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Would the Real Alt + Space please stand up?

This entry was posted in Tips on October 1, 2021 by HAL

Time for a short tip today. While working on my PC I happened to hit the Windows Key + Tab to working with one of my virtual desktops in Windows 10. I think the virtual desktop feature is very under-rated – and you should give it a go but in this case I noticed an […]

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Its Magic!

This entry was posted in Gadgets Review Uncategorized on March 4, 2021 by HAL

Recently as part of  building renovations I wanted to replace some older Devolo Ethernet over power adapters and consolidate some wireless access points from various suppliers into something more standard and manageable. Enter the Magic Wifi 2 Next multiroom kit from Devolo. This ticked both boxes for wired connections and wireless in the one set […]

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Logitech HD Pro Webcam C920 review

This entry was posted in Gadgets Logitech WFH and tagged Logitech on March 1, 2021 by HAL

As more and more video calls and meetings are taking place I had to replace my trusty Trust webcam which was donated to a family member for study purposes. My search for a replacement led me to the Logitech C920 and so far its proven to be a great upgrade. The quality and light levels […]

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Testing – One Two – can you hear me Jabra Speak 510?

This entry was posted in Gadgets IPHONE 12 on February 11, 2021 by HAL

Having recently jumped from an Iphone 6 Plus  to an Iphone 12 Pro (now that’s what I call longevity) – I struck me during several phone calls on speaker phone that the volume of the speaker  seemed diminished and that with background noise made for a less than stellar performance. Reaching for my  air pods […]

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2021 Directions

This entry was posted in Comment Flutter Sophos Tips and tagged 2021 on February 1, 2021 by HAL

Looking back over 2020 I realise that I’ve been pretty quiet as posts go and want to take the opportunity to look forward to 2021 and the direction that is heading. As probably most people working in support found 2020 was pretty busy as the rush to Working From Home (WFH) became a stampede. As […]

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Blast from the past – old apps and new life

This entry was posted in Comment on November 5, 2020 by HAL

Longevity. Not something I heard a lot about from developers that used to meet at those events we used to call “face to face meetings” – pre Covid 19.  When I started coding in the mid 80’s – an application had no real shelf life. If it was fit for purpose – it kept on […]

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Time for Pi

This entry was posted in Gadgets Raspberry Pi on November 4, 2020 by HAL

As a long time fan of the Raspberry Pi platform I recently decided to replace an aging original Pi for a project I have in mind. So imagine my delight when I spotted the Pi 400 – its a Pi in a keyboard !! Whoever thought of that – pat yourself on the back. Immediately […]

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Problems exporting favourites from Internet Explorer 11

This entry was posted in IE Software Tips Windows 10 on August 6, 2020 by HAL

While preparing an new client laptop I  came across the situation where exporting the favourites from Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 failed. Given I’d done this many times – the surprise was when “Some settings were not exported successfully” was displayed. In addition the file that I had specified wasn’t empty as I might […]

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