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From credit card signatures to lockable cash drawers to PIN numbers, there have been numerous ways merchants, consumers, and financial institutions have tried to protect payments. With today’s increasingly connected world, criminals constantly look for ways to gain unauthorized access to sensitive payment details such as credit card numbers, usernames, and passwords. In fact, eCommerce … Read more
Problem You have a requirement to update host DNS servers IP addresses on a VMWare ESXi host. However, because Adobe Flash Player is no longer available and the option is not in the newer HTML5 version, you have to make the changes using an SSH connection to your VMWare host. Resolution Connect to your VMWare … Read more
With the recent release of the October 2020 update plus the sixth anniversary of Windows Insider, Microsoft have also released two new desktop wallpapers. The dark and light themed desktop wallpapers take us back to previous versions of Windows with the older logos forming the central part of both. Desktop Wallpapers Take a look at … Read more
The Windows 8 Features Install Problem If you are using a Windows 8 or 8.1 machine you may come across the requirement to install additional features like .NET Framework 3.5 for some software to work. When you are asked to do this, you will be presented with a screen like the one below: Normally, if … Read more
Introduction In recent years, mobile working has become a convenient way of getting on with some work while travelling or away on business in hotels. With the recent COVID-19 pandemic, a lot more people have found themselves working from home and requiring internet access to their offices. Pretty much everything is done on the internet … Read more
Just a quick post to add to our list of SCCM collection queries. We needed one today for a collection of virtual machines only. This query you can use to create a collection to do this: You can check out our other SCCM collection queries by following this link.
As the Xbox is getting ready to counterpunch the PS5 with its games event on July 23rd, The Gaming Setup has made a recap of everything we know so far about the upcoming consoles. PS5 vs Xbox Series X Comparison While we still wait to see what games Xbox has lined up and what the … Read more
We have recently been considering the best time to release our new posts and have been trying to figure out when we get our most hits. We figure that the best time to release new posts is when the most amount of people are actually on our site, so this led us to Google Analytics … Read more
Bitdefender is one of the best antiviruses we have. I am just coming up to the renewal for my Sophos Antivirus subscription that I have had for a number of years, which I have shared across a number of devices within my household. However, the price has doubled since I last took out the subscription … Read more
Windows 10 users are being told to update now before hackers have a chance to take advantage of a critical flaw. An apparent vulnerability within the Microsoft operating system could let cybercriminals take control of your PC and even delete files. Microsoft recently addressed over 100 flaws in its latest Patch Tuesday update, 16 of … Read more
Introduction System Center Updates Publisher (SCUP) is a great tool for IT administrators to use to help push out 3rd party updates. These can include updates for Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Acrobat, HP, Dell and Lenovo. Thre are also a large number of catalogs that you can purchase or subscribe to so that you can … Read more