Category: Tricks

  • Delegate settings not saved correctly

    In Microsoft Outlook, when working with Exchange server, you can permit another user to view your calendar, tasks and email items. You can even allow other users to schedule meetings, write emails and create contacts on your behalf.

  • Reset your Plantronics CS55 Headset

    The Plantronics CS55 headset has been saving my neck since 2008. It’s the workhorse of many a call center and generally functions as expected. Every once in a while though it can get into a funk where you hear people but they cannot hear you. Here’s what to do to reset your CS55 headset back…

  • Turn your Linksys E1500 into a Wireless Repeater

    Unfortunately the wireless router that came with my new FIOS connection only covers half of my house. To get wifi coverage in the yard and the whole house, I decided to re-purpose my Linksys E1500. Here’s what I did: First I installed the DD-WRT firmware and with it turned my router into a Wireless Repeater…

  • Javascript errors during Adobe Flash Player update

    If you’re still running Windows XP and haven’t updated your Flash Player in a while, you might get some Internet Explorer script errors when you try to update the player. Here’s two ways to resolve the problem. [the problem] [the solution (in two acts)] The easy way: [step 1] Download the full Adobe Flash Player…

  • Batch encrypting PDF documents in Acrobat Professional

    The other day a customer asked me how quickly apply some sort of protection to thousands of PDF files so that they could not be changed or printed. Challenge accepted I said. Here’s how: [requirements] Adobe Acrobat Professional [procedure] [step 1] Open Adobe Acrobat Professional. Then click File->Action Wizard->Create New Action [step 2] Expand the…

  • Run OS X Snow Leopard on VirtualBox

    More and more frequently I find myself assisting customers with business analysis issues in Mac shops. Things can get complicated when dealing with multiple operating system platforms. A process that works great on Windows may not necessarily work on a Mac and vice versa. Throw some Unix or Linux into the mix and things get…

  • Seagate Goflex Home disk maintenance

    I’ve been generally happy with my Seagate Goflex Home NAS device. I purchased the 2TB model at COSTCO a year ago and have been running Acronis backups to it for the past eight months. I have Acronis configured such that incremental backups of all my computers are copied to the NAS six days a week…