Last night I ran Windows Update patches on my Exchange 2007 server and now BlackBerry’s can not send or receive email. All services are running and can restart without problem. I can log into Blackberry Admin Service without problem. If this sounds like your problem, then you likely have the […]
Microsoft announced that Windows 8 will ship this year and will come in two common forms at retail and OEM outlets: Windows 8 Windows 8 Pro Microsofts Brandon LeBlanc explains the difference: Windows 8 Pro is designed to help tech enthusiasts and business/technical professionals obtain a broader set of Windows […]
After Google Chrome and a number of viruses were removed from a Windows 7 64Bit PC, Internet Explorer 32 Bit could not surf the internet, but Internet Explorer 64bit had no problems. This was very odd. I later determined that all 32 bit apps, including Malware Bytes could not connect […]
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 […]
It appears that Microsoft has depricated Gadgets in favour of Tiled Apps in Windows 8, so know you have four choices: Use the half dozen Gadgets built into Windows 7 andVista Use the 35 or so more Windows Gadgets found on http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/downloads/personalize/gadgets?SignedIn=1 Search (Bing, Google…) for specific Gadgets and download […]
EMBED VIDEO VIMEO or YOUTUBE into POWERPOINT It is possible to to ’embed’ a Vimeo or YouTube file into your PowerPoint: UPDATE2: May 14 2014: This is now fixed in PowerPoint 2013 with the most recent round of Windows Updates. READ THIS for more details. UPDATE1: FEB 2014: If you are […]
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 […]
Windows To Go is a Microsoft Windows 8 feature that allows you to install a fully functional version of Windows 8 on a thumbdrive/ usb stick. However, you CAN’T install it… not yet anyway. It is NOT included in the Windows 8 Consumer Preview. Interesting facts about ToGo: To protect […]
After your have download and run the “Office Desktop Apps” update from portal.microsoftonline.com/download/default.aspx and Obtain the required info from OWA: Log into OWA, in the upper-right corner, click the question mark (Help) icon and the click About. Locate and note the Exchange Client Access Server Name, Mailbox Server Name, and Host name. […]
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 […]
It appears that Microsoft is planning 9 potential versions: Windows 8 Starter; Windows 8 Home Basic; Windows 8 Home Premium; Windows 8 Professional; Windows 8 Professional Plus; Windows 8 Enterprise; Windows 8 Enterprise Eval; Windows 8 Ultimate; and Windows 8 ARM. That is two more versions than what was in Windows 7. […]
I am a Windows guy and like (apparently) everyone else I am very impressed with the slick and smooth new Windows 8 tiled interface but I sure am disappointed in many other facits: No Start Button = No Corporate Sales. I am an authorized reseller and I […]
When clicking a link from Outlook you see the following error popup: The problem is that your Browser is apparently not set as default for Outlook. Personally, I see this whenever someone installs/uninstalls Google Chrome. There are two ready ways to fix this: You can either use the Microsoft online […]
I am downloading Windows 8 Consumer Preview right now and will be installing it much later today so I was looking for details on options and features. What I found were two items: If you have a TechNet subscription you can get the “Windows 8 Consumer Preview WITH APPS” version. […]
If you want to setup your Blackberry Playbook to receive / sync email contacts and calendar with your hosted Microsoft Office 365 email service just follow these simple instructions: Update your Playbook to OS 2. OS 1 will NOT sync with office 365 unless you have it tethered to your […]
If you have changed your default font, boarders, page size, and you can’t remember how to undo those changes or if you just have a weird Word 2007 2010 2013 problem, you can easily reset your settings back to default by deleting a few files. Before you begin, close Word. […]