How to Securely Dispose of Old Computers Getting new computers for your business is exciting, but what happens to the old ones? Depending on the age, some people sell them, others throw them out. That’s the easy part. The problem is the sensitive data on them. There are passwords, account numbers, license keys, customer details,…
The Best Way to Buy New Computers You’ve decided to buy a new computer for your business, perhaps even a whole set of computers. You can almost taste the excitement as you think about those sleek new machines and how much faster your employees will be able to do their work. There’s just one thing…
Can Private Browsing Protect You Online? Maintaining your privacy while using the internet has become more challenging over the years. The recent Facebook privacy scandal made that abundantly clear, with users shocked at how much information had been recorded about them. While it’s almost impossible to enjoy the internet and leave zero digital footprints, there…
What’s That Weird Noise Coming from Your Computer? New computers are whisper quiet, seeming to run on pure magic, but after a while computers can start making some pretty weird noises. Clicks, clunks, and about-to-take-off jet noises are the most common, but when should you worry? Your computer has a number of moving parts and…
5 Tech Travel Tips You Can Use Travelling soon? For most people, this also means making sure your tech is packed and ready for the adventure. Smartphones, ebook readers, tablets, laptops and smart watches are now so light and portable that you’d never think of leaving them behind, plus they can add a ton of…
I had some messages about getting the latest TeamViewer ID’s, so here is an updated Powershell script that should return all versions. $TeamViewerVersions = @(‘6′,’7′,’8′,’9′,”) If([IntPtr]::Size -eq 4) { $RegPath=’HKLM:\SOFTWARE\TeamViewer’ } else { $RegPath=’HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\TeamViewer’ } $ErrorActionPreference= ‘silentlycontinue’ foreach ($TeamViewerVersion in $TeamViewerVersions) { If ((Get-Item -Path $RegPath$TeamViewerVersion).GetValue(‘ClientID’) -ne $null) { $TeamViewerID=(Get-Item -Path $RegPath$TeamViewerVersion).GetValue(‘ClientID’) } } Write-Host…
Here is a quick how to on generating an SSL Certificate for your Unifi Controller on Ubuntu. Install git if you haven’t already. yum install git -y Clone the LetsEncrypt bot. sudo git clone https://github.com/letsencrypt/letsencrypt /opt/letsencrypt cd /opt/letsencrypt Generate the certificate. – Replace <FQDN> with your fully qualified domain, i.e unifi.mydomain.com sudo -H ./letsencrypt-auto certonly –standalone…
Remember how well your computer ran when you first brought it home? It was booting so fast, files were whizzing around at light speed, and no matter how many tabs you had open, nothing was slowing that baby down. It was spotless, inside and out. Then one day you turned it on and everything was…
Digital cameras are great, and thanks to smartphones, we have one with us almost all the time. We’re taking more photos than ever before, and building a lifetime of digital data. But despite the enormous value of these photos and videos, most people don’t have a backup. It’s time to shine a light on this…
Here is a quick script to fix the Windows 7 Slow update issue from a fresh install. Updates came from various sources, some people said use this update, and use that update. So I just included them all. #Installs Patches #————— # kb3020369 # kb3172605 # kb3125574 # kb3197868 # kb3078601 # kb3109094 # kb3138612…
