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Author: Alex Costa

  • WiKi on a Stick

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    I was approached by a work colleague about the very interesting Open Source initiative. Wiki on a stick is a very small (to start with) self modifying XHTML file that lets you create notes on a portable WiKi. It can be stored on your HD or better on a USB stick which makes it a…

  • .asia Top domain name open for businesses

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    Last week the top domain .asia started accepting applications for companies with trademarks and business in the continent. Companies are advised to  apply for  these domain  as to protect their trading name.  In an article on the ZDNet.co.uk site they quoted Lesley Cowley (chief executive officer of Nominet, the .uk registry): “Businesses in Asia or…

  • Skype error #3601

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    After an update to the latest 3.5.xxxx version of  Skype a lot of people (I’ve seen 3 including myself) are having problems starting up Skype. It crashes with the error#3601 which apparently has nagged the application for a while. Some say it’s a Video drive problem, same say it’s Windows fault but it looks like…

  • Check Mail Server DNS and RDNS

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    Following up on my previous posts on Email Marketing Server and Domain Name Credibility, there is another interesting tool for anyone setting up a Mail server. Once you have setup your DNS and RDNS entries you may want to check that all your settings are correct and this site dnsreport.com is a great tool, it…

  • Check your Email Server Credibility

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    A terrible thing today is spam which counts for 70% of all email sent (and received). There are a lot of ways to block spam but one thing you don’t want is to have your email marketing domain to become blacklisted. On a previous post called “Email Marketing with Lyris Server” I mentioned about taking…

  • Print Job Doesn’t Delete on Windows

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    Isn’t it annoying when a printing job fails to print and when trying to delete it from the queue is gets stuck and you can’t print at all! Well I get many people asking me about this. Something I have done and works every time is resetting the Print Spooler Service. This is very simple…