Ever have one of those things you have to look up over and over again? Private IP address ranges are
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Robo and Kala: Restore to Factory Default
I’ve had the Robo and Kala Windows tablet for a few years now and it has been one of the
Continue readingEvery Windows Update for Windows 8, 8.1, Server 2012 R2 x86 / x64
Several years ago, I was using a tool called WSUSOffline, which could make an ISO for easy distribution and rollout
Continue readingEvery Windows Server 2012 (non-R2) Windows Update
Several years ago, I was using a tool called WSUSOffline, which could make an ISO for easy distribution and rollout
Continue readingDoes Facebook store passwords insecurely?
In 2017, I had stumbled on an issue with Facebook: while you are entering your password, adding a superfluous extra
Continue readingSpy Craft of the 22nd century: Quantum Entanglement
I’m not a I’m not a quantum physicist, nor a computer scientist. But Microsoft released this video a few months
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Robo & Kala 2 in 1 Laptop Review
Back in September, I purchased the Robo & Kala 2 in 1 Laptop. I was looking for tablet that specifically
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Gaining Command Prompt access on a Windows Computer that has never been set up
I sometimes work in an environment that has reasonably tight security requirements. One of those requirements as that a device’s
Continue readingHow to disable “notifications” from all major browsers
People often get a lot of annoying pop ups down by their clocks in Windows 10 and 11, and what
Continue readingWindows 10 / 11 HEVC Video Extension for Free
Microsoft offers the HEVC Video Extension necessary to play videos from iPhone users on their store, but they often try
Continue readingApple is blowing it with this charging port fiasco
I’ve never been much of an Apple guy. The only Apple product I’ve personally owned was a used Mac Mini
Continue readingA History Lesson of modern Microsoft Windows
Reddit user “winitgc” asked the question “Why do people hate Windows 10?” And it struck me as an interesting prompt.
Continue readingThat time I cracked a company’s software, using their own software
So I was debating whether or not I should write a post similar to this for a while, now… it’s
Continue readingWhat I have learned throughout a career in I.T.
What kind of I.T. person are you? Sometimes where you work defines a lot of the characteristics of what you
Continue readingHow to download Windows 10 ISO’s directly from Microsoft (2004 / 20-04 / 20H1)
If you don’t like using the Media Creation Tool, there is a way that you can actually download the ISO
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PC Doom and Gloom Continues in a New Decade
A Look Back at the Last Decade In December, I didn’t end up writing an article of any kind. I
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How long has Chromium Based Edge been in Development?
How long has the Chromium Based “Edge” been in development? I think almost as long as Windows 10 itself. The
Continue readingDownload Mirror for NTPassword
I have, for more than 5 years now, had an article on here about how to use NTPassword to reset
Continue readingFarewell Falconfly – Falconfly.de mirror hosted here!
For many years, the FalconFly Central website has been a staple of the 3dfx community. It continued on for years
Continue readingMovie Maker 2012 in Windows 10 – download standalone installer here!
While we wait for Microsoft to finish the new version of Windows Movie Maker for Windows 10, some people are
Continue readingMicrosoft Windows is 30 years old today
In 2012 I did a fun 27 year retrospective of official Microsoft version history information. Changelogs were shorter, back then.
Continue readingApple’s insane profits from the iPhone are not an anomaly, it’s a business model
A friend asked me, this morning, if it was true what he had heard about Apple having less than 20%
Continue readingMicrosoft “Windows 365” is coming, eventually
Confirming beliefs that the Windows operating system would be made available as a subscription based piece of software, in February
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