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  • Cisco 5500x Understanding Licensing and Purchasing

    \n \nThe new Cisco 5500x firewalls can be purchased now with FirePOWER services. The first thing to decide when purchasing a 5506-x is the base model. You ...

  • Free Device Management or MDM

    Are you looking for a 100% free MDM or mobile device management solution? Cisco Meraki Systems Manager is a free feature that allows you to control all typ...

  • Velocity Partners with Proofpoint

    Velocity has made a strategic decision to start offering Proofpoint services due to their highly respected platform for email security, archiving, and encr...

  • Are the Hashed AshleyMadison.com Passwords Secure?

    When the AshleyMadison.com website was hacked the hackers released the entire dump of hashed passwords. Hashed passwords are passwords that have been conve...

  • Zerto

    When you are looking for enterprise-class business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) for your virtualized IT infrastructure & cloud Zerto is one of t...

  • Stratusphere FIT

    Clients sometimes ask what solutions we use to products we use to gauge performance moving to virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) or RDS-hosted applicatio...

  • Scalable Server Infrastructure Using Hyperconverged Infrastructure

    Many corporate data centers have gradually grown quite fat over the last ten years of development. The physical servers are now a minority, and the virtual...

  • Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Migrate from Exchange to Microsoft 365

    There are a huge number of users on Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, 2007, 2010 and 2013 all over the world. People were really happy with Exchange Server. ...

  • Hyperconverged Solutions For Next-Generation Enterprise

    Hyperconverged solutions are the biggest trends in the world of virtualization. The data center during the last five years or more has been changed and tur...

  • How To Recover Critical Data with Disaster Recovery Consulting

    We Help To Recover Critical Data And Keeps Your Business Running \nMany large scale businesses rely on information technology where data availability is th...

  • Computer Network Security Solutions Consultant

    Why You Need a Computer Network Security Solutions Consultant? \n____________________________________ \nIn the world of ever-evolving and increasing intern...

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2010 (28 articles)

2009 (151 articles)

  • Batch file set permissions based on foldername %username%

    @echo off\nset zLog=ResetHomePerms.log\ncls\necho FIXHOME.BAT\necho This script will reset permissions for all subdirectories\necho in this folder. It is a...

  • Exchange 2007 won't receive emails

    If you stop receiving emails in Exchange 2007 telnet to your Exchange 2007 server. Do you see the following error, "452 4.3.1 Insufficient system resources...

  • How to Create a ERD Commander 2009 R2 Recovery Disk

    With Microsoft acquisition of Winternals you can no longer download their ERD disk pasted the 2005 version. However, Microsoft has made it possible to crea...

  • How to limit users access to OWA in Exchange 2007 via powershell

    The first thing you're going to want to do is create two users in active directory. \nOWAEnabled and OWADisabled\nYou then need to mail enabled these two g...

  • Send a daily html CCR report via Powershell

    Create a powershell script to generate the html file \n Test-ReplicationHealth | ConvertTo-Html -title "BackupReport CCR" -body "Backup status per Storage ...

  • Configure Managed Folder Mailbox Policy logs

    Apply the policy to all of your users \n Get-Mailbox | Set-Mailbox –ManagedFolderMailboxPolicy 'Default Managed Folders Policy' \n Turn on the log folder \...

  • Creating a recovery storage group and database

    Creat a new storage group \nNew-StorageGroup –Server <database server> –LogFolderPath “<Path to your log folder" –Name “Recovery Storage Group” –SystemFold...

  • Creating a bootable USB drive for Windows 7 installs

    \n\t Insert your thumb drive. Open explorer right click on it and go to format. Make sure your drive is larger than 3gb and use format using NTFS. \n\t Dow...

  • Upgrading Exchange 2007 CCR cluster to SP2

    Upgrade Order \n \n\t CAS \n\t UM \n\t HUB \n\t EDGE \n\t MAILBOX \n \n Upgrade passive node first \nBrowse to the SP2 files setup.com /Mode:Upgrade \nrest...

  • Exchange 2007 CCR useful commands

    Move Clustered mailbox server to another server \n Move-ClusteredMailboxServer -Identity:<CMSName> -TargetMachine:<PassiveNodeName> -MoveComment:<Comment> ...

  • EventID 12 Time-Service Error

    Error:\nTime Provider NtpClient: This machine is configured to use the domain hierarchy to determine its time source, but it is the AD PDC emulator for the...

  • Using imagex to edit a .wim file

    Editing a .Wim file is very simple. \nFirst create a folder that will be used as a mount point. I'm going to use c:mountwim\nDownload imagex and run this c...

  • SCCM immediately fails after trying to partition format disk

    If you are having this issue check your BIOS settings to verify that the hard drive is in the boot list. I had an issue where I was trying to apply an imag...

  • Install Windows 7 in one VHD file

    This is a pretty straightforward process. \n DISKPART Process \n \n\t First thing you want to do is right click on command prompt and run as administrator....

  • Free web filtering software

    If you are running a small business or a parent trying to lock down a childs PC there is free software available to stop them from going to malicious sites...

  • Exchange 2007 SP2 prerequisites to prep the domain

    Extend Schema Requirements:\nDomain account member of schema admins and enterprise admins\nMachine in which you extend schema must be:\n1. On the same doma...

  • SCCM log files

    Client Log Files \n \n\t CAS - Content Access Service. Maintains the local package cache. \n\t Ccmexec.log - Records activities of the client and the SMS A...

  • How to get Cisco pix VPNGroup password in plain text

    D0wnload a tftp server my preference is tftpd32.\nRun it on a local machine on the inside(0) interface of your pix.\nLogin to the pix and type the followin...

  • Enable Domain admins send as receive as all users in Exchange

    HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftExchangeExAdmin \n Add a new DWORD key there called “ShowSecurityPage” and set it ’ s value to 1. \n Once this is done yo...

  • Edit the hosts file in linux

    For my trixbox server I need to edit my hosts file so that it knows where to go when I specify sip.broadvoice.com. Here is an example.\nlogin to the consol...

  • Configure Exchange 2007 for BES 5.0 upgrade

    Create an account for Exchange named BESAdmin\nAssign owner on ALL public folders\nMy computer>Manage>local users and groups>groups>double click Administra...

  • Configure Public folder replication

    \n \n \n \n \n Applies to: Exchange Server 2007 SP1, Exchange Server 2007 Topic Last Modified: 2007-08-24 \n This topic explains how to use the Exchange Ma...

  • How to create an offline address book Exchange 2007

    How to Create an Offline Address Book \n \n \n \n \n Applies to: Exchange Server 2007 SP1, Exchange Server 2007 Topic Last Modified: 2007-01-02 \nThis topi...

  • Script to remove all network shares

    Option Explicit\nDim objNetwork, objShell, strDriveLetter, strDriveLetter2, strDriveLetter3, strDriveLetter4, strDriveLetter5, strDriveLetter6, strDriveLet...

  • Spoofing caller ID with Asterisk

    \n\t Setup Asterisk \n\t Signup with Voice Pulse or any provider that allows you to specify your ANI \n\t Follow their manually configuration which can be ...

  • Installing BES Express for Exchange 2003

    Installing BES for Microsoft Exchange\n http://na.blackberry.com/eng/support/preinstallation/exchange.jsp#tab_tab_step1 \n \nCreate a new user in AD name t...

  • Setting ExternalURL for Outlook Anywhere clients

    There is a parameter known as the ExternalUrl parameter. The Outlook Anywhere client needs to connect to various services such as Exchange Web Services, Of...

  • Create a certificate request on CAS server in Exchange 2007

    Example 1: \n New-ExchangeCertificate –GenerateRequest –Path c:CAS.txt –SubjectName cn=CAS1.YourDomainName.com –DomainName mail.YourDomainName.com, CAS1, C...

  • Antivirus and Exchange 2007

    What folders should be excluded?\n Mailbox Server Role: \n \nYou must exclude specific directories for each Exchange server or server role on which you run...

  • Integrate Blackberry Enterprise Server(BES) with Exchange

    \n\t Login to server using an account that will run teh BES services. \n\t Run setup.exe \n\t Click continue installation \n\t On the licensing agreement e...

  • Migrate Exchange 2000 or 2003 to Exchange 2007

    A couple of notes ahead of time: \n \n\t Edge Transport server is the only server that should be left in Workgroup mode \n\t Set your application log files...

  • Exchange Server 2007 Client Access Licenses

    Exchange Server 2007 is offered in two client access license (CAL) editions: Standard CAL and Enterprise CAL.\n \n \n \n • \n The Exchange Server Standard ...

  • Exchange Server 2007 licensing standard or enterprise?

    Exchange Server 2007 Editions \nExchange Server 2007 is offered in two server editions: Standard Edition and Enterprise Edition.\n \n \n \n • \n Exchange S...

  • Seizing domain controllers FSMO roles

    There may come a time when you need to seize your domain controllers FSMO roles. This may be for a disaster recovery or if you are implementing a lab envir...

  • Move Ad integrated zones to application partitions

    In 2003/2008 after you upgrade your domain and forest functional level you shold move AD integrated DNS to the application partition. This can be done by g...

  • Raise your domain functional level

    Once all of your DC's are running Windows Server 2003 or 2008 you can raise the domain functional level by going to active directory domains and trusts. Ri...

  • Deleting ghost domain controllers

    run adsiedit\nnavigate to:\nIn the below example sitename and servername is the server you're deleting.\nconfigurationcn=configurationcn=sitescn=<sitename>...

  • Transfer FSMO or flexible single master operations roles

    \n\t Open command prompt \n\t type ntdsutil \n\t type roles \n\t type connections \n\t type the name of the server in which you wish to transfer the roles ...

  • Preparing a Windows 2000 domain for Windows 2003 DC&#039;s

    \n\t On the schema master insert the Windows Server 2003 disk and go to the command prompt. d:i386adprep /forestprep \n\t On each domain in y0ur forest fin...

  • What functional level must my domain be at to install Exchange 2007

    You must be running at a functional level of Widnows 2000 native or Windows 2003. This does not mean you cannot have NT 4.0 servers. It simply means all yo...

  • Sending an email with Powershell

    $SmtpServer = "yourServer"\n$From = [email protected] \nif ($args.Length -lt 1) {\n $To = [email protected] \n}\nelse {\n $to = $arg...

  • WhatIf and Confirm Parameters

    If you find yourself in Exchange Managment Shell and y0u want to know what a commands reprecutions are before you run it use the -whatIf paramater. If you ...

  • EMS and pipeing can be very powerful

    Pipelining in Exchange Management Shell can be very powerful. For instance if you do this command\n get-mailbox | where-object { $_.name -like "john*" } | ...

  • Backing up and restoring Edge Transport

    In the c:Program filesMicrosoftExchange ServerScripts directory there exists a powershell script called ExportEdgeConfig.ps1. You can backup your Edge Tran...

  • Safelist Aggregation in Outlook 2003 and 2007

    There is a feature of Exchange 2007 that allows users to copy their whitelist of approved senders, recipients, domains, and external contacts to the Edge T...

  • Configure EdgeSync on an Edge Transport Server

    \n\t You must export the Edge transport subscription file which is in XML format. \n\t Make sure ports 50389(LDAP) and 50636(Secure LDAP) are open between ...

  • Exchange 2007 command for puzzle validation

    Puzzle validation is a method in which Exchange servers can let each other know that an email has been sent from and Outlook 2007 client. This is a way of ...

  • Exchange 2007 command to configure spam repository mailbox

    Set-ContentFilterConfig -QuantineMailbox [email protected] \nYou should dedicate an Exchange database to this mailbox so that you can set the retention...

  • Exchange 2007 prerequisites

    .NET Framework 2.0 - run setup click on install .NET Framework 2.0\nMMC 3.0 - run set click on install mmc 3.0\nExchange Management Shell or EMS - run setu...

  • What is the difference between Exchange 2007 standard and enterprise

    The main difference between Exchange 2007 standard and enterprise is clustering. With enterprise you can do continuous cluster replication and single copy ...

  • Exchange performance issues

    If it appears that your Exchange server is running completely slow but your processor and memory are not being utilized then run perfmon. It is more than l...

  • How much whitespace is in my Exchange database?

    If you need to determine how much whitespace is in your Exchange database you can look in the application event log for event id 1221. It will say somethin...

  • Upgrading your domain to AD 2008 from Active Directory 2000

    Benefits: \nImprove the security, scalability, and manageability of your network infrastructure.\n Things to know: \nRaising the domain or forest functiona...

  • Commands for deleting old computer accounts from active directory

    This command will pipe all the accounts it finds that have not logged in for 10 weeks to file c:users.txt - dsquery computer dc=domain,dc=local -inactive 1...

  • Moving your Exchange 2003 database and log files

    \n To move databases \n \n \n \n\t Start Exchange System Manager. \n\t Open the administrative group that contains the database that you want to change. \n...

  • Exchange database maintenance without offline defrag

    Offline database maintenance can take a significant amount of time typically one hour for every 5 gigabytes of information. Not to mention your database ha...

  • Exchange 2007 Offline Database Maintenance

    \n\t Before even thinking about beginning this process MAKE sure to have a backup of your database that you are going to defragment! \n\t Login as Exchange...

  • View the whitespace in an Exchange 2007 database

    Unless you run offline defragmentation by using eseutil /d command the Exchange database file will never shrink. It will free up space within its own datab...

  • ESEUTIL Syntax

    Defragment - ESEUTIL /d <database name>\nRecovery - ESEUTIL /r <logfile base name>\nIntegrity - ESEUTIL /g <database name>\nChecksum - ESEUTIL /k <filename...

  • Compacting Active Directory Database using ntdsutil

    Active directory performs it's own maintenance every 12 hours automatically. However, this alone is not enough to keep a clean and healthy database. The da...

  • Changing Exchange 2007 receive connector timeout

    Open Exchange Management Shell\nType in get-receiveconnector\nThis will list all of your receive connectors\nNext type in\nset-receiveconnector -identity S...

  • Turn on recipient validation in Exchange 2007

    Open the exchange management shell and run the following commands \n Run this command to view your current configuration \n Get-RecipientFilterConfig | fl ...

  • Configure SpamHaus or other RBL provider with Exchange 2007

    Go into your Exchange Management Console\nClick on Organization Configuration>Edge Transport or Hub Transport depending on what your setup is like.\nClick ...

  • How to configure antispam features without an Edge Transport server

    Open up the Exchange Management Console in 2007. Navigate to the system drive %Program FilesMicrosoftExchange ServerScripts then run the following commands...

  • Exchange 2007 disable read receipts to external domains

    Go to Exchange management console.\nGo to Organization Configuration.\nGo to Hub Tranport.\nClick on remote domains tab.\nDouble click the default.\nClick ...

  • Receiving error in Outlook 0X8004010F

    10:37:58 Synchronizer Version 12.0.6315 \n 10:37:58 Synchronizing Mailbox \n 10:37:58 Synchronizing Hierarchy \n 10:37:58 Synchronizing server changes in f...

  • External interface on Pix or ASA just stops working

    Issues where the external interface on an ASA or Pix where it will suddenly stop receing traffic or dropping traffic is related to your duplex settings. Al...

  • Virtual machine seems everything takes 100% processor

    There is a problem that exists where if you assign too much of the physical memory to a VM it will seem like every process you start bogs down the processo...

  • Problem with Gmail IMAP closed connection

    Error in gmail that says IMAP server has closed connection. The port configuration is 993. \n Solution: \nTools / Email Accounts / (your\naccount) / Change...

  • Remotely change critical settings on a Pix or ASA device

    If you are remotely configuring a Cisco ASA or Pix there is always the concern that you'll change a setting that will take down the network and you will ha...

  • Port address translation and PPTP pass through

    If you are configure a Cisco Pix or ASA device and you have a server on the inside interface and clients on the outside who are using PPTP to VPN into the ...

  • Backup and restore the config on an ASA/Pix using a TFTP server

    First thing you need to do is find a free TFTP server there are piles of them out there as a simple google search for TFTP server will show.\nFirst console...

  • ActiveSync not working when you travel?

    If Activesync is not working when you travel you need to go in and change the settings that allows it to sync while roaming. The setting can be found here....

  • Sending an email via telnet

    Telnet servername 25\nhelo\nMAIL FROM:"your email address"\nRCPT TO:"recipients email"\nDATA\nOnce you are finished typing the message part of your email h...

  • Did your Exchange 2007 database disappear but users can still connect

    I recently ran into an issue where I ran Outlook on my server and connected to Exchange using my personal account. The personal account was not a domain ad...

  • SCR(Standby Continous Replication) in conjunction with CCR(Cluster Continuous Replication) is your ultimate DR(Disaster Recovery) choice

    With the latest version of Exchange 2007 you get two new features that were not available before, SCR and CCR. Today I'm going to discus why using SCR in c...

  • CCR(Continuous Cluster Replication) in Exchange 2007 and why it is your optimal disaster recovery solution

    With the design of Microsoft Exchange server 2007 Microsoft added some new HA or high availability options that were not available in the previous versions...

  • Exchange virtual directories messed up beyond repair?

    If you follow these directions it basically resets your Exchange virtual directories back to default:\n \nUse Adsutil.vbs\n \n\t Back up your IIS Metabase....

  • If you are using SSL and forms based authentication Activesync will be broken

    In order to resolve this issue you must perform the following steps on your Exchange box.\n Disable the forms-based authentication for the Exchange virtual...

  • How to change the product ID in Office 2007 64 bit

    Open registry editor.\nBrowse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREWow6432NodeMicrosoftOffice12.0Registration\nUnder this there is a subkey that is a long GUID. Cl...

  • Office 2003 users cannot open files created in Office 2007

    If someone running Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint or any office application that is the 2007 version sends you a file they created there is a good chanc...

  • Configuring postfix to use an SMTP relay

    If you are like me and your ISP blocks SMTP outbounnd traffic then you need to configure your mail client to use an SMTP relay to get around this problem. ...

  • Google Latitude knows where you are...and no it doesn&#039;t use GPS or Cell tower triangulation

    Perhaps some of you have heard of a Google program called Latitude. It is an application you can install on your Blackberry, Windows mobile phone, or lapto...

  • Moving a virtual machine from one datastore to another

    First thing you need to do obviously is make sure ESX can see both of your datastores.\nPower off the virtual machine that you wish to copy.\nSSH into the ...

  • Can&#039;t print through RDP?

    Check the event log. If you are getting an error that says 1111 then you need to install the print driver on the server itself. This way it can map and ins...

  • Network printers not redirecting in RDP(Remote Desktop)

    Normal redirection for printers in remote desktop only applies to local printers(COM and LPT). You need to edit the registry to allow for the clients netwo...

  • What the heck is bigger than a terabyte?!

    \n\t 1000 Bytes = 1 Kilbyte \n\t 1000 Kilobytes = 1 Megabyte \n\t 1000 Megabytes = 1 Gigabyte \n\t 1000 Gigabytes = 1 Terabyte \n\t 1000 Terabytes = 1 Peta...

  • Installing Trixbox(Asterisk) on an ESXi server

    Install stage: \n1. Download the Trixbox ISO. This will probably take ~1 hour.\n2. Create a new virtual machine in ESXi with the following options\n\t Typi...

  • Installing wordpress

    1. First things first download the software http://wordpress.org/download/\n2. Extract the files to your root folder for your blog.\n3. Rename the wp-confi...

  • Purchasing a new PC or Barebone processor?

    For some reason over the last few years processor manufacturers have decided to name their processors things like dual core, quad core, xeon, etc. Then the...

  • Mounting ISO images to ESXi

    If you are trying to mount ISO CD-rom images to ESXi so that you don't have to physically burn the disc. Here is how.\n1. Download a program called WinSCP....

  • Finding an alternative to Webex

    DimDim - At first I noticed their free online hosted version. But this is not what I'm looking for. I'm trying to find something I can implement on my own ...

  • Finally got ESXi up and running on my Intel i7 based processor system

    So I was finally able to get ESXi up and running. You can see from my previous posts I've tried hacking my system I have finally given up after investing p...

  • ESXi cannot import an existing Virtual machine with Vcenter converter

    While trying to convert an existing virtual machine with Vcenter Vmware Converter. I received an error that it had failed. So I browsed over to the log fil...

  • How to access your desktop remotely if you have an Linksys firewall/access point

    If you are a home user looking to be able to gain access to your PC remotely from anywhere on the internet I'm going to outline the steps below.\nSo first ...

  • Changing the default password for Asterisk freePBX

    You need to change the default password for Asterisk freePBX or else the entire world will know it. You can do it by SSH to the server and typing:\nmysqlad...

  • Getting or changing your SID in Windows

    If you are looking for the SID in Windows you can download this utility which also allows you to change the SID, SID Changer .\nIt should also be noted tha...

  • Adding SSH capability to ESXi

    Go to the ESXi console and press alt+F1\nType: unsupported\nEnter the root password\nAt the prompt type “vi /etc/inetd.conf”\nLook for the line that starts...

  • Booting to ESXi 3.5 from a USB flash drive

    The first thing you'll need to do is make sure you find at least a 1gb flash drive.\nNext use a program like Winrar or Peazip to get into your vmware insta...

  • Automatic login for windows XP

    Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.\nLocate the following registry key:\nHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionWi...

  • My battle with installing ESXi 3.5 Update 2

    So I found out Vmware ESXi 3.5 their latest version is free! And it's only 32mb and it is completely host independent. So I decided to give it a shot. Firs...

  • Google Latitude

    The new Google Latitude application makes an interesting evolution to personal privacy as we know it. You can now download an application on your PC and yo...

  • Accidentally deleted the Show desktop shortcut or icon

    In order to restore this open up notepad.\nCopy and paste the following below into the file.\n\nCommand=2\nIconFile=explorer.exe,3\n\nCommand=ToggleDesktop...

  • How you can control your Windows mobile device remotely

    So today I found one of the coolest apps that I've used in awhile and it's completely free. It's called EveryWAN Remote Support . You can literally use thi...

  • Locking down a terminal server

    Create an OU for your terminal servers and put all of your terminal servers in this OU\nCreate a new GPO(Group Policy Object) for the lockdown of the termi...

  • Is your computer running slow?

    If you right click on your taskbar that is the long bar that runs across the bottom of your screen. Then select task manager. This will bring up the task m...

  • Preventing users from shutting down or restarting XP and Vista

    To accomplish this we are going to configure a group policy to prevent the user from shutting down an RDP server. First we're going to open group policy ed...

  • Trying to boot to a Linux ISO?

    Do you currently have a Linux CD or ISO that you wish you could boot from a USB stick instead of having to carry around a CD with you? You need to know abo...

  • Site to site VPN not coming up?

    Make sure you are running a continuous ping on both sides of both firewalls. On a lot of the older firewalls there is a problem where the connection has to...

  • How to backup your iPhone

    First you need to make sure you have the latest version of iTunes which can be obtained here .\nNext you just need to find your device inside of iTunes, ri...

  • How to assign an email address to a public folder

    Go to your Exchange server and open up the Exchange system manager.\nFrom here drill down to Administrative Groups>First Administrative Group>Servers>>Firs...

  • Problem trying to start IPSEC service

    If you are trying to start your IPSEC service after a Windows auto update rebooted your server and it did not come back then simply try to restart your sys...

  • Can&#039;t restore public folders after accidentally deleting.

    I'm not sure if most people are aware but if you empty your deleted items or accidentally delete a public folder you can restore it by clicking on its pare...

  • 7940/7960 SIP settings for Asterisk

    Settings>Sip configuration>Line 1 Settings\nName = extension\nShortname = extension\nAuthentication Name = extension\nAuthentication Password = Password se...

  • My Linux Asterisk server getting hacked!

    After seeing numerous entries to hack my linux box I decided it is time to learn how to implement iptables for security.\nA copy of the log file an be foun...

  • Can&#039;t get your linux server to reboot

    I currently ran into a problem with my voice server which runs asterisk on a linux platform. I receive the following error after trying to reboot:\n# reboo...

  • hpwebjetd taking up 100% of your processor?

    I came across this problem on a Windows 2003 server today. A client called me indicating their emails were getting delayed and the server response time log...

  • Your computer is infected!

    Don't fall for this fake anti-virus message that pops up on your screen. If it pops up just close down internet explorer or your browser! Do not let it ins...

  • Get a free phone number!

    There is currently a service on the internet that will provide you with a free phone number. The company is called Grand Central . I'm writing about this b...

  • How you can cut down on spam

    If you receive a message from someone you don't know DO NOT reply to it \n\t Never sign up for anything that asks for your email address unless it's a big ...

  • Access your pc from anywhere

    There are several services available now that allow you to\nremotely access your computer from any other machine in the\nworld, as long as it is connected ...

  • Troubleshooting boot failures in Windows 2003

    Most of us have had the problem before. You start up your Windows machine and are greeted with a cryptic error message or “blue screen of death” before you...

  • Windows Vista which version do you need?

    With the commercial release of Windows Vista right around the corner many users are preparing to upgrade to the latest Microsoft operating system. The soft...

  • Data Encryption

    Computers give us a remarkable amount of convenience. With one machine, we can send mail and pictures to friends, go shopping, pay bills, make appointments...

  • Protect your computer against spyware.

    Everyone has heard of the need for antivirus and anti-spyware programs, but some people still don’t realize what spyware is, or why it’s so dangerous. Spyw...

  • Is your Wireless Network Secure

    Networking professionals are encouraging people to think\ntwice about wireless network security. You might be\nthinking I use WEP-128 bit encryption with M...

  • Tired of Spam? Got Exchange?

    Most network administrators are apt to here this complaint at least once a week. "I've been getting a lot of junk email lately, isn't there anything you ca...

  • What is virtualization

    There is a lot of buzz going around about Virtualization.\nWhat is Virtualization, and what benefits does it provide?\nIn this article we will take a look ...

  • LCD or Plasma?

    I know this is a topic is a little off for this blog. But I've been faced with this issue from many clients who are looking to install flat screens on thei...

  • Can&#039;t open Word and Excel docs from a friend/colleague?

    If you are currently experiencing a problem where you're running Word or Excel and a friend sends you a document and you cannot open it then you need the c...

  • Have a laptop that is running slow?

    Most people that have slow running laptops can usually get it running top notch again with about a $50 investment heres how:\nWhen you first bought your la...

  • Remote access solutions, and what not to do.

    Do you have a small, medium, or even large business? Are you looking for ways that employees can connect from home? There are many VPN technologies availab...

  • How your Outlook clients could connect from home without a VPN?

    It is possible and you can do it very securely. Heres how, you need to configure Outlook for RPC over HTTPS.\nHere is an article that describes the entire ...

  • Wish your voip was throughout your entire house?

    How many people have voip and think they are limited to putting an analog phone next to their internet connection. I have a solution for you where if you w...

  • Exchange server general troubleshooting

    Did your Exchange server stop working out of nowhere? Here are some common troubleshooting steps:\n1. Go into your services panel and make sure all of your...

  • Flash player not working?

    Have you recently upgraded your flash server on internet explorer and now you can't login to fia card services or bank of america? Or any financial institu...

  • Laser printer missing colors?

    If you have laser printer and the black and white is not printing well where it's grainy or parts of it are missing then I have an easy fix. What you need ...

  • Considering a Solid state disk for your laptop?

    If you are considering an SSD or solid state disk drive for your laptop let me just tell you the technology is not yet there. I recently purchased a drive ...

  • Gmail not working with IMAP

    Are you able to send email through Outlook but you are stuck on a status message that says, "Checking for new mail in subscribed folders on imap.gmail.com"...

  • How to tell if someone is reading your email

    Are you concerned that someone might be reading your email? You can sign up with a free website at a place like yahoo.com or gmail.com where they provide y...

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