I recently noticed I was having a problem with Windows 8 Metro apps. Some of them worked and some just refused to connect to the internet for updates. All I kept getting was an error – “There was a problem. Please try again.” This is because I have two network cards in my machine, one ethernet and one wireless. The …
TechRadar site compromised
This should come as no surprise as everyone is vulnerable now days. But TechRadar has announced that all registrations, commenting and log-ins have been disabled whilst they investigate a security compromise. if you have an account over there please keep your eyes open for further news. Of course you don’t need to go rushing off changing your password everywhere because you don’t use the …
Where is the Hash Key on a Mac
Where is the Hash # key on my Mac? Its this easy?
Office 365 – Send as permission.
You may find it necessary to grant a user permission to send on behalf of another. Here are a few quick steps to guide you through this process. Connect to your Exchange Online Powershell and enter the following [note color=”#CCD6DB”]$Cred = Get-Credential [/note] Enter your credentials and then enter the following two lines to complete the connection to your Office 365 tenant admin. [note …
Where are your Contacts Stored – IOS
I have spoken to several people who have lost all their contacts on their iPhones/ iPads and it seems to all be the same problem. Nobody knows where their contacts are actually stored. If you setup your phone and only ever had one contact source, then you are probably ok (check anyway). But if you have several mail addresses all …
BT Openzone causing iPhones and iPads to not connect
If you are having problems when you are out with your phone / iPad not connecting, you need to check your WiFi Settings. The iPhone will always try use WiFi over Mobile data, so when you are accidentally connected to a Free Hotspot your phone is going to try use that but not be able to get anywhere. Not all …
Shrewsoft VPN cannot connect on WiFi
We have seen instances of VPN connections not connecting on WiFi after changing to Windows 7 64bit. Part of the problem comes in because of Cisco’s lack of Windows 7 VPN client like they did for the 32 bit versions. As a consequence a lot of IT departments, are recommending ShrewSoft VPN client as an alternative. ShrewSoft have a client that you …
Print screen on Mac
I have just sat down to do another guide and came across a small problem. I usually use the built in Snipper tool with Windows 7 but I needed to capture a right click… Now Print Screen and Paint is my normal quick solution but I am on a Macbook pro and um…well there is no Print Screen key. Now …
Facebook Pirates
If you are on Facebook and feel like having a little fun, scroll down to the very bottom of the page and look for the language selection section, then click it. Click the English language and you should now be able to change your version to “Pirate” or even “Upside Down”. So if anyone ever says Facebook is dull …