Hard to Find Service Manuals
Sometimes it’s difficult to find specific service manuals for devices so I decided to pull together an archive page to store the ones I want to keep on in case they are useful for others: Dell I ...
Category Archives: IT Support & Networking
Solved: Kali Linux Install Says Your installation CD-ROM couldn’t be mounted.
If you receive the following error message when install Kali Linux from a USB drive: Your installation CD-ROM couldn’t be mounted. This probably means that the CD-ROM was not in the drive. If ...
The Sophos Shake Up
It’s not often I do a write up about a vendor rather than a specific piece of software or kit but my recent experiences with Sophos (both personally and at work) have made a lasting impression I ...
Connecting Ubiquiti Unifi USG to Azure via VPN
As a self confessed Ubiquiti fanboy that wants to learn the Microsoft Azure platform (just well, because), it made sense to attempt to create a Site-to-Site (AKA Site-to-Cloud) VPN connection between ...
Install Splunk on Ubuntu Server via CLI (Command Line)
To install Splunk on an Ubuntu server via Command Line, go through the following steps: Visit the Splunk Downloads page: https://www.splunk.com/en_us/download/splunk-enterprise.html Select the ...
Solved: Windows 10 Bluetooth Headphones Jittery & Interrupting Music Playback
So I’ve had lots of Windows 10 issues on multiple laptop when trying to play music via Bluetooth headphones or earpieces recently. My headphones would cut out at seemingly random times and also ...
Following the Phisher
A company known to me, let’s call them AcmeIndustry.co.uk, was recently targeted by persistent spear-phishing attacks. Emails we’re being sent to staff which appeared to be from other memb ...
Running Ubiquiti UniFi Controller on a Raspberry Pi
UPDATE: 25th Sept 2017 As per my previous article, I’ve now deployed a network at home and its working wonderfully, the speeds are good and already wireless roaming work pretty well. I decided h ...
Solved: Slow Transfer Speeds on Synology NAS
So you’ve got a shiny new and you’ve started storing files on it, videos, music and so forth. Unfortunately, the file transfer speeds are so bad you’re considering buying a turtle a ...
Review: Dodocool DA144 Cordless Rechargeable Bluetooth Headphones
I recently acquired a pair of . This is my first venture into the world of bandless small Bluetooth earphones and I tried them with some trepidation and a little doubt but was pleasantly surprised. Pa ...