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Ford automatic door locking via Forscan (MK3 Focus)

Enable automatic door locking via Forscan on Ford vehicles

Dell U2413 Monitor turning off hardware fix

I think Dell make a great monitor; I’ve been buying Dell 24” monitors ever since the brilliant 16:10 aspect 2407wfp. However, the more recent Dell U2413 appears to have a rather serious issue where it will turn off after extended…

Achieve full open NAT with port forwarding for Xbox live via Opnsense

How to achieve full open NAT status with Xbox Live with Opnsense without using UPnP

APC Back-UPS Pro 900 battery refresh

(applies to the BR900GI model as well as other in the range, 550GI, 1200GI & 1500GI) Here is a writeup on how to recondition your UPS with cheaper standalone batteries rather than simply buying the manufacturers replacement pack. My UPS…

Ford automatic door locking via Forscan (MK3 Focus)

Enable automatic door locking via Forscan on Ford vehicles

Hyper-V Virtual Switch Wireless error and limited ICS fix

Having Windows 10 Pro gives access to Hyper-V as a virtualisation platform. Needing some VMs locally on my laptop I added the Hyper-V package to Windows and set about getting things configured. However, when setting up the networking, specifically, an…

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