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2022-04-04Fixes

Quickbooks – set excel to open with macros enabled when running reports.

Quickbooks typically allows you to open excel reports with macros already enabled. But some of their “other” reports open Excel directly. When it does, it opens the file as a temporary file, and…

2022-03-15Android

Google Play Family Library fails with Minecraft License Error – Android

Minecraft has been a staple in my household for years. It just makes sense our offspring would love it too. We set out to install Minecraft on one of their tablets and to my surprise, no charge, just…

Strong I.T. Guy
2022-02-02Uncategorized

Windows Update KB5009546 Totally jacked up our DC.

This update created a ridiculous amount of BS to fix. It created a reboot loop that allowed for about 2 minutes after logging in, shutdown abort command did not work, renamed the machine in certain…

2022-01-05Microsoft Excel

Excel unable to enable Macros when running QuickBooks Report.

Our most recent edit shows you the folder to specifically trust: http://strongitguy.com/quickbooks-set-excel-to-open-with-macros-enabled-when-running-reports/ User goes to open up an Excel report…

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2022-01-04Backups

Removing Unfinished files with Backblaze B2 CLI

Step 1: Download Backblaze B2 Command Line Tool Remember DURING install to choose to set PIP environmental Path https://www.backblaze.com/b2/docs/quick_command_line.html or…

2022-01-02Backups

Issues setting up Backblaze B2 Command-line and Windows / Python install

I needed to set up the Backblaze B2 command-line tool to remove unfinished files, also known as failed uploads. The only way to clear out “unfinished files” is to run their designated script from the…