Technology
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Importing Account Transactions in Money
I've used Microsoft Money in one form or another for years. If I had to put a number on it, I'd say since 1997, but I'm just not sure if that's right or not. I want to say that was the year they released it, but I just…
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VLC Media Player
VLC (initially VideoLAN Client) is a pretty full-featured media client that offers a ton of features, including one really useful one: Being able to play protected AAC files without the need for iTunes. Yes, you have to have your keys, but you don't have to have iTunes. Find…
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Please Wait While Domain List is Created
You may see this error message pop up in a dialog box while trying to login, specifically when you try and change the domain. To get the box to go away, press CTRL-ALT-DEL. To remove the problem entirely, make sure that your DNS is configured properly, by pointing…
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The DNS Entries for This DC are not Registered Correctly
This error message comes from an incorrect DNS configuration. I think it was because my DNS was pointing to my ISP's DNS server (techncally, to my router, which pointed to my ISP). By configuring my domain controller (DC) with DNS, which in turn forwarded requests to the ISP,…
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Multi-user Small Business Accounting
As I play more with Small Business Accounting (SBA), I actually like it more and more. It has a ways to go, but I like it. However, I want to do some testing with the multi-user settings. Unfortunately, somewhere along the way, the multi-user settings have broken. While…
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France to the Rescue
While the ruling out of France that Apple must open iTunes continues to rumble, and some celebrate, you just have to wonder – how much is France worth, anyway? Will it even matter? Just what happens if Apple doesn't comply? They aren't allowed to offer a French version…
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List Your Subcategories in Order
If you use subcategories in Movable Type, you know that you need to think of them in alphabetical order. Otherwise when you add them, they won't be in order. How do you get them to look right?…
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Rebuilding Empty Categories
One thing that I've seen requested from time to time is the ability to rebuild empty categories. The problem is that Movable Type doesn't make this easy to do because when you rebuild entries, the rebuild routine loops over the entry table in order to determine which categories…
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Open Other User's Folder Grayed Out
While moving a customer's Exchange installation, one of the users told me that she manages another user's mailbox. This means that she needs to open their mailbox from time to time. In actuality, we typically open them through the 'Advanced' tab of the Exchange settings. But I went…
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Database Backup with Transact-SQL
I've recently installed the Microsoft Small Business Accounting package. I have to say I'm enjoying it and think I'll keep using it. Unfortunately, I didn't like the Business Contact Manager for Outlook, as though the two would supposedly talk to one another, I didn't think it integrated particularly…