Deleting Rogue Email Accounts From the Blackberry Handheld
I recently switched Blackberries using the device transfer wizard from the Blackberry Desktop manager. My old device was set up with BES; the new one is using BIS. After copying all information, I found that my old BES and device email accounts had been copied to the new phone and could not be deleted. Because […]
HD playback with XBMC & an Acer Aspire Revo
HD playback with XBMC & an Acer Aspire Revo Until recently, I had been using my PS3 to stream various media to my HDTV. It worked fairly well, but lacked two really key things: A good media center interface and support for some media codecs (mkv, ogm, ogg, some xvid, etc.) So, I decided that […]
How to tether your Blackberry using Desktop Manager (even with AT&T)
1. If you don’t already have the latest version of Blackberry Desktop Manager, download it from www.blackberry.com and install it. 2. Open Desktop Manager and wait for it to initialize. 3. Plug in your device. If you see an icon that says IP Modem, you are ready to go. All you have to do is […]
TIPS FROM THE TECH ROOM volume 1*
Sometimes you may find yourself formatting and reinstalling the operating system on a computer because there is a bluescreen error that will not quit. I’m talking about the kind of bluescreen error that won’t let you boot up (not even in safemode). At this point you have a few options: backup your data, proceed to […]
EqualLogic Replication
If you’re familiar with EqualLogic (and even if you’re not), you probably know that every EqualLogic array has built in replication features to help you get your data backed up offsite should something ever happen to your production data. There are a few questions you might have about replication, and I hope to be able […]
Enabling jumbo frames in VMware ESX 4
This topic has been around for awhile but, since we provide EqualLogic iSCSI SANs as part of our product offering, I thought I would write about it. Jumbo frames are units that contain 9,000 bytes of data instead of the usual 1500, or an MTU of 9000 instead of 1500. When using the ESX software iSCSI initiator, […]
DHCP Conflict Issue on Network with a Routing and Remote Access (RRAS) PPTP VPN
The other day, I received a few complaints about users not being able to get an IP address on the network and encountered IP Conflict errors in my SonicWall event log. Upon investigating the issue, I noticed the DHCP server had plenty of holes in the allocated range, so something else fishy was going on. We […]
Troubleshooting steps for MFP/MFC’s
There are many brands of copiers and printers, but the troubleshooting steps are pretty basic. First I will start off with saying that I DO NOT recommend using toner cartridges that have been refilled. Such as those from Cartridge World etc. You can have tons of problems that can be avoided and acually be costly […]
MAC OS / MS Server 2003 Terminal Services License Error
With the increase in MAC computers being introduced into the Microsoft Server environment, errors are likely to occur with certain aspects of this integration. One notable error that has been encountered is an issue in regards to Terminal Services Licensing on Server 2003. The details and correction of this error are as follows: -The MAC user […]
InterWorks “Typical” client backup and configuration
How we typically schedule backups: Obviously every client is different and we work towards getting the best backup solution for your business and your business needs, but there are a few generals that we typically do in our client backup rotations. Here is a “typical” backup for one of our clients and some of the […]
