So you have updated to the latest Windows 10 Creators Edition (1703) and you are using Internet Explorer 11. Microsoft have decided that you need an Edge icon on your tabs to try and encourage you to start using it – annoying yes? Well there is a very simple way of turning it back off…
If you are using Windows 10 then you will know that Microsoft‘s new web browser, Edge, is set as the default browser for the operating system. But if you want to change it then it should be pretty simple right? well it turns out, not quite… It seems that there is a bug when trying…
If you are a part of the retail industry, there’s a good chance you’ve felt the impact of the e-commerce juggernaut. The National Retail Federation (NRF) estimates that in the 2016 holiday season in the US, total retail sales grew by 4% year on year, whereas e-commerce, specifically, is expected to have grown by at…
If you like clever photo editing then this guide below may well interest you. This shows you how to take a standard image or photograph and then change it to look like it is made out of words. How To Create a Text Portrait Effect in Photoshop
If you are using a Shoretel IP telephony system and you access the Director from a client machine, then you may come across a problem when accessing Auto-Attendants and Workgroups with audio prompts. the problem usually is that it will stick on Retrieving Prompt and then never go any further than that until it times out:…
If you were planning on trying to grab a Sunday bargain or maybe have a clear out and sell some items on eBay then you are in for a surprise this morning as eBay in most of the UK is completely down. There is currently no mention of what the issue is although rumours are…
If you are using Mozilla Firefox browser then you may have come across the unresponsive script error message like the one below: This error usually pops up when one of your Firefox extensions runs into an error when running a part of JavaScript code that is not quite right. There are many reasons why this…
Google have now released a new version of their Chrome browser, version 58.0.3029.81. If you are looking at deploying Google Chrome using systems like Configuration Manager, WDS, SCUP or Group Policy, you will want to use their MSI installer to make it much easier. You can now download the Google Chrome MSI installer direct from…
There are millions of helpful YouTube videos out there and these days you can even view full series of TV programs, films and music videos, which is great, but what if you wanted to download a YouTube video? Well, the simple answer is that you can’t as YouTube does not provide a way of downloading…
We have now uploaded to our Java Archive, the MSI installers and Offline Installers for the latest Java version release. The versions that have been added are: Java 8 Update 131 x86 Java 8 Update 131 x64 You can go and download these new installers by click the Download button below: Download Java 8 Update…
Microsoft are offering the download of free virtual machines for Internet Explorer and Edge testing purposes that are available to you for 90 days at a time. You can download the virtual files for the following platforms: VirtualBox Vagrant Hyper-V VPC VMWare Parallels There are also options for the various browsers on the following operating…
With the release of Windows 10 version 1703 (Creators Edition), you may run into a problem that we have seen with Windows 7 in the past, where the update seems to get stuck and go no further. This is usually at the screen like the one below: In some cases, this may just be a…
Microsoft are not providing an ISO file for Visual Studio 2017 so this means that if you want to install it onto a machine without an internet connection it proves a little tricky. A lot of people that we have worked with have also said that they always like to have a full installer “just in…
If you are using Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) on an older operating system, you may have noticed that you are not receiving all the latest definition updates. This seems to be a particular problem with businesses having to continue using older versions of Windows Server as from 2003 and below then definitions will not automatically…
Adobe have released another update to their Adobe Flash Player software, this time taking it up to version 25.0.0.148. As always, you can download the executable file but if you want the MSI files so that you can load it into your Configuration Manager Software Catalog, you can get that here. The update is also…
Google have now released a new version of their Chrome browser, version 57.0.2987.133. If you are looking at deploying Google Chrome using systems like Configuration Manager, WDS, SCUP or Group Policy, you will want to use their MSI installer to make it much easier. You can now download the Google Chrome MSI installer direct from…
Adobe have now released their Adobe Reader DC version 17.009.20044. You can download the MSP and EXE files for the update directly from Adobes FTP site by clicking the link below: DOWNLOAD Download Adobe Reader DC v17.009.20044 HOW TO USE THE MSP FILE You need to download the original MSI installer which is also available from…
Skype version 7.35 has now been released and if you would like to either add this to your Configuration Manager Software Catalog or even have it available through WDS or Group Policy, then you will want to download the MSI file for it. Skype do provide a direct download link for its Skype software and…
If you are using System Center Orchestrator (SCORCH) Runbooks then you may have run into issues where the database is increasing in size due to the large amount of log files being created. This typically occurs when monitoring event logs on servers amongst some other runbook options in SCORCH. If you want to check how…
Apple have now released a new iOS version taking it up to 10.3.1. This introduces new features including the ability to locate AirPods using Find My iPhone and more ways to use Siri with payment, ride booking and carmaker apps. It also addresses an issue where an attacker within WiFi range may have been able…
This Windows Server 2016 post now forms part of our evaluation and KMS product key series where we have shared with you all the product keys you should ever require for Microsoft user and server operating systems. You can see the full list available to you by clicking the link below: Microsoft Evaluation and KMS Product…
You may have noticed that Microsoft have recently been migrating email accounts over to their new Exchange based platform and this has meant that some people using email programs like Outlook have had to change their settings to connect to their email accounts. How to get your Outlook.com SMTP, POP and IMAP Settings Just login…
We are pleased to announce the release of Ultimate Settings Panel version 5.6. Within this release we have fixed the compatibility issues with Windows 7 and we have also included portable standalone versions of the app included in the download package. We have also made some minor changes to the Home panel to streamline the…
You can use large capacity USB flash drives for almost any data usage these days, these include creating bootable USB sticks for Windows operating systems. But if you try and use a much larger capacity drive (64GB+) then you may have an issue with it working. This is because to boot from a USB stick…
Google Adsense is a great way of earning some cash by placing a few adverts on your WordPress blog. However, if you create an advert in your Google Adsense console and just copy and paste it straight into your WordPress site, you are loading a separate script each time for each advert. So, would it…
If you are having speed issues with your WordPress website then you may find that this is because of the the heartbeat control that is within the WordPress software. Running speed checks on your website like PingDom may reveal that your admin-ajax.php is taking ages to load. So, what do you do about it? It really…
You may have noticed that we have had an issue since last night with the images not showing up on our website which in turn meant you could not download from our website (as we use images for the download buttons). We have now found and resolved the issue so everything should be back to…
