What’s a Good Film I Have Not Seen?
Good Film? KB ID 0001943 I do love a good film. When I can, I try to watch at least one a day, time and family permitting. I get suggestions from places like Twitter, Reddit, 9Gag and anywhere else people shout about great movies. I’m terrible for pausing films to see who an actor is. Then I look up everything else they’ve been in. The title of this page, “What’s a Good Film I’ve Not Seen”, is something I’ve typed into Google myself...
Android Auto VPN Trouble
Android Auto VPN KB ID 0001941 Problem I use VPNs a lot in my day job, and maintain some of my own for getting onto my test network etc. But recently I purchased Nord VPN. I installed it on my Android phone, the same phone I have paired with my car, that starts playing my Spotify tunes within a minute or so of jumping in the car. At least until I jumped in my car post VPN install. My car threw an error I didnt capture. I correctly...
Is Windows (Microsoft) Defender Good Enough?
Is Windows (Microsoft) Defender Good Enough? KB ID 0001940 Problem A common question that still comes up surprisingly often is: “Is Windows Defender good enough, or do I still need a third‑party antivirus?” For years, the default advice for any fresh Windows installation was “install a proper antivirus immediately”. That advice used to be absolutely correct. However, Windows security has changed significantly over the last decade,...
Access Windows Share from a Mac
Windows Share from a Mac KB ID 0001939 Problem Macs can happily speak SMB, so connecting to a Windows share should not be a problem. It’s not something I do a lot of, but someone was struggling and asked the question on EE this morning. So I ran through it myself and had similar problems. When attempting to connect to a share on a Windows 2025 server (over a VPN). I got this. There was a problem connecting to the server “Server...
On Premises NOT On Premise
On Premises NOT On Premise KB ID 0001938 On Premises NOT On Premise: Problem Every IT vendor brochure, LinkedIn post, and half the blogs on the internet keep talking about “on‑premise solutions”. Which would be fine, if that phrase actually meant anything. It doesn’t. If you’re running servers in your own building, your own rack, your own broom cupboard, or your own nuclear‑hardened bunker, the correct term is on‑premises. Explanation...