Boydo's Tech Talk

Goodbye Google and Facebook

Boydo — Sun, 04 Oct 2020 05:40:53 +0000

While Google and Facebook might track your browsing across the internet, I've decided to remove all integrations with these services from my website.

Protect Your Surface Pro Tablet

Boydo — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 03:10:18 +0000

I’ve had my Surface Pro 3 for several months now and, I have to say, it’s easily the best tablet I have ever owned. I’ve used a number of tablets over the years and the Surface Pro 3 is certainly the most capable and versatile of the lot. However, for a while, I was trying …

Keep the USB Drive Plugged In Error When Booting Windows

Boydo — Wed, 14 Oct 2015 08:05:55 +0000

For some reason when you reboot your Windows computer you might see the following error: Keep the USB drive plugged in. Only remove it after your PC has shut down completely. Otherwise, your Windows To Go workspace might crash and you could lose data. The quick way to fix this is by editing the Windows …

Dashcams – Worth the Investment?

Boydo — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 11:02:50 +0000

Over the decades, cars have become safer thanks to advances in technology including airbags, ABS (anti-lock braking system) and even things such as PCSS (pre-collision safety system) which may not stop an accident from occurring but can assist in decreasing impact and damage. That said, technology can only do so much whilst humans remain in …

How to Remove Devices From a Microsoft Account

Boydo — Sat, 12 Sep 2015 23:25:09 +0000

Back in the days of Windows 8.1, Microsoft had cranked up the device limit per Microsoft account to a generous 81 devices (I guess to make it easier to remember if you came across the question during a trivia night). However, in Windows 10, this has been slashed back down to just 10 devices. What …

Hyper-V Error – VM Could Not Initialize

Boydo — Wed, 09 Sep 2015 11:04:16 +0000

This is perhaps one of the most unhelpful, generic error messages I have come across in my years of computing. I’m sure we all have our favourites but this one is up there: <Name of virtual machine> could not initialize. Real helpful. I encountered this myself after converting an Oracle VirtualBox VDI to a Microsoft …

HP Proliant Microserver Gen 8 Unboxing

Boydo — Sat, 05 Sep 2015 09:04:22 +0000

A bit out of order given that I’ve already put up a video showing how to install a micro SD card or USB stick in the HP Microserver but I can’t let that get in the way of a good unboxing! So, why did I choose the HP Proliant Microserver (Gen 8) over building …

How to Install a Micro SD Card in an HP Proliant Microserver (Gen 8)

Boydo — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 11:58:36 +0000

Recently, I bought ourselves a new microserver to replace our existing home server which I built six or seven years ago. It was a steal at AU$290 for the entry level HP Proliant Microserver (Gen 8) which ships with the Celeron G1610T CPU and without any hard drives or optical drive. Anyway, given that I …

Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Review

Boydo — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 00:13:44 +0000

Well, after owning my Surface Pro 3 for a couple of months (with half the time split between using Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 on it) I am now sharing my review. It is a longer video but I cover off the following points: 0m00s: Look and feel, In a nutshell, Microsoft has done well in …

Reclaim Space After Upgrading to Windows 10

Boydo — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 11:21:38 +0000

With Windows 10 now making its way on to computers around the world, you may want to know how to immediately claim back space the upgrade uses up to preserve your prior installation of Windows. This tip is perhaps aimed at those who aren’t afraid of closing the door behind them never to return to …