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Google Apps – Xerox Scan to Email

Dan — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 09:08:27 +0000

Switched to Google Apps and now can’t get your Xerox printers to scan to email? It’s because Google’s servers require you to use SSL when sending email and the Xerox’s can’t send by SSL. To get it working, you’ve got two options (#2 is the far easier option):

1. You can use a program called Stunnel to accept the Xerox’s SMTP transfer and transmit it to Google via a secure connection. More info here.

2. Google actually accepts non-SSL SMTP connections on one of their servers, aspmx.l.google.com on port 25. Set the Xerox to send via that and set your username and password to a Google Apps account.

Google Apps Outlook Sync – XP 64 bit

Dan — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 08:08:49 +0000

Trying to install the Google Apps Outlook Sync connector on your XP 64 bit PC? Getting the following error: “Could not find http.sys. Please install all patches specified in the system requirements. For more details, see: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/939786″

Don’t worry, it can be done!

Copy the http.sys file from “C:\WINDOWS\System32\Drivers\” to “C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\Drivers\”

Install the connector.

Sorted!

New Camera

Dan — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 19:37:17 +0000

I just bought myself a camera. It’s very old school. It’s a Canon EOS300 35mm SLR. Yes, that’s right, 35mm film!

Here’s my first film: Gallery

Windows 7: Change network gateway

Dan — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:42:02 +0000

Recently started using Windows 7 64bit at work and I wanted to change my network gateway to use a different broadband line. I did the usual thing, went into the properties of my Local Area Connection, Properties of TCP /IPv4, Advanced, Default Gateways, Add. Added the IP address, perfect, has always worked before. Until now. 7 would just not accept it. Tried repairing the connection, restarting the PC. Nothing worked. I was starting to get frustrated!

There is quite a simple solution though. Just set your network card to use a static IP address and gateway and it works fine.

Easy.

Google Apps Directory Sync: AD passwords

Dan — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:35:49 +0000

Trying to sync your Active Directory user passwords with Google Apps? Check out http://code.google.com/p/sha1hexfltr/

Works a treat.

Set up Goldmine with Google Mail

Dan — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:16:23 +0000

Has your company switched to Google Apps and you’re wondering how to get your emails in Goldmine? It’s actually quite easy. (I say Google Apps, but this will work for personal use Gmail as well as Google Apps Mail).

First you need to enable IMAP on your Google Mail account (if it isn’t already). In Google Mail go to Settings. Then click the Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab> Check the radio button to enable IMAP.

Now set up Goldmine to connect to GMail. In Goldmine go to Tools> User settings> Preferences> Email. In the Getting mail section set the server to IMAP and enter address imap.gmail.com. Username is your email address, password is your password. Check the ‘Use encrypted connection (SSL)’ box.

In the Sending Mail section the SMTP server is smtp.gmail.com, return address is your email address. Again, check the ‘Use encrypted connection (SSL)’ box.

Done

Update 16.08.10:

I think Google have made security on their servers a bit tighter. Follow these extra steps to get things working:

On the Email settings tab, click the Accounts button. Select the account in the list and click Edit.

Change the Getting Mail port to 993.

In the Sending Mail section, enter your email address as the username and enter your password. For authentication, select Auto. Check Use Start TLS. Make sure the port number is 587.

That should work.

Nokia Sports Tracker: N82

Dan — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:56:31 +0000

Just found this cool sports tracker for tracking all your sport activities. You can download from my site: SportsTracker_STEPS_31_v206

To sign up go to sportstracker.nokia.com

Windows Vista/7: Blank screen after logon

Dan — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:32:38 +0000

Recently had this problem at work after I had modified the log on script to add a new printer. You may have noticed in Windows Vista & 7 when you add a network printer a message box pops up asking you to confirm to install the printer driver.

Well our log on script is set to run and complete before the desktop loads, so because the desktop hasn’t loaded yet you never see the pop up message asking you to confirm to install the printer driver. So the PC just sits there with a blank screen waiting for you to click yes or no on a pop up box that you can’t see!

The solution? Log onto the PC using a local account or a network account that doesn’t have a log on script (maybe the network administrator), add all the network printers you need. Log back off and log on as normal. Solved!

Windows Server 2003: Windows update registry settings

Dan — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:47:21 +0000

Want to change the Windows Update settings on your Windows Server 2003 but the options are greyed out? You can change them in the registry.

Go to Start> Run> regedit

Go to HKLM> Software> Policies> Microsoft> Windows> WindowsUpdate> AU

To turn off Windows Updates completely, change NoAutoUpdate to 1.

To select one of the other 3 options change AUOptions to either 2, 3 or 4 (Notify=2, Download=3, Automatic=4).

Close and you’re done!

O2: Can’t send text messages

Dan — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:14:46 +0000

Just had your number transfered to O2 and can’t send text messages? Don’t worry, this is normal for the first 24 hours (although it should start working much sooner than this).

Check your using the right message centre number to send messages. You can find these numbers on the O2 support site.

Another thing you could try is getting someone to send you a text message, this might start them working for you.