Good-Bye Android
I bought an AT&T Samsung Captivate in November 2010 and used it for almost three months. I finally gave up on Samsung and Android and returned the phone yesterday.
WordPress at HostGator Faster than Go Daddy
Back when I first converted this site from BlogEngine.NET, I posted this comparison: WordPress at Go Daddy Slow Compared to BlogEngine.NET. It showed that Google’s crawler was often taking 1000ms …
Prevent Outside Parties from Scheduling Your Calendar
Ever receive an email with an Outlook calendar item attached, then find that the item appeared in your calendar without your permission? It turns out that by default, Outlook lets …
GoldMine Time Bomb Triggered in 2011
When I started GoldMine 6.5 for the first time in 2011, I was greeted with a rather unwelcome message: “Please note that your computer’s system date is erroneously set to …
Restore a Hyper-V Server to an Optiplex 960
Recently I upgraded a small server to run Windows Server 2008 R2 as a Hyper-V host, with Server 2008 R2 as a guest as well. I’ve read that Windows Server …
Web-Enable Your Custom Software Application
Are you using custom software to run your business? Perhaps an older Access or FoxPro application? Or maybe some Excel spreadsheets with custom macros? Ever wonder about converting that to …
Android Certificates
I’m enjoying my new Samsung Captivate, still running Android 2.1 (c’mon, AT&T, let’s see 2.2!). But I’ve found that Android doesn’t trust the SSL certificate I installed from StartSSL. No …
Identifying and Avoiding Fake Anti-Virus Programs
One of the biggest threats to your computer comes when you land on a web site containing a fake anti-virus warning. These sites try to trick you into installing a …
Set up Windows Authentication in IE8
If you have a web site that requires logging on with Windows Authentication, you can set Internet Explorer 8 to pass through your current credentials, thus bypassing the logon prompt. …
GoldMine Sync ERROR 00000024
Sometimes the most difficult problems have the simplest solutions. I’m using GoldMine 6.50.40704. For years I was able to sync with Outlook using the built-in wizard. Since upgrading from Exchange …