  • Raspberry Pi 2 
  • Raspberry Pi Casing 
  • Raspberry Pi Power Supply - 5V, 2A
  • Micro-SD with Adapter 
  • PiCam for Raspberry Pi 
  • Bluetooth 4.0 dongle 
  • WiPi Dongle for Raspberry Pi 
  • Adafruit Pi Cobbler Plus Kit – Breakout Cable for Pi 2 
  • NXP NFC Expansion board for Raspberry Pi 
  • 16x2 LCD Panel with Backlight 
  • PIR Sensor 
  • Ultrasonic Sensor 
  • Potentiometer 
  • Breadboard 
  • Jumper cables 
  • Gas Sensor 
  • Temperature Sensor 
  • Breadboard 
  • LEDs

* Items in the IOT kit may vary from time to time