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Category Archives: How-To
UHD 4K @ 60Hz Checklist to Get Your Monitor Working to Its Fullest
A 4K monitor that is running at 30Hz is choppy and jumpy. Everyone wants the full 60Hz for the smooth mouse scrolling. But 4K 60Hz is so much data that needs to be transferred so quickly that every hardware and … Continue reading
Recover a Windows 10 admin account by clearing its password
My family had Windows 10 laptop and forget the admin account’s password. Without a backup USB drive or a way to reset the password using Windows Live account tools, I had to figure out another way to get into the … Continue reading
Posted in How-To, Windows
Tagged admin account, Lazesoft, password, USB drive, Windows, Windows 10
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Move Google Contacts to Nextcloud Contacts
The process is easy. Go to the Google Contacts website: https://contacts.google.com/ Expand “More” and select “Export”. Export all or some of your contacts, but select vCard format and save to your Desktop. Go to your Nextcloud website’s Contacts app: https://<your-nextcloud-website>.com/index.php/apps/contacts. … Continue reading
Posted in How-To, Nextcloud/OwnCloud
Tagged Android, caldav, contacts, export, Google Contacts, import, nextcloud, Nextcloud contacts
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Add Nextcloud calendar to Google Calendar
Below is how to see (read-only) your Nextcloud calendars in Google Calendar. I do not believe Google supports writing to Nextcloud calendars from Google Calendar. This example is for my Calendar “Example Calendar”. From the calendar app page: https://your-nextcloud-server.com/index.php/apps/calendar/ Under … Continue reading
Posted in How-To, Nextcloud/OwnCloud
Tagged calendar, Google Calendar, nextcloud, Nextcloud calendar, webcal
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SmartRG router cheatsheet
The SmartRG router (supplied by Sonic ISP) has a bad user interface. There is no easy mode, just very network centric terminology to maneuver. Local Server Walk-through Let’s say you plug in your laptop to Ethernet or connect to the … Continue reading
Posted in How-To, Networking
Tagged cheatsheet, connected devices, local network, MAC address, Networking, router, SmartRG, Static DNS, Static IP
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SmartRG network hard drive – SAMBA version too old
The SmartRG router (supplied by Sonic ISP) has the option of mounting a hard drive for access by all computers on the network via the SAMBA protocol. But the SmartRG router supplied has an old version of the SAMBA protocol, … Continue reading
Posted in How-To, Networking
Tagged network drive, router, SAMBA, SmartRG, Windows 10
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