How to successfully patch operating systems?
Sometimes, small changes can result in costly application downtime, emergency rollbacks, accompanied by several hours of troubleshooting, followed by days of analysis and planning. One of the most common changes involves updates and patches to operating systems. These are typically driven by security concerns but may also introduce new functionalities ...
Need to test an Intel Macbook?
I didn't use my Macbook for a long time, so I decided to put it up for sale. Before posting any ad, I wanted to be fully sure it was working correctly, to avoid any surprises to the future owner. My computer was a 2019 Macbook Pro, with an Intel ...
Raspberry Pi 4 in a 52Pi case upgraded with a NOCTUA fan
The original fan supplied with the 52Pi NAS case had quiet operation, but the RGB LED flickering proved to be a distraction. I opted to upgrade it by installing a NOCTUA fan coupled with a temperature control circuit. The fitting required slightly bending the heatpipes towards the board, to ensure ...
Celebrating 5 years!
Grateful to share that Techlogist.net has reached its 5th anniversary milestone, with hopes for many more years to come! ...
How to improve the security of your Windows system?
Your computer has lots of private data, that should be protected. Here are a 10 steps designed to enhance the overall security of your Windows systems, aimed at the a every day user. Set a BIOS password. An attacker will be unable to boot your computer from a Live CD ...
How to deal with the recovery mode error -1008F in your Macbook?
After updating my Intel based MacBook Pro to macOS Sonoma, I noticed an immediate increase in CPU temperatures, fans at full blast, and even some applications started freezing. When I attempted to identify the root causes, the Activity Monitor and Terminal crashed at every attempt. I did not have any unbacked ...
Raspberry Pi 4 and the 52PI NAS case
Recently I bought my self a Raspberry Pi 4 with 8GB of fast DDR4 memory to add to my home lab, with the goal of using it as platform to run a 2 or 3 virtual machines by installing a compatible hypervisor. The little green credit card sized computer does ...
How to prepare an Windows laptop for sale or donation?
Selling or donating an old laptop besides being a great way to earn some money with something you no longer want, or by allowing someone else to reuse it for free, be both noble and environmentally conscious. As the old saying goes "one man's trash is another man's treasure". Depending ...
Need to test an old Intel laptop?
I was trying to sell my old laptop, but I didn't use it for a while and wasn't fully sure if the computer was working correctly. So before posting an ad, I wanted to ensure that the next owner wouldn't have any surprises and the ad description would be accurate ...
How to export and import Jitsi Desktop contacts in Windows 10?
Jitsi Desktop is an application that supports the most common instant messaging and telephony protocols. It includes an audio and video internet phone and messenger. In this post I will share a simple manual way of backing up or sharing the locally stored contact list in a Windows 10 computer ...
End-user Inventory spreadsheet
Inventory is defined in the Cambridge Dictionary as "the amount of goods and materials owned by a company at a particular time, including parts, products being made, and finished products". In a previous post I shared a few tips to improve inventory reception, tagging and tracking. I created an easy ...
HP DL360 G7 Windows server 2012 error: “We couldn’t create a new partition or locate an existing one.”
My wish to experiment with a bare metal installation of Windows Server 2012 and Hyper-V Server 2012 on my HP DL360 G7 was met with a very inconvenient error "We couldn't create a new partition or locate an existing one. For more information, see the setup log files.". I reviewed ...
