Author: dcouper

  • Convert vcards to csv in bulk

    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…

  • Login failed in Outlook connect for Salesforce

    Salesforce has a plugin for Microsoft Outlook that is fantastic to use – called Outlook Connect. However when I first set it up – the login would fail and lock the user out. In order to prevent this happening you not only need to enter the correct password into Outlook Connect but it needs to…

  • Editting tabs in Salesforce

    I have just started using Salesforce (and i LOVE it!) and will be writing little tips about how to do certains things. There are good resources on the salesforce site – but some of the things I will write here I have found it hard to find in their help section. If you want to…

  • Cannot connect to wireless network in Vista

    I am at a conference and the guy sitting next to me was trying to connect to a wireless access point in Vista. It was saying that it was connected – but it was not getting an internet connection. I checked the IP address and it was correct , the wirless zero configuration was also…

  • Keyboard Shortcut to change tabs in Firefox

    I have been frustrated for some time – having to click to change tabs in firefox as opposed to using a alt-tab like solution for changing tabs. However today whilst using my wifes laptop – with a slightly different keyboard layout than mine, i accidently discovered that Ctrl + tab will change the tab you…

  • Import CSV in SugarCRM

    I have been trying to import a CSV from an outlook address book into SugarCRM version 5.1.0. I was having a lot of trouble as everytime I would try to import the file it would only give me between 1 and 10 of the fields to map. After messing around for the whole afternoon I…