See original article for full description Force NAS Computer to Sleep when idle This version makes it more suited to NAS only use (with ‘Ignore Keyboard and Mouse’ on) and a work computer with the setting off. This will probably be the final version unless there are feature requests. As the monitored IP could change by DHCP, it […]
Author: rewsteruk
Problem with Edge Favourites Syncing (Again)
I have tried to solve Edge Sync issues before and succeeded using my article here, and all was working well. Recently my favorites did not seem to be syncing properly again so I backed them up to an HTML file and imported into Chrome. The problem is that if you import the Bookmarks HTML or import from […]
Cheap Dynamic DNS with own domain
Domains from namecheap.com cost £7/per year for a .co.uk and £11/per year each domain comes with DDNS feature included, To host your own domain on some DDNS service can be as much as £18($25)/per year. Problem is that the DDNS dropdowns on most routers, especially if from an ISP, only have a few supported services, […]
Renaming 5 GHz network SSID on EE Smarthub with Microsoft Edge
** NOTE: With the EE July 2018 firmware update, instead of adding useful features the programmers at EE have chosen to use resources to block this workaround, so 5Ghz prefix is now added after clicking the save button. I will look for a new method when I have time ** Just received my new EE […]
IdleComputer v2.0
I use this program to aggressively put my NAS Server to sleep when not required. See original article for full description Force NAS Computer to Sleep when idle New Features: Select which Network Card to monitor. Allow setting if Sleep or Hibernate is preferred. Sleep/Hibernate test feature. Bug Fixes: Would not monitor traffic on a computer […]
Upload problem with Backblaze on 64 bit computer (Intel Apollo Lake?) (possible workaround).
** This is now fixed, see https://rewster.uk/2019/07/10/upload-problem-with-backblaze-on-64-bit-computer-intel-apollo-lake-finally-fixed-after-18-months/ ** IMPORTANT: The workaround in this article is NOT supported by Backblaze, my ticket with them was closed before the problem was resolved on my 2 computers. If anyone has Backblaze stuck on ‘Producing File Lists…‘, please add your computer CPU and Motherboard information to the comments, so […]
Resetting OneDrive with Sync Issues on Windows 10
I was trying out a backup to OneDrive using Arq5, the backup had got to 400GB (hadn’t noticed it had got that far). I decided to quit the backup and deleted the files created by Arq5 from the web interface of OneDrive. This is when problems started, the 5 machines that sync OneDrive folders (1 […]
ASRock J4205-ITX Installing TPM 2.0 Module for Windows 10 Bitlocker Encryption
If you want to encrypt your system drive with BitLocker then your computer requires a TPM module or you will be required to type a password on boot up. There is no TPM module built onto the J4205-ITX, so you need to purchase the correct TPM Module from Amazon.co.uk here (should be around £14 delivered) […]
Asrock J4205-ITX (Apollo Lake) DP to HDMI 2.0 Updating Firmware to 1.61 or 1.66 for Audio Pass-through Issue
To fix the HD Audio Pass-through issue with the MCP2800 DP to HDMI 2.0 chip, the firmware needs to be updated to 1.61/1.66 (the later seems to work better for me). 1.61 was provided by ASRock, 1.66 was direct from Intel, this link no longer works, and the latest version 1.72 does not work with […]
Printing Single Page as 2 Pages Per Page -Windows 10
If you have a single page A4 poster and select to print with ‘2 Pages per Sheet’ or ‘2 Up’ option set in properties, you end up with a small copy of the left hand side of the page, the right is blank. To get round this you need to select custom pages to print […]