Author: Alex Costa
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Computer Hygiene
The BBC Technology site has published an interesting article on computer hygiene. Tests were carried out on computer keyboards by the Consumer Group Which? and the results were astonishing (not to say scary). Some keyboards carried more bacteria than a toiled sit. Here is a small extract from the article: “If you look at what…
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SugarCRM Error “IMAP won’t work without c-client”
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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SugarCRM Upgrade Error
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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SugarCRM installation error “MySQL not available”
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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Brazillian enthusiast modder bullied by Creative Labs
Daniel_K, the Creative Labs fan who fixed the company’s broken Vista sound card drivers only to be threatened by the corporate brass, shares his side of the story. “My name is Daniel Kawakami and I’m Brazilian,” he writes. “I’m NOT a cracker, a hacker, just an enthusiast modder with basic assembly knowledge and very persistent.”…