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Issue Opening TextEdit opens a Finder File Picker dialog instead of a blank text document.
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Windows can’t find one of the files in this theme…
Issue Windows 10 at random times shows following error message: Save a ThemeWindows can’t find one of the files in this theme. Do you still want to save the theme?
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Adding SWAP space on exiting Debian Server
Follow below steps add SWAP space to an existing Linux Debian server: Create 2GB swap_file in /swap directory:dd if=/dev/zero of=/swap/swap_file bs=1M count=2048 Setup file permissions:chmod 0600 /swap/swap_file Setup Linux swap area:mkswap /var/cache/swap/myswap Enable swapping:sudo swapon /var/cache/swap/myswap
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HP Officejet Pro 8600 Plus – no longer scans to SMB shares
Issue HP Officejet Pro 8600 Plus refuses to scan to a SMB share on Synology DiskStation NAS. When trying to scan, device’s LCD screen displays following error: Connection ErrorCannot connect to \\192.168.0.15\scans. Make sure the remote computer is turned on.…
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Windows update cannot currently check for updates because the service is not running
Issue Windows Update doesn’t work. When trying to run it manually following error is displayed: Windows update cannot currently check for updates because the service is not running. You may need to restart your computer.
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Windows 10 can’t connect to Synology NAS SMB share
Issue Windows 10 PC cannot connect to Synology DiskStation (DS413) NAS. Windows displays following error when trying to connect: You can’t connect to the file share because it’s not secure. This share requires the obsolete SMB1 protocol, which is unsafe…
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Apple Thunderbolt to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter in Windows 10
Issue Apple Thunderbolt to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter doesn’t work in Windows 10 running on MacBook Pro (Boot Camp partition). Windows doesn’t recognise the device at all and it doesn’t appear in Windows device manager.
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Secure Wipe Netgear ReadyNAS Pro Business Remotely
I had an old Netgear ReadyNAS Pro Business box that had to be wiped and decommissioned. In such cases I would normally pull the drives and wipe them using DBAN on a PC. Unfortunately this NAS was located in a…
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Installing Asus TPM module on Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H Motherboard
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H motherboard doesn’t have built-in TPM chipset, but it has a 19 pin TPM port on the motherboard that accepts external TPM 1.2 boards.
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DJI Mavic Air – create 360 degree panorama
DJI Mavic Air can generate 360 degree panoramas automatically, unfortunately quality of image stitching is far from perfect and often leaves visible blurring and artifacts in areas where images were joined. After a bit of experimenting I settled on the…
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Media Portal LogoManager doesn’t download any logos
Issue Media Portal 1 plugin LogoManager doesn’t download UK TV logos. Logos generated: 0
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Embedded images in Outlook 2016 not displayed after sending
Issue Images embedded into Outlook 2016 Stationary or Signatures are displayed normally when composing emails, but are not visible to recipients. Users on Outlook 2010 are not affected.