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Chrome and Edge crash when printing web page and no windows printers are available as destination

This entry was posted in Chrome CISSP Tips on August 24, 2023 by HAL66

This issue was raised by a client who when printing IN CHROME on a windows 10 PC   from any page was presented with a preview page that didn’t load and had to be forcefully shutdown. The first thing I noticed was that the dialog shown to the client when print was selected was Save As […]

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Rdp session drops shortly after connection?

This entry was posted in RDP Windows 10 on June 21, 2023 by HAL66

This was an issue where a client travelled to a remote site linked to headquarters via site to site vpn. When they initially connected to a remote desktop via RDP – they were connected as normal and saw their desktop as expected. What was not expected was that within 30 seconds the remote desktop session […]

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Unknown devices after reinstalling Windows 10 on Dell Precision M3800

This entry was posted in Hardware Tips and tagged M3800 on September 20, 2022 by HAL66

If you are familiar with the Dell Precision M3800 – you will remember that is a touch screen enabled laptop that was popular a few years ago but suffered from poor battery life due the relative slimness of the casing. Recently I decided to refresh my M3800 for a project where the screen size and […]

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TPOT constantly restarting ?

This entry was posted in Security Software Tips and tagged TPOT on September 14, 2022 by HAL66

TPOT – is a self proclaimed All In One Multi Honeypot Platform. A client recently required an installation of TPOT and during that process I came across two gotchas that prevented the successful completion. The first was an error when attempting to start TPOT for the first time – the second was a constant restarting […]

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Its been a while !

This entry was posted in Android Belfast Meetups Blazor Dart Flutter SwiftUI and tagged Blazor Flutter SwiftUI on February 27, 2022 by HAL66

As the Covid 19 pandemic lessens in importance – or so it seems –  I wanted to take stock of the lessons learned over the last two years and look forward to a bit more normality including more activity on the blog. Like many other IT personnel the Pandemic brought its own challenges and issues. […]

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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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