Send SMS to charge your cellphone
Out of battery? Just send a text! People living off-grid can now power their phones simply by sending a text message.A London-based company Buffalo Grid has introduced a solar-powered cellphone...
View ArticleGoogle to revamp search
Google has said that it is planning to give its users a new experience of searching the web, which would be like 'Star Trek'.Google's Search Head Amit Singhal said at SXSW Interactive that 'the destiny...
View ArticleMeeting conflicts not showing in iPad/iPhone
I have an executive complaining that when he opens a meeting request on his iPad/iPhone that it no longer tells him that he has a conflict, so he just accepts everything, then his assistant has to...
View ArticleExchange 2007 migration to Exchange 2013
Just waiting on Exchange 2013 CU1 which was promised for Q1. I have a client ready to migrate from Exchange 2007 to 2013. Anyone using 2013 in a new install have any opinions on it?
View ArticlePlanning our WAN
Hey everyone, As part of our outage planning, we're taking a look at our networking. At our main location we have a Cisco 1921 router set up with a full mesh DMVPN with two of our branches running...
View ArticleNo Comment entries
Has anyone experienced an issue with an auto-generated ticket entry that says No Comment after the assignee or creator makes a comment? I recently added a Spiceworks instance in our environment for a...
View ArticleIn need of RMM for Medium Business
I know what a lot of you are going to say but no Spiceworks is not an option. This medium business has 4 locations in two countries, 400 endpoints with a total of around 900 devices excluding their IP...
View ArticleWindows 7 VPN will not disconnect
We have a freshly re-built ASUS notebook with an Intel 5100 AGN running Windows 7 Pro x64 which once connected to a VPN, will not disconnect. Trying to disconnect through Network and Sharing Center,...
View ArticleMonkey on our homepage
I was working with a local non-profit and got an email that the website is just a picture of a monkey with a rude phrase. Didn't look good, but I learned that Drupal (ehh) has just as many security...
View ArticleMicrosoft Hotfix Request service unavailable???
I went to download a hotfix today. KB2550978 to be precise per a suggestion from John Pohlman (thank you John). I go through the hoops to get the download link and end up with "The system is currently...
View ArticleJournal Archive Mailbox. When is it just "too big"?
Today I discovered that we have a journaled email box enabled, comprising of emails originating from 1999, and now is ~35GB. This is on an Exchange 2007 server, single mailbox database, about 50...
View ArticleHow to disable or reduce printer cleaning on HP Photosmart Pro B9100 series
How do i disable or reduce printer cleaning on HP Photosmart Pro B9100 series?Steps Taken:- 2 Firmware updates from HPResult No Success - Installing all new print heads and ink cartridges Result No...
View ArticleSelective Proxying
First, thanks for the innovative stuff you are doing at OpenDNS! I'm curious about the selective proxying feature mentioned in the Umbrella FAQ--I couldn't find detail on this feature. Can you provide...
View ArticleSet Font Size on Tickets
Some of our users are complaining about the very small font size in the email communications created by Spiceworks. It may be in my face, but I cannot seem to find any setting that allows me to...
View ArticleConvert SCSI to SATA
Okay maybe not exactly but I thought this was interesting. This person has way too much time on their hands... http://virtualvenesect.com/2011/08/12/converting-a-servers-scsi-backplane-to-use-sata-drives
View ArticleWe'll do it live!
Ok, accounts have been created, users have been trained. Many users are already using Outlook for internal emails and calendaring. So, it's time to flip the switch. It'll happen Friday afternoon....
View ArticleCan you mix single port sas with a double port sas on a single RAID1 array?
The amber light of death got me. I have a mirrored array on which one of the drives has failed. It was made up of two 1 port SAS 10k drives. I had a couple of spares, but it seems that they're all...
View ArticleSXSW show floor: Beam videoconferencing device takes a spin
Tech enthusiasts at South by Southwest Interactive exploring the exhibit hall's gizmos and apps on Sunday were greeted a little differently at one booth--the product, called Beam and made by Menlo...
View ArticleGetting a good scan of Network
Hi, I have tried just about everything to get a good scan of my network but I constantly come up with anywhere between 40 to 80 unknowns. I have 208 pieces of equipment on my system. Is there anyway...
View ArticleWireless setup on Cisco APs
Aironet 1041 standalone APs. I am mostly Cisco ignorant. I am not familiar with the command line here. I've been using the (painfully slow) web management. Formerly, our AP's were set up with a single...
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