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Convert vcards to csv in bulk

October 26th, 2009 by dcouper · No Comments

There are several ways to convert vcards to csv on the web - but most only do one card at a time.
I recently needed to transfer about 400 vcards into one csv file for a mail-merge - so one at a time was not too helpful!
I found this tool at http://www.inter-help.com/toolbox/aaron that will convert as [...]

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Thinkpad T60 wireless not working after windows update

October 27th, 2008 by Alex Costa · No Comments

The wireless card Intel Pro 3945ABG on a Thinkpad T60 stopped working after the latest Windows XP Update.  It showed as “working properly” in my hardware profile but neither the Windows Network Tool or the IBM / Intel Network Manager could pick it up and the Fn+F5 combination couldn’d switch the wireless back on. If [...]

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Tags: Hardware · Laptops · Networking · quick & easy tips

MM_XSLTransform Error

October 1st, 2008 by Alex Costa · No Comments

MM_XSLTransform error. [RSS URL] is not a valid XML document.  Non-static method DOMDocument::loadXML() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in file
I recently came across this error and took me a lot of searching to find out the right fix for it. Here is where you can find the [...]

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Tags: Applications · Programming · Web Design · quick & easy tips



Windows XP Error Reboot loop

August 30th, 2008 by Alex Costa · No Comments

Got this error a couple of times already on Windows XP. The system goes through the startup and then shows a blue screen for 1/2 second and reboots. I’ve then been to a few forums in order to get it fixed so I decided, for personal reasons to post here the route that worked [...]

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Tags: OS & Servers · quick & easy tips

Installing OS X without a functioning optical drive

July 28th, 2008 by dansnell · 1 Comment

I recently gave my old powerbook to my sister in law. I had a lot of information on it and so I planned to transfer all my files and do a clean install. One problem the dvd drive on my old powerbook is broken. It would continually spit the installation disk out. Fortunately I have [...]

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Tags: Hardware · Laptops · Mac · OS & Servers · Tutorials / Training · quick & easy tips

Blog backup with Gmail

June 5th, 2008 by Alex Costa · 1 Comment

If you have a small site or  a blog and want to create regular backups, you could use your Gmail account for that, but lets say it starts to clog up your inbox or even worse it starts to use up your storage space. A friend of mine does it brilliantly. A filter (rule) on [...]

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Tags: Storage · quick & easy tips