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Opening a Quattro Pro file in Microsoft Excel

jshoff@realitybytesinc.com — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:30:00 GMT

Recently, we did a PC replacement from someone who was on Wordperfect and Quattro Pro and updated them to the latest version of Office 2007.

While Word will automatically convert WPD files on the fly, we found out fast that QPro will not. Luckily there is a simple convertor you can download for free from Microsoft (why it is not embedded is beyond me).

Anyhow the link is here: http://office.microsoft.com/en-ca/excel/HA010448731033.aspx

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Way too funny!!

jshoff@realitybytesinc.com — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:13:00 GMT

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Completely reset your TCP/IP settings to default without a rebuild

jshoff@realitybytesinc.com — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:43:00 GMT

In certain circumstances, usually due to a virus, the TCP/IP stack, and WINSOCK reg data, and files can become unstable, or corrupted. Usually this means a rebuild, however you can run the steps below to prevent such work.

The Netsh.exe utility (netsh) is a command-line scripting tool that you can use to configure and monitor Windows Server 2003 networking. This tool gives you an interactive network shell interface.

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Dealing with the Winmail.dat issue

jshoff@realitybytesinc.com — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:39:00 GMT

Dealing with the winmail.dat file: the problem and the solutions

The Problem

Email users sometimes find that they receive email messages with a strange file attached, called winmail.dat. When they attempt to open this file, either it can't be opened at all, or it contains "garbage" data.

The situation causing this is that people are using several different email client programs to receive, read, and send email. The most commonly used email client programs at GPC seem to be Microsoft Outlook and Netscape (specifically the Messenger component), with a small minority of techno-geeks using Eudora. Unfortunately, Outlook does not "play nice" with the other email programs all the time. This causes problems, not for the sender of the email, but the recipient, particularly when actual files are attached to messages.

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All about CAT-6A Cable, and the difference between UTP, and STP

jshoff@realitybytesinc.com — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:25:00 GMT

Augmented Category 6 (Cat 6A) is the new cabling kid on the block! Many once thought copper cabling would never support speeds above 1 Gig, but Cat 6A has proven that wrong and allowed copper cabling to live on. There is even talk that copper cabling may still be around when we reach 40 Gig!

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CAT-5 Wiring Diagram

jshoff@realitybytesinc.com — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:21:00 GMT

Use the following diagram to properly create a ethernet cable using CAT 5 or CAT 6, with RJ-45 ends.

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Ten Tips to Keep your Computer Running Smoothly

jshoff@realitybytesinc.com — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:15:00 GMT

Use these tips to help your PC run smoothly...

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HOW TO: Use the TSSHUTDN Command to Shut Down a Terminal Server in Windows 2000 Terminal Services

jshoff@realitybytesinc.com — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:14:00 GMT

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Improve your network using SNMP Monitoring

jshoff@realitybytesinc.com — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:25:00 GMT

You can really improve your network management by implementing SNMP monitoring on your devices.

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is used in network management systems to monitor network-attached devices for conditions that warrant administrative attention. SNMP is a component of the Internet Protocol Suite as defined by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). It consists of a set of standards for network management, including an application layer protocol, a database schema, and a set of data objects.^[1]

SNMP exposes management data in the form of variables on the managed systems, which describe the system configuration. These variables can then be queried (and sometimes set) by managing applications.

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Windows 7 - Finally they got it right, ohhh so right!

jshoff@realitybytesinc.com — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:58:00 GMT

For all the shortcomings that everyone else had with Vista, I didn't mind it. Well, I mean, I could put up with some of the annoying features in order to gain the benefits of the instant search, and various other new tools.

Windows 7 however, is probably the best, most polished software that Microsoft has put out, well... ever!

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