The Mac OS X System Error Code -1712 is a bit of an ambiguous one as all that it means is that the application has timed out. We got Error Code -1712 when we tried to run Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection on one of our staff’s Macbook. To diagnose this error in more detail we [...]

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Asus is to go mainstream with Splashtop on its Motherboards. Spashtop is an instant-on Linux OS that manufacturers can implement into their motherboards giving the user an option to instantly use internet and skype without having to boot up a full OS. Up to now only top-end Asus motherboards had this feature but after good [...]

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Nagios is a network monitoring service that is designed to run under Linux or any othe unix-like system with a C compiler. I have been reading about Nagios for a while and so decided to give it a go. I haven’t put it to full production yet but the trial has already impressed me. Some [...]

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This error will cripple Sugar’s email functionality, which is a major development in version 5.0, previous versions of SugarCRM Community Edition (free) did not handle emails at all. This error happens when the php5-imap extension hasn’t been installed. After searching for sometime I found a reference to php5-imap and decided to give it a try. [...]

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Upgrading SugarCRM Community Edition from 4.5 to 5.0 is supposed to be a walk in the park, and if you do have the right settings it will be. As in IT everything depends on the little details, SugarCRm wouldn’t be different. Don’t get me wrong I really like SugarCRM that’s why I post errors and [...]

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While moving a SugarCRM installation to a different server I found this problem – “MySQL not available”. Firstly I had a blank page and then decide to re-run the installation script. During the system check it listed MySQL as not available, so I checked for the status of the mysql server and it was running. [...]

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