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SOLVED: What is Two Factor Authentication, In Simple Terms?

Put simply two factor authentication is a requirement to prove who you are twice, before being allowed access. The most common use of two factor authentication with your bank because you have two factors: Your bank – debit – credit card is something you HAVE Your PIN number is something Read more…

By Ian Matthews, 3 weeks ago
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SOLVED: What is Microsoft Xbox Velocity Architecture In Simple Terms?

Microsoft Xbox Velocity Architecture is a new hardware and software platform to make the XBox Series X today and PC’s in the near future run dramatically faster using commodity components. There are four building blocks of Velocity Architecture which are easy to understand. Here is our video explanation of the Read more…

By Ian Matthews, 1 month4 weeks ago
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SOLVED: What is .webp & How To Get .webp Graphics in WordPress

.webp is a graphic format that is yet another attempt to replace .jpg as the king of graphics.  Google invented .webp and it has all of the features you would want in a graphic format: .webp supports transparencies, like .PNG .webp supports annimations like .GIF .webp is tight – it Read more…

By Ian Matthews, 2 months3 weeks ago
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SOLVED: How To Add a Shortcode To A Homepage in WordPress

We recently needed to replace a WordPress theme and found that the theme we had chosen did not allow us to add a slider to the homepage.  We needed to know how to add a Smart Slider to a WordPress home page when the theme doesn’t support it in the free Read more…

By Ian Matthews, 2 months2 months ago
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SOLVED: How To Change the Layout on an Amazfit Band 5 Fitness Tracker

This is part of a larger series on the Amazfit Band 5 .  In this video we explain how to change the order of the icons and shortcuts on an AmazFit Band 5.  These are the same instructions as for a Mi Band 5 or an Honor Band because they Read more…

By Ian Matthews, 3 months3 months ago
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SOLVED: Amazfit Band 5 Gold or Garbage? 2 Week Review

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…

By Ian Matthews, 3 months3 months ago
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SOLVED: Amazfit Band 5 Unboxing Setup & Review Video: From Alexa to PAI This Has It All

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

By Ian Matthews, 4 months3 months ago
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VIDEO: SOLVED: How To Enter the BIOS on an Intel Compute Stick

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:  

By Ian Matthews, 4 months4 months ago
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VIDEO: SOLVED: Intel Compute Stick Terryza W5 T5 Pro Unboxing Setup Benchmarking & Review

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…

By Ian Matthews, 4 months4 months ago
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SOLVED: Application blocked by Java Security

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…

By Ian Matthews, 5 months ago
SOLVED: VIDEO: How to Remove the Mount on a Logitech Brio 4K Webcam

SOLVED: VIDEO: How to Remove the Mount on a Logitech Brio 4K Webcam

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…

By Ian Matthews, 6 months ago
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SOLVED: phpBB Errors Out With – mysql_connect function does not exist, is mysql extension installed

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…

By Ian Matthews, 7 months ago
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VIDEO: SOLVED: Free Video Stabilization Software Compared and Demonstrated

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…

By Ian Matthews, 7 months7 months ago
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SOLVED: How To Properly Shut Down a Web Site So You Don’t Loose All Your Visitors

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…

By Ian Matthews, 8 months8 months ago
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SOLVED: How To Redirect a Web Page After A Time Period

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…

By Ian Matthews, 8 months8 months ago
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SOLVED: MySQL Error: Operation failed with exitcode 2

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…

By Ian Matthews, 9 months ago

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