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You can use large capacity USB flash drives for almost any data usage these days, these include creating bootable USB sticks for Windows operating systems. But if you try and use a much larger capacity drive (64GB+) then you may have an issue with it working. This is because to boot from a USB stick it should not be any …
Create a bootable USB flash drive using large capacity drives Read MoreGoogle Adsense is a great way of earning some cash by placing a few adverts on your WordPress blog. However, if you create an advert in your Google Adsense console and just copy and paste it straight into your WordPress site, you are loading a separate script each time for each advert. So, would it not be better to just …
WordPress Speedup – Change the way you add Google Adsense Ads Read MoreIf you are having speed issues with your WordPress website then you may find that this is because of the the heartbeat control that is within the WordPress software. Running speed checks on your website like PingDom may reveal that your admin-ajax.php is taking ages to load. So, what do you do about it? It really depends on your own situation …
WordPress – Completely disable Heartbeat Control Read MoreYou may have noticed that we have had an issue since last night with the images not showing up on our website which in turn meant you could not download from our website (as we use images for the download buttons). We have now found and resolved the issue so everything should be back to more now. This was very …
Website Issue Resolved – Images and Downloads Read MoreIf you exporting data into CSV or text files then this guide may come in handy for you… You can take the text in one or more cells, and spread it out across multiple cells. This is called parsing, and is the opposite of concatenating, where you can combine text from two or more cells into one cell. For example, …
Excel – Split text into different columns with the Convert Text to Columns Wizard Read MoreIf you are looking to extract an icon from your Programs and Features list to use in any programs, documentation or systems like Configuration Manager, then you can use this guide to do that. The icons are actually stored in the C:WindowsInstaller folder but to ensure that you get the correct one, you will need to search your registry which …
Extract and Save Program and Features Icons Read MoreIf you want to use the IIS Management Console on a technician’s computer then you may run into the problem that a lot of people have – simply installing the IIS components and console on the technician’s machine will not work. This is because it will only connect to the localhost – you need to add an extension to allow …
IIS Management Console to connect to a remote IIS Server Read MoreYou may have seen one of our previous posts about fixing the Windows Stuck on installing updates error. Well we have recently come across some issues with the other Windows Update issue where the machine gets stuck saying Configuring Update 3 of 3 0% Completed. We finally found a way of fixing this issue so thought we would post it here …
Windows Stuck on Configuring Updates 3 of 3 0% Completed Fix Read MoreSkype version 7.34 has now been released and if you would like to either add this to your Configuration Manager Software Catalog or even have it available through WDS or Group Policy, then you will want to download the MSI file for it. Skype do provide a direct download link for its Skype software and the installer is packaged as …
Skype v7.34 Released – MSI Download Link & Silent Install Instructions Read Moreif you have a Dell PowerVault drive and are struggling to install it, then you should try these steps below: Connect the PowerVault drive to a server. Power on the drive & wait about 5 minutes or until the unit states that it is ready on the front panel. Then power on the server. Once the server boots into windows then you …
Dell PowerVault with Veritas Backup Exec Setup Read MoreThis may seem like a pretty simple thing to do for most techies out there, but we have been asked this question a lot recently so thought we would post a quick guide on how to use Internet Explorer 11 on a Windows 10 computer rather than the default Microsoft Edge. Once you are into the desktop of Windows 10, …
How to use Internet Explorer 11 in Windows 10 Read MoreWe have recently had a few requests about creating a MSI installer for Foxit Reader, so we have done just that and it is now available to download from our website. As this is a MSI file you can pass parameters to it so that you can use it to deploy through Group Policy or Configuration Manager. DOWNLOAD Download FoxIt …
Foxit Reader v8.2.1 MSI Installer and Instructions Read More
