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Synology Router | Quality of Service (Traffic Control)

Quality of Service (QoS) or as its sometimes called Traffic Control. Is a way that you can monitor prioritise and control the internet bandwidth being used by devices connected to a router. So in this video we take a look at what settings and options…

MS Office | The alternative way to remove the mini toolbar from Word, Excel or PowerPoint

As Microsoft Office has evolved, new features have been introduced that you may not find to be all that useful. For us one such feature is the mini toolbar. Which is a secondary menu that will appear if you perform a right click with your mouse…

Synology BeeStation | using BeePhotos

One of the main reasons for owning a BeeStation, is to have a personal cloud that you can use to store your photographs and family videos. So we’re going to take a look at how you setup and use the BeePhotos web portal and smartphone app. Note:…

MS Excel | combine data with the TEXTJOIN function

While the CONCATENATE and CONCAT functions are both widely used in order to join data into series. For example joining a first and last name, in order to get someone’s full name. You might be better served using TEXTJOIN as this function is…

Whats in my tech toolkit | various iFixit prying and opening tools

In order to open most modern electronic devices, you will need specialist tools that will help you to open something without damaging it. So in our tech tool kit we like to keep an array of prying and opening instruments. Note: While the tools we…

Enable a ruler and formatting marks in Microsoft Word

When collaborating with others, or having to format a document in Microsoft Word. We like to leave two functions permanently enabled. The ruler which is an obvious visual aid that will help with positioning various objects on a page. And formatting…

How to see hidden file extensions in Windows 11

In Windows 11, file extensions are hidden by default, making it tough to figure out what a file is. But hey, we’ve got a trick up our sleeves! In this video, we’ll show you how to reveal those hidden file extensions and make your computer a little…

How to setup a new Windows PC with a local user account

While Microsoft has made it more difficult to sign into Windows using a local account. If you are someone who prefers to use a local user account rather than a Microsoft account. In our quick notes we provide you with a number of different options to…

What’s in my tech toolkit | A Victorinox Cyber Tool M

One of the first tools that we added to our tech tool kit, was a Victorinox Cyber Tool M Swiss Army knife. Which is a 32 function tool that is very useful for general purpose tasks. However where this tool really shines is if you don’t have the…

MS Excel | combine data with the CONCAT function

As you become more proficient with Microsoft Excel, it’s conceivable that you might find yourself in a situation where you need to concatenate. Which is where we link or chain together data into a series. For example you might need to chain…