by Robert Ian Hawdon | Dec 15, 2018 | My Life, Technology, Tutorials |
So it’s getting close to Christmas, so as usual it’s time to put the decorations up. All was going fine until it was time to put the tree lights on a timer. That’s when I discovered that both devices I have were not functioning when unplugged. Two...
by Robert Ian Hawdon | Sep 13, 2018 | Technology, Tutorials |
I recently switched server hosting and whilst rebuilding, I decided to optimize my setup by switching my web server exclusively to Nginx. The challenge was getting WordPress to work with the new set up. The majority of independent guides for setting up WordPress will...
by Robert Ian Hawdon | Jun 11, 2018 | My Life, Technology |
I’ve been into computing for a very long time, being introduced to computers from a very young age. Some of my most fond memories of this particular hobby are from my youngest days, where even most the mundane things seemed really interesting, probably because...
by Robert Ian Hawdon | Apr 28, 2018 | My Life, Technology, Tutorials |
This is a guide to repairing a Logitech H390 Headset which has stopped working and is now appearing on your computer as a “Lync Audio Device”, as well as a bit of a teardown and backstory. Click here to go straight to the guide. Backstory As the company I...
by Robert Ian Hawdon | Nov 2, 2017 | Technology, Tutorials |
I’ve been using Ubuntu 17.10 since its release and so far, I’m impressed. But there’s been one little feature which has been annoying me is how the new dock handles multiple windows from the same application. When clicking an application icon in the...
by Robert Ian Hawdon | Jun 27, 2017 | Technology, Tutorials |
A few years ago, I bought myself a Jambox which was the direct result of a former colleague at work using one to play background music in the office. I thought it sounded pretty good, so decided to pick one up for myself. Like a lot of things, it got a fair bit of use...