While Google and Facebook might track your browsing across the internet, I’ve decided to remove all integrations with these services from my website.
Jun 06 2016
Uber driver sacked for hurling homophobic slurs at passengers
Uber has been making slow but steady progress toward legalised operations in Australia having become legal in the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales late last year. Meanwhile, in Victoria, Uber services were effectively legalised after charges against one of its drivers were overturned on appeal much to the dismay of the local taxi …
Oct 28 2015
Protect Your Surface Pro Tablet
I’ve had my Surface Pro 3 for several months now and, I have to say, it’s easily the best tablet I have ever owned. I’ve used a number of tablets over the years and the Surface Pro 3 is certainly the most capable and versatile of the lot. However, for a while, I was trying …
Oct 14 2015
Keep the USB Drive Plugged In Error When Booting Windows
For some reason when you reboot your Windows computer you might see the following error: Keep the USB drive plugged in. Only remove it after your PC has shut down completely. Otherwise, your Windows To Go workspace might crash and you could lose data. The quick way to fix this is by editing the Windows …
Sep 30 2015
Dashcams – Worth the Investment?
Over the decades, cars have become safer thanks to advances in technology including airbags, ABS (anti-lock braking system) and even things such as PCSS (pre-collision safety system) which may not stop an accident from occurring but can assist in decreasing impact and damage. That said, technology can only do so much whilst humans remain in …
Sep 13 2015
How to Remove Devices From a Microsoft Account
Back in the days of Windows 8.1, Microsoft had cranked up the device limit per Microsoft account to a generous 81 devices (I guess to make it easier to remember if you came across the question during a trivia night). However, in Windows 10, this has been slashed back down to just 10 devices. What …
Sep 09 2015
Hyper-V Error – VM Could Not Initialize
This is perhaps one of the most unhelpful, generic error messages I have come across in my years of computing. I’m sure we all have our favourites but this one is up there: <Name of virtual machine> could not initialize. Real helpful. I encountered this myself after converting an Oracle VirtualBox VDI to a Microsoft …
Sep 05 2015
HP Proliant Microserver Gen 8 Unboxing
A bit out of order given that I’ve already put up a video showing how to install a micro SD card or USB stick in the HP Microserver but I can’t let that get in the way of a good unboxing! So, why did I choose the HP Proliant Microserver (Gen 8) over building …
Sep 04 2015
How to Install a Micro SD Card in an HP Proliant Microserver (Gen 8)
Recently, I bought ourselves a new microserver to replace our existing home server which I built six or seven years ago. It was a steal at AU$290 for the entry level HP Proliant Microserver (Gen 8) which ships with the Celeron G1610T CPU and without any hard drives or optical drive. Anyway, given that I …
Aug 31 2015
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Review
Well, after owning my Surface Pro 3 for a couple of months (with half the time split between using Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 on it) I am now sharing my review. It is a longer video but I cover off the following points: 0m00s: Look and feel, In a nutshell, Microsoft has done well in …
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