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XBMC remote control for iPhone or Android
The Xbox Media Center – XBMC – has the ability to have a remote control function via your smartphone. This product is available on the Android Marketplace for Android devices, or from the Apple iTunes App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod. Basically it connects to your wifi home network and connects via a port on xbmc. To enable it you have to allow in the options the web access on a particular port. Eg 192.168.1.10:8080 … Read entire article »
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Install XBMC on Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot
Running XMBC on top of Ubuntu allows you to create a media centre which can be started and stopped as required in an exsiting linux distro environment. Install XBMC on Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot Personally, I have Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot with Xbox media center also known as XBMC running as an application when required. To do this, open up a terminal window and ensure you have internet access. Amend the sources list to retrieve relevant media settings: sudo … Read entire article »
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Earn while posting on forums with Postloop
Getting a new forum off the ground is one of the webs toughest challenges and although there are many methods to get it built up, none I have seen are as successful as Postloop. This site offers two methods of getting visitors to your forum: one by buying post points and another by earning them by posting on other sites. When you join up and post on another members forum, in return you will receive points … Read entire article »
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Ubuntu Netbook Edition
I wanted to write a quick post on this edition of the Ubuntu range of operating systems basically to say how ingenius it is and how much they pack into such a small distribution. I found that the install via a pen drive took only 10 minutes and once booted (which is one of the fastest boots I’ve seen when using a solid state disk) that it was easy to find my way around and … Read entire article »
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Check out the Portfolio
The new online portfolio of my sites is here. Visit the Portfolio page for links and information on the sites I’ve created and been involved with. Visit the Portfolio … Read entire article »
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Enable ftp server in Mac OS 10.7 Lion
Apple seemingly dropped the FTP Server support in Mac OX Lion. Only the GUI has been removed and the FTP Server can be activated. You can still enable it with the command line. To start it type the Terminal command: sudo -s launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ftp.plist To stop it: sudo -s launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ftp.plist … Read entire article »
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How to factory reset a Windows Mobile 7 phone
To factory reset or hard reset a Windows Mobile 7 phone: Go to Settings > About > Scroll to the bottom of the page and chooose Reset Your Phone It will ask to confirm and then reset. Please note this does wipe the entire contents of your phone. … Read entire article »
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Data Recovery Tools
A quick post regarding a data recovery tools site which a contact of mine has released. There will be tips and tricks on recovering data, laptops which are damaged and other helpful advice. Come and take a look at http://www.data-recovery-tools.co.uk … Read entire article »
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OsTicket 1.6 screen dumps as attachments via Outlook
In osTicket the screen shot or screendump feature does not work when a ticket is sent in, so if a user is emailing in and they paste a screenshot into the email, it does not get sent with the ticket. Amending a couple of files will allow them to start working: pipe.php Find: if($filename && $cfg->canUploadFileType($filename)) { $ticket->saveAttachment($filename,$part->body,$msgid,'M'); } Just after add: //Allow embedded images from Outlook } elseif (!($part->disposition) && (!strcasecmp($part->ctype_primary,'image')) ) { $filename=$part->ctype_parameters['name']; if($filename && $cfg->canUploadFileType($filename)) { $ticket->saveAttachment($filename,$part->body,$msgid,'M'); } class.mailfetch.php Find: function saveAttachments($ticket,$mid,$part,$index=0) { … Read entire article »
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Sage HR 50 session lock error message
If you are trying to add a new user on Sage HR 50 and get a session lock error message, then simply run the RemoveSession.exe program in the Program Files\Sage directory. This will ask you to select which company to remove the session lock from and then allow you to log back in. … Read entire article »
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Ftp not working when using Cisco ASA 5505 with ISA Server
If you are unable to get FTP working via ISA server 2004 or 2006, also sometimes when using GFI Webmonitor. Usually this appers on the Cisco ASA 5000 firewalls: 5505, 5510. It can be caused by the FTP data and connection trying to use the same port. This can be resolved by adding the following code to your config. This can be done via command line or via Cisco ASDM and the tools > CLI editor. class-map … Read entire article »
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Recommended WordPress Membership Plugin wp-Member from Smart Media Pro
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External ISP mail setup using a VPS and SendEmail for Nagios
1) Download from http://caspian.dotconf.net/menu/Software/SendEmail. 2) Extract the file and copy the files sendEmail and sendEmail.pl into /usr/local/bin. 3) Amend the permissions so they are executable by the owner and the group: chmod +x /usr/local/bin/sendEmail Now the setup and customization of Nagios. 1) Edit /usr/local/nagios/etc/resource.cfg – add (4) new entries. $USER5$=your_isp_email_address $USER6$=your_isp_email_password $USER7$=your_isp_outgoing_mail_server $USER8$=your_send_from_email_address 2) Edit /usr/local/nagios/etc/objects/commands.cfg Change command_line for command_name notify-host-by-email: command_line /usr/bin/printf "%b" "***** Nagios *****nnNotification Type: $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$nHost: $HOSTNAME$nState: $HOSTSTATE$nAddress: $HOSTADDRESS$nInfo: $HOSTOUTPUT$nnDate/Time: $LONGDATETIME$n" | /usr/local/bin/sendEmail -s $USER7$ -xu $USER5$ -xp $USER6$ -t … Read entire article »
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How to allow .cer files to download from Apache
When trying to allow a download of a certificate file for users to install via a Windows Mobile device or PDA, the certificate shows as a load of rambled text. To fix this, you need to add some code into the .htaccess file on the websever (in the folder of where the .cer file resides). <Files *.cer> ForceType application/octet-stream Header set Content-Disposition attachment </Files> restart apache once this is complete sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart … Read entire article »
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New forum launched
We need your posts and information on the new home computer help forum. Come and take a look and join in. Any suggestions and feed back is welcome. We’d love to see you there and join up. Come and visit the forums at http://www.home-computer-help.co.uk Free home computer help forum … Read entire article »
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Plesk error nightmare | Failed to run the pleskctl utility
I was receiving an error message on a broken Plesk install which was “Failed to run the pleskctl utility” after doing an attempt at an install of postfix. Needless to say to install did not go well and I ended up with this error. The fix was not too tough and was basically in two stages. Firstly, you need to re-install the Plesk system and then secondly, add on the permissions. Stage 1 – Re-install Plesk over the top: apt-get install psa Once run and set up, there may be a few errors so at this point give the server a restart. Stage 2 – Change permission levels on getting error message “File does not exist or is not executable: /opt/psa/admin/bin/listmng” chown root:psaadm /usr/local/psa/admin/sbin/wrapper chmod 4110 /usr/local/psa/admin/sbin/wrapper Altering these will add the psaadm group permission back on to … Read entire article »
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Set up Symantec Backup Exec Agent on Ubuntu using Webmin
Firstly – all credit to Ajay Sign who did the original document I worked from. I have purely reworked his efforts and included Webmin as I found it much easier to use. To install RALUS on UBUNTU (any Debian flavor) perform the following steps: First of all – install Webmin – it makes things much easier. You need to ensure you change the port on Webmin to something other than 10000 as the Backup Exec service uses … Read entire article »
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Where is the NK2 file in Outlook 2007
When typing addresses in Outlook it is handy to use the feature that remembers the email address you have sent to previously. When moving from one PC to a new one normally you need to copy the outlook.nk2 file from your C:\Users\(your username here)\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Outlook Once you have copied that from the old PC to the new one all should be well. … Read entire article »
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Schedule an inventory on Backup exec
Some tape drives cannot work out for themselves what tape is in the library or slot when inserted, so you have to tell it what is there by running an inventory. If, like me, you are sometimes too busy to remember to run this inventory, you will know your back up can fail as it is asking for media. Particularly bad when running a full backup over a weekend. Scheduling an inventory so your tape … Read entire article »
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