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We get asked a lot of highly technical questions which we do try our best to answer and post guides on this website, however, sometimes we also get asked basic questions like “How do I open a zip file?”. To most of us this is second nature, but there are a lot of people out there that do not know …
How to Extract a zip file using 7-Zip Read MoreSkype version 7.2 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 7.2 Released – MSI Download Link & Silent Install Instructions Read MoreWe have taken the decision to shut down our neglected sister website, gaminggeekshome and we have now merged all the posts from that site into our site here at techygeekshome.info. Most posts are pretty old so you will have to search through our archive to find them or click the “Gaming” tab on the menu above, but we will now …
Gaming Geeks Home – Website Merge Read MoreWhen running or trying to create a large report in SSRS, you may come across an error stating the below: Error 2: There was an exception running the extensions specified in the config file. Maximum request length exceeded. It took us a while to figure this one out but it is actually very simple. After speaking to our SQL and …
SQL Reporting Services Error – Maximum request length exceeded Read MoreApple have today released iOS 8.2 – you can get the update now by going into your settings on your iPads, iPhones and iPods and updating your device. The big news is that Apple have decided to stick an advertisement app on the home screen for the Apple Watch – NOT COOL APPLE! This is the sort of thing that …
Apple Release iOS 8.2 Read MoreIf you are interested in Speed Painting Videos then we came across an excellent YouTube Channel recently with many great paintings on it for you to take a look at. You can even make a request to the author for them to create your own paintings! Speed Painting YouTube Channel You should go over to their You Tube Channel and …
Speed Painting Videos Read MoreIf you were already not aware, Google Earth Pro is now available to use for free! The cost for this product was around $450 a year on subscription but since January 2015 you can directly download and login to the service for free. Google themselves released a blog post about this which you can read here: Google Earth Pro is …
Google Earth Pro – Free to Download Read MoreWe have had a number of requests to create a PuTTy MSI installer, so we have! You can now download the PuTTy MSI installer from our SourceForge project page by clicking the download button below: DOWNLOAD This puts the putty.exe file into your Program Files location and then creates a Desktop shortcut on the users machine. As it is an …
PuTTy MSI Installer Read MoreWe have had a number of people asking us about how to boot Windows 8 into Safe Mode, mostly so that they can carry out the Windows Update fix as detailed in our guide here: Windows Updates Stuck on Shut Down You should take a look at oiur guide which gives you all the various ways there are of rebooting …
How to boot into Windows 8 Safe Mode Read MoreMicrosoft have done it again!! They have released another Windows Update which has obviously not been fully tested and this one has caused Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client to stop working. So if you are trying to figure out why your VPN will not connect all of a sudden – this is probably why. The update that is causing this issue …
KB3023607 – Microsoft Update Breaks Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client Read MoreMicrosoft have yet again released another Windows Update which has caused corruption and crashing on Windows computers. So, having spent a few hours searching for todays culprit, we found that the update causing the issue is this one: KB3001652 It turns out that its an update for Visual Studio 2010 so it may not affect the huge amount of machines …
KB3001652 – Another Faulty Windows Update Released by Microsoft Read MoreMimecast have now released version 5.3.1122.13000 of their Outlook Client. This version of the MSO client now supports the following: Large File Sent Large File Receive Microsoft Outlook 2013 Other Microsoft Office 2013 Products (like Project and Visio 2013 no longer conflict with it) Windows 8.1/8/7 Mimecast Client Exchange Folder Replication Active Directory Integration There seems to be a slight …
Mimecast Outlook Client Version 5.3.1122.13000 Released Read More
