Author Archives: dbj

I have just vandalised my mouse! It has multiple buttons including a wheel mouse button – you can press down on the wheel and it will click! only one real problem it’s not a function I use but…. the wheel … Continue reading →

just had the dreaded – start update – this update requires a restart – the update was unsuccessful removing update – update available installing update loop on windows 10 version 1909 … I started with removing the update to revert … Continue reading →

When you waste half a day messing around on 3 way OS pc’s to find out that s5 power management may indeed be the best on a pc… but it disables wake on lan … and more importantly it removes … Continue reading →

When to Disappear? Well we have a few minor script issues on our server! we’re still short of a total resolution although we are 99% back up. We may however disappear occasionally as our catch-all script isn’t working at present … Continue reading →

When you go to use the compressor to remove dust from your PC and it hisses before you press the blower! Time to investigate the cylinder is way too small and the pump also too small to waste air – … Continue reading →

Just bought a webcam for a little self-initiated project on Linux – setting up Motion its free CCTV command line offering… A little deep delving of knowledge and a lot of text editing and the free software is remarkably useful. … Continue reading →

Well I just decided to “lab” up an “opnsense” router….  in typical cheap fashion this landed up being an HP 6000 Pro small form factor with a dual gigabit “reclaim” card (£8 on ebay). Well the software on a Intel … Continue reading →

Well I guess the title spells it all out… 3 days on driver issue! The thought was simple – a USB wifi adapter just for when I may either want two network ports  (playing with router box software) or I … Continue reading →

Just had a notification on ios update…. 3 hours later and the phones back working! I think between three versions of iTunes and two different ios restores over multiple attempts I’m done! Hey it is working so I guess that’s … Continue reading →

So just after an update the monitor starts to flicker…. After an in depth investigation the feeling is that it may be hardware rather than software….. A complete strip down of the pc de-dust and re-seat of all major components … Continue reading →