tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85740379271034451252024-02-20T09:33:45.546-07:00Nick's Technology BlogPosting interesting programs, useful websites, and technology tipstechnick.85http://www.blogger.com/profile/06453674537234043540noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574037927103445125.post-37501418341329499962016-10-09T02:36:00.000-07:002016-10-09T02:37:11.898-07:00Excel: Converting word cases for spreadsheetsHere's how you can change the case of text in an excel spreadsheet:<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "segoe ui" , "arial" , "verdana" , "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Microsoft Excel has the following three worksheet functions that you can use to change text case:</span><br />
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<b>LOWER</b> - Converts all uppercase letters in a text string to lowercase.<br />
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<b>UPPER</b> - Converts all lowercase letters in a text string to uppercase.<br />
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<b>PROPER</b> - Capitalizes the first letter in a text string and any other letters in text that follow any character other than a letter. Converts all other letters to lowercase letters.</div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "segoe ui" , "arial" , "verdana" , "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">By using these functions, you can change the case of existing text in a worksheet. Consider the following example.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "segoe ui" , "arial" , "verdana" , "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Type the following values in a worksheet:</span><br />
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<pre class="in_text" style="font-family: Consolas, 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; padding: 10px; position: relative; width: auto;"> A1: ABCD
A2: EFGH
A3: IJKL
A4: MNOP
A5: QRST
A6: UVWX
A7: YZ
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "segoe ui" , "arial" , "verdana" , "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">To make these cells lowercase in Excel 2007 or Excel 2010, follow these steps: </span><br />
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: inherit;">Type the following formula in cell B1:<div class="indent" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 20px 10px;">
<span class="userInput" style="font-weight: bold;">=LOWER(A1)</span></div>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: inherit;">In column B, select all the cells to the right of the cells that contain data in column A. In this example, highlight cells B1 through B7.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: inherit;">Click <strong class="uiterm">Home</strong>, click <strong class="uiterm">Fill</strong>, and then click <strong class="uiterm">Down</strong>.<br /><br /><b>Note</b> The new column now contains the lowercase version of the text in column A.<br /><br /><b>Note</b> You can also fill cells B2 through B7 by clicking cell B1, and then dragging the fill handle to cell B7.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: inherit;">Highlight cells B1 through B7, click <strong class="uiterm">Home</strong>, and then click <strong class="uiterm">Copy</strong>.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: inherit;">Click cell A1, click <strong class="uiterm">Paste</strong>, click <strong class="uiterm">Paste Special</strong>, click <strong class="uiterm">Values</strong>, and then click <strong class="uiterm">OK</strong> to paste the converted values back onto column A.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: inherit;">Delete column B. To do this, click <strong class="uiterm">Home</strong>, click column B, and then click<b>Delete</b>.</li>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "segoe ui" , "arial" , "verdana" , "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">The text that was in column A is now in lowercase:</span><br />
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<pre class="in_text" style="font-family: Consolas, 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; padding: 10px; position: relative; width: auto;"> A1: abcd
A2: efgh
A3: ijkl
A4: mnop
A5: qrst
A6: uvwx
A7: yz
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "segoe ui" , "arial" , "verdana" , "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">To make these cells lowercase in Excel 2003 and earlier versions of excel, follow these steps:</span><br />
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: inherit;">Insert a column to the right of column A by selecting column B and clicking <b>Columns</b> on the <b>Insert</b> menu.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: inherit;">Type the following formula in cell B1:<div class="indent" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 20px 10px;">
<span class="userInput" style="font-weight: bold;">=LOWER(A1)</span></div>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: inherit;">In column B, select all the cells to the right of the cells that contain data in column A.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: inherit;">On the <b>Edit</b> menu, point to <b>Fill</b>, and then click <b>Down</b>.<br /><br />The new column now contains the lowercase version of the text in column A.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: inherit;">With the same range selected, click <b>Copy</b> on the <b>Edit</b> menu.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: inherit;">Select cell A1, and click <b>Paste Special</b> on the <b>Edit</b> menu. Under <b>Paste</b>, click <b>Values</b>, and click <b>OK</b> to paste the converted values back on top of column A.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: inherit;">Delete column B by selecting the column and clicking <b>Delete</b> on the <b>Edit</b> menu.</li>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "segoe ui" , "arial" , "verdana" , "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">The text that was in column A is now in lowercase:</span><br />
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<pre class="in_text" style="font-family: Consolas, 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; padding: 10px; position: relative; width: auto;"> A1: abcd
A2: efgh
A3: ijkl
A4: mnop
A5: qrst
A6: uvwx
A7: yz
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Revised from Microsoft's article "How to change the case of text in Excel":<br />
<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/263580">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/263580</a>technick.85http://www.blogger.com/profile/06453674537234043540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574037927103445125.post-31704450405121912632016-06-06T16:05:00.001-07:002016-06-06T16:05:25.000-07:00Excel Tip - Remove all numbers except area code<br />
This equation takes a phone number with area code and strips the 7 numbers after the area code, leaving only the area code:<br />
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=LEFT(TEXT(E1,"0"),LEN(TEXT(E1,"0"))-7)<br />
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You can change the variables to clip and prune whatever info off either side of a number to get what you need.<br />
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<br />technick.85http://www.blogger.com/profile/06453674537234043540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574037927103445125.post-42367981970475129502015-06-01T16:01:00.000-07:002016-06-06T16:03:22.090-07:00Recover Deleted Sticky Note<i>"To restore your Sticky Notes backup, first you must delete all of the existing Sticky Notes on your desktop. Then, replace the current StickyNotes.snt file with your backup file by copying and pasting it in the %AppData%\Microsoft\Sticky Notes\ folder."</i><br />
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Source & more details here: <a href="http://carlcheo.com/how-to-recover-accidentally-deleted-sticky-notes" target="_blank">http://carlcheo.com/how-to-recover-accidentally-deleted-sticky-notes</a>technick.85http://www.blogger.com/profile/06453674537234043540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574037927103445125.post-54231805450542764852012-12-16T08:48:00.000-07:002012-12-19T08:48:29.741-07:00Camtasia - .camrec file to .avi conversionTurns out that .camrec files created by Camtasia are actually zip files that contain the .avi that was recorded. You can use a program like 7-Zip to extract the .avi file<br />
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And if you want to save some space, you can always compress that .avi file with WinRar. It looks like the .camrec zip file is not compressed - however I've been able to take a 5GB+ avi file from Camtasia and compress it down to under 400MB.technick.85http://www.blogger.com/profile/06453674537234043540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574037927103445125.post-86316291874655147482012-10-25T16:00:00.000-07:002016-06-06T16:09:47.567-07:00Exchange 2007 - Unified Messaging Server Role SBS2008<i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">From my archive notes: </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">10/25/2012</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">While trying to integrate an Avaya IP Office into Exchange 2007 I found that there was no "Unified Messaging Server Role" service installed. So I went to the control panel to change the install for Exchange Server 2007 to enable that Role. Two address paths were defined when adding this service.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">First for the Exchange Server installation files:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">C:\Program Files\Windows Small Business Server\Bin\CMPNENTS\EXCHSRV80</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Second for the Exchange Server installation path:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Our server did not have any folder located in the default installation files path and I didn't have my Exchange server install CD handy. Looking at several guides online, users have complained that using the original files from their install CD caused issues. So I went online and found the latest service pack that I had installed and decided to extract the files from there. Turns out I had Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (x64) installed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I was able to download the "Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2" files from here:</span><br />
<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=4479"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=4479</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The exe file was about 884 MB. After extracting the file using WinRAR, the file size was about 1.22 GB (<i>now I can see why the files were not on my server</i>). At one point or another, a previous tech had cleared out these files to save space on the server. From my workstation where I extracted the files, I opened the shortcut to my server and copied the files to the C:\Program Files\Windows Small Business Server\Bin\CMPNENTS\ under a new folder named "EXCHSRV80"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I decided on waiting a couple of days for the weekend as I didn't want to take the server down for updates in the middle of the workweek...</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Notes and Resources:</span></b><br />
<a href="http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/exchangesvrclients/thread/64a9409a-e57a-4431-932e-b1426a17f66e"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/exchangesvrclients/thread/64a9409a-e57a-4431-932e-b1426a17f66e</span></a><br />
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<span style="color: #2a2a2a;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">Deep research on this issue:There are two options (if you need to use the SBS DVD 2). Pick one.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #2a2a2a;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">· Copy the CMPNENTS\Exchange12 directory from DVD2 to C:\Exchange 12</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #2a2a2a;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">· Add a registry key :</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #2a2a2a;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">MediaPackage REG_SZ \CMPNENTS\Exchange12\</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #2a2a2a;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">under: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\461C2B4266EDEF444B864AD6D9E5B613\SourceList\Media</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #2a2a2a;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">More information for your reference:</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #2a2a2a;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">PRB: Error 1706 "No Valid Source Could Be Found" When Installing MSI File from Removable Media</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #2a2a2a;"><span style="line-height: 20px;"><a href="http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/299803">http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/299803</a></span></span><br />
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technick.85http://www.blogger.com/profile/06453674537234043540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574037927103445125.post-39941556031805322432012-09-28T08:31:00.002-07:002012-09-28T08:31:35.473-07:00Avaya CallStatus EAccessviolation error<br />
Found this guide to stop the EAccessviolation error associated with Windows 2003 server when running Avaya's CallStatus program. A user named cascadia on the <a href="http://www.pbxtech.info/">http://www.pbxtech.info</a> Forum had this to say and it worked for me:<br />
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There is a very easy fix to this. I was advised to update the server fully with MS patches. Did that, but no help. So I did the following on a hunch and it worked!<br />
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My Computer > Properties<br />
Advanced Tab<br />
Performance > Settings<br />
Data Execution Prevention Tab<br />
This is turned on by default with a blank exception list.<br />
Click Add...<br />
Locate your copy of callstatus.exe<br />
Mine was in C:\Program Files\Avaya\IP Office\CallStatus\callstatus.exe<br />
Click Apply > OK > OK<br />
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And now you should be able to execute the Call Status monitor and run it like you used to.<br /><br />
Source: <a href="http://www.pbxtech.info/showthread.php/3114-EAccessviolation-error">http://www.pbxtech.info/showthread.php/3114-EAccessviolation-error</a><br />
technick.85http://www.blogger.com/profile/06453674537234043540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574037927103445125.post-46604551011982304522012-06-06T16:11:00.000-07:002016-06-06T16:11:24.743-07:00Old Notes - Upgrade from EXC2007 SP1-SP3Souce & Resources:<br />
<a href="http://msmvps.com/blogs/bradley/archive/2011/03/11/exchange-server-2007-sp3-does-not-update-the-exchange-server-active-directory-schema.aspx">http://msmvps.com/blogs/bradley/archive/2011/03/11/exchange-server-2007-sp3-does-not-update-the-exchange-server-active-directory-schema.aspx</a><br />
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EXCHANGE SERVER 2007 SP3 DOES NOT UPDATE THE EXCHANGE SERVER ACTIVE DIRECTORY SCHEMA:</h2>
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<em>Exchange Server 2007 SP3 does not update the Exchange Server Active Directory schema: </em><a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2457729/en-us?sd=rss&spid=10926" style="color: #0000cc; text-decoration: none;"><em>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2457729/en-us?sd=rss&spid=10926</em></a></div>
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<em>After you install Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3 (SP3) on a computer that has Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) installed, the Exchange Server Active Directory schema is not updated.<br /><br />This issue occurs because the Active Directory schema version information in Exchange Server 2007 SP3 is the same as in Exchange Server 2007 SP2.</em></div>
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<em>Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.</em></div>
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If you installed Exchange 2007 sp2 on pretty much any box with Exchange including SBS 2008 you will find that after you apply SP3 you can't add any new receive connectors.</div>
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<em>To work around this issue, run the <b>Setup.com /prepareschema</b> command.</em></div>
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Let's translate again: To now fix this issue since the install was supposed to upgrade the schema automatically, download SP3 again (or if you still have it on the box find it again) and follow the info in this blog post <em>-- </em><a href="http://blog.korteksolutions.com/cant-create-a-new-receive-connector-after-installing-rollup-1-or-2-for-exchange-2007-sp3" style="color: #0000cc; text-decoration: none;"><em>http://blog.korteksolutions.com/cant-create-a-new-receive-connector-after-installing-rollup-1-or-2-for-exchange-2007-sp3</em></a><br />
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<em>To avoid this issue, run the <b>Setup.com /prepareschema</b> command before you install Exchange Server 2007 SP3.</em></div>
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Let's translate one more time. If you jump from Exchange 2007 sp1 to sp3 you'll avoid this issue altogether. It's only those of us who kept our servers reasonably up to date that got nailed on this. This only impacts those who installed SP2 and then SP3. If you've already installed SP3 and you were on SP2 you can't avoid the issue since you didn't know it existed in the first place. Nor may you realize that you can't build a new receive connector until you go try to build one. </div>
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So if you are still on sp2 and haven't gone to sp3 (like me) as you were waiting to see if there would be an automatic fix to this issue, there won't be. Just be sure to run that prepare schema command before you apply sp3 and all will be well. If you already did apply sp3 and can't do a receive connector, don't worry, merely manually running the command to upgrade the schema will do the trick.<em><br /></em></div>
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<span class="commentspan" style="float: right; padding-left: 0.5em; text-align: right; width: 200px;"></span>Monday, March 28, 2011 12:23 PM by <a href="http://absoblogginlutely.net/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #0000cc; text-decoration: none;" title="Andy Helsby">Andy Helsby</a></div>
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In my case I wasn't able to install a new connector until I removed the rollup and then created them. Updating the schema did not make any difference. It was thanks to Kyle's blog that I got my server working though.</div>
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As Kyle doesn't allow comments to this older post, my comment was on the next available post - <a href="http://blog.korteksolutions.com/after-converting-a-sbs-2008-server-from-physical-to-virtual-with-backup-exec-system-recovery-sysprep-hangs/#comments" rel="nofollow" style="color: #0000cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_new">blog.korteksolutions.com/after-converting-a-sbs-2008-server-from-physical-to-virtual-with-backup-exec-system-recovery-sysprep-hangs</a></div>
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<a href="http://blog.korteksolutions.com/cant-create-a-new-receive-connector-after-installing-rollup-1-or-2-for-exchange-2007-sp3/">http://blog.korteksolutions.com/cant-create-a-new-receive-connector-after-installing-rollup-1-or-2-for-exchange-2007-sp3/</a><br />
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After you install Exchange 2007 service pack 3, and or rollup #1 or rollup #2 and you attempt to create a new receive connector, you receive the following error:</div>
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Summary: 1 item(s). 0 succeeded, 1 failed.</div>
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Elapsed time: 00:00:00</div>
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test</div>
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Error:</div>
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Active Directory operation failed on SBS01.ks.local. This error is not retriable. Additional information: The parameter is incorrect.</div>
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Active directory response: 00000057: LdapErr: DSID-0C090C26, comment: Error in attribute conversion operation, data 0, v1772</div>
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The requested attribute does not exist.</div>
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Exchange Management Shell command attempted:</div>
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new-ReceiveConnector -Name ‘test’ -Usage ‘Custom’ -Bindings ’0.0.0.0:25′ -Fqdn ‘test.test.com’ -RemoteIPRanges ’0.0.0.0-255.255.255.255′ -Server ‘SBS01′</div>
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Elapsed Time: 00:00:00</div>
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This is caused by service pack #3 not extending the schema properly, or not at all. To resolve this issue, download service pack 3 again at <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=1687160b-634a-43cb-a65a-f355cff0afa6&displaylang=en" style="color: #666666; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" title="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=1687160b-634a-43cb-a65a-f355cff0afa6&displaylang=en">http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=1687160b-634a-43cb-a65a-f355cff0afa6&displaylang=en</a> and then extract it.</div>
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Open a command prompt and go to the extracted folder. Now execute the following command:</div>
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<b>Setup.com /PrepareSchema</b></div>
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Now attempt to create your receive connector, and it will work fine. Please note, you do NOT have to remove rollup #1 or rollup #2 to fix this issue. I found one post that mentioned waiting for rollup #2 to come out to fix the issue <a href="http://msmvps.com/blogs/bradley/archive/2010/10/12/can-t-do-a-new-receive-connector-after-exchange-2007-sp3-rollup-1.aspx" style="color: #666666; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" title="http://msmvps.com/blogs/bradley/archive/2010/10/12/can-t-do-a-new-receive-connector-after-exchange-2007-sp3-rollup-1.aspx">http://msmvps.com/blogs/bradley/archive/2010/10/12/can-t-do-a-new-receive-connector-after-exchange-2007-sp3-rollup-1.aspx</a> , but the issue is not fixed in the rollup as it is a schema extension that was introduced in service pack #3. Upon further reading and investigation, on the Microsoft TechNet site, at <a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff607233(EXCHG.80).aspx" style="color: #666666; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" title="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff607233(EXCHG.80).aspx">http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff607233(EXCHG.80).aspx</a>it clearly states</div>
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“You must prepare Active Directory and each domain before you perform the first installation of Exchange 2007 SP3 in an organization. This process includes updating the Active Directory schema for Exchange 2007 SP3″</div>
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Guess no one read this part, including me!</div>
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technick.85http://www.blogger.com/profile/06453674537234043540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574037927103445125.post-63966133578176089192012-04-27T09:15:00.000-07:002012-04-27T09:15:45.397-07:00Add User to "Log on as a service" on SBS2008 DC<br />
Open Group Policy Management from the Administrative Tools.<br />
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Right click the ‘Default Domain Controllers Policy’ and choose ‘Edit’.<br />
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Choose Computer Configuration –> Policies -> Windows Settings –> Security Settings –> Local Policies –> User Rights Assignment and double right click in the right pane ‘Allow log on locally’.<br />
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Click ‘Add User or Group’.<br />
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Click Browse<br />
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Type in the box ‘besadmin’ and click ‘Check Names’.<br />
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Click ‘OK’.<br />technick.85http://www.blogger.com/profile/06453674537234043540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574037927103445125.post-28845761589083701562012-03-15T17:30:00.000-07:002012-03-15T17:30:01.032-07:00When Upgrading your Video Card...Always remember, when upgrading your video card to make sure your power supply can handle it! That is all.technick.85http://www.blogger.com/profile/06453674537234043540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574037927103445125.post-63139405242198714512012-03-15T17:20:00.000-07:002012-03-15T17:20:00.224-07:00Working with Large Lists<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Bossman got you facepalming on your latest project? Working with large subscriber or customer information lists can be a headache. You may run into a project where you have to combine several types of lists with different column information and they don't match up with your new system. You might have to prune, merge, cut or otherwise make sure a huge list is clean/tidy. Microsoft Excel can handle csv files, but keep in mind that Excel does have its limitations:<br />
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Microsoft Excel has size
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<a href="http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel-help/excel-specifications-and-limits-HP005199291.aspx">http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel-help/excel-specifications-and-limits-HP005199291.aspx</a></div>
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Here are some alternate tools and information I've run into to help maintain your larger lists:<br />
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<b>CSVed</b></div>
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For managing large CSV files (think
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<a href="http://csved.sjfrancke.nl/">http://csved.sjfrancke.nl/</a></div>
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<b>CSV Splitter</b></div>
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For splitting huge CSV files (can
keep header and apply to split files):</div>
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<a href="http://www.fxfisherman.com/forex/downloads/p13_sectionid/1/p13_fileid/16/">http://www.fxfisherman.com/forex/downloads/p13_sectionid/1/p13_fileid/16/</a></div>
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<b>Combine using Command Prompt</b></div>
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How to combine several CSV files
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<a href="http://www.yanzzee.com/2011/10/cmd-combine-csv-files-into-one.html">http://www.yanzzee.com/2011/10/cmd-combine-csv-files-into-one.html</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>technick.85http://www.blogger.com/profile/06453674537234043540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574037927103445125.post-59106048488775752582012-03-09T10:30:00.004-07:002012-03-09T10:48:21.615-07:00Move IIS Log Files in SBS2008<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Here's a good tip to save you some C:\ drive space in SBS2008. You can move the location of your IIS log files, potentially freeing up some significant space on your system drive. The default location of those files is C:\inetpub\logs\LogFiles. In this example, I'll explain how I moved them to my "E" drive under E:\inetpub\logs\LogFiles instead.</div>
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First thing is to create a new folder where your IIS log files will be saved. I decided to use the same naming scheme as the default but just on a different drive. In this case, I went to my "E" drive and created a folder named "inetpub" with a subfolder named "logs" inside. Inside of "logs" I added a new subfolder named "LogFiles". The full path looks like this - E:\inetpub\logs\LogFiles<br />
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As with most things, you'll want to create a backup of your log files to be safe.<br />
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If you're running Windows Small Business Edition 2008, go to the Administrative Tools menu (located in the Control Panel or on your Start Menu) to open the "Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager". You want to select your top level item - it should look something like "<b>SERVERNAME (DOMAIN\username)</b>". On the right menu, you'll see an icon for "Logging" that you'll want to open.<br />
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Once in your "Logging" menu, you'll want to change the Directory location to your new folder. You can either type/paste the new location or browse to the folder you want to use. When done, select the "Apply" action on the far right pane. </div>
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Each of these areas have menus like the first where you can change the "Logging" directory from the default to one of your choosing. Rinse and repeat the above steps with each of these sections to make sure they're all redirected:</div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Each of these have Logging settings, check all that you have</span></i></div>
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You'll notice when this is done that your old Log files are still in your C:\inetpub\logs\LogFiles folder. I just cut and pasted those subfolders into the new directory. If it asked me to replace any of the files I told it to move but keep both files (rename).<br />
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I freed up a couple of gigabytes and still was able to keep my logging active. You never know when you'll have to reference them so it's always good to keep them around.technick.85http://www.blogger.com/profile/06453674537234043540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574037927103445125.post-43835346396572879742012-02-03T16:09:00.001-07:002012-02-03T16:33:46.376-07:00Program Open But Can't See - Invisible!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">This screenshot is actually for an invisible folder, but you get the point.</span></i></div>
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Yesterday I had a pile of stuff fall on my keyboard while a program was open. Today, the program opens but I can't see it.<br />
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The program was open but invisible on the screen in Windows 7. The window shrunk to a size of zero and wouldn't even let me maximize to view! Re-installing didn't work. Right-clicking the preview window and selecting Maximize wasn't a option. Alt+Tab and WinKey+Tab didn't do the trick either (although WinKey+Tab looks pretty cool). Cascading or stacking the windows by right clicking the start menu bar didn't do jack!<br />
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I had to use WinKey+Up Arrow to maximize the window (after I clicked on the preview window on the start menu bar) and then drag the title bar down to un-maximize. At first I just clicked un-maxmize, but it dissapeared again. When it was back to normal, I closed and re-opened to make sure the size stuck. Sure enough, it did! See below for some more useful shortcuts:<br />
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Use <kbd style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eeeeee; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(136, 136, 136); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 3px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 3px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">WinKey</kbd>+<kbd style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eeeeee; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(136, 136, 136); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 3px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 3px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">Shift</kbd>+<kbd style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eeeeee; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(136, 136, 136); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 3px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 3px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">M</kbd> to restore minimized windows to the desktop.</div>
<div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; font-family: Arial, 'Liberation Sans', 'DejaVu Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">
Use <kbd style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eeeeee; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(136, 136, 136); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 3px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 3px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">WinKey</kbd>+<kbd style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eeeeee; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(136, 136, 136); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 3px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 3px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">Up Arrow</kbd> to maximize the current window.</div>
<div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; font-family: Arial, 'Liberation Sans', 'DejaVu Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">
Use <kbd style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eeeeee; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(136, 136, 136); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 3px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 3px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">WinKey</kbd>+<kbd style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eeeeee; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(136, 136, 136); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 3px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 3px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">Left Arrow</kbd> to maximize the window to the left side of the screen.</div>
<div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; font-family: Arial, 'Liberation Sans', 'DejaVu Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">
Use <kbd style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eeeeee; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(136, 136, 136); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 3px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 3px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">WinKey</kbd>+<kbd style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eeeeee; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(136, 136, 136); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 3px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 3px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;">Right Arrow</kbd> to maximize the window to the right side of the screen.</div>
<div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; font-family: Arial, 'Liberation Sans', 'DejaVu Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">
Found these shortcuts here: <a href="http://superuser.com/questions/313248/maximize-all-on-a-pc" style="background-color: transparent;">http://superuser.com/questions/313248/maximize-all-on-a-pc</a></div>technick.85http://www.blogger.com/profile/06453674537234043540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574037927103445125.post-37112082710257711992011-12-23T13:10:00.000-07:002011-12-23T13:12:10.243-07:00FYI - How many megabytes is 15 megabits?How many megabytes is 15 megabits?<br />
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1 megabit equals 0.125 megabytes...<br />
...so 15 multiplied by 0.125 equals 1.875 megabytes.<br />
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source: <a href="http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_MB_is_15_megabits" target="_blank">http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_MB_is_15_megabits</a>technick.85http://www.blogger.com/profile/06453674537234043540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574037927103445125.post-61689387900474763992011-12-21T12:27:00.000-07:002011-12-21T12:28:11.569-07:00Batch File for Restarting "DNS Server" ServiceYou can go into your Task Scheduler and add this batch file to restart your DNS Server service. Just save this info to a text file and save as DNSserverRestart.bat<br />
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<textarea cols="54" rows="10" style="height: 211px; width: 508px;">@echo off
REM - File: DNSserverRestart.bat
REM - Description: Restart's DNS Server Services
REM - Author: technick.85
REM - ADD REM comments if you don't want to restart any
REM - of Services
echo Restarting DNS Server...
echo ======================================================
net stop "DNS Server"
net start "DNS Server"
echo ======================================================
echo DNS Server Restarted
</textarea>technick.85http://www.blogger.com/profile/06453674537234043540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574037927103445125.post-2071762388546302062011-09-15T14:06:00.003-07:002011-09-15T14:12:20.111-07:00AVG Blocking False Positive Executables?HOW TO DISABLE AVG FREE (TEMPORARILY)<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">"The Resident Shield is the main component protecting you from viruses. It scans accessed files and if a virus is found, the access to the file is blocked. This applies to executing infected programs, as well as to opening of infected documents or any other files. <br /><br />Disabling of the Resident Shield is sometimes recommended before installation of a new software or drivers, since it can prevent conflicts that would otherwise occur during their installation. This however applies only to limited number of specific programs and drivers, and there is no general reason why AVG Resident Shield should interfere with an installation of any application.<br /><br />To disable the Resident Shield, please:<br />1. Open AVG User Interface.<br />2. Double-click on the Resident Shield.<br />3. Un-tick the option Resident Shield active.<br />4. Save the changes.<br /><br />Please do not forget to activate the Resident Shield again once you performed the tasks requiring its deactivation."</span><br /><br />Source: <a href="http://bit.ly/pPZzgL" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/pPZzgL</a>technick.85http://www.blogger.com/profile/06453674537234043540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574037927103445125.post-49421443898097896412011-09-06T10:12:00.007-07:002011-09-06T10:38:55.816-07:00APC PowerChute Business Edition Agent - Default Username & PasswordFound this useful tip regarding APC PowerChute Business Edition Agent. When it comes to a default admin password: There is none! If you need to reset your username/password, you'll have to reinstall the suite on your server/workstation/whatever. In the process, I ended upgrading from v8 to v9 using the free 5 node edition found here:<br><br /><a href="http://www.apc.com/tools/download/software_comp.cfm?sw_sku=SFPCBE90&id=125&swfam=125" target="_blank">http://www.apc.com/tools/download/software_comp.cfm?sw_sku=SFPCBE90&id=125&swfam=125</a><br /><br />More details along with the original blog post can be found here:<br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.oleksiygayda.com/2009/06/tip-apc-powerchute-business-edition.html?spref=bl" target="_blank">Oleksiy Gayda's Tech Blog: Tip: <br>APC PowerChute Business Edition Agent <br>Default Username and Password</a></center><br /><br />You can check out more posts by Oleksiy Gayda @ <a href="http://www.oleksiygayda.com" target="_blank">http://www.oleksiygayda.com</a>technick.85http://www.blogger.com/profile/06453674537234043540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574037927103445125.post-12455454378588166432011-08-24T16:04:00.007-07:002011-08-24T16:29:07.003-07:0050GB of FREE online storage space from ADrive.comLast week I was looking around for a free service online to backup some important files. It's always good to keep a backup in case of an emergency. I've been using SkyDrive for a lot of my backups but it's limited to around 2GB. And then I found out about ADrive...<div>
<br /></div><div>Its capacity is the size of a dual layer blu ray disc. Enough to store around 12,500 or so MP3s. Since it's a free service there is no telling how long it will actually be in business though. Definitely worth looking at if you need to work with larger files and don't have a decent size USB drive to move them. Did I mention it's free? Yeah, that's actually pretty nice. Oh cloud based storage, you are so convenient. <div>
<br /></div><div><a href="http://www.adrive.com/" target="_blank">http://www.ADrive.com</a></div></div>technick.85http://www.blogger.com/profile/06453674537234043540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574037927103445125.post-77662742035113201152011-08-24T06:40:00.003-07:002011-08-24T16:03:44.937-07:00Classic Menu for Office<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivmspZylXTOwwXZikzlrmIAflaNLRagrjnNkQp2PJwOF8K2gtNy_8DKpeZFs21fLIMjb6O3LE3EkBGw8jwfKZYvi_yWBdtivgtbbQuoDFlBqy5iQcC8-QYRIqER3LhHhhL2oaqCjOsXfo/s1600/fb2b0a7e70.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivmspZylXTOwwXZikzlrmIAflaNLRagrjnNkQp2PJwOF8K2gtNy_8DKpeZFs21fLIMjb6O3LE3EkBGw8jwfKZYvi_yWBdtivgtbbQuoDFlBqy5iQcC8-QYRIqER3LhHhhL2oaqCjOsXfo/s320/fb2b0a7e70.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644559264550428434" /></a><div>I've had several requests from users to keep older versions of Office because they don't know how to navigate the newer Office "ribbon" menus. Microsoft has made it a pain for legacy users who may not have the patience or time to relearn an entirely new navigation system.</div><div>
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<br /></div><div>UBitMenu is a snazzy little program that adds back the classic menu from Office 2003 to your modern Office suite. It adds an extra tab called "Menu" with all the familiar items you are used to. Here's the website where you can download the applicaton:
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<br /><a href="http://www.ubit.ch/software/ubitmenu-languages/" target="_blank">http://www.ubit.ch/software/ubitmenu-languages/</a></div>technick.85http://www.blogger.com/profile/06453674537234043540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574037927103445125.post-40199402944181162512011-02-08T18:02:00.008-07:002011-02-08T20:26:25.632-07:00Craigslist Spam<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhng0gUN0BStbbggXe4hUVwTzCR6BaUXyR65KbOaG9Q5gGcJIsdQwu6iMrxiKZDjiMmnALMPno9RUEFHgX-pAaAFkBHPjNPOecu5IwMsDaZsB170QTy6p8EFboLp3N61LwZ3FrBNavn16I/s1600/nowpublic.com.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhng0gUN0BStbbggXe4hUVwTzCR6BaUXyR65KbOaG9Q5gGcJIsdQwu6iMrxiKZDjiMmnALMPno9RUEFHgX-pAaAFkBHPjNPOecu5IwMsDaZsB170QTy6p8EFboLp3N61LwZ3FrBNavn16I/s320/nowpublic.com.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571492321217569842" /></a><p class="MsoNormal">For those of you out there that are job searching, <a href="http://www.craigslist.org">Craigslist.org</a> can be a great tool! It can also be a great source for SPAM and fake posts. If get an email from an unknown sender and it looks fishy, try Google searching some lines of the message. If you're like me and replied to a ton of job postings, the source of these spam messages are damn near impossible to track down. That is unless the subject line was in the suspected spam email and you printed a pdf copy of the ad - Aha! Although the lure of a potential job may be tempting, be aware that some people (try to) make a living from scamming and spamming you!</p><p class="MsoNormal">Here's a message I got today from some random internet guy telling me about a job opportunity:</p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>"I will like to know if you can get this work done for me, I have 7</b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Pentium M HP laptops,Below is a list of work needed to be done on each </i><i>Pc.</i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b> 1.Format Hard Drive</b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b> 2.Install Win Xp with Service Pack 3</b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b> 3.Install Microsoft Office Package</b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b> 4.AVG Virus Software</b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b> 5.Adobe Acrobat Reader</b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b> Get back to me with your total cost for the service</b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b> I await your urgent response"</b><br />- Allen Jones</i></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">If you Google search that last bit: <i><b>"Get back to me with your total cost for the service I await your urgent response"</b></i> you'll find several websites with people asking if they just got a SPAM message. When in doubt, Google it!<br /><br />To quote famous circus man P.T. Barnum <i>"There's a sucker born every minute"</i> Don't be a sucker. Research fishy emails to <a href="http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/P/phishing.html" target="_blank">avoid phishing scams</a>! Here's more useful info on Craiglist's About Spam page: <a href="http://www.craigslist.org/about/scams" target="_blank">http://www.craigslist.org/about/scams</a></p><p class="MsoNormal">On a funny side-note, Googling the name "Allen Jones" I discovered a sculptor that makes tables that look like look like pretty ladies. <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/3668398/Allen-Jones-The-day-I-turned-down-Stanley-Kubrick.html" target="_blank">His work inspired the tables for the milk bar scenes in A Clockwork Orange.</a> </p>technick.85http://www.blogger.com/profile/06453674537234043540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574037927103445125.post-86623107244516938812010-08-20T08:39:00.005-07:002010-08-20T08:51:51.512-07:00Google Chrome for All Users<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEeIByDJnF_1ck_m_aLmo8L22FydKaG44SK_o0Ct2TUaAUbqyUVcNBMETMfIRxBEMg_A4oWbglvXi1ZaLIezQPld6PdeJRWpkrjZK3qaop7r7XOAM-fYozoZjrW32MvFqPBa0F_3qYsxA/s1600/google-chrome.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 143px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEeIByDJnF_1ck_m_aLmo8L22FydKaG44SK_o0Ct2TUaAUbqyUVcNBMETMfIRxBEMg_A4oWbglvXi1ZaLIezQPld6PdeJRWpkrjZK3qaop7r7XOAM-fYozoZjrW32MvFqPBa0F_3qYsxA/s200/google-chrome.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507519472369146754" border="0" /></a>If you go to <a href="http://www.google.com/chrome">http://www.google.com/chrome</a>, you can download one of my favorite web browsers:<br /><br /><center><object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nCgQDjiotG0?fs=1&hl=en_US&hd=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nCgQDjiotG0?fs=1&hl=en_US&hd=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object><br />Google Chrome Speed Tests - HD</center><br />I ran into an issue a couple weeks back and discovered that when you install Chrome from <a href="http://www.google.com/chrome">http://www.google.com/chrome</a>, the program installs to your local profile. This means that if you have someone else using your computer on a separate account, the 2nd user might not see your Chrome installation.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Solution?<br /><br />If you go to <a href="http://pack.google.com/">http://pack.google.com</a>, you can download and install Chrome via Google Pack. This will install Chrome in your My Programs folder rather than your local profile (where there's a good chance that nobody else could access it).<br /></div>technick.85http://www.blogger.com/profile/06453674537234043540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574037927103445125.post-10300836395391520672010-08-20T01:52:00.007-07:002010-08-20T10:05:58.202-07:00ZDTV/TechTV Archives<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCrGhBGAHgcwD0fEM0GM3Gg0kPZMm_nUaVdyY3hBUIY93wcU0ijQzLy0A94jUH1z4lr4HcjiMlaZ5ldlhfm_-t3e-g7JeTp9XmKjveddIsnscAPObz2jqnBQp9bjUJs6OvMGttLkTJ1KE/s1600/6a00c2251c52baf21900c2251e1c42f219-500pi.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCrGhBGAHgcwD0fEM0GM3Gg0kPZMm_nUaVdyY3hBUIY93wcU0ijQzLy0A94jUH1z4lr4HcjiMlaZ5ldlhfm_-t3e-g7JeTp9XmKjveddIsnscAPObz2jqnBQp9bjUJs6OvMGttLkTJ1KE/s200/6a00c2251c52baf21900c2251e1c42f219-500pi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507392607981526226" border="0" /></a>Probably the largest influence I had growing up was watching (the now defunct) <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZDTV#ZDTV">ZDTV</a>/<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Techtv">TechTV</a> back when shows like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_screensavers">The ScreenSavers</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_for_Help">Call for Help</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Spin">Silicon Spin</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Play">Gamespot TV/Extended Play</a> were on the air. I started watching around the time <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Laporte">Leo Laporte</a> and <a href="http://www.katebotello.com/index.html">Kate Botello</a> hosted <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_screensavers">The ScreenSavers, </a>but I remember watching more shows with Leo Laporte & <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Norton">Patrick Norton</a>. Eventually my cable provider dropped ZDTV shortly after it turned into TechTV.<br /><br />These shows inspired me to persue a career in information technology. Everything from learning about HTML code to building my first custom PC, I owe to the crew over at ZDTV. There's still plenty of great tips/tricks/information on technology from these shows.<br /><br /><center><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/AF_EPm565aQ?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/AF_EPm565aQ?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DvteeYjtfec?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DvteeYjtfec?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /></center><br /><br />The hosts of the shows eventually moved on to other projects after ZDTV/TechTV got merged/canceled and are still out there today in the world of tech. The channel now exists as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G4_%28TV_channel%29">G4 </a>but a good chunk of the crew work at <a href="http://www.revision3.com/">Revision3</a> now.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw3lWpUJQ-LyK_lbWWVMe05YrF2KaVAD0LNphz5FvOcxztOxIT-EmLLPLZyPPExYw1ZIs2aQCWj4Ez7q1Lf0T_miVyZDWKoHi5ZAZFxUlYrYUp7YukdXZjvfm7bDtMT9XcLK1frh51p4k/s1600/tssdt4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw3lWpUJQ-LyK_lbWWVMe05YrF2KaVAD0LNphz5FvOcxztOxIT-EmLLPLZyPPExYw1ZIs2aQCWj4Ez7q1Lf0T_miVyZDWKoHi5ZAZFxUlYrYUp7YukdXZjvfm7bDtMT9XcLK1frh51p4k/s320/tssdt4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507411791529142082" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Found on </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.mrwebauthor.com/techtv/tribute.html"><span style="font-size:85%;">http://www.mrwebauthor.com/techtv/tribute.html</span></a><br /></div><br />I huge internet shout-out to the whole crew from ZDTV. I'd like to thank the following in particular for inspiring me the most: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Chang">Roger Chang</a>, <a href="http://www.jessicacorbin.com/">Jessica Corbin</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0735714053">Yoshi DeHerrera</a>, <a href="http://www.dvorak.org/">John C. Dvorak</a>, <a href="http://leoville.com/">Leo Laporte</a>, <a href="http://www.sarahlane.com/">Sarah Lane</a>, <a href="http://louderback.com/">Jim Louderback</a>, <a href="http://www.jumpingmonkeys.com/">Megan Morrone</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Norton">Patrick Norton</a>, <a href="http://chris.pirillo.com/">Chris Prillo</a>, <a href="http://kevinrose.com/">Kevin Rose</a>, <a href="http://roughpatch.tv/">Martin Sargent</a>, <a href="http://www.hitechmommy.com/">Catherine Schwartz</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Sessler">Adam Sessler</a> & <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_Webb">Morgan Webb</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxO7KKLIO1TrlUJidLEAmNSvpwZUJiaLmTt_vU8xdB2V7aebrRnVFvhNCFfv_b7aq_8hG8LX8v57vOQJSAAdU5Uy32pqKScYGZP0wFy815oiSD_ZEZ4NDfJlzdVooDSxlhAo-_sa-Ue0Q/s1600/meganlinux.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxO7KKLIO1TrlUJidLEAmNSvpwZUJiaLmTt_vU8xdB2V7aebrRnVFvhNCFfv_b7aq_8hG8LX8v57vOQJSAAdU5Uy32pqKScYGZP0wFy815oiSD_ZEZ4NDfJlzdVooDSxlhAo-_sa-Ue0Q/s320/meganlinux.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507533974997158882" border="0" /></a></div><br />Leo Laporte has his own site called The TWiT Newscast network, operates a blog and has an archive of podcasts/radio shows @ TechGuyLabs.com:<br /><a href="http://twit.tv/">http://twit.tv</a><br /><a href="http://techguylabs.com/">http://techguylabs.com</a><br /><a href="http://leoville.com/">http://leoville.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Leo-Laporte/e/B001K8PZ3I/">http://www.amazon.com/Leo-Laporte/e/B001K8PZ3I/</a><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/leolaporte">http://twitter.com/leolaporte</a><br /><br />Kate Botello operates a personal website, owns a theatre production company, a web design company, and runs a children's theater summer camp in Traverse City, Michigan:<br /><a href="http://www.katebotello.com/">http://www.katebotello.com</a><br /><a href="http://traversecitywebdesign.com/about">http://traversecitywebdesign.com/about</a><br /><br />Patrick Norton currently hosts shows called HD Nation & Tekzilla on Revision3:<br /><a href="http://revision3.com/tekzilla">http://revision3.com/tekzilla</a><br /><a href="http://revision3.com/hdnation">http://revision3.com/hdnation</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/patricknorton">http://www.twitter.com/patricknorton</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh00NtUGItiIltJrQZtIpP8jNlVkhcl9-KBLQNVK09o4SNNfcghvjMnpN0ZX48g6B7gIfJIPZX4O5UesNj58aZz9TGBiZVmdWILc2WAqMZ9r4X3alV0l3Dr59qmwi7MxGLPE3f2ledQoPk/s1600/thescreensavers.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh00NtUGItiIltJrQZtIpP8jNlVkhcl9-KBLQNVK09o4SNNfcghvjMnpN0ZX48g6B7gIfJIPZX4O5UesNj58aZz9TGBiZVmdWILc2WAqMZ9r4X3alV0l3Dr59qmwi7MxGLPE3f2ledQoPk/s320/thescreensavers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507407662936087698" border="0" /></a></div>The coolest nostalgia bomb that was dropped on me recently was when I re-discovered tons of old ZDTV clips online. You can check out a boatload of shows archived via these links <a href="http://www.google.com/#hl=en&q=ZDTV+archives">or do a search online for more</a>:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/ZDTVMultimedia">http://www.youtube.com/user/ZDTVMultimedia</a><br /><a href="http://www.livestream.com/desertbunker">http://www.livestream.com/desertbunker</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/zdtvfan">http://www.youtube.com/user/zdtvfan</a><br /><br />Bonus 1: Internet Archive of The ScreenSavers website:<br /><a href="http://discretionary.org/screensavers/index.php">http://discretionary.org/screensavers/index.php</a><br /><br />Bonus 2: TechTV - How to build a website (hosted on archive.org)<br /><a href="http://www.archive.org/details/Daanbrg-TechTVHowToBuildAWebsite459">http://www.archive.org/details/Daanbrg-TechTVHowToBuildAWebsite459</a>technick.85http://www.blogger.com/profile/06453674537234043540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574037927103445125.post-61687252133028983192010-08-19T21:39:00.003-07:002010-08-19T22:10:53.863-07:00Google Homepage Background Image<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg27chwCCNzEfLf5d7ThvFeBiErTBs0bNKcVu6nVasSLrrQg314Bp8jA8qMa4QJn020MDULlsZeRg2u4qv_kJy0FfZDGXW8HsEv79WuonMM64Kdlp9RPRV3XmGmlsIbvATqGeGbLrG9Ixs/s1600/my+google+startup+page.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 161px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg27chwCCNzEfLf5d7ThvFeBiErTBs0bNKcVu6nVasSLrrQg314Bp8jA8qMa4QJn020MDULlsZeRg2u4qv_kJy0FfZDGXW8HsEv79WuonMM64Kdlp9RPRV3XmGmlsIbvATqGeGbLrG9Ixs/s200/my+google+startup+page.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507347544789518146" border="0" /></a>I always forget that I have a custom background for my Google homepage. The thing that gets me every time is that I'll go to Google then wait a second to type something in. All of a sudden I get this picture that fades in like a nightmare (that one on the left).<br /><br />Here's where that picture is from:<br /><br /><center><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/aq6wawIL7lU?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/aq6wawIL7lU?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="480"></embed></object></center><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Marvelous_Misadventures_of_Flapjack" target="_blank">The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack</a><br /></div><br />Anyway, if you'd like to add your own custom background to your Google homepage, follow these instructions<br /><br />1. Sign in to your Google Account in the top right corner of the Google homepage.<br /><br />2. Click Change background image in the bottom left corner of the Google homepage.<br /><br />3. Choose where to select your background image<br /><br />4. Once you've chosen your image, click Select at the bottom of the window. It may take a moment before your new Google homepage background appears.<br /><br />You can remove your background image at any time by clicking Remove background image in the bottom left corner of the homepage.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Source: <a href="http://www.google.com/support/websearch/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=180720" target="_blank">http://www.google.com/support/websearch/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=180720</a></span>technick.85http://www.blogger.com/profile/06453674537234043540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574037927103445125.post-82289849996603890682010-07-09T08:50:00.005-07:002010-07-09T09:03:16.767-07:00Ctrl+Alt+Del for Remote Desktop<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-0rvbHkbwrpYFbs3JrxvmprDP1eAfqcMtNOas06RUGENaTNEeb5J-UKV9J6LQX_EAXs_JsAhQWCgqfLTJf_LY6XoPItwry2NQz-u5Q6Nhin_29TvFpltfcaJY62F7I8XIiNiFa1ShECw/s1600/ctrl-alt-del.jpeg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-0rvbHkbwrpYFbs3JrxvmprDP1eAfqcMtNOas06RUGENaTNEeb5J-UKV9J6LQX_EAXs_JsAhQWCgqfLTJf_LY6XoPItwry2NQz-u5Q6Nhin_29TvFpltfcaJY62F7I8XIiNiFa1ShECw/s200/ctrl-alt-del.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491935265363919106" border="0" /></a>When you're using Remote Desktop, you can't use ctrl+alt+del to bring up the remote computer's task manager. Here's an easy solution: use ctrl+alt+end<br /><br />Also, here's a video on the history of Ctrl+Alt+Del:<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1zADyh0JQh8&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1zADyh0JQh8&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br />Bill's reaction: <a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/butthurt" target="_blank">http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/butthurt</a><br /></div>technick.85http://www.blogger.com/profile/06453674537234043540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574037927103445125.post-56999089487711220592010-07-07T20:42:00.004-07:002010-07-09T09:04:25.528-07:00Down Them All! - Nice File Download Manager<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYd9H85H9mHNbAb59ylG144pKWg_t-y0gfq2tg59byPCnE9Pbo_cSBQfi0Tikoo_iqN25HWN10xFRxW4grodoqXjYr251yCGrIXy4AE6HssUNta1AcRCue8WXpeP4dgrapR37jnJHEzIo/s1600/Downloadthemall.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYd9H85H9mHNbAb59ylG144pKWg_t-y0gfq2tg59byPCnE9Pbo_cSBQfi0Tikoo_iqN25HWN10xFRxW4grodoqXjYr251yCGrIXy4AE6HssUNta1AcRCue8WXpeP4dgrapR37jnJHEzIo/s200/Downloadthemall.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491375894620392226" border="0" /></a><br />DownThemAll (or just dTa) is a powerful yet easy-to-use Mozilla Firefox extension that adds <strong>new advanced download capabilities</strong> to your browser.<br /> DownThemAll lets you <strong>download all the links or images contained in a webpage</strong> and much more: you can refine your downloads by fully customizable criteria to get only what you really want.<br /> DownThemAll is all you can desire from a download manager: it features an advanced accelerator that <strong>increases speed up to 400%</strong>, it allows you to pause and resume downloads at any time and, last but not least, it's fully integrated into your <a href="http://www.getfirefox.com/" target="_blank"> favorite browser</a>!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.downthemall.net" target="_blank">http://www.downthemall.net</a>technick.85http://www.blogger.com/profile/06453674537234043540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574037927103445125.post-85986201273564856132010-07-07T20:35:00.003-07:002010-07-09T11:15:32.974-07:00Keep High Definition - HD YouTube Video DownloaderDownload High Definition Videos off Youtube... and lot more!!<br /><br />KeepHD is a sweet tool that lets you download HD videos off Youtube and other tube sites in to your video editing softare! Not only can you download from youtube HD copies of your movies and music, you can also download the mobile 3GP version for your mobile devices plus the standard MP4 and FLV format. Just enter your video URL, and KeepHD will automatically grab each version of the youtube video clip you want to download.<br /><br /><a href="http://keephd.com/" target="_blank">http://keephd.com</a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><object style="background-image: url("http://i4.ytimg.com/vi/SLB3xR4UGYA/hqdefault.jpg");" width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SLB3xR4UGYA&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SLB3xR4UGYA&hl=en_US&fs=1" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div>technick.85http://www.blogger.com/profile/06453674537234043540noreply@blogger.com