A client had downloaded and installed the HMRC basic tools (UK) but on starting the program found that they got an error “HMRC Basic tools could not access the database” Given that this was their first use of the application I thought that error might be a little misleading – so took a look […]
Last night I had the pleasure of watching a subject matter expert explain the complexities of datacentre architecture for application delivery. At an event in Brewbot Belfast Axel Fontaine (http://axelfontaine.com/) covered the various aspects of moving to Cloud in entirety. The calibre of the presenter was obvious as his day job is teaching the approach to […]
Nothing like a challenge to get your thought processes going. How about some 60 or 70 year old black and white film negatives in unusual (5.5 cm x 5.5 cm) sizes that you want to see the positive image of ? In the past I have had scanners with a transparency capability but mainly that […]
I had a need to work on an EPS format file for a client web site so I reached for the tool I had last used for this – namely the GIMP – short for the Gnu Image Manipulation program. If not familiar think free Photoshop alternative. I was surprised though to find an error […]
This was a question asked by a client for one of Draytek’s 2850N routers. I remembered that on the router there was a list of the supported routers but after checking it I realised – its very out of date. A quick email to Seg – the UK distributor of Draytek equipment elicited a link […]
Working with a client recently required an alternative solution for Vpn connectivity that was flexible and easy to implement and manage. The client had tried Microsofts RRas solution but found it hard to debug and administer. Enter Softether VPN server an alternative to Open Vpn and Microsofts options. The first appeal was the graphical management […]
While helping a client get a new plugin working with Sketchup Make 2016 (which you can get free from here). The plugin was for rendering and the client advised that it was a free plugin that worked with the free version of Sketchup. The plugin can be found here and is simply downloaded for installation. However […]
Last week I had the less than endearing experience of a scheduled reboot of my main workstation to install some apps when I came across the issue of the desktop that would not allow apps to start. I suspected a Windows 10 update from the start but what to do with a machine that appears […]
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