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02 Feb
2012

SBS 2011 Cannot Add Removable disk to Backup

If you have a Scheduled Windows Server Backup set up in SBS 2011 (or Server 2008R2) you may get the following error message when you try to add a new removable disk: "The filename, directory n... more

29 Jan
2012

Fix for SBS 2011 Event errors

SBS 2011 installations suffer from a number of repeated Event Log errors that are shown in SBS Monitoring Reports as well as in the Event Log Viewer. These are described in the SBS Post-Insta... more

02 Nov
2011

SBS 2011 Migration Fails

Migration to Microsoft Small Business Server 2011 (SBS 2011) can fail at an early stage with the error message "Cannot Connect to the Domain". A further message says "Verify th... more

03 Oct
2011

Support Scams continue

Support scams continue to threaten computer users. A common one goes roughly as follows: The user receives a call from someone claiming to be from Microsoft or perhaps the user's ... more

13 Jun
2011

Problem connecting smartphone to Active Sync

Many smartphones support Active Sync connection to Microsoft Exchange mail servers, including iPhones, Android and Windows Mobile models.Usually the process of creating a smartphone account for Exc... more

13 Jun
2011

And more hacked Cloud systems

Another month, another round of breaches to online systems. IMF, Citigroup, Codemasters, Sony again - all have reported significant breaches of security resulting in unauthorised access to da... more

21 May
2011

Cloud Computing Failures

The last few weeks have seen major failures from Cloud computing service providers. A range of websites hosted for third parties by Amazon were off the air for over a day. Apparently,... more

09 Mar
2011

Fake antivirus attack

There seems to be rash of antivirus malware at the moment. The objective appears to be to get computer users to pay money for so-called antivirus software, which is in fact a fake. The first... more

12 Feb
2011

Check your ISP broadband package

Check your ISP broadband package Broadband packages, like most other products, change and develop over time. The obvious changes are to things like download limits and prices. Less ... more

07 Nov
2010

Outlook runs only in Safe Mode

Outlook runs only in Safe mode If Outlook will run only in Safe mode, check the Outlook Add-ins. Anti-virus and other add-ins can sometimes cause Outlook to stop responding, freeze or cra... more

03 Oct
2010

Choosing a router for VOIP

If you are intending to use a VOIP (Voice Over IP) telephone service, you need to take care to choose the right broadband router. VOIP services can be run over normal broadband*. Dependin... more

19 Sep
2010

Dont press the reset button

.....on your internet router, unless you know all the details of your account. Pressing the reset button erases all router settings and returns it to "out of the box" state. In ... more

16 Aug
2010

Blackberry Desktop Manager problems

Blackberry Desktop Manager version 6.0 has just been released. It seems to be incompatible with some add-in programs, including CompanionLink (used for synchronisation with ACT!) and some bac... more

09 Aug
2010

Beware the SBS POP Connector

Microsoft provides in Small Business Server (both SBS 2003 and SBS 2008 versions) a POP Connector. This enables the server to collect email from user POP mail accounts. The purpose of pro... more

08 Aug
2010

Blinking cursor on boot

Sometimes a computer will fail to start up and you just end up with a blinking cursor on a grey screen. It looks as if something drastic has gone wrong - but it may not be. One cause se... more

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