Raspberry Pi
How to configure Pi-hole
If you’ve just installed Pi-hole, this article will help you with changing some of the default settings and improving what gets blocked. It’s important that you do not change the DNS settings on your DHCP […]
Raspberry Pi
How to install Pi-hole in a Docker container on a Raspberry Pi
If you’re reading this article, I’m presuming that you know what Pi-hole is, and have a Raspberry Pi setup with Docker installed. Pi-hole features and benefits I think the main reasons most people will install […]
Home Automation
How to configure Homebridge
If you’ve just installed Homebridge, this article will help you with changing some of the default elements, before you start adding plugins. Logging into Homebridge To login to Homebridge, you need to visit the below […]
Home Automation
Installing Homebridge in a Docker container on a Raspberry Pi
This process should be pretty similar, regardless of the device, so long as you have Docker installed, but this image is specifically designed for the Raspberry Pi. Prerequisites You will need Docker installed on your […]
Raspberry Pi
How to install Docker on a Raspberry Pi
Running software in a container, instead of directly on a computer/server has many benefits, as you likely know, since you’re reading this. But for me, one of the key things is the separation. I like […]
Sky / Sky+ / Sky HD / Sky Q
Sky Q Hidden Engineers Menu
If you have Sky Q, there’s a hidden engineers menu with some extra options including the ability to change the wi-fi bands and enabling connectivity over your home’s existing electricity wiring (known as powerline). Sky […]
Sky / Sky+ / Sky HD / Sky Q
Change your Sky Q AirPlay / Bluetooth name
If you have multiple Sky Q boxes, say a Sky Q Silver and two or three Sky Q Mini boxes, the similar airplay/bluetooth names can be confusing. The good news is, that you can change […]
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Excel cannot open or save any more documents because there is not enough available memory or disk space
If you are seeing the ‘Microsoft Excel cannot open or save any more documents because there is not enough available memory or disk space‘ error, this might be misleading and the cause is likely nothing […]
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Mircrosoft SQL Server
Create a SQL Server index without locking the table
If you have a large table of data in a SQL server database, and you want to add a new index, but can’t afford to lock the table, then this article will help you. However, […]
Office 365
How to disable basic authentication and enable modern authentication on Office 365
Unfortunately we live in an era when cyber crime is on the rise, and more and more people are having their security breeched. So it’s important to do what you can to prevent this these […]
Apple iPhone and iPad
How to clear the browser cache on an iPhone or iPad
If you need to clear the cache on your iPhone or iPad, you have two options: Clear the cache for a single site Clear the cache for all sites How to clear the cache for […]
Sky / Sky+ / Sky HD / Sky Q
Sky Q Voice Commands
If you’re here, you know you can use your Sky Q remote control with your voice, as well as the buttons. Of course, this only works with the remote controls with the microphone buttons (either […]
Sky / Sky+ / Sky HD / Sky Q
Sky Q, using voice commands to run apps
If you’re a Sky Q user, you’re probably already aware that you can use the voice commands with one of the two remote controls that came with your box. But, did you know that you […]
Home Automation
How to setup a iOS home automation task using an NFC tag and the iOS shortcuts app
If you have an iOS 13, or later, device with an NFC reader, you can use it to automated tasks around your home. Why, you might ask. Well it won’t be for everyone, but for […]
PowerShell
How to set the PowerShell Window Title
When running multiple scripts, either at the same time, or sequentially, it’s nice to know which script is running. An easy way to do this, it to set the title of the PowerShell window, when […]
Windows 10
Enable or disable hibernate in Windows 10
If, like me, you want to set your computer to hibenate, instead of sleep, you’re probably annoyed that this option is not on by default. Sleep has it’s place, but it still uses power. Thankfully […]
Mircrosoft SQL Server
Diagnose SQL server by viewing running and queued queries
If you run a busy SQL server an experience performance issues, there are several things you can do to diagnose issues. I’ll ignore the obvious ones for now (ensuring your queries are streamlined and using […]
C#
C# Detect HTTPS in a load balanced environment
Detecting HTTPS in your asp.net c# web app is fairly straight forward in a normal environment with a single server solution, as you can see from the below example: if (HttpContext.Current.Request.IsSecureConnection) { Response.Write(“Using HTTPS”); } […]
Sky / Sky+ / Sky HD / Sky Q
Change your Sky Q AirPlay / Bluetooth name
If you have multiple Sky Q boxes, say a Sky Q Silver and two or three Sky Q Mini boxes, the similar airplay/bluetooth names can be confusing. The good news is, that you can change […]
Virtualisation
No mouse cursor in VMware vSphere 6.5 console
Have you noticed that you don’t have a mouse cursor and cannot operate your VM’s via the console in VMWare vSphere 6.5? It’s likely as simple as the VMWare tools, but to enable this to […]