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Issue DaVinci Resolve 16 render task fails in with the following error: Render Job 1 failed as the current clip could not be processed.The clip 2020-02-28 22.55.25.MOV could not be decoded correctly. Please check if the clip is still available…
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Inaccurate timeline seeking for videos encoded with Handbrake
Issue Videos produced with Davinci Resolve (Cineform) and encoded to H.264 MP4 with Handbrake don’t work properly with some video player (i.e. Media Player Classic). The issue occurs when seeking / skipping using timeline. Instead of jumping to the…
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Edit iPhone slow-mo videos on a PC with Sony Movie Studio or DaVinci Resolve
I use Sony Movie Studio Platinium 14 and DaVinci Resolve 16 to edit videos. I recently tried to edit a slow-mo clip shot on iPhone XR and found that neither of these applications could properly open and display them. These…
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Fixing Synology DS413 slow transfer speeds
I have an ageing Synology Disk Station 412 NAS. It used to be capable of very reasonable 100MB/s transfer speed. At some point, I enabled share encryption, which reduced transfer speeds by about half. It was chugging along like this…
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Plex Media Player Crashes – Could not create EAE working directory
Issue Plex Media Player (v2.54) crashes on launch and the following error message is displayed: PMP Fatal Error!Plex Media Player encountered a fatal error and must exitCould not create EAE working directory.
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Microsoft Teams – Microphone stops working
Issue Microphone stops working in Microsoft Teams after 30 – 60 seconds. Skype and other applications are not affected, the issue only occurs in Teams.
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Logitech Brio Firmware Update – Device Not Found
Issue Trying to upgrade Logitech BRIO webcam firmware using Logitech firmware update tool fails with “Device not found” message.
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Office 365 – cannot delete shared mailbox alias
Issue Microsoft Office 365 shared mailbox secondary alias cannot be removed. I tried removing the alias via Office 365 Admin Center, Exchange Admin Center, and PowerShell (Set-Mailbox “mailbox.name” -EmailAddresses @{remove=”email@domain.com”;}). None of these methods works, it initially looks like the…
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Synology NAS Let’s Encrypt Certificate error: “The Operation Failed”
Issue Trying to add Let’s Encrypt certificate on Synology DS918+. The process fails with error: The operation failed. Please log in to DSM again and retry. There are no obvious reasons for the error. Port 80 is open, Synology Log Center…
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Word could not create the work file. Check the temp environment variable
Issue Every time Microsoft Word is opened, the following message pops up: Word could not create the work file. Check the tempWord could not create the work file. Check the temp environment variable.
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Download course / route from Garmin Connect while Activity is running
I use Garmin Edge 530 Cycling Computer and there were few occasions when I needed to download a course from Garmin Connect (running on iPhone XR) while on the road with an activity running on the Edge 530. Normally, when…
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Windows Server 2012 stuck in reboot loop installing updates
Issue Windows Server 2012 Foundation stuck in a reboot loop while installing updates. The server starts with a message “Configuring Updates – Stage 1 of 4“, shortly after it reboots and the same happens again.