Author: dcouper
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Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0 on Ubuntu install
I was trying to install Ubuntu 7.10 on a selection of Dell Latitude C510/C610’s yesterday. When I loaded the standard desktop install CD it kept coming up with the error Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0, then it would not be able to finish the install. This was frustrating – but the…
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Disappearing content panel in SugarCRM
We have just done a clean install of SugarCRM 5.0 on a linux server. Once the install was complete and all of the correct permissions set, we opened up Sugar and could not see any of the contact fields for editting or viewing. We initially thought it would be permissioned based problem like we have…
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Comments now working
We have had some problems with the comments on the site – but after finally narrowing down the problem we have found the solution. Please feel free to post comments!! Thanks Techontour Team
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Office live vs Google Docs
Microsoft just launched Office live (beta), as open competition to google docs.The signup process for Office live is somewhat labourious – and it could not be described as an easy process, however once you are logged into the service it is fairly simple. There are 2 areas, if you like. The first is ‘Documents’ and…
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Windows Live SkyDrive
One of the most frequent problems we come up against in at work is people bringing in laptops that are dead/dying having not backed them up. Now you can backup, share or just store for access later all your pictures, videos and documents…for free with windows live skydrive. Previously I have not been hugely impressed…
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Upgrading (& migrating) SugarCRM
We have been trying to upgrade from the 5 beta version of sugar’s community edition to the full released 5.0 version. In theory this is a very simple proposition and within the admin interface there is an upgrade option where the software will find any new versions then recommend you backup and then upgrade. This…