Documents stuck in a print queue in Windows 10
I had an issue where I accidentally printed to an old printer which is no longer working. The documents were stuck in the print queue. I was looking for a safe way to print the documents even though the printer was no longer available. SPLViewer (lvbprint.de) is a free tool which allows you to print the .SPL files. The .SPL…
HP OfficeJet Pro 8610 – Vertical line when scanning
I have a HP OfficeJet Pro 8610 and have been scanning documents for a while now. An annoying line has been appearing vertical across the whole A4 page. I never thought too much about it and ignored it, until I had some spare time and wanted to try and fix it. Example below: Solution: The issue may be caused by…
Can’t print to a HP printer with my Mac
Are you seeing an error such as “hpPostProcessing.bundle will damage your computer. Report malware to Apple to protect other users” when trying to print to HP LaserJet printer on Mac OS Catalina? I saw this issue on Wed 28th Oct 2020 and found out later that HP unintentionally revoked certificates which has caused the operating system to think the HP…
HP LaserJet M451 Win10 Print Driver
After installing the latest drivers for the HP LaserJet M451 (Oct 2015) I had an issue where the drivers installed fine however the device would not show up in device manager. Solution: On the printer front panel go to the Service Menu Find HP Smart Install and set it to off Now Smart Install should be disabled and the device…
Unblock a spam user account in Office 365
I had a client who couldn’t send emails anymore. When he emailed someone he received a bounce back error saying “Your message couldn’t be delivered because you weren’t recognized as a valid sender. The most common reason for this is that your email address is suspected of sending spam and it’s no longer allowed to send email. Contact your email…
Compact list of iPhone Tips and Tricks
A compact list of iPhone Tips and Tricks. This page is constantly updated, come back later for new tricks. Latest Update: 11/Jan/2020 General Tricks: Search: Swipe down from the middle of the screen. Control Center: Swipe down from the top right hand corner. Undo: Shake your phone to undo what you were typing/doing. Announce Calls: If you are working…
How to pair Apple AirPods with Windows 10
Pairing Apple AirPods to an iPhone was so easy. It’s also easy with Windows: Make sure your PC has Bluetooth. If you don’t have Bluetooth version 5 you may run into issues. I’ll discuss this later. If you have a desktop PC without bluetooth you can buy a Bluetooth 5.0 USB adapter (Amazon USA Link). Leave the AirPods in the…
How to set up a VPN in Windows
Using a VPN (Virtual Private Network) in Windows will use a secure “tunnel” connection between your PC and the VPN provider. This secures and encrypts the data which means no one or ISP can see what is happening on your internet connection such as websites visited. VPN’s are commonly used to surf websites in private at home or connect to…
Unifi Switch offering to downgrade it’s firmware?
Today I realised in the Unifi App that my Unifi Switch is offering a downgrade firmware from 4.0.69.10871 to 4.0.66.10832. It usually shows upgrades, not downgrades. What is the reason behind this? After further research I discovered that: "There was a regression in 4.0.67 until 4.0.73 which would block DHCP traffic over the 6th LAG interface. That was fixed in…
Free Parental Control for Families – CleanBrowsing DNS
CleanBrowsing is a DNS-based content filtering service that offers a safe way for kids to browse the web safely. How to set this up: You will need to adjust your DNS address which is provided to your devices usually via DHCP on your router. CleanBrowsing provide install guides on setting this up for free filters and paid filters. Free filters:…
Backup and restore device drivers in Windows
Need to grab the drivers from one PC to use on another? Here is an easy way to backup all of your windows drivers using Microsoft’s DISM utility: Search for cmd (Command Prompt), right click on it and run it as an administrator. Create a folder to save your drivers to such as c:\drivers Type in: dism /export-driver /destination:C:\drivers To…
Outlook 2010 SMTP port 465 and 587 do not work
A client was using Outlook 2010 on Windows 7 (I know, support ends Jan 14, 2020) and could not setup email SMTP settings with port 465 (SSL) or 587 (TLS). The error was “none of the authentication methods supported by this client are supported by your server” The clients email was hosted with cPanel. It is recommended not to adjust…