Repairing a Vauxhall Three Button Remote
After sustained use, car keys can start to get intermittent in their remote performance. This post explains how to replace the cover and switches on the PCB, allowing it performance to be restored to when it was new. What You…
Sky SB601 Wireless Booster Review – Setup and Performance Tests
Sky are now offering a Wireless Booster as a means of extending the range of your wireless network. This is a review of how it performs and what other options are available. Unpacking the Sky SB601 Wireless Booster The box…
Network Analysis App
Analysing the devices on your network can be difficult at times and this article explains a good iPhone app for carrying that out. Introduction There are a number of ways of determining what devices are on your network and one…
Sky SD501 On Demand Connector Review
As an accessory to a Sky+HD box, it is possible to purchase an on demand connector, which is essentially a Wi-Fi adaptor that allows the router and sky recorder to be linked. This is a review of how it performs…
Acronis Drive Monitor Review – It’s S.M.A.R.T!
Everyone has a problem with their hard disk crashing at some stage and I am no different! In an attempt to anticipate when it might start to become a problem I have been using Acronis Drive Monitor. This post describes…
Sky SR101 Broadband Router Review – Hardware and Software
I have just switched my broadband over to sky (from BT) and here is a review of the new router that I received. I have been using it for a month now. Before Broadband Changeover Sky have now streamlined the…
How to Fix Offline Printer Issues – Setting up a Static IP address
For a while I kept getting the network printer on my home network sometimes showing as “Printer Offline”. Here is how I fixed it. Note that there are other solutions proposed in various forums, the most common of these being…
