[FIXED] Bose Bluetooth headphones with Windows 10

I recently moved to a new Windows 10 laptop and experience a number of problems with my Bose SoundLink II, Bluetooth headphones. Fortunately, after some playing around with drivers I was able to solve my problem and this post explains how… The Problem Poor sound quality – with the default drivers, the sound quality was poor and there was a considerable amount of audible noise being delivered to the headphones via the Bluetooth interface....

August 30, 2020 · 2 min · Tom

How to force the Windows 10 2004 update

Are you still waiting for your Windows 10 computer to receive the 2004 update? Eager to play with WSL2 like I was? Here is how to force the windows 10 2004 update. Microsoft is staggering the over-the-air update as they usually do with new major releases. However if you are tired of hitting ‘check for updates’ in the windows 10 update settings, there is a way to press the issue:...

June 4, 2020 · 1 min · Tom

How to check if RAM is running in ECC mode

Error Correcting Code (ECC) RAM is a variation of coputer memory which helps to ilimintate data curruption or ‘bit rot’, but it is not always imediately apparent if your system memory is running in ECC mode; here is a quick guide on how to check if your system memory is running in ECC mode. This guide covers Windows and Linux systems, but please ensure that if you are running either system in a virtual machine configuration that this command is ran on the host machine....

May 30, 2020 · 2 min · Tom

Adding WMIC command to the Windows path

wmic is not recognized as an internal or external command – I was quite shocked to find that a command I use on a very regular basis was not working on a fresh installation of Windows 10 1909 on my trust old ThinkPad. I don’t want to spend hours trying to find out why this was not correct in my system path, but instead, I fixed it and spent the time sharing how to fix the problem....

May 30, 2020 · 2 min · Tom

How To: Raspberry Pi boot from USB

The Pi enthusiasts have been waiting for official USB boot support on the Raspberry Pi for what feels like a lifetime, but finally it is on the horizon. In this post I will explain how to make your Raspberry Pi boot from USB. WARNING: Although this is official, it is still in beta testing, so rock-solid stability is far from certain. Learn more about this beta release here. Why should I make my Raspberry Pi boot from USB?...

May 23, 2020 · 4 min · Tom