Slack Nebula Secure Mesh Network Install

8th Sep 2021 | Tips

We’ve been intrigued by Slacks’ open source secure mesh software ‘Nebula’ for a while, and finally got some time to see if our clients could benefit from an implementation. In short, the answer is yes. **note this article became too big so...

3CX Door Control for Fanvil and Grandstream

5th Aug 2021 | Tips

We’ve recently installed a 3CX system where the phones are Fanvil and the door intercoms are Grandstream. Maybe this is just balancing the one from last year with Grandstream phones and a Fanvil PA2 to control the door… 3CX doesn’t have any native...

Macs on Unifi Split-Tunnel VPN can’t browse internet- Solved

3rd Aug 2021 | Tips

The Short Version TL;DR – add a DNS server that’s not on either network and is publicly accessible, and possibly also a static route. Also maybe set the VPN profile to a higher priority… **I’ve thought over this and of course the solution seems...

Synology- Where has all my drive space gone?

16th Jul 2021 | Tips

No, this isn’t a MySpace joke, we’re waaaay too old and sensible for that. I was browsing my Backup Synology and trying to figure out why it was showing no space available on a 30TB volume. I don’t have that many linux iso’s, do I? The answer...

State of The Mac 2021- Updated June 2021

21st Jun 2021 | Opinion, Reviews, Tips

We like Macs, but there are some er, less desirable models in the line up- so If you’re buying a new Mac this year, what specs to recommend? This post was originally written in March 2017, and since then Apple has updated everything- I have updated each of the...

MunkiReport/ MySQL export to Zoho Analytics

23rd May 2021 | Tips

I really wanted a new way of displaying outdated computers in MunkiReport (fantastic tool by the way, thanks to the authors/ contributors!) but I was deeply confused by the terminology, and this post is an attempt to write down my needs and prepare for getting it...