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Turn Off Outlook Adding Events To Calendar Automatically
Office 365 users are being notified that Outlook is now adding events to calendar automatically. I think my main objection with this is that my emails are being reviewed for content, plus I like to choose what I schedule. Here's the notification i received: Stay on...
Outlook 2016 Corrupt Attachment
Outlook 2016 is sending corrupt attachments that cannot be opened on the receiving end. The original file was confirmed to be fine and could be opened on the sending computer. Once it was attached to an email and sent however, it could no longer be opened. The error...
iPad iPhone WiFi Connection Drops
One of our customers was experiencing iPhone WiFi connection drops intermittently and frequently. It affected both their iPhone and iPad, both updated and running the latest version of Apple software. Here's what we did. Symptoms The iPhone would connect to Wifi, then...
Your mailbox is almost full – Spam
Today I received the following email saying; "Your mailbox is almost full". It certainly got my attention, I do receive a lot of emails. Beware, however, this is a spam/phishing email. You DO NOT want to click that link. The "here" link points to...
Windows 7, 8.1 $MFT bug will crash your computer
In a strange throwback to the past, a new bug has been found that will let any website crash your computer. All they need to do is have a webpage with maybe an image with the extension of .$MFT and Windows will try to open and work on it. Windows never quite releases...
Brute Force Remote Desktop Attack To A Windows Server
Discovered that some nefarious hacker is trying a brute force Remote Desktop attack to a Windows Server belonging to a customer of ours. They are working their way though various username and password combinations in the hope that one of them will work. Here's what we...
How To Articles
How To Access a Windows GPT Partition
Having trouble accessing a USB drive in Windows XP? Try this Go to the Windows Computer Manager and select the Disk Manager. Does the drive show as a GPT Protected Partition? That’s your problem. What is a GPT Partition? A GTP disk is a disk using the GUID Partition...
How to Change Your Twitter Profile Picture
You've set up a Twitter account and have started tweeting - but how do you change from that ugly egg shell to something more personal? That colored egg is your twitter profile picture and it's what you get by default. How to add your own Twitter Profile...
How to Twitter
Jump Right In! Easy instructions that show you how to Twitter. You already know what Twitter is, and you want to get up to speed quickly. Here we go, let's jump right in and learn how to twitter! Setup your Twitter Account In order to use Twitter you must have...
Rootkit Removal Requires Reinstall
There is a new rootkit trojan called "Popureb" that Microsoft says will require you to reinstall your operating system to completely remove this rootkit. [Update: Microsoft now advises using the Windows Recovery Console, however many security experts still advise a...
How to Read PDF on your Kindle
Easily read PDF books on your Amazon Kindle If you have books or documents in the PDF format, maybe from an online collection or from work, there is a really easy way to convert these so that you can read PDF files on your Kindle (versions 1 and 2). They will appear...
How to Read EPub Books on your Kindle
The EPub book format is still not supported on probably the most popular eReader out there, the Amazon Kindle. There is, however, a way to convert your collection of books in the EPub format, maybe from Google Books, eBooks.com, AbeBooks, or another online collection,...