A Drink of Technology for the Thirsty Mind
Google’s new PST migration tool The GAMMO tool allows you to import email, contacts and calendar items directly from an existing Outlook profile or a standalone PST file. For the purposes of this document, I created a brand new PST file called “GoogleTest.pst”. Within that PST file I created two folders, one called “FolderA” and one called “FolderB”. Each folder […]
Read moreAdd your Google Apps account to your device To use the native Google Apps mail, contacts, and calendar apps on your Android, you need to sign in to your Google Apps account. You only have to do this once: Open the Accounts & sync Settings screen on your device. You can do this in Contacts by pressing Menu and pressing […]
Read moreGetting Started 1. Open the Settings application on your device’s home screen. 2. Open Mail, Contacts, Calendars. 3. Press Add Account…. 4. Select Microsoft Exchange. Enter Account Info 5. In the Email field, enter your full Google Account email address. i.e. mianderson@lifetouch.com 6. Leave the Domain field blank. 7. Enter your full Google Account email address (manderson@company.com) as […]
Read moreOpen-up Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 Click the drop-down arrow next to “New” (the same “new” you click when you want to create a new message), then select Distribution List You can also click Ctrl + Shift + L A new window will appear once you’ve clicked on “Distribution List” and from there you’ll select the contacts that you would like […]
Read moreNo one can buy a copy of Windows. When you pay for Windows, you are simply paying for a license that says you can use Windows. While this may seem like a technicality, it means you never own the operating system you use—Microsoft grants you a right with certain limitations. You cannot, for example, install Windows on more computers than […]
Read moreThis will show you how to remove the formatting marks in MS Outlook 2007/2003. Issue example below: Look familiar? So, how does one fix this problem? Office 2007 1. Click your Office Button, then Editor Options. 2. Click “Display,” then uncheck “Show all formatting marks,” then click “OK.” 3. That’s all! Fixed! Office 2003 1. Click “Tools,” then “Options.” 2. […]
Read moreThis article looks at how to use Remote Assistance in an environment where your desktop computers have Windows Firewall enabled. Topics covered include using Group Policy to create a Remote Assistance exception for desktop computers, configuring computers to receive offers of Remote Assistance, and tips on using Remote Assistance. Remote Assistance is one of those features that hasn’t quite lived […]
Read moreQuestion: How do I ping a specific port of a remote server? I need to find out whether the port on the remote server is open. Answer: ping utility does not allow you to ping specific port on you remote server. To see whether a specific port is open on a remote server you can use port-scanner such as nmap […]
Read moreThis article demonstrates how to restore a backed-up Windows Server 2008 R2 installation to a bare metal system that has no operating system installed on it. Introduction Successful disaster recovery is all about preparation because bad things happen when you least want them to. There are several different ways you can restore a Windows server when the system drive fails […]
Read moreAt this office the network was kaput and they needed their Internet, network, NAS, VPN, and VoIP access online asap. This is how I found the network when I walked in. And this was the end result, not my best work. But I was in a time crunch and needed to get them online and back to business.
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