Word – how to mail merge many records to individual documents
I use Microsoft Word's mail merge feature often. It works great for connecting into a database and spitting out all sorts of documents - but it's kind of clunky when…
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Windows 10 – How to connect Bluetooth mouse/keyboard
The following steps can be used to connect a Bluetooth device to Windows 10. This includes a mouse, keyboard, headset, speaker etc. Turn on your Bluetooth device and make it…
How to Format PS4 Hard Drive for PC in Windows 10/8/7
If you've recently upgraded the hard drive in your PS4 and want to use it on your computer - you'll find that the drive doesn't appear in Windows Explorer. This…
Why USB flash drives “write protected”
After many years of using USB flash drives I've managed to use one until it's official end of life. Normally drives would be lost long before this point - but…
PHP script to test HTTPS secure connection through proxy server
The following PHP can be used to test if a web server can make a https connection through a proxy server. This can be useful if you need to test…
How to export Outlook auto-complete to Excel list
In Outlook when you send an email the address is remembered and added to an 'auto-complete' list. The next time you type the email address into the 'to' field (as…
Windows 10 – How to scan documents
Windows 10 doesn't come with a scanner app (well it did come with "Scan" for a short time) instead you need to head to Windows Store and install 'Windows Scan'.…
Squiz Matrix – How to escape quotes with content keywords
I recently needed to connect Squiz Matrix to a REST API using a POST request. The process of connecting the form to API is fairly simple, but I was stumped…
The idiots guide to installing WordPress on DigitalOceans $5 a month plan
I'm not interested in getting into the technical aspects of setting up a VPS as a web server - instead I choose to use DigitalOcean and ServerPilot to get me…