Category: News

Download Latest from Github

This took way too long to work out, so I figure it’s worth a post- You want to script getting the latest version of ‘product x’ from Github, but don’t want to deal with version numbers etc. I saw loads of posts that used awk, sed, regex and various JSON extractors but nothing did what I wanted (and could understand)

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Unifi WiFi QR Code for Guests

Background info- This post from Reddit WiFi QR-Code websites below- https://qifi.org https://www.qrcode-monkey.com/#wifi https://www.qr-code-generator.com/solutions/wifi-qr-code/ I tested the first link- QiFi – very simple and it works well. The other links are added so I can come back and experiment more. Certainly QR Code Monkey looks great because of all the customisations you can add- I’d be pretty keen to add a

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Synology- Insufficient Space to Upgrade

The Explanation Migrating a DS918+ to a new DS1621XS+ it’s always a good idea to make sure both units are on the latest version of DSM. We found that the older NAS could not update due to the error ‘Insufficient space to update, please contact Synology support’ Well we couldn’t really wait, so what did we find? The Synology DSM

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Charity Works

For many years now, we’ve recycled computers for clients. You’d think the main benefit for clients is the extra space they gain, but for us it’s a multi layered benefit. We get to clean up the site for the client, make sure the data is unrecoverable, and refurbish some gear to save it from landfill and benefit someone who may

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Managing Printers with Mosyle

Warning- most of this article is now obsolete, with Apple wanting you to use AirPrint. I’ll add updated notes as the requirements emerge, but for now, have a look at how we got AirPrint services working for a Konica Minolta C754e and Fiery E100 here I’m beginning to love Mosyle, but it definitely has its quirks. There’s a bunch of

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Configuring Google Drive File Stream With Mosyle MDM

I had huge trouble with this, making it perhaps worthy of a blog post. There’s a lot of very confusing terminology, and finding the right combination of Extension profile, Kernel Extension profile, System Extension profile and the PPPC profile was driving me mad. Huge thanks to Kevin Ginger of kGinger Consulting for providing the eventual answer- and much simpler than

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Apple Business Manager Enrolment in Australia

As of 1 December 2019, Apple Business Manager replaces the Device Enrolment Program. So let’s enrol in ABM- this document assumes you aren’t upgrading. For those currently in DEP, the upgrade guide is here- https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT208817 Here is the guide for enrolling in Apple Business Manager-https://support.apple.com/en-au/guide/apple-business-manager/welcome/web Here is a list of the components you need for this- Apple Customer Number If you

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Work From Home

Quick article to help you decide what to do- how to organise your staff and set standards for home working. It all comes down to the decisions below- Take a work computer homePositives- it has all the data you need apart from stuff on the server, it’s set up exactly the way you likeNegatives- risk of getting busted during transport,

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TPG HFC NBN BYO Router- Unifi

Had a great deal of trouble at one site, trying to replace the dreadful TP-Link Archer 1600 device supplied by TPG. There’s lots of instructions available but these mostly concentrate on VDSL connections. My customer has HFC NBN. Anyway, the answer was relatively simple once I’d found a way to turn on both PPPOe and VLAN on for the WAN

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