Quickly posting this guide while working on this laptop! Even though the ASUS X205TA has a CPU which supports x64 – it’s UEFI is based on x86. No CSM option in BIOS, even with most recent update. ( ASUS, why? ) No big deal, right?  See below for a quick run through on how to do the reinstall / fresh install. Download Rufus Connect USB drive Open ...

I’ve encountered many issues with Bank of Ireland’s online services; specifically Business On Line.  The issues usually arise when a Java update has been installed. This morning, we had a client who could had difficulty accessing the Business On Line website – the following message was displayed in Internet ...

The authors of TeslaCrypt, a common variant of Ransomware, have shut down their servers and released the master decryption key which can be used to recover files that were originally encrypted by Teslcrypt, free of charge. BloodDolly has updated “Tesla Decoder” with the TeslaCrypt master key, allowing users infected with Teslacrypt to recover their files ...

One of our clients recently moved their broadband to Host Ireland.  They currently use Microsoft Exchange 2010 with POP3 Connector and do not have SMTP functionality on their hosting account, so instead use the ISP’s SMTP server. The SMTP server details / address for Host Ireland is piper.hostireland.com using port 25. We’ve tested this and can confirm ...

Recently, we encountered an issue installing Sage 50 Accounts v22 on a new Asus Zenbook Windows 10 laptop for a client. The client had been in touch with Sage and had availed of their remote support solution. Unfortunately, Sage could not fix the issue and suggested that the problem was due to a “firewall” – mm, OK. After launching ...

Call waiting on ring groups has been in 3CX for a very long time ( since version 7 anyway ) – it’s hidden away in Advanced Settings under the parameter “ALLOWUSEBUSYOPTFORGROUP”. We’ve found that this feature is essential to our customers and some of the guides online are not very clear . To enable call waiting on ring groups in 3CX ...

Having problems accessing the Change of Ownership on the Motortrans.ie website?  Try the following steps below and leave a comment with your result. Uninstall all old versions of Java Update to the latest version of Mozilla Firefox – check https://www.mozilla.com Update to the latest version of Java – check https://www.java.com Make sure your ...

                    Paul Cooke Auctions have another great selection of used laptops up for auction on Thursday, the 28th of April, 2016. Aimed primarily at businesses, the Lenovo ThinkPad 430 can be used at both home and in the office. Specs are as follows: Brand:  Lenovo Model:  ThinkPad 430 Size:  14″ CPU: i7 ...

The default administrator password for the Ricoh SP201n printer is “admin133” – an unusual password as it’s not used in many other Ricoh printers. The administrator password can be used to configure additional settings on the printer, ie a Static IP address. We recommend changing the admin133 password once logged in to prevent any changes ...

We have just checked through a very well crafted email that came in to one of our clients, transcript below: “Please let me know if you are available to process a transfer. And also, what are the information you will be needing to process it? Sent from my iPhone” The “what are the information” is a giveaway other than that, the email was ...