Get Hue or LIFX light alerts for Dona Sarkar Build Tweets
If you’re a hard core Windows Insider, you’ll want to be one of the first to know when new Insider Builds are available for download and corresponding blog posts go up. You can always watch @donasarkars Twitter stream (and check the hints that builds are coming in images she posts), but if you have Hue or LIFX connected bulbs, you can use IFTTT to set up an Applet (used to be called a recipe) to get a visual alert.
Turn Off Cloud Access to your WD My Cloud Device NOW
The technical press (like Engadget https://www.engadget.com/2017/03/05/wd-my-cloud-security-exploits/) is publishing info about a vulnerability that impacts WD Networked devices that have cloud access enabled. That’s great, but they aren’t providing info for non technical users on how to check their settings and turn off this access is needed. So here is that information:
1.Access the My Cloud Dashboard. To open your My Cloud Dashboard: Windows: Open a web browser and type in //devicename/ (or device IP address) to the browser address bar. If your device is named WDMyCloud, you’d type in //WDMyCloud/ and hit enter. The web page should open. You may need to login (hopefully you’ve password protected your device)
2.Click on the settings option on the top menu.
3. Scroll the page to Cloud Access and verify it is set to off (or turn off if it is on).
While you are on this page, check the Firmware Update tab on the left and make sure you are on the latest firmware. Upgrade if needed.
Bluetooth Setup Work Around for 15031 Insiders Build (Use Dynamic Lock)
If you didn’t pair your cellphone before installing 15031, there’s a work around using the legacy control panel. Many want to test the cool new Dynamic Lock feature, but since the Settings App, Devices functionality is broken, think they need to wait for a new build.
Nope. The legacy control panel is still there and can be used to get Bluetooth devices paired.
1. Type Control in the Cortana Search field and open Control Panel
2. Change Category to Small icons if needed
3. Select Devices and Printers
4. Select Add a device
5. Verify your phone is in discoverable; it should appear in the Add a device list. Select it and then select Next.
6. Your phone and the Add a device window should display the same code. Select yes in Add a device and select Pair on your phone.
7. Wait a minute or so while files are installed.
8. Voila! Paired phone is now visible in Devices and Printers
9. Last step is to go to Settings > Accounts > Sign-in options and toggle Dynamic lock to “on”
Enjoy!
Did the SP3 Simplo battery fix negatively impact LGC?
If you have a Surface Pro 3, you probably received a firmware update on or around 8/292016. This firmware update is a fix for Simplo batteries only. Most people have reported their SP3’s with Simplo batteries now show reasonable capacity (but there are customers reporting bricks).
A trend is appearing in the Microsoft Community Forums (Answers) that suggests that something in the firmware to fix Simplo has had a bad impact on Surface Pro 3’s equipped with LGC batteries. This thread has some folks posting about this https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/forum/surfpro3-surfhardware/surface-pro-3-with-lgc-lgc-battery-degradation/13d03fbe-1edd-489f-bd0a-2c07ff615128?msgId=25830051-4e6d-4a5d-b194-2e78168e6534 (and there are a couple of others).
If you have a Surface Pro 3, you should open an administrative cmd prompt and type
powercfg /battery report
Save the file and if it looks like the samples below, post in the above thread. As you can see, these folks are stuck on a fixed, less than 100% capacity. This condition was not present prior to the 8/29 firmware update. You can also let me know on Twitter, @barbbowman if you are impacted.
