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VS1 – Create a folder above httpdocs for includes etc

You can create the directory by logging in via SSH and using system commands to do that. You should have your root password for the server, then just use a Windows client like PuTTY or Linux standard ssh command. Below you’ll find an example how to do that – I have created the directory for com-pass.biz site […]

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How to delay sending in Gmail

http://code.google.com/p/gmail-delay-send/

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Computer equipment recycling/ cartridges

1) Remarkit recycling – Spark Hub Done with Spark Business Hub (Ted) and raises funds for Wellington Childrens Hospital. Call 0800 535 735 or info@hubwellington.co.nz. I donated stuff Sep 2014 from Leeds St. 2) Free Computer Recycling Service – IT Recycle We offer a mainly free recycling service for all IT related products (incl KB, mice, power cables), […]

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VS1 Scheduled Tasks (Cron Job)

e.g wget http://www.ifa.org.nz/admin/notify.php -O /dev/null /dev/null From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In Unix-like operating systems, /dev/null or the null device is a special file that discards all data written to it (but reports that the write operation succeeded) and provides no data to any process that reads from it (yielding EOF immediately). In programmer jargon, especially Unix jargon, it may also be called the bit bucket or black hole.

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HP Parts Locator

http://partsurfer.hp.com/

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Free Fonts

http://www.fontsquirrel.com/

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Telecom (Xtra) block port 25 for SMTP

http://telecom.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1218 (telecom.co.nz/port25) What is Port 25 and why is it important for me? In an average week, Telecom’s anti-spam filter detects, marks up or removes over 40 million pieces of spam email. That’s a very good start however, as you probably know, some spam still gets through. To help tackle this problem, we’re filtering email traffic […]

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Access database – Using barcode scanner

We have been using barcodes scanners with custom written MSAccess, VB and Web based applications for a while. The type of barcode scanner we use just sends the string it reads as a keyboard input (used to be called “wedges” and had to be connected between the ps2 cable of the keyboard and the PC, […]

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Transfer Auto Text and Document Building Blocks

**You only need to do this for old pc -> new pc Auto Text Location C:\Users\<user name>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates Document Building Blocks Location C:\Users\<user name>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Document Building Blocks\1033\14 Copy the file when moving computer. For upgrade office version (Angie to check tomorrow) On a side note, the signature location is  C:\Users\<user name>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Signatures

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Transfer Outlook auto-complete from Outlook 2007 to Outlook 2010

Outlook has an function to suggest email addresses as you start to type them in, commonly known as the ‘auto-complete’ feature. It works by keeping a list of people you’ve emailed so when you go to write a new email address and start filling out the ‘to’, ‘cc’ or ‘bcc’ field it will suggest the […]

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