I installed this recently for a client, and was pleasantly surprised to see how well it worked - and how easy it was to set up! The latest upgrade to Collobos Fingerprint wireless printing software has a visual upgrade, as well as some really cool advanced features for printing in an Active Directory environment. They've … Continue reading Presto Wireless printing
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Missing folders in Outlook 2013
Microsoft has confirmed that one of the latest security updates for Office 2013 is faulty, and one of the symptoms that it causes is an empty Outlook 2013 folder pane: Thankfully, the fix is simple - you just need to uninstall KB2817630 and KB2810009, and your folders return in all their glory! You may find, … Continue reading Missing folders in Outlook 2013
4 reasons why I’ve left Google for Microsoft
4. No more Google Reader While not an email related function, Google Reader was my go-to for news feeds and an awesome RSS reader. The day they announced it was closing, I started looking around for a replacement (Feedly is awesome, by the way). Once Google was no longer my one-stop shop, it was only … Continue reading 4 reasons why I’ve left Google for Microsoft
Recover multiple (thousands) of items in OWA 2007
When a user deletes emails in their Outlook or Web client, these items typically go into their Deleted Items folder - however, if the user hard deletes (Shift-Delete) these items, or empties their trash, these emails can still be recovered out of the Dumpster. The Dumpster is basically a retention setting in Exchange that keeps … Continue reading Recover multiple (thousands) of items in OWA 2007
Lync 2013 Client: Switching devices during a call
The Lync 2013 client has introduced a number of changes from the 2010 client, and one of the biggest (and hardest to get used to) is the number of menus and options that are accessed by hovering, instead of having a button to click on. One feature that we’ve really missed is the ability to … Continue reading Lync 2013 Client: Switching devices during a call
Lync calls not routing properly
One of the biggest issues we've had in our new Lync 2013 installation is that calls will not route to a user when their presence shows them as in a meeting - this was an obvious frustration, because it means that the more often than not, the person whom you are in a meeting with … Continue reading Lync calls not routing properly
XCloner: Using Cron to automate your backups
XCloner has quickly become my backup plugin of choice for Joomla websites, and it works very well for WordPress as well – It’s saved my but more than once, and it’s great for doing site migrations (hence the word “Cloner”). Here's the procedure for installing and configuring it, with an added dose of Cron loving … Continue reading XCloner: Using Cron to automate your backups
LogMeIn Host Preference Packages
We’ve been having an issue with LogMeIn crashing when we connect to a remote computer – LogMeIn gave me an option to try, and then showed me a neat trick to apply it to all our servers at once. Rather than going to the preferences for each server individually, you can create a Host Preference … Continue reading LogMeIn Host Preference Packages
Excel slow to open network files
We ran into an issue with Excel files taking a long time to open from a network location after Trend 8 was installed - the issue has something to do with the way Trend scans files before it allows them to open. One of the indicators of this problem was that when you open a … Continue reading Excel slow to open network files
QNAP Offline?
Most of our clients use QNAP devices with Backup Exec – they’re amazing devices, and we love to use them. We ran into an interesting issue in the last few days, though (right after the switch from Daylight Savings Time)… we found that some of our client’s backups were failing in Backup Exec, and that … Continue reading QNAP Offline?
Master & CmdR 