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I have recently been testing out the XGIMI Halo+ Portable Projector. I’ve got a bit of a thing for these portable projectors as their quality, the standard of design, and usability of them have increased hugely over the last few years. Being able to carry something small and relatively light enables me to travel around … Read more
Netflix has a secret menu hidden away that most people are unaware of. It’s mainly meant for techy people but you can tweak buffering settings which you might want to have a play around with. You can unlock it from a smart TV or console by using the following steps: You will then get into the secret … Read more
Depending on your environment, you may want to disable IPv6 on all networking connections, including wired and wireless connections. To do this, you can use a simple PowerShell script: Once you have run this script, you can go ahead and check the IPv6 settings on the target machine and you should see that it is … Read more
We are delighted to announce the launch of our brand new tool, MSI Downloader. Introduction MSI Downloader has been created for IT professionals who want a quick and easy method of downloading the latest MSI installers for various software. MSI installers are much easier to use for deployment using systems like Group Policy, Microsoft Deployment … Read more
We have recently been having issues with our site loading the CSS, backgrounds and menu options, especially when using Google Chrome. This means that when a visitor was coming to the site, they would either get a random page, blacked out menu bars and now options to our other posts down the left hand side, … Read more
Bluetooth speakers and headphones have been available for many years now, mostly with the same boring design with price ranges depending upon what logo is on them. But the seemingly most boring things can become the easiest if you apply them correctly. For example, writing a dissertation may seem like the most boring and difficult … Read more
I have always been a bit sceptical about small projectors as I’m old enough to remember the old overhead projectors from school. Poor quality and almost impossible to see anything on the output. However, I recently have been trying out the BenQ GV30 projector and I’ve been hugely impressed with it. This simple small unit … Read more
Introduction Disk space cleanup is a critical must these days with a lot of people opting for a Solid State Drive (SSD) in their computers. SSD drives speed up the computer significantly but the downside is that they tend to be smaller capacity drives, especially if you go for the cheaper options like this Kingston … Read more
Following on from our highly popular post about Roku Channel Codes, we thought we would also update our site with a list of Netflix secret codes. How to use Netflix secret codes Open up Netflix and go into the search area: Tap in any of the codes from the list below that you want to … Read more
Problem Scenario When using SCCM, you may find that you want to either add or remove application deployments based on what administrative categories each application has assigned. As an example, we had a number of applications for the Marketing department that were only distributed to a Marketing collection we had set up with only Marketing … Read more
The Himiway City Pedelec e-Bike I’ve had the Himiway City Pebelec e-bike for about six weeks now and have tested it on multiple locations including the road and off-road. I did not really know what to expect from any e-bike as this has been the first one I have ever tested, but I was in … Read more
Active Directory (AD) is the name of Microsoft’s proprietary directory service. It is used in corporate environments and utilizes a Windows Server operating system. Active Directory enables network administrators to manage the permissions of users and their access to network resources. The client computers used in an AD environment will normally be running a version … Read more