If you use Windows VPN to connect to your work network, then you might already have noticed that while connected to VPN the computer uses the VPN connection to connect to the Internet by default. for example, we block YouTube at work, and when I connect to VPN from home, and try to go to YouTube from my home computer, … Continue reading
I use XAMPP on my computer to test and create WordPress, and Joomla templates, and I use Skype to communicate with my work team. sometimes when Skype is open, and I want to use XAMPP Apache won’t start. Apache status says “Stopped” The reason XAMPP won’t start is because port 80 is already taken by Skype, so to be able … Continue reading
Today a client came to me complaining her blackberry contacts were not synching with her Outlook. upon checking the contacts in her blackberry I noticed she had been saving all her contacts in her Gmail personal account. I had to transfer all her contacts from Gmail to her Outlook, so the contacts would sync with her blackberry through our BES … Continue reading
I just migrated this blog to a new VM, and the move was seamless, until I tried to publish a post this evening. upon hitting the publish button I got the following error: The following pictures cannot be published because the blog does not support picture publishing. what causes the problem is the fact that Apache does not have the … Continue reading
A few weeks ago I wrote a post on how to install Ubuntu Server 11.04. many people wonder if Ubuntu 11.04 is supported as a VM on Microsoft Hyper-V, and the answer is yes . but, Ubuntu networking services are not supported in Hyper-V by default. when setting up a VM for Ubuntu server in hyper-V you need to install … Continue reading
sometimes when you plug in your iPhone to the computer you want to only charge it, but iTunes open up automatically when it detects the iPhone is plugged in. this is annoying sometimes, but to changing the settings to prevent iTunes from automatically open when connecting the iPhone, or iPod is rather easy. follow these steps: open iTunes connect your … Continue reading
If you are connecting to a Windows Server 2008 or Windows 7 computer through remote desktop you might get this error: “The remote computer requires Network Level Authentication, which your computer does not support” here is a screenshot of the actual fat error: the reason you are getting this error is because you are either using Windows XP, or another … Continue reading
Most computers are shipped with 64-Bit Windows OS from manufactures now, so it is becoming necessary to add printing support for 64-bit operating systems on network print servers, because the 32-bit drivers won’t work on a 64-bit operating system. I assume your print server already have 32-bit drivers for 32-bit systems support, and you want to add 64-bit OS system … Continue reading