iOS 11.4 brings stereo pairs and multi-room audio with AirPlay 2 - Apple
Apple have released the iOS 11.4 update for iPhones and iPads. The main improvement is the addition of AirPlay 2 which allows HomePod speakers to play multi-...
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Download a file with PowerShell for Windows Server Core
Download files on Windows Server Core without the Desktop Experience using the PowerShell Invoke-WebRequest cmdlet, with the iwr shorthand and examples.
Read post →Archicad + Munki
It's long been a source of frustration for me that CAD software usually doesn't use the OS vendor's provided installers and instead they roll their own. Vect...
Read post →Windows Service with PID 4 listening on TCP Port 443
I had an issue where I couldn't start a web server on a Windows Server as something was already listening on TCP Port 443. netstat -a -b just showed me that...
Read post →Troubleshooting AD replication error -2146893022: "The target principal name is incorrect"
I'm too tired to write up more background information on this, suffice to say I spent quite literally hours searching for this and I want to be able to easil...
Read post →Windows 10 - Remove Active Directory Users
Remove a cloud Active Directory user profile from a Windows 10 workstation via Advanced System Settings, User Profiles when Control Panel won't show it.
Read post →Force Exchange Online Archiving to start archiving email on Office 365
Trigger Exchange Online Archiving immediately instead of waiting a day by running Start-ManagedFolderAssistant in PowerShell.
Read post →How did manufacturers manage to make space storage (SSD, HDD) so dense? - Quora
By continually refining methods and technology, by constantly evolving and pushing and exploring new areas of technology. One of the earlier breakthroughs wa...
Read post →Really good advice on passwords from Microsoft
Microsoft have published a white paper - Microsoft Password Guidance that contains some very good advice on what passwords need to be to be secure against mo...
Read post →Can't image a new Windows 10 machine with Clonezilla, NTFS partition shows as RAW
I had an issue today with trying to create an image of a brand-new Windows 10 laptop (HP EliteBook x360 in case you were wondering). When running Clonezilla,...
Read post →Can't invite people to events in macOS Calendar app via Kerio Connect
I've got a client with Kerio Connect as their mail/contacts/calendars server. They were seeing an issue on some workstations where when the user created a ca...
Read post →Get PowerShell remoting working on macOS without installing Homebrew
Run PowerShell remote sessions to Office 365 on macOS without Homebrew by installing OpenSSL via MacPorts and symlinking it where PowerShell expects it.
Read post →Stop Apache web services on macOS with Server.app
In recent versions of macOS with the Server.app, the Server software has been more and more persistent about having Apache running. Even if you're not using...
Read post →Is there a way I can tell what year a MacBook was manufactured without asking someone at Apple? - Quora
The only way to be sure is to look up the serial number against a 3rd party service. You can check in the Apple Menu > About this Mac, however the model name...
Read post →Which hard drive format should be used if I'm using both a Macintosh and a Windows machine and I am working with large files? - Quora
If you want to do it without purchasing any additional software, format the disk as exFAT format. Windows and macOS can natively read and write ExFAT disks a...
Read post →Split a large iCal .ics file up by years
I've recently been dealing with a really large .ics file (10.5 MB of data, 17,364 events spanning 10 years) and it seems to be able to choke just about anyth...
Read post →I’m harvesting credit card numbers and passwords from your site. Here’s how.
The following is a true story. Or maybe it’s just based on a true story. Perhaps it’s not true at all. https://hackernoon.com/im-harvesting-credit-card-numbe...
Read post →How the Meltdown and Spectre exploits work in layman's terms
Thanks to Joe Fitz (Twitter: @securelyfitz ) who has written a relatively easy to understand overview about how the recent #meltdown and #spectre bugs work i...
Read post →How did the Apple LaserWriter become the first printer to ship with PostScript on 1985? - Quora
Because Apple believed in making the best desktop printer with available technology at the time and cost was a secondary consideration. The Apple LaserWriter...
Read post →The new iMac Pro
The new iMac Pro is getting closer. As well as announcing the availability date (15 December), Apple have seeded some review units to prominent individuals a...
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