Matt Davies

Using Solarwinds Orion to monitor Active Directory or Exchange services can sometimes throw a wobbly when it comes to the 64 bit counters for WMI.  Upon running the query in wbemtest usually results in an error.  To repair the error run the following from a command prompt : winmgmt /clearadap winmgmt /kill winmgmt /unregserver winmgmt [...]

The Samsung Galaxy Nexus is a great phone but like any new phone it has a few bugs.  The 4.01 version of the phone has a few issues and for me it was namely a huge issue with data drop outs (the usual blue bars go grey showing full signal but internet or email doesn’t [...]

With Terraria’s big update, version 1.1, due to hit tomorrow I planned to get some time getting used to the controls and interface again.  I play it on my netbook mainly, as it runs pretty well and is suited for the small screen.  Unfortunately I was hit with an application error upon starting the game. [...]

Another slightly odd one that plagued me this weekend involved a router and an iPad. The Tenda N-150R cable router has been around for some time, and has been, in all fairness, a rock solid cheap router with a good stable wifi connection.  Up until now I’ve never seen a problem with it, but mix [...]

I never thought I’d do it but I went ahead and did it anyhow.  Yup, I bought  Mac (those that know me don’t judge me THAT way just yet!) The history First-most, I’ve always been a PC person due to Apple having a pretty ropey past as far as gaming and its always dictated what I’ve [...]

I’ve been asked a few times about the WP-Spotify plugin on my page.  An awesome plugin created by David Hermansson allows WordPress users to link tracks, artists and albums to Spotify.  Unfortunately with progress on WordPress to version 3.x the plugin appears to hit a few snags when returning album details.  As the plugin seems to [...]

I was called by a school this week about an issue with Windows 7.  For the normal world it wouldn’t really be considered a problem but for comprehensive schools especially, it proves an annoyance.  Yup we’re talking about the ‘Ease of Access’ button at the bottom left of every login/lock screen. Microsoft developed a, dare [...]

Bit of everything on my trip home but I’ve been mostly listening to… WalkFoo FightersWasting LightSome ChordsDeadmau54x4=12End Of LineDaft PunkTRON: LegacyIronWoodkidIron EPMy SpineFlukePuppyPhantom pt. IIJusticeJustice

Okay, so there are a whole load of zombie games and addons out there but this is one I’m looking forward to.  Roll on 9th September! A bit tame compared to the heart-hitting, controversial announcement trailer that originally released.  The story reversed video crossed with that awesome musical score does it every time! *swallows hard*. [...]

I’m a pretty happy person but there are some things that irritate the shi…<snip!> Onto the article:   People who don’t use indicators What if there were a way that motor vehicles could show which way they were turning, if they were pulling out or simply pulling over safely to mop that Starbucks chococino from [...]