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Fixed: MacOS keeps asking for your Keychain Password

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I had an issue with one of my Intel Macs yesterday: after resetting the admin password, several services kept asking for the Keychain Password. No matter what I typed in, these windows kept coming up, and cancelling out of them didn’t help. MacOS was stuck in an endless loop and seemingly couldn’t be broken. Here’s how I’ve fixed it: ignore all Keychain Password prompts use Activity Monitor to force quit the Preferences App log out or restart, then log back in use “Create new Keychain” in the pop up window...

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Installing, Starting and Removing Nomachine on Fedora

Posted by on 10:10 pm in Knowledge Base | Comments Off on Installing, Starting and Removing Nomachine on Fedora

I’ve been using NoMachine for many years, but there’s always something I forget about its intricacies, especially when it comes to Linux. Here are a few tips to get you and future me started on your next adventure. My distro of choice for this example is Fedora, but this should also work on CentOS and RHEL. Execute all commands below as sudo. Installing NoMachine Download the latest version from https://nomachine.com and get the rpm version. Once downloaded, you can install it with Software via GNOME, or do it from the command...

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Installing, Starting and Removing Nomachine on Fedora

Posted by on 10:10 pm in Knowledge Base | Comments Off on Installing, Starting and Removing Nomachine on Fedora

I’ve been using NoMachine for many years, but there’s always something I forget about its intricacies, especially when it comes to Linux. Here are a few tips to get you and future me started on your next adventure. My distro of choice for this example is Fedora, but this should also work on CentOS and RHEL. Execute all commands below as sudo. Installing NoMachine Download the latest version from https://nomachine.com and get the rpm version. Once downloaded, you can install it with Software via GNOME, or do it from the command...

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Installing Fedora on a HP Z840 with M2 Drive

Posted by on 5:34 pm in Knowledge Base | Comments Off on Installing Fedora on a HP Z840 with M2 Drive

I’ve run into a problem installing Fedora after Windows 11 for a Dual-Boot environment on my HP Z840 Workstation. Although Fedora recognised other drives on the system, my Windows drive and its remaining space did not show up. This was a Samsung EVO 970 drive I had left about half un-allocated for the Linux installation. Neither GRUB nor the Fedora live system saw the partitions. Turns out that this is caused by a BIOS setting: there’s a default device setting for the SATA controller that’s set to RAID (under Advanced...

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Installing Fedora on a HP Z840 with M2 Drive

Posted by on 5:34 pm in Knowledge Base | Comments Off on Installing Fedora on a HP Z840 with M2 Drive

I’ve run into a problem installing Fedora after Windows 11 for a Dual-Boot environment on my HP Z840 Workstation. Although Fedora recognised other drives on the system, my Windows drive and its remaining space did not show up. This was a Samsung EVO 970 drive I had left about half un-allocated for the Linux installation. Neither GRUB nor the Fedora live system saw the partitions. Turns out that this is caused by a BIOS setting: there’s a default device setting for the SATA controller that’s set to RAID (under Advanced...

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How to reset the BIOS on a HP Z840 Workstation

Posted by on 4:53 pm in Knowledge Base | Comments Off on How to reset the BIOS on a HP Z840 Workstation

I’ve had some spurious issues with my HP Z840 workstation recently. After transferring my data drives to a new system, the old system wouldn’t boot anymore. All fans and lights would come on, but no BIOS messages would display and the screen was dead. There were no diagnostics beeps either, which at first lead me to believe the system had completely died (just in time for my new system to be back up and running mind you – so it hasn’t let me down). Turns out a complete BIOS reset brought my Z840 back to life, yet every...

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How to reset the BIOS on a HP Z840 Workstation

Posted by on 4:53 pm in Knowledge Base | Comments Off on How to reset the BIOS on a HP Z840 Workstation

I’ve had some spurious issues with my HP Z840 workstation recently. After transferring my data drives to a new system, the old system wouldn’t boot anymore. All fans and lights would come on, but no BIOS messages would display and the screen was dead. There were no diagnostics beeps either, which at first lead me to believe the system had completely died (just in time for my new system to be back up and running mind you – so it hasn’t let me down). Turns out a complete BIOS reset brought my Z840 back to life, yet every...

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How to test your System RAM in Windows

Posted by on 2:42 pm in Knowledge Base | Comments Off on How to test your System RAM in Windows

I’ve added some new RAM to my desktop system, and before embarking on mission critical projects I thought it best to test if it was working correctly. On previous occasions I’ve always relied on the built-in BIOS tool, but I felt in the mood for something new and researched if there was a built-in tool in Windows 10. Turns out there is, and here’s how we can use it. Starting the Memory Test We can find the Memory Diagnostics Tool by searching for mdsched We get an option to restart Windows now and perform the test, or test...

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AirPods vs AirPods Pro – which ones are better?

Posted by on 6:23 pm in Knowledge Base | Comments Off on AirPods vs AirPods Pro – which ones are better?

I’ve been splashing out on AirPods a few months ago, when Julia and I both bought the AirPods Pro 2nd Generation. The ongoing building work around us isn’t something I enjoy while I work. I also had a pair of old AirPods 1st generation that I wanted to have repaired, but it was cheaper to buy a new pair of AirPods 2nd generations instead, so I did that. Hence, I’ve been using both side by side and can give you an impression on both, with the various differences they offer. If you’re on the fence of which ones to buy,...

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Where does Steam store your Screenshots?

Posted by on 4:13 pm in Knowledge Base | Comments Off on Where does Steam store your Screenshots?

There’s a helpful that displays your screenshots under View – Screenshots. This will open the Screenshots Manager. You can find this when you’re not in Big Picture mode. From here you can upload your work to Steam, set its visibility and give it a caption. You can also filter by game in the drop-down that says “most recent”. There are two interesting options to note here: the folder icon will give you the location on disk to this screenshot the gear icon takes you to Screenshot Settings in Preferences The latter...

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