Monthly Archives: June 2012

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So much for video standards – no MP4 import for Powerpoint

This entry was posted in Software Tips and tagged MP4 Powerpoint Video on June 8, 2012 by HAL

A client rang me with an issue that  related to video he was after for a powerpoint presentation. His requirement was simple – three clips of video into one presentation. The problem however was that the format that played fine on his laptop – wasn’t recognised by Powerpoint. The answer – convert it first – […]

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2 useful Oracle resources

This entry was posted in Storage Tips and tagged Oracle PL/SQL SQL on June 7, 2012 by HAL

If you are learning about SQL or specifically Oracle and SQL / PLSQL – here are two useful resources – good to refresh your memory also if like me its been a while. The links are shown in blue below The PL/SQL link is here – an article entitled “Building with Blocks” Oracle Magazine SQL 101 […]

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Veeam offers free backup utility

This entry was posted in Software Tips and tagged Veeam Vmware Backup on June 6, 2012 by HAL

In a move that adds another option for backups of VMware backups – Veeam have offered a free tool called Veeam Backup Free Edition which you can find here The Veeam blurb describes it as A better way Cloning, copying or exporting a virtual machine (VM) can be time-consuming and resource-intensive. And if you have to […]

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Oldtimer utility aids clearing temp files

This entry was posted in Software Tips and tagged OldTimer TFC on June 5, 2012 by HAL

When working with Malware infected machines or just poorly performing machines – it is sometimes necessary to clear out temp files. This is where TFC comes in useful. You can pick up this utility here Described as TFC (Temp File Cleaner) will clear out all temp folders for all user accounts (temp, IE temp, java, […]

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Getting a copy of your IOS router config offsite

This entry was posted in Software Tips and tagged Cisco on June 4, 2012 by HAL

As part of a client engagement I was looking at their cisco wan infrastructure. I know that I prefer to look at a hard copy of the configs of cisco routers especially when trying to understand the design of the router network. So I was looking for a means of getting the config from serveral […]

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Need more juice to boot your server?

This entry was posted in UPS on June 2, 2012 by HAL

A colleague reported a non booting server that was displaying led indicators pointing towards a motherboard failure on a dell pe sc 1430. On attending to pick up said non booting server I was trying to ascertain if there had been any power issues prior to the failure. A user told me that the server had […]

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XP Embedded IP address change problem

This entry was posted in Software Tips and tagged XP Embedded on June 1, 2012 by HAL

I had come across this issue some time ago with XPE (XP Embedded) Digital Video Recorders. Every time they were rebooted they lost their settings. Eventually got to the the bottom of it which related to group permissions for the user changing the IP address. However this one seemed very similar but actually turned out […]

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