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If your Microsoft Dynamics RMS is producing an error when you attempt to print a normal document from a workstation that also prints labels"

Go into devices and printers, and make sure the default printer is not the label printer.

If you are a first time do it yourself person, and you install a new hard disk into a computer. It will not show up immediately as an available drive in Windows. All you have to do to make it available is initialize the disk.

To to this, simply follow the below steps:

Open the start menu and hover your mouse over my computer.
Right click, and select "Manage" or "Manage My Computer"
On the menu that will appear to the left, choose "Disk Management"


Under disk management, you should now be able to see the disk, except the status bar will be black, and the info pane to the left should say "not initialized." Right click on the info pane and choose initialize. A few simple options may pop up, and the only important thing to remember is that if you are reading this, odds are about 99% that you should choose "MBR Disk"

After that, right click, on the main disk area, to the right of the area you just clicked on, and choose "New Simple Volume." Format the disk as NTFS, and make sure the "perform quick format" box is checked. Give it a name, and that is all there is to it. When the format completes, the disk should be visible under "My Computer."

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If you have Microsoft Outlook, or any alternative email client, such as Thunderbird, and you have trouble sending from a hotel's free internet connection, you may want to check your ports. The most common reason for this problem is that the hotel firewall is blocking port 25, which is the most common send port for email clients that are running with no encryption.

The easiest solution to this in Outlook 2010, is to go to File, account settings, and then highlight your account and select change.

Under the account settings tab, go to "more settings" and select advanced.

What you are looking for is your outgoing port information. It should be the second line near the top of the page. If this is set to 25, you will probably need to change it in order to get your email to send properly. You may need to consult with your email provider to find acceptable alternate ports, but common outgoing ports are 465 and 587, so it does not hurt to give either of those a try. Once you have changed the port number, hit okay, and click on "test account settings"

If it works, you are all set!

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Sometimes, after a malware attack in particular, windows vista may not allow the opening of any programs. Instead of opening, clicking on a program will cause a window to pop up asking which application you would like to open the program with.

Basically, the problem here is that your Windows registry has become corrupted, and needs to have a few entries repaired. There is a fairly simple, and quite reliable fix to this that we will go over. This fix does involve making changes to the registry, however it does not require any prior skill in doing so. Users are highly suggested to back up their computers if at all possible before applying this fix.

Because manually editing the registry is a pain, and can damage your computer, we are instead going to create a nifty little file to do this for us.

Step 1: Open notepad by simply typing notepad into the windows search bar under the start menu, or by going to Programs>Accessories

Step 2: Paste the following registry keys and information into notepad. It is very important that this be exact.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.exe]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.exe\OpenWithList]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.exe\OpenWithProgids]
"exefile"=hex(0):

Step 3: Choose save as, and name the file exefix.reg (the .reg is the really important part here.)

Go to the file you just created, and double click it. A warning window should pop up, asking if you are sure. Click yes, and watch your problems dissipate. You may need to re-start your computer after in order for the fix to take full effect.

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If you are trying to manipulate Serendipity plugins using the admin control panel, and you get an error that informs you that Serendipity cannot write to the directory, then there may be one of two very simple fixes that will work for you. This problem is reported especially frequently by users who host their pages through aplus.net, and use the built in control panel to install their blogs.

The first and most common cause of this seems to be that a plugins directory is not created by default when the blog is installed. So open up your ftp client, and check it out. Open up the main directory of your installed blog and take a look at the folders. You should be looking at archives, uploads, templates, and templates_c as the sub folders of this directory. If plugins is not listed as a folder here, it needs to be created. Simply create a new folder here with the name "plugins" and then try to manipulate your add-on again. Chances are, your problem is totally solved!

If you are using a more advanced installation, you may need to make sure that the plugins folder has .php user write access, which can also be done through the ftp client.


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It can be a tad tricky to install the analytics platform onto a serendipity based blog, but we will help guide you through it. The power of the enterprise level google analytics platform, and the fact that it is completely free, make this well worth doing!

Simple Steps:
Sign up for Google analytics at: https://www.google.com/analytics Enter the URL for your blog, and copy the tracking code that Google will provide you onto your clipboard.

Open up the administration screen, and click on Configure Plug-ins. At the bottom, click to install a new event plug in, and choose Spartacus. Follow any prompts.

Once Spartacus is installed, return to the bottom of the plug-ins page, and select "Click here to install a new event plugin." Under Frontend: Entry Related, choose to install an "HTML Nugget on Page"

Title the nugget "Analytics." The nugget placement should be set to "HEAD tag of the page." Insert the google tracking code provided into the content section, and save it.

All you have to do then, is check in with google to make sure that it is receiving the data. Allow about 24 hours, and watch the statistics come rolling in!

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It has come to our attention that there is a very common problem with many Brother laser printers, and more specifically, the toner cartridges. The issue here is that the toner cartridge will report that it is empty, and not allow the user to print any further documents when in fact about 25% of the toner still remains, and is perfectly good.

If you believe that your toner cartridge is ending too quickly, it does not hurt anything to give this quick fix a try.

1) Remove the toner cartridge from the printer.

2) Look at either side of the cartridge. You should see holes in the center of each side of the unit, about 1/4" wide.

3) Use electrical tape to cover these holes. Make sure the tape sits as flush with the sides of the toner cartridge as possible to prevent it from coming off inside the unit.

Put the toner unit back into the printer, and that is it! You will now be able to use any remaining toner left in there, and pinch your printing penny just a little bit more.

This works on any Brother printer that uses the TN 360 Toner Cartridge.


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Feds Bust Wrong Man for Child Porn Downloading

This poor guy got his house raided by the FBI for downloading child porn, when in fact he had not downloaded anything. This is a perfect example of why wireless network security is extremely important.

His network was unsecured, and as a result, his next door neighbor was able to log in through his connection, and download child pornography. When this was tracked by the authorities, all they they were able to see was that this content was downloaded by our poor protagonist's internet connection, and accordingly, they raided his house.

Setting up a wireless password can be done in a few minutes, and can keep many of these incidents from happening.

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Cameron Larson

CDN- Content Delivery Network, also known as Content Distribution Networks is a system of computers containing facsimile data positioned at several points in a network to enable maximum bandwidth available for the access to the data throughout the network. The user acquires access over a copy of the data, near to his location and frees up high-traffic central server to avid bottlenecks near that server.

CDN routing increases the network backbone capacity that results in striking rise in the number of concurrent users while decreasing the load on interconnects, public or private peers and backbones. CDN routing leads to freeing up capacity and lowering delivery costs by redirecting traffic to edge servers.

Content types like web objects, downloadable media files, software, documents, applications, real-time media streams, and other components of internet delivery- DNS, routes, and database queries can be routed over TCP – Transmission Control Protocol and UDP – Datagram Protocol Connections.

Content Delivery / Distribution Networks can have default server availability sensing with instant user redirection, even with large power, network as well as hardware outages.

Below is the list of detailed benefits that CDN technology provides:

•CDNs provide multiple network paths and accessibility to multiple upstream providers
•CDN technology allow you to handle peak-time with ease and without expanding current infrastructure
•It surpasses need for new and expensive routing & server hardware implementation
•Virtually unlimited global scalability at the fraction of the CDN pricing
•CDN pricing is routinely done on the basis of per GB data transfer costs
•CNDs increase web site\'s speed and performance which leads to increased user or visitor satisfaction to the clients\' web site
•Increased speed allows them to reach more customers and explore newer markets
•CDNs accelerate performance of online applications while offloading web site and server application surplus load
•They are more reliable, giving as much as 99.99 per cent uptime
•CDNs are enabled with powerful monitoring tools
•Clients don\'t need to acquire additional lines or rental collocation space
•CDNs are enabled through simple and hassle-free service activation
•CDN technology lowers cost of content delivery bandwidth while pushing content closer to end users for greater speed, leading to low connectivity latency
•    With CDN, clients have data center locations all across the globe, securing data and longevity

Since a rapidly growing number of companies are leveraging internet to reach to a wide range of customers, CDN service companies provide the required support to meet the delivery needs of even the largest media and entertainment companies.

Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/networks-articles/cdn-providing-solutions-to-network-hassles-4461037.html

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Austin Luna

Okay so your looking for information on making a desktop PC wireless. You\'ll be happy to know that just about any desktop PC can support a wireless internet connection. Even older desktops can connect to the internet via a wireless internet connection.



First, make sure your desktop PC is in good working order. What I mean by good working order is just to make sure the desktop PC is free of unwanted spyware and other harmful files which could make a desktop computer\'s wireless connection slow down to a crawl. If you plan on making an older desktop PC wireless then you should really scan your computer for spyware and infections because the last thing you want is something stealing all your system resources when you don\'t have very much to begin with.

WHATS NEEDED TO MAKE DESKTOP PC WIRELESS

Let\'s start by assuming you already have an internet service (not dial-up) and are cruising the web with ease. You should have a cable modem connected to your desktop PC. If this is the case, then you\'re ready to begin your wireless setup. If you don\'t have an existing internet service and a cable modem then you\'d better stop reading this because a wireless internet connection on your desktop PC can\'t be accomplished legally without them.



MAKING PC WIRELESS - WIRELESS ROUTER

First, before anything, you need to purchase a wireless router. If you\'ve never owned a wireless router before then grabbing the most expensive model probably won\'t benefit you all that much unless you plan on receiving a wireless internet connection from inside of a multiple story building. In this case a more expensive router will offer a few features that are worth the extra money.

Remember when you go ahead and purchase a wireless router in hopes of making your desktop computer wireless you\'ll be happy to know that you\'ll be halfway done with your mission for wireless internet on your desktop. The only thing left is a wireless PC adapter.



MAKING PC WIRELESS - WIRELESS DESKTOP ADAPTERS

It\'s actually very easy to add a wireless desktop adapter to your comupter\'s arsenal of computing tools. There are two different types of wireless networking components that you can choose from. They are as follows.



1. Wireless USB adapter

2. Wireless PCI adapter

both wireless devices are packaged with a setup CD-ROM which quickly installs everything needed to configure and use your PC\'s wireless internet connection.



A wireless USB adapter is the easiest way to make a desktop PC wireless. The cons of using a wireless USB adapter are the signal strength which is considerably weaker than a wireless PCI card. Most people experience no problems with signal strength as long as they stay within range of the wireless router that\'s sending out the wireless signal.

Basically, installing a wireless USB adapter plugs into any available USB port. In reality, it only takes a matter of seconds to plug in a USB adapter and start using the internet without the wires.

The second wireless device that can make desktop computers wireless is called a wireless PCI (PCI = white slots inside a computer) card adapter. This device enables high performance wireless connectivity for your desktop PC with extended range.

Installation is not as hard as you might have thought. Simply remove the side panel from your desktop PC and insert the wireless PCI card into any one of the white slots inside. There is only one way the card can be installed. Reading the directions that are included when you purchase your wireless networking device is by far the best thing you can do to ensure a smooth installation and launch of your wireless connection.MAKING DESKTOP PC WIRELESS

MORE WIRELESS HOW TO INFORMATION

In the future I will most likely go into further detail about each networking component. Check out this page if you have any further questions about  making a desktop pc wireless.

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