[Fixed] This file is located outside your intranet or on an untrusted site…

March 15th, 2009

The Problem:

You are unable to open a Microsoft Access database hosted on another computer within your local network.  Usually the following error shows:

This file is located outside your intranet or on an untrusted site. Microsoft access will not open this file due to potential security problems.
To open the file, copy it to your machine or an accessible network location.

In my case this error started because the machine that hosted the access database was switched to Vista Read the rest of this entry »

[Howto] fix “Windows was unable to find a certificate to log you on…”

March 1st, 2008

Normally connecting Windows XP to a wireless router is a pretty easy venture. However, I’ve stumbled upon this problem a couple of times and it can be very frustrating. Read the rest of this entry »

What a spambot virus does to your system.

December 22nd, 2007

So my cousin called me the other day with the “My computer is running slow” line. I agree to take a look and I start off with my normal Read the rest of this entry »

[Howto] import Outlook Express email into Vista’s email client (Windows Mail).

August 15th, 2007

It seems that Microsoft changed the way you can import email with Vista. Gone are the days when you could just simply export to a .pst file.
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Sheep to the slaughter.. Bellsouth’s $10/month no-no…

April 27th, 2007

It’s called the “Bellsouth Premium Internet Security Suite” and it’s touted as a guiding light in a world filled with evil (spyware) and more evil (viruses), but for almost $10.00 per month, this snake oil is digital.

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[Howto] fix “General Failure. The URL was:” error.

April 26th, 2007

The problem:

While using Outlook 2007 if an email has a URL link inside, you get the following error when you click the link:

General Failure error

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Stumbleupon spike yields 2,770% increase in traffic.

March 30th, 2007

Out of the blue on Thursday I checked my web stats and noticed my traffic was much higher than normal. This continued throughout the evening and slacked off the next morning. The 8 and 9 PM hours yielded 150+ hits each (which is normally what I get in a whole week). Read the rest of this entry »

[Howto] burn an Audio CD with iTunes.

March 28th, 2007

Someone smack me for not trying this earlier. In the past I have had to go through lengthy steps to make an audio cd Read the rest of this entry »

[Howto] keep your iTunes library in sync with your music cache.

March 17th, 2007

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If you use iTunes as your music player of choice you can probably testify to one or more great features that it has to offer. However, Every yin has it’s yang Read the rest of this entry »

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Is your wireless client software telling secrets about you.

March 14th, 2007

wireless client

If you use the windows XP built in client to manage your wireless connections listen up. Read the rest of this entry »

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