One of the best things about computers is the ability to customize them to your needs. And there are a lot of useful programs that can make using a computer more enjoyable. Here is a list of some of my favorites! VLC Player This is the best media player I have ever used! It will Continue Reading »
I heard from a sysadmin friend of mine that they have disabled windows script host on all their workstations to protect them from malware that exploits local scrips. This sounded interesting to me so I wanted to check it out. The Windows script host is responsible for running local scrips on your computer including JScript Continue Reading »
There are lots of backup solutions out there but a lot of them seem to be overly complicated to me. A lot of the software we have now days seems to be overly complicated but that is a rant for another time. That is why I started using a simple robocopy script to do most Continue Reading »
My laptop was having issues last week so I reinstalled Windows 10 1809. Everything was good but I started to notice I could not connect to shares on some NAS servers. Even little stand-alone devices like the WD My Cloud device would not connect. I messed with settings on the server and in windows. I Continue Reading »
As of Windows 10 1809, the default USB removal policy is now “quick removal” mode. This is probably a good move for most people. But what if you are using big files or do regular backups to a USB drive or external hard drive connected by USB? Could this cause issues? I run some virtual Continue Reading »
