Lets clear up a couple of quick questions for Dell or server admin newbies first. If you know what you are doing, just skip down two sections to the screenshot. What Does iDRAC Stand For? Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller What Is An iDRAC? An iDRAC is a very small […]
Have you enjoyed playing casino games for as long as you can remember and found out that you are actually good at it? Nowadays, there’s plenty of earning potential in virtually anything that you do. People can make money blogging and they can gain profit from social media, so there’s […]
As a computer tech I’m often asked what computer someone should buy, especially during the back to school season. It’s been my experience that without that direction they typically go to a store and buy something pretty that an experience an inexperienced commissioned salesperson tells them is right for them. […]
If you have used Cylance (now owned by Blackberry), you should know that there are three common ways to whitelist programs and files: 1 – Cylance Whitelist Best Practice The best place to whitelist is under DEVICE POLICY > {name of policy} > POLICY SAFE LIST because it is the […]
If you have an M.2 SSD you might want to know how to figure out if it is healthy or not. These two screen shots show the health check results of our old Crucial P1 which is still in great shape (and likely will be for many years to come) […]
Is your M.2 SSD drive full? If so you can either delete files, move files to the cloud, or get a large M.2 SSD. We decided to get a larger SSD. In this video we demonstrate how to clone one M.2 to a new M.2 in our Dell Inspiron 5477 […]
The rising cases of data breaches have put people’s personal information at risk of being misused; this includes their bank account details as well as their social security number among other things. Cybercriminals are not only capable of misusing this information by making fraudulent payments but also by using this […]
We have a Dell Inspiron 13 7000 from 2015 which has a black screen. The laptop powers up and the backlit keyboard turns on but the screen stays black. We show how to revive and repair this apparently dead laptop by pulling the battery and CMOS battery. The we find […]
We recently had a very strange Windows 10 problem in which the machine would become non-responsive about 30 seconds after boot up. If we signed in quickly, we could sometimes get the desktop to load, but not always. The user told us that the last thing she had done was […]
Recently we provided THIS video explaining how to install Windows 11 on a hardware that does not meet the minimum requirements. This naturally lead one of our viewers, Rahul Nema, to ask: “…(After installing Win11 on unsupported hardware), will future Windows security updates and cumulative updates working without any problem? […]
Computer operating systems like Windows 11 and Win 10 use a lot of databases and files to keep track of settings and configurations. Sometimes those items become corrupted because: improper power down with files or system databases still open viruses or malware poorly written software overwriting important system files failed […]
What is a TPM? Put simply, aTrusted Platform Module (aka TPM) is physical chip on your computers’ motherboard that contains a number which can be used to encrypt (scramble) data to keep your information private. A modern TPM can also contain some passwords and certificates used on everything from your […]
If you are interested in Windows 11, you will be interested in your Trusted Platform Module (aka TPM). What is a TPM? A TPM is just a physical chip on your computers motherboard that contains a number which is used by Windows and other software to encrypt (scramble) data and […]
Did you know that if you have Windows 10 you can legally upgrade to Windows 11 right now, months before it it released. The process is quite straight forwarded: Click START, COG (settings), UPDATES AND SECURITY Join the WINDOWS INSIDER PROGRAM (bottom left menu) Select the DEV Channel (aka FAST […]
We recently sourced an Nvidia Quadro P1000 half height video card to install in our small form factor (SFF) Dell Optiplex 5070. Here we explain what the big differences are between the P600, P1000, P2000, P4000 and P6000 and then show how to change the plate from full height to […]
If you have security software that you can not uninstall using the normal methods like ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS there are several ways to succeed. 1 – Uninstall AV Using Command Line Script: Most software companies, especially those with enterprise / corporate products, have an easy way to uninstall their products using […]