Product reviews and ther technologies like firewalls, VoIP, Skype, Hardware Comparisons and other how-tos
We needed by corporate Christmas presents and decided that it was enough of the chocolate and wine baskets. It is time to encourage some healthly living. Given the currently work-at-home requirements many of us have, our staff decided that a fitness bands / watches would be the best category. After Read more…
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
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:
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 recently ran into a simple Java Security error that through off our techs. The error stated JAVA APPLICATION BLOCKED: APPLICATION BLOCKED BY JAVA SECURITY and our techs thought this had to do with the Java’s browser integration. They spent time working though Chrome, Edge and IE11 security items but Read more…
The Logitech BRIO 4K webcam is a very nice device but it ships with a mount installed you may need to remove. The procedure to remove the mount is not difficult but it is far from obvious so we show you have to do it. After it is removed you Read more…
If you have a phpBB bulletin board and have recently changed host companies, upgraded your hosting package or changed your PHP level, you may see: General Error SQL ERROR [ mysql4 ] mysql_connect function does not exist, is mysql extension installed? [] An sql error occurred while fetching this page. Read more…
In this short video we demonstrate two free stabilization tools to correct your shaking video, Wondershare’s Filmora and NCH’s VideoPad. Because Filmora’s “free” version puts an enormous banner advert across their output we stopped testing it. NCH’s VideoPad on the other hand did a good job with no customizations. We Read more…
There are several easy steps to properly shut down a WordPress site: 1 – Migrate Your Posts and Pages to a New Site You worked hard on those old posts and it would be a waste to loose them all. Without loosing your content migrate the posts and pages using Read more…
We had a WordPress site we were shutting down (www.ElectricCadi.com) and needed to redirect visitors to the new site (www.PartisanIssues.com). However, we did not want to just bump people to the new site. We wanted visitors to the old site to see an alert page telling them what we were Read more…
If you are using MySQL Workbench 8.x to export from earlier versions of MySQL databases (like 5.x) it will likely error out with Operation failed with exitcode 2 This is a known problem with older versions of MySQL Workbench and the solution is to upgrade to MySQL Workbench 8.2: Install Read more…
If you need to move pages or posts from one WordPress site to another, this is the video for you. We quickly explain how to use the built in EXPORT and IMPORT tool to move your pages and posts to other sites and then use BULK MOVE plug in to Read more…
If you are using Okta Verify for multifactor authentication you may see either: Your Passcode Doesn’t Match Our Records, when using the ENTER CODE option Failed to Send Push Authentication, when using the SEND PUSH option The problem is most likely the clocks are not synchronized. There are three clocks Read more…
If you are using Okta Verify for two factor authentication and see the following “Unable To Sign In” message you likely have one of three issues. However, before you get too deep, you should check the error log. Okta’s log is very easy to understand and read: log into Okta Read more…
I needed to pull apart a BenQ SP840 1080P projector because I dropped it, it no longer works and something is rattling around inside. We show basic disassembly and how to change the bulb.
If you are running SentinalOne (an excellent next generation, behavior based malware detection system) you likely know that there no obvious way to temporarily disable it. This is unfortunate, as it would be very handy for testing. On the bright side, there are two easy-ish ways to disable SentinalOne on Read more…