Category: Windows

Microsoft Teams Rooms The Easy Way with Logitech Tap Controller and Shure STEM Ceiling Microphone

This particular article is targeting a Microsoft Administrator or IT technician who is tasked with building a Teams Conference room. I am not naturally a Microsoft Administrator and after successfully accomplishing building a simple to use, appliance like, Microsoft Team conference room for an enterprise environment. I was compelled to publish this process because it … Continue reading Microsoft Teams Rooms The Easy Way with Logitech Tap Controller and Shure STEM Ceiling Microphone →

Facebook Container Tab in Firefox

Guard Your Privacy Online An unfortunate reality to life online today is that some popular sites do not respect your privacy at all. The issue is not the data that you knowingly and freely give them. The issue is that they collect data on you without explicit consent. Oh, sure, you do agree to their … Continue reading Facebook Container Tab in Firefox →

Bitwarden a Secure Password Manager on openSUSE

Password managers are all the rage these days, I guess... I haven't ever been compelled to try as the password manager I have been using, my shoddy memory, has been working alright for me. The reality is, I have a lot more passwords to remember now and for those passwords I don't use as frequently, … Continue reading Bitwarden a Secure Password Manager on openSUSE →

CrossOver Linux Use and Review on openSUSE

CrossOver Linux recently released version 18.0.0 (2018) which was another fine release with no regressions. I have been using CrossOver Linux (at the time CrossOver Office) since 2005. At the time, I imagined that within a few years would Linux be as ubiquitous on the desktop as Windows or Mac. After all, I bought a … Continue reading CrossOver Linux Use and Review on openSUSE →

Windows 7 Registry Cleanup

I don't often do any tech support on Windows computers. In fact, I do my best to avoid it as much as possible but there are these seemingly unavoidable moments when I have to work on a Windows machine. In many ways, I think it's good for me as it keeps me appreciative of the … Continue reading Windows 7 Registry Cleanup →

Windows 95 on openSUSE Linux

As I was watching my oldest son play Minecraft, I was rather amused by the buttons and widgets for the interface, they were very Windows 95. Although I was more of an Amiga user at that time, we did have a Windows 95 machine in the house to do... Windowsy things like that whole Microsoft … Continue reading Windows 95 on openSUSE Linux →

Six Steps to a Simple Samba Setup on openSUSE

openSUSE is a very polished, commercial-feeling distribution of Linux. The architects of the distribution have a much larger scope in mind of its usage than what I generally do. One such area is Samba, SMB or often referred to as Windows Network File and Printer Sharing Protocol. I only use this for one device on … Continue reading Six Steps to a Simple Samba Setup on openSUSE →

Data Back Up | Better to Prevent than to Regret

Backing up data is extremely important. That is, assuming you value your data. Many of us have pictures, videos and documents on our computer. The reality is, all machines will fail, everything gets old and stops working, eventually. Most notably, the Hard Disk Drives and Solid State Drives have a limited lifespan before they cease … Continue reading Data Back Up | Better to Prevent than to Regret →