Monthly Archives: February 2012

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3cx V10 Service pack 6 available

This entry was posted in Storage Tips and tagged 3CX on February 17, 2012 by HAL

Great to see latest update to 3cx with the release of SP 6 – full details about it are shown below. I’m hoping that it will resolve a few small issues I have been experiencing during testing. 3CX is pleased to announce a new release of 3CX Phone System 10, build 24018 – Service Pack […]

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Notes client and designer performance tip

This entry was posted in Software Tips and tagged Lotus Notes 8.5 on February 16, 2012 by HAL

Found this tip from TLCC which is worth trying if you have the memory to spare.  The detail of the tip is here In essence this is the tip Want to reduce the time to start your Notes and Designer clients and get better overall performance? You can with a few configuration tweaks described below.Notes and […]

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When is a blackhole not a blackhole ? When its a blacole !

This entry was posted in Software Tips and tagged malware Microsoft Security Essentials on February 15, 2012 by HAL

Some things only show up for a short period of time – one I noted was the detection – by Microsoft Security Essentials – on the google home page when I opened it of a malware called blacole.bw. Turns out this was a false detection and has been corrected. Heres what Microsoft said … Summary […]

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Tiny footprint mode with Task Manager ? No tabs or title bar in Task manager ?

This entry was posted in Software Tips and tagged Tiny Foorprint Mode on February 14, 2012 by HAL

Every so often I will see task manager running on a machine but without a window title or tabs on it. Most people think that something has happen – like a low memory situation on their machine but in fact this is a feature of task manager. Clicking on the left or right edges of […]

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How to fix your Touchsmart TX2 with just three letters?

This entry was posted in Hardware Tips and tagged HP TX2 Touchsmart on February 13, 2012 by HAL

Reviewing the options that I have open to get a permanent repair of the TX2 which developed an issue with booting. A couple of options short of reflowing the solder on the BGA  had been tried but each only seemed to last a short time. The next stage was scheduling the disassembly of the unit […]

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One for the artists

This entry was posted in Review Software and tagged Artrage Ipad on February 10, 2012 by HAL

Currently my windows based tablet pc is non operational – waiting for a maintenance window to get it repaired. Some of  the applications that showed the tablet to greatest advantage were based on direct manipulation – for example art related and creative tools which harness the touch and pen interfaces, So I was quite pleased to see […]

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Hal – Have you had any viruses named after you ? G@rry

This entry was posted in Tips on February 10, 2012 by HAL

Hal – Have you had any viruses named after you ? G@rry Dear G@rry – unfortunately no but I have now come close three times. I interestingly found that a particular client of mine managed to attract more unusual infections than all the others. Some very interesting questions were raised about a technical member of […]

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Time out for dos printing

This entry was posted in Software Tips and tagged autodisconnect DOS printing Net Use Windows 7 on February 9, 2012 by HAL

Following up on a recent issue with DOS print capture under windows 7 – a user reported that printing to a captured printer appeared to have stopped. On closer investigation it was noted that a net use command issued in a dos session showed drive mappings and  printer mapping for LPT2 as Unavailable. This issue […]

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