Making IT Happen
We have recently had a number of reports of Bluetooth devices like mice and keyboards randomly disconnecting. This can be extremely frustrating when you are flying along typing an email and you have nothing to show on your screen for your efforts! Most of the time, you then have to reboot or mess about with […]
I’m thrilled to announce that I am relaunching the TechyGeeksHome website. Although the website has been online still for the last few years, it’s been heavily neglected with just a few of our authors posting articles every now and then and not many actual useful guides added. I won’t go into the details as to […]
Currently, we consider VLC Player as the top media player accessible online. This has been the case for a while. However, it lacks an MSI installer from its main website. MSI installers are convenient for distributing applications through systems like Configuration Manager, WDS, or Group Policy. So, we have taken the standalone version of VLC […]
We have recently had a few requests about creating an 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 […]
We have today launched our new Discord Server. This is to provide you with technical guides, news and updates and you can also request technical support for any issue you may be facing yourself. Discord Invite You can join our new Discord Server using the button link, feel free to share this free invite link. […]
You may or may not be aware that Google provides a public NTP server. They provide a free, global time service that you can use to synchronize to Google’s atomic clocks.
There have been a few times that Sky Broadband in the UK has gone down cutting off the internet to 1000’s of people. This is happening right now as I type this post! We just wanted to get a quick message out there that this is due to Sky’s DNS servers, not so much “the […]
Netflix has long turned a blind eye to password sharing, but that is about to change. In May 2023, the streaming giant announced that it would be cracking down on password sharing in order to boost revenue. Password sharing is a major problem for Netflix. The company estimates that as many as 100 million households […]
In an era of burgeoning digital transformation, information is abundant. Social media platforms and online news outlets have democratized access to news, allowing anyone with internet connectivity to stay updated with current affairs. However, with this explosion of digital content, a persistent and growing concern has been the spread of misinformation or fake news. These […]
How to write custom SCCM reports using SSRS. This guide will show you exactly how to create your own custom SCCM SSRS report.
When I started TechyGeeksHome back in 2010, it was for my own reference when finding out fixes and methods to support my “day job” as an IT Professional. I used Google’s Blogger for no particular reason other than it popping up first on Google’s search results. Eventually moving to WordPress as the site got bigger […]
We ran into a few strange issues today where we had applications like Word, Excel and Adobe Reader that would not open any of their associated files. We also had reports that network printing was not working correctly either. After much trial and error, we finally discovered that the reason for this was a Microsoft […]