If you’re running Dropbox on Windows Server, you may have recently received the pop up telling you that “Dropbox is ending support for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1” and a link provided to download the long term supported client that should hold you over until March of 2025. The problem is, that link provides you…
CrowdStrike and Windows: Blue Screen of Death
If you have been impacted by the CrowdStrike and Windows blue screen of death, you may be entitled to compensa…. ok…. just kidding. If you have CrowdStrike deployed to your endpoints and you are getting the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) related to the latest update, here is the quick fix. Boot Windows into Safe…
Yealink T33G Firmware – Phone Recovery
We recently completed a project of migrating VoIP telephony providers and in the process, we bricked a number of Yealink T33G phones during their required firmware upgrade. Finding the correct files needed to recover and restore the Yealink T33G phones was a real nightmare. We contacted the old phone company and the new phone company…
Authy Desktop App for Windows
As of March 2024, Authy discontinued support for it’s Authy Desktop App for Windows devices and you can no longer download the software. The software continues to work on previous installs but that could cease at anytime. I had a hard time finding the Authy Desktop App for Windows but luckily found a copy saved…
Windows Server 2022 Won’t Activate
I recently brought a new Windows Server 2022 VPS online using Windows Server 2022 Standard Edition’s free trial. When I went to activate it with the product key, it repeatedly told me it couldn’t be activated. Windows Server 2022 The product key you entered didn’t work. Check the product key and try again, or enter…
Roku’s Secret Menu
I am a die hard fan of the Roku devices (attached to my super awesome Plex setup) and have many different makes and models. Recently I began having issues with the Plex App on my Roku Ultra devices where the main screen was very slow and unresponsive. I wasn’t having any issues with the other…
Common Default Router IP Addresses
Here is a list of common default IP addresses for many different routers and networking equipment, compiled by the fine folks at Techspot. Router Brand Common Default IP Addresses 2Wire 192.168.1.1 192.168.0.1 192.168.1.254 10.0.0.138 3Com 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.10.1 Actiontec 192.168.1.1 192.168.0.1 192.168.2.1 192.168.254.254 Airlink 192.168.1.1 192.168.2.1 Airlive 192.168.2.1 Airties 192.168.2.1 Apple 10.0.1.1 Amped Wireless 192.168.3.1 Asus…
Grammarly for Microsoft Office
Because I am practically illiterate, I live and die by my Grammarly account. It’s pretty fantastic, and yes, I’m aware of the security concerns that folks have raised about how they process data. That aside, they recently made a change and took away the Microsoft Office plugin and are pushing their users to the Grammarly…
Dell Thunderbolt Dock – WD22TB4 – Display Issues
I’ve been having a heck of a time with my displays losing sync with my new Dell Thunderbolt Dock (WD22TB4). I have dual 4k monitors and at least a dozen times a day, one of them goes black for a few seconds and then comes back online. Dell support was useless in troubleshooting but I…
Windows 11: RDP Error In Data Encryption
Over the course of the past two months, I’ve been dealing with a very frustrating error message when I RDP to two new Windows 11 Pro hosts. “Because of an error in data encryption, this session will end. Please try connecting to the remote computer again” No rhyme or reason as to why it occurs,…