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 ...
Category Archives: Tech & Gadgets
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Google Familiy Link Location Sharing Not Working or Offline
I recently purchased a phone for my eldest, making the decision to stick with Android for the Google Family Link platform which allows me to lock down the device and monitor where it is (for safety an ...
Sideload Synology DS-Video App on to Amazon Fire TV Stick
UPDATE: 25th February 2019 Despite the DS-Video app now being available in the Amazon Fire TV App store, I have updated this because it seems that the Fire TV version of the apps has problems with SSL ...
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 ...
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 ...