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Two years ago it was normal for Cloud storage of Veeam backups (backup copy jobs, mostly), to cost between $100 and $125 per Terra-byte. I had negotiated a rate of near $80/TB with my cloud provider on about 15TB of space. However, the new Veeam 9.5 Update 4 enhances its Read more…
If you are interested in a room reservation system for your office there are more products to sort through than most people would suspect. We recently need to replace some Crestron hardware and servers for one of our clients and so we investigated quite a few products to make sure Read more…
Watch this short video of Microsoft announcing Project xCloud and remember this was from Oct 2018. They explain how they are adding some hardware to their Azure data-centers to allow XBox One games to stream to any device including something as lowly as an Android cell (and yes that is Read more…
There’s nothing more satisfying than achieving your goals. Every IT professional dreams of rising through the ranks and attaining the topmost Microsoft certification in the long run. However, obtaining the highly covetable MCSA and MSCE certifications is never a walk in the park. But as tough as the journey might Read more…
If you are working on Microsoft connected systems (Office 365, Azure, Windows Update…) and you see some odd behavior, it might not be you. The question then becomes, where can you go to see if Microsoft is down? We use the following five sites to see if Microsoft is having Read more…
It is relatively easy for a video game to introduce a communal element. By creating an online mode in which players exist in the same universe, whether with the aim of working together or competing against one another, video games can move beyond the game’s core narrative to offer something Read more…
Technologies continue developing and go on changing human lives. This article describes 11 most important tech trends of the year 2019. Writing about 11 Main Tech Trends of 2019 The professional college homework helper from Homeworkneeded.com shared his thoughts about technological trends of 2019. Automation Level: Increased Soon, new apps Read more…
If you see FAILED TO CONNECT TO MYSQL – BAD HANDSHAKE in MySQL Workbench, your database is likely unsupported. MySQL Workbench only supports MySQL databases version 5.1 and newer. Fortunately there is an easy way around this. Use the old MYSQL ADMINISTRATOR tool as shown below. In my case I Read more…
MySQL Administrator has been replaced with MySQL Workbench but many people still the Administrator and if you are one of them and find that the BACKUP or RESTORE options are greyed out, you need to either : Click the NEW PROJECT button at the bottom middle of the Window and Read more…
This presentation titled, “A Guide to Practical Cyber Security in 2019” was given to a parents association at middle school in Calgary. It has some teen discussion but as stated in the video, Cyber Security is now everyone’s problem and so the course is intended primarily for adults. The DON’Ts Read more…
Not everyone has a big dream – making it big in Hollywood, being recognized walking down any street in the world, or transforming the way the world does business. But even small dreams need nourishment and work to make them come true, and any dream that comes true is satisfying Read more…
There are several ways to mute your microphone but MicMute is the easiest and most reliable we have found so far. This mic utility works on Windows Vista, 7, 8, and Windows 10. You can download MicMute utility HERE.
In the world of 2019, 4K screens (which also have HDR and other image enhancing technologies) cost only slightly more than 1080P (aka. 2K) screens so that is what most people should buy but don’t expect too much from it unless you are: sitting a few inches in front of Read more…
If you are like most people, you think two factor authentication is nearly impossible to get around. This is because two factor includes: something you know (like a username and password) something you have (like your cell phone that has a PIN code texted to you) So if a hacker Read more…
You would think that buying a robotic vacuum like a Roomba would be pretty straight forward. In it’s simplest form a robot vacuum is little suction machine self drives around your floors; what else is there to know? It turns out that there are quite a few things to look Read more…
We show how to use FREE disk cloning software, EaseUS Backup, and common external disk hardware clone your laptop disk. We demonstrate the process and performance increase on an old Sony VIAO. If you just want to see how to swap the spinning disk to an SSD on a Sony Read more…