Have you every met a person who has invested in a four-wheel-drive vehicle and became a poor driver because of it? An acquaintance was taking me for a drive in his new SUV on a snowy day and was driving quite dangerously. “Don’t worry, it’s four-wheel drive”, he told me. I was thinking, “yeah, but […]
So you have downloaded, installed, and configured an evaluation edition of Windows Server 2019. You’ve installed your software and been cruising along with everything working fine. The decision has been made to keep the machine permanently, so you get procurement to purchase a volume license and figure you’ll activate the server with the new keys […]
The Virtual Desktop method of streaming full PC Steam VR games to your Oculus over Wi-Fi works very well. It is difficult to setup and many of the on-line guides I have encountered are missing steps and key information. I’ve written this one based on my experience in getting this to work for several people.
As of firmware version 23, the Oculus Quest 2 supports 90 FPS both in Quest games and desktop VR games via the Oculus Link cable. This is a major upgrade for Quest 2 owners and for those thinking of jumping in the VR pool. In my opinion, the new option raises the Quest 2 to […]
I’ve been a big fan of Samsung’s LED Wallet Case for years. I had them for my last three Samsung Galaxy Note phones. They hold a couple of cards and have an LED display on the front that displays various simple lighted icons for notifications, calls, texts, and music. The one thing the case doesn’t […]
User Profile Disks in Remote Desktop Services allow for a consistent user experience in a distributed computing environment. UPDs utilize Hyper-V VHDX technology to ensure a user’s profile and data is available for their use regardless of which session host the connection broker directs the client to. User Profile Disks replace the more well known […]
Ever since I first put on my Oculus Quest and jumped into a VR game, I’ve wished that I could pair my noise cancelling earbuds with it. The sound system built into Facebook’s virtual reality goggles sounds pretty good, but it isn’t quite loud enough to fully overcome the amount of ambient noise that it […]
With all of the ransomware attacks that are making the headlines this year, many businesses are looking to improve their security posture. One of the methods security professionals find most effective is to use software that controls what applications any networked computer is able to run. If an employee can’t open the bad actor’s malware […]
Microsoft Project is the king of planning software. I’ve been using it for more than a decade but my current employer uses a different tool for the job which isn’t a problem on it’s own, I’m flexible. The issue arises when a client sends me their plan in an mpp file. There is no Project […]
During the announcement event for the Galaxy Note 20 one of the features I was most interested in was the ability to synchronize Samsung Notes with OneNote. Samsung Notes has the screen off memo function that OneNote can’t match. The problem is, when I’ve used it to jot down something quick that information ends up […]
