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Dial via PSTN line on Linksys SPA3102

I have a Linksys SPA3102 hooked up to mynetfone and they recently introduced caller id over stamping to residential plans. All this means is that when you place an outgoing call, instead of your VOIP...

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Uninstalling Xcode

Some Mac OSX packages come with uninstall scripts, some dont, others you just drag the app out the application folder and into the trash. Xcode most likely dumps a lot of stuff all over the file...

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SQL 2005/2008 backup script

One of the best maintenance scripts I’ve come across in quite a while, covers the following areas. Backup Integrity checking Optimizing indexes Executing and logging commands Utility functions If your...

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What’s in a name?

There’s something to be said about securing a good domain name, especially in terms of the value it can add to a product or service. I was recently informed from a company I had dealings with about the...

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Syntax error in manifest or policy file

Today I got all sorts of “SideBySide” errors “Generate Activation Context failed for C:\Program Files\ESET\ESET NOD32 Antivirus\MFC80U.DL” etc and “The manifest file contains one or more syntax...

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Scrolling with a Magic Mouse in Windows 7

UPDATE: These drivers are now included with the Bootcamp download and fully supported. Just returned from the Apple store opening at Chermside and got myself a few bits including the new Magic Mouse....

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Publishing ClickOnce apps on Linux server

Was trying to work out how to publish .Net ClickOnce apps on a Linux server running Apache tonight, turns out its pretty straight forward. All you have to do is add the right MIME types, so in your...

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Installing Lemonstand on Ubuntu Part 1

What is Lemonstand If you have ever trawled the interwebs for a half decent Ecommerce solution chances are you have encountered PHP based solutions like Magento, OSCommerce, OpenCart etc. These are...

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Installing Lemonstand on Ubuntu Part 2

Logwatch without an MTA like Postfix Logwatch is a log analysis tool for Linux based servers with the general gist being you get emailed reports when suspicious activity occurs. It does this by parsing...

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