Once I wrote about Windows and a printer , now the time has come for cameras. What is noteworthy is that the choice in the store across the ocean is not very large, and buying from a company that deals with security systems is quite expensive, since they are more designed for professionals with a license who install cameras on a permanent basis.

We need a camera in the apartment, because, as it turns out, in the US the keys to all apartments must be in the management like our HOA. In case the water pipes burst, gas and God forbid and fire, in a word, unhindered access to the 911 services. Therefore, many people install one or more IP cameras in their homes.

What I advised my Americans, they bought an EZVIZ C2C camera  and a 256GB memory card for it on Amazon. It arrived the next day. The owners installed a proprietary applicatio ... Read more »

Many who are closely connected to the Internet and run one of the social networks have noticed how strange individuals climb into them from time to time. The goals are often the same, to force you to install malware or try to get personal data from you. Simply put, to take possession of something in order to use it for selfish purposes.

How to recognize a bot? Most often, these are accounts that are either empty or dense. The profile photo is important, if desired, you can check it in the search for uniqueness, moreover, with the advent of artificial intelligence, it is done there. Or there is no image at all. Minimal personal information, by the way, subscribers to such are often also bots, since bot farms do not spend their time in vain on the network. 

How to send a bot in the right direction, it's all simple, block and do not open any links from such individuals. In my example, I lost count of how many individuals I blocked in ... Read more »

I have already told you more than once about my help overseas. This time the situation is special, and here is the thing. For the New Year, my clients from the USA decided to buy a new laptop. Together we chose a model on a well-known trading platform, of course, the pre-installed Windows licensed system, 11 home. They launched everything themselves, and everything was fine until the computer was blocked by  BitLocker after the first updates. And the funniest thing is that there is no Microsoft account for restoring keys.

And since it still takes longer there than here, it takes quite a long time to take it to the service. Fortunately, there is still a working computer at home. What I did was download Windows 11 from the official website , then took a clean 8 gigabyte flash drive and recorded the image using the rufus program  , having previously removed unnecessary checkboxes. I forgot to ... Read more »

Printer firmware, what, why and for what reason? Let's start with when it is worth updating the printer with the latest software. After all, inside the printing device there is a brain, just like in a computer. And sometimes, when the device is working poorly, an update really helps it.

Where to get updates, of course on official websites. If there is none, you can try to find one for another country. Once I cured my MFP this way, downloaded it from the American market website, and it helped. But everything is at your own risk.

Sometimes printers and MFPs have unofficial firmware and even programs that help with various tricks. Before downloading and installing, carefully study this issue. Compare opinions on the Internet.

Sometimes there are glitches in the operation of a network printer under load from users connected to it, and as it turns out, you simply need to increase the RAM. Just add a bar similar to a laptop. 

If you are flashing th ... Read more »