Linux is not just a nice toy or a replacement for Windows. It can help you do things in day-to-day IT work alongside Windows. So far here is what I have found Continue reading
How Linux can help in day-to-day IT work
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Quickbooks Backup
If you use quickbooks you obviously need to make sure that important data is backed up. No big deal if it is just one person. What if there are many? Quickbooks built-in backup utility unfortunately will not let you backup the company file if there are users logged on. And with many users it really isn’t feasible to expect everyone to log off every day, not to mention if you want to make backup copies throughout the day Continue reading
Microsoft Hosted Exchange
Recently I had my first experience with Microsoft Hosted Exchange. Overall the experience was very positive, can definitely recommend to anyone that is looking for a hosted email solution. Continue reading
Upgrading to Office 2013
This was the first time I attempted to upgrade to this version, before only installed it fresh. And as Microsoft correctly pointed out in their KB article you cannot upgrade to that version, it installed alongside Office 2010. Continue reading
Sharing contacts on IMAP
Had a situation where a customer has 2 computers, IMAP mailbox, Outlook client and needed to be able to synchronize contacts across both computers. Unfortunately IMAP doesn’t support contacts folders. Outlook has no synchronization tools, so once again CodeTwo to the rescue Continue reading
Why I dislike Apple
As some of my clients have Macs I have to help out with those even though I am not a Mac expert. And the more work on those things the more I dislike them. Here are a few reasons why Continue reading
Outlook reached maximum file size???
So I am trying to copy some old messages to archive folder and outlook tells me that it can’t do that because it has reached maximum file size. What??? Continue reading
Moving IMAP PST files
When you create a POP3 or IMAP account in Outlook it creates a PST file where it stores a local copy of your emails. And while you can change the location of a POP3 PST file any time you want doing so for IMAP account is a little trickier Continue reading
Code Two Public Folders on terminal server
I have used Code Two Public Folders product on several different occasions, have always liked it. A simple and inexpensive way to share outlook folder without having to implement Exchange Server. It is lightweight and works very reliably. Latest project involved getting Code Two Public Folders working on a terminal server Continue reading
Migrating from Server 2003 to Server 2012
Did several of those migrations recently. As Server 2003 is getting outdated and is approaching its end of support now is good time to think about it. One cannot migrate directly from Server 2000 to Server 2012 and I am guessing one will not be able to migrate directly from Server 2003 to whatever the next Server OS release may be. Continue reading