by Spencer Heckathorn | Jan 13, 2023 | General Computing
Have you ever been locked out of a Windows system by either a forgotten password or maybe someone left the company and wasn’t kind enough to put the password on a sticky note on their monitor or under their keyboard? Well, I have a method for you that will help!...
by Spencer Heckathorn | Dec 18, 2022 | General Computing
This week I ran into a very slow-to-respond computer that gave the error “This operation returned because the timeout period expired.” I spent much longer working directly on the machine before I had a crazy idea. This all-too-slow machine was an SBS 2011...
by Spencer Heckathorn | Oct 21, 2022 | General Computing
I find myself in many situations where I need to set up a custom app or legacy system with the ability to send out emails, but we just started using Office 365 recently. So here are some of the server settings for different applications that should help keep the mail...
by Spencer Heckathorn | Oct 20, 2022 | General Computing
I’ve not always had the money to get the largest hard drive when building my computers or picking one from the store. Often I find myself selecting the smallest size and regretting it later. Here are some steps I’ve learned over the years to free up space...
by Spencer Heckathorn | Oct 20, 2022 | General Computing
Windows 10 has added so many features and easier ways to manage things; your Recycle Bin is no exception to these upgrades. Today I’m going to show you a few things about the Recycle Bin you may not have known about that will help you better manage your...
by Spencer Heckathorn | Oct 20, 2022 | General Computing
Windows has some powerful tools hidden under the hood that will allow you to take control of your system or fix errors when they arise. For many of these tools, you will need to open a command prompt, not just any. You will need an administrative command prompt. There...
