We unbox, setup and provide complete review of the AmazFit Band 5. We discuss everything from Alexa, to AI used for heart heath monitoring, to the parent company (Huami) privacy risks
Unless you are very new to using Windows, you will know that Microsoft has made enormous strides in driver management over the decades. The Driver Roll Back feature has saved our butts a few times. However, there is still one area that is seriously lacking and that is the removal Read more…
If you are having problems with your printers or queues, there are several steps to take to clear the system and we will go through them in order of easiest to most difficult: 1 – Easy Print Resets Click START and type PRINTERS Click on the printer you want to Read more…
We wrote our own bookkeeping software in Visual FoxPro many years ago and several weeks ago we found that when we print we receive OLE ERROR CODE 0X8004006a: Invalid Clipboard Format and the system outputs a blank page. The problem occurs with soft printers like the MICROSOFT PRINT TO PDF Read more…
It seems that every few years we have to create a new cookbook of how to stop Skype from starting up automatically at login. This is definitely a frustrating situation as Microsoft knows better than most they should not force software on users. Today the problem is that there are Read more…
What is BIOS? BIOS is the acronym for Basic Input Output System. A BIOS is the firmware (meaning that it is changable code stored in a physical chip) that tells the operating system SOFTware what the physical HARDware is capable of. Without a UEFI / BIOS, Windows, Linux, Android, MacOS, Read more…
In this short video we explain how to get into the BIOS / UEFI on an Intel Compute Stick. Specifically we show the different BIOS settings of a Terryza W5/T5:
Ransomware takes cybercrime to the next level. It involves the use of malicious software to impede your access to your information. The extortionists will then demand a ransom to be paid in exchange for your data. Before this terrible thing can ever happen to you, you need to get an Read more…
Netbooks! Remember them? Well Intel does and they have stripped out the screen, keyboard and miniaturized the balance of parts into a USB sized stick that plugs directly into an HDMI port. They preloaded Windows 10 onto very slow SSD with a small amount of RAM and are charging between Read more…
If you need a small PC to handle small tasks, like digital signage or extreme portability the Intel Compute Stick is something to consider. This tiny USB dongle sized all in one computer has 4GB of RAM, a real 4 Core Intel Atom CPU, 64GB SSD, WiFi, Bluetooth, 2 USB Read more…
We were interested in sourcing a few fitness tracking bands for staff Christmas presents, corporate client give-aways and our personal use. Nearly all of our staff have used some sort of tracker in the past so we had some considerable experience with them but no one had bought a new Read more…
A website can be a big part of your business. It is the virtual representation of your company, and it might be drawing in a large portion of your customers. For this reason, it is important to take the time to make your website as close to perfect as you Read more…
The world-famous Windows Server OS is well-protected against most outside threats. But the question remains: does it need antivirus protection or not? Find out in this post!
How to Find the Best WiFi Channel There are several ways to achieve excellent WiFi performance. You can move the router to a more central location, you can remove WiFi inhibiting obstacles, you can update your router, use a WiFi channel scanner, and more. However, one option that people often Read more…
We unbox a brand new Samsung S20 FE (aka Fan Edition in Canada and the US, and Lite Edition in Parts of Asia) and a new Samsung Note20 Ultra 5G. We contrast it to a Samsung S9 for comparison sake. If you want full specs of all the entire Samsung Read more…
In this video we explain how to upgrade to a Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G from a Samsung Galaxy S9. We choose the S9 because it is almost identical to the S8 and both of them are about 3 years old, meaning that many S8/S9 owners will be considering upgrades. Read more…