Archive for the ‘How Tos’ Category

How to setup a public calendar on Exchange 2007

Monday, February 15th, 2010

Exchange 2010 Logo

The only way that I know of to do this is (more…)

Securing your wireless network.

Sunday, January 17th, 2010

Cisco small business wireless

Securing your wireless network is a good idea for several reasons.

With an unsecured network, other people can connect to your network and (more…)

How to change the log directory in Blackberry Enterprise Server 5.0

Friday, September 11th, 2009

Blackberry Enterprise Server

Log on to Blackberry Administration service

Under services and components

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hal.dll missing or corrupt after internet explorer 8 installation.

Monday, July 13th, 2009

Internet Explorer 8
It appears that there is an issue with some systems after installing internet explorer 8. Users get an error message stating that hal.dll is missing or corrupt. IE8 is actually deleting the boot.ini file. Here’s what I did to fix it. (more…)

Installing a self signed ssl certificate on a Palm Treo

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

PalmPalm Treo SSL

What You will need:

1. Palm Certificate Modification Tool

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Troubleshooting internet connectivity problems.

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

nic

Have you ever opened up your web browser and seen the “The page cannot be displayed” or “unable to connect to server” message? Having internet connectivity problems can be frustrating. Here is a guide to help you get through them.

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Running fsck on the root filesystem using Knoppix

Monday, December 22nd, 2008

Knoppix

I recently had a Fedora server with an LVM filesystem on the root partition. Since you can’t run fsck on a mounted disk and you can’t unmount the root file system, (more…)

Getting your Iphone to work with Exchange Active Sync SSL Certificate

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

This is only required if you are using a self signed certificate.

I recently set up an Iphone to work with Microsoft Exchange 2007. It was a bit complicated so I thought I would post the instructions for others.

The Exchange 2007 server was using a self signed SSL certificate and the Iphone was a first generation with the 2.0 firmware.

Iphone Exchange
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How to rebuild your Windows computer (guide)

Monday, August 4th, 2008

Dell Windows XP CD

Personally I think of a rebuild as giving up. If my personal computer has an issue, I will troubleshoot it until it’s fixed, but I like doing it of course. At the IT shop, if we can’t figure something out in the first 20 minutes or so of troubleshooting, we generally rebuild the computer at this point. This also applies to spyware/virus infections. We will generally try to use the AV program or recommended removal procedure/removal tool. If the virus is not removed, it’s time for a rebuild.
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Speed tests – are you really getting the speed your ISP promised?

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

Test your Internet connection speed at Speedtest.net

Ever wondered how fast your internet connection is? Ever wondered if your really getting the 30mb FIOS connection that they say you are? Here’s how to tell. And some tips to improve your connection speed.
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