Growing up as a kid, we left the outer garage door closed and the inner door open. Never had any problems. Those days are over. Until recently, leaving the main entrance door to an office open for visitors was the norm. Those days are also over. For the inner garage […]
Yearly Archives: 2015
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For as long as I can remember, iCloud Photo Stream for Windows has been broken. Google it, and you’ll find lots of people complaining. None of the tips to fix it worked on either of my Windows machines. I got a new iPhone 6s a couple days ago and was […]
A long running thread on Microsoft’s TechNet gives details of a problem that has existed since the fall of last year. A Windows 7 machine with the default Windows Update settings checks for updates once per day. This process of checking for updates was consuming an inordinate amount of resources, upwards […]
If you’re running Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 and are receiving “Reccommended updates”, you will soon be installing KB3035583. This update will be offering you a free upgrade to Windows 10 via a small icon in the tray near the clock. The upgrade will be available as of July 29, 2015. […]
Recently, we installed a Lorex HD Security Camera System LNR84W at our shop. The system includes Lorex’s LNR400 Series Network Video Recorder (NVR). The actual model number we received is LNR408. Also included is four (4) LNB3143 high definition 1080p bullet style cameras. The most impressive features: The NVR has 8 […]
After installing Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, I installed Gnome (gnome-session-flashback aka gnome-session-fallback). Some weeks later, after deleting a bunch of files, I went to empty the trash. Where’s the darn trash can? Of course, I could do it from the command line: jmcnelis@atom:~$ rm -rf ~/.local/share/Trash/files/* But I’d rather do it […]