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Here is my ‘Desktop Color Printer Evaluation’ in Excel format. You can use it as a template for evaluating other printer products. It covers obvious items like printer cost and pages per minutes as well as less obvious but very important criteria like second paper tray cost and memory. In the Read more…
I recently had a client request to supply some Visitor / Guest Management software for a office reception that saw between 5 and 30 visitors a day. They felt that their sign in log book made the company look old and out of touch. After an hour of research I could Read more…
If you can’t get your Symantec Backup Exec Server Services to start and you see errors like: The Backup Exec Server service on Local Computer started and then stopped. Some services stop automatically if they are not in use by other services or programs. and in the Windows Event Log Read more…
If want to remove a tab from a Sharepoint 2010 Foundation site and you: go to the tab/site in question, click SITE ACTIONS, SITE SETTINGS, DELETE THIS SITE and click the DELETE button you may see the the following useless error: Error Specified method is not supported. Troubleshoot issues with Microsoft SharePoint Read more…
If you have ever tried to shut down Forefront services on an Exchange server you have found that it will shut down your Exchange… so don’t do that. I recently worked with a Microsoft tech who explained the following simply command line to (temporarily) unhook Exchange from Forefront: Open a comand Read more…
When using Kaspersky Security Center you may set a policy in: Managed Computers Policies tab Advanced Settings Interface Enable Password Protection The problem is the damn thing requires you to enter the old password before you can change to a different password. This makes no sense and after trying to Read more…
Luidia’s eBeam technology is high quality, low cost (about $1000) product which turns any wall or LCD screen into a Digital Whiteboard. This short instructional video explains how to use the eBeam on an LCD screen. What the video does not show is the install process, which is: install the Read more…
“…We’re thrilled at the sales we’ve seen for Kinect (for XBox – 18 million sold in the past year – and we were honored to receive a Guinness World Record for the fastest selling consumer electronics device ever. Buy one for Windows now From Microsoft or Amazon “…distribution partners in Read more…
Users found this error connecting to a Juniper Mag2600 and binging and googling this error only brought up semi useless items like: check personal firewall install windows patch for loopback ip-address issue (which appears to relate to Windows XP) unmark automatic proxy settings in the Browser I checked the Mag Read more…
UPDATED: Sept 1st 2013 If you have heard the hype on the Kobo ereader you know there are supposedly 1 million free ebooks for it. Where are they? They don’t show up in the Kobo Desktop software. They are online so just follow this simple process to find those freebees: MAKE Read more…
When starting Angry Birds on your PC you may see Error: The ADP Runtime Was Unable to Initialize To work around the problem: start Intel AppUp click MY APPS from the menu on the left find Angry Birds, and start it Close Angry Birds (if you want) From this point Read more…
There are many dangerous threats lurking in cyberspace today, from software vulnerabilities and exploits, to viruses and botnets. Among these threats are phishing attacks, an electronic communication scam that attempts to secure highly personal information such as credit card info, user names and passwords by assuming the identity of a Read more…
Speaking as someone who owns a playbook, I can say that this is a good list and nearly all of them are free Groupon Evernote Box E! News – this is for people who need to get a life InstaPhoto Stressless Angry Birds… of course The details are at http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/slideshow/Playbook-Apps/ The Read more…
Usually you can save content from a website by RIGHT CLICKING your mouse and selecting SAVE but some content like Flash Files (.SWF) and animated GIF’s just don’t work that way. When you right click on an .SWF Flash element you will not see the SAVE option and if you right click and save an animated .GIF you will only Read more…
The answer; convert the files. Microsoft Windows Television (WTV) format is not supported on Windows Starter or Basic and very few video converters support .WTV format. However, you can go to any of the following to: cnet.com/1770-5_1-0.html?query=mcebuddy&tag=srch . mcebuddy.com videohelp.com/tools/MCEBuddy and download this free tool and convert your .WTV formated files to .MP4 Read more…
To Factory Reset your switch, which will include setting resetting the password, Short Answer: On older 3Com SuperStack switches (like the SuperStack II 9300 and 3000) use: Login: 3comcso Password: RIP000 On newer 3Com SuperStack switches (like the SuperStack 3 3848 and 4200G) use: Login: recover Password: recover Long Answer: Read more…