I hope this post prevents one of my users or students avoid this tech support scam malware infection. This past week I had a client drop of a laptop with what he thought was a problem with windows 10, its license and its files. The laptop would turn on an as soon as the user […]
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How to convert images from WEBP to JPG
Do you need to know how to convert images from .WEBP to .JPG format? Read below for some useful information on what webp images are and how to convert them to another format if needed. This information will also be helpful for my WordPress student as we talk a lot about Search Engine Optimization What […]
How to work from home while quarantined.
Connect to your PC from out of the office With all that is going on in the world today many users have requested to work from home during these hard times. This usually involves complicated software or VPN connections to work properly. Many larger companies provide this service to their employees but many small companies […]
How to update bios on Fatal1ty X370 Gaming K4 system succes...
I recently had a client with a gaming computer that wanted several hardware items upgraded including RAM, Video Card, Hard Disk and CPU. The custom made pc was running on a Fatal1ty X370 Gaming K4 mother board. The RAM, Video and Drive upgrades where fairly straight forward however the CPU was much more of a […]
How to bypass a Verizon FiOS G1100 router to use your own f...
In this post I will describe two different methods to bypass a Verizon FiOS G1100 router so you can use your own firewall such as a Sonicwall firewall. Note that using these methods, Cable TV service will be disconnected. This document is primarily for a small office that has Verizon as their ISP without using […]
Can ping but not browse internet behind PFSense firewall
Had a frustrating problem of being able to ping the internet by name and by ip address but could not browse any website. My virtual pc was on a network protected by a PFSense firewall. Both the pc and the PFSense server were running as virtual machines on Xenserver. The firewall was connected to two […]
How to move DHCP from one server to another.
I recently installed a new server in a clients office and upgraded it to a domain controller as part of decommissioning an older server. The old server was running the DHCP server for the office. This article will list the steps used to move DHCP to the new server. There are several ways to accomplish […]
How to Migrate from FRS to DFSR SYSVOL using dfsrmig
Error while promoting new Windows Domain Controller While trying to add a new Windows 2019 server to a Microsoft Windows Domain and then dcpromo it to a domain controller I was presented with the following error. “Verification of replica failed. The specified domain [DomainName] is still using the File Replication Service (FRS) to replicate the […]
How to update WordPress Plugins
Update WordPress Plugins There are already many WordPress blogs out there that may have this info but I would like to add my two cents for my students and other users of WordPress on the steps I recommend for updating plugins. Depending on the number of plugins you normally use it is not unreasonable to […]
WordPress Website Redirected to Spam Site
Is your Website being redirected to a spam site? Was just asked by a client why their website was redirected to spam site. I checked the url of the site and it worked fine from my pc. I first suspected it could have been malware on the users pc. This was not the case as […]