Category Archives: Hardware

All posts relating to computer and networking hardware

Samsung Galaxy A5 A7, Moisture has been detected.

When plugging in my Samsung Gala ...

Bob McKay 349 views 3 likes Mar 7, 2019 Hardware

DS Video and Fire TV Stick Refuse Valid Trusted SSL Certificates

I recently decided to ad ...

Bob McKay 631 views 4 likes Feb 25, 2019 Hardware, IT Support & Networking, Security, Surveillance

Sideload Synology DS-Video App on to Amazon Fire TV Stick

Sideload Synology DS-Video App on to Amazon Fire TV Stick

UPDATE: 25th February 2019 Despite the DS- ...

Bob McKay 18049 views 18 likes Feb 25, 2019 Hardware, NAS & Media Servers, Tech & Gadgets

Ubiquiti Discovery Port Open by Default

Ubiquiti Discovery Port Open by Default

Its with a (slightly) heavy heart I writ ...

Bob McKay 491 views 8 likes Feb 13, 2019 Ethical Hacking, Hardware, IT Support & Networking, Security, Surveillance

Connecting Ubiquiti Unifi USG to Azure via VPN

Connecting Ubiquiti Unifi USG to Azure via VPN

As a self confessed Ubiquiti fanboy that wants to learn t ...

Bob McKay 5273 views 16 likes Jul 28, 2018 Cloud & SASS, Hardware, IT Support & Networking, Security, Tech & Gadgets

Solved: Windows 10 Bluetooth Headphones Jittery & Interrupting Music Playback

Solved: Windows 10 Bluetooth Headphones Jittery & Interrupting Music Playback

So I& ...

Bob McKay 1602 views 8 likes Apr 17, 2018 Hardware, IT Support & Networking, Windows

Running Ubiquiti UniFi Controller on a Raspberry Pi

Running Ubiquiti UniFi Controller on a Raspberry Pi

UPDATE: 25th Sept 2017 As per my previous article ...

Bob McKay 21435 views 14 likes Sep 25, 2017 Coding for Kids, Hardware, IT Support & Networking, Tech & Gadgets

Solved: Slow Transfer Speeds on Synology NAS

So you’ve got a shiny ne ...

Bob McKay 26248 views 19 likes Sep 25, 2017 Hardware, NAS & Media Servers, Surveillance, Tech & Gadgets

Review: Dodocool DA144 Cordless Rechargeable Bluetooth Headphones

Review: Dodocool DA144 Cordless Rechargeable Bluetooth Headphones

I recently acquired a pair of ...

Bob McKay 3347 views 17 likes Sep 13, 2017 Hardware, Tech & Gadgets

Synology VideoStation Movie & TV Folder Naming Conventions

As the Synolog ...

Bob McKay 3876 views 6 likes Jun 5, 2017 Hardware, NAS & Media Servers