HP Smart requires sign-in to scan – GDPR anyone?
As many users have discovered, HP made a change to the HP Smart multifunction printer utility in 2020 that means – all of sudden and with no option to decline, you need to create a HP.com accoun ...
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Dell Tech Support – Repeat stupid questions, wrong conclusion & then fobbed off
So my father in law had a problem with Dell laptop, bough just over a year ago – which I advised him to buy because I’d had good experiences with Dell. Unfortunately, this back-fired spec ...
Install & Configure OpenVPN for Trust.Zone VPN on 4K Amazon Fire TV Stick
I use Trust.Zone when I want to VPN in to various other countries and wanted to add this functionality to my Fire TV Stick so that when I’m travelling, I can take it with me and still watch UK T ...
Caesar Cipher Wheel Printable PDF
UPDATED: 24th July 2021, I updated the design to fix the inner/outer ring label, to tweak the sizing and to add paper tabs to the outer ring that can hold the inner ring for those that don’t hav ...
Creating a Security Honey Pot with Thinkst Canary & a Raspberry Pi
I always liked the idea of a cost-effective honey pot that could be dropped on to a physical network with the minimum of fuss. As is cost-effective host which, combined with a and the OpenCanary soft ...
Substitution Cipher Decoding Utility
Somewhere along the way in delving in to cyber security, I’ve also gained an interest in encryption. While this might seem obvious, I’m more interested in the classical cryptography such a ...
Technology Galaxy and Amazon’s A-Z Guarantee Fail
I pulled this article together more to provide a central location for the nightmare I’ve had with ordering some equipment from Technology Galaxy via Amazon.com and then the subsequent failure of ...
Using the Hikvision Vandal Resistant Doorbell with a Synology NAS
As part of home improvements I was on the lookout for a video doorbell to use on the outside gates of my home, I had a few pre-requisites: It needed to be powered by POE, no batteries to replace It sh ...
Synology NAS: Video Station Media Server (Review & Tips)
As part of my ongoing project to retrofit our old stone house with a fast, multi-purpose network, I purchased a for the primary purpose of providing a destination for my IP cameras to record to via th ...
Tidal Vs Spotify Vs Amazon Music – A Comprehensive Review & Comparison
To give this review some context, I thought I ought to explain my goals when reviewing/comparing the streaming services Tidal, Spotify and Amazon Music. Firstly, I love to listen to music – jus ...