Solving tech problems

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Stop automatic rebooting of Windows 7 after Windows Update

System Administration

If you want your PC with Windows 7 operating system to work as server then you definitely want to stop automatic rebooting after Windows Update install new patches. To do this you need to do the following: Open the Registry Edit (WindowsKey + R, “regedit.exe“) (Remember to be careful! DON’T change anything unless you know exactly what you’re doing!) Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU Chances are that you’ll be missing these keys. If keys WindowsUpdate\AU exist, go ahead to step 3 OTHERWISE, continue through these indented steps… Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows (Make sure…read more

30.06.2014
25.04.2014

Fixing Iconia W700P WI-FI unstable connectivity (losing connection)

System Administration

(source: menspsychology.com) After my laptop died I was forced to work on Acer Iconia W700P tablet which is great piece of hardware (I wrote about it here) and after fresh installation I come to the problem that WI-FI network adapter was losing connectivity every 10 minutes. It was a real frustration so I searched for solution and found in one forum that you should try to do these two things: Control Panel > Network and Sharing Center > Change adapter settings > Find your WI-Fi network adapter > Right click…read more

12.04.2014

Protecting your Linux server from Heartbleed bug

System Administration

I have got at least 20 emails from different sources about OpenSSL vulnerability, known as Heartbleed bug It allows anyone on the Internet to read the memory of the systems protected by the vulnerable versions of the OpenSSL software. More details about this (how to reproduce and fix) can be found here. To check if your server is vulnerable use this online tool. At the end, in order to protect your server’s Linux OS you need to do this few steps: Login through SSL (you can use Putty from Windows)…read more

02.03.2014

Geek weekend with Acer Iconia W700 tablet

System Administration, Technologies, Thoughts

Acer Iconia W700 is great piece of hardware for Windows type technical guys.  It can be a helpful tool when you are on the road or out of the office and need to get things done (no matter if you are a developer, system administrator or company owner). It is basically a PC tablet with a touch screen, with i5 IvyBridge processor  (3337U at 1.8GHz) and with Toshiba 128GB SSD disk. It has 11,6″ 16:9 screen with great, full HD resolution 1920x1080px and it has great battery life – maybe…read more

24.01.2014

Cheapest hosting for startups that want to save money

Company stuff, System Administration

You and your team are building the SaaS product that will have the high impact on existing market or open a new one and you want to minimize the costs of the hosting in the beginning? First option is to find some hosting provider and pay them about 5o$/month. Question is if you need professional hosting in the beginning (during development and customer discovery). Second option is that you already have a good internet at your home. It is very usual nowadays that you have fibre optics with symmetrical download…read more

Copy-Paste Stopped Working on Remote Desktop Connection

System Administration

This happened few times and is annoying when you can not Copy-Paste among Remote Server and your Local Machine How to fix when clipboard stops working at RDP? Open RDP to your server and login Open Task Manager (right click Taskbar and select Task Manager) Go to the Processes Tab Find rdpclip.exe Click End Process Go to the Application Tab Click New Process Type rdpclip Click Ok After that, Copy and Paste should work normally again. How do you fix this permanently? There is no cure for permanent fix but…read more

25.06.2013
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