Apr
18
Problem: I constantly get requests from customers to convert PDFs to word format. There are many programs out there but they are either terrible with the conversion or expensive… Solution: Found a website, pdftoword.com and it has an online app that will convert your PDF to a .DOC or .RTF file. It’s as simple as Continue reading →
Apr
14
Problem: When in Unity the Windows side seems to be choppy and sluggish when moving my icons around. Would like to get the performance to be a bit more smoother along with other issues. Solution: This will be an ongoing document with more solutions as I find them.1. Change your background image to a color Continue reading →
Apr
14
Problem: Have a old Gateway E2610D that will not connect to the internet. I check the NIC and I get link lights and when I run IPConfig, I get an IP address from the DHCP server but I can’t ping anything but the loopback. Turned off the firewall and updated the drivers to see if Continue reading →
Apr
11
Windows function keys on a Mac
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Problem: When in a Windows environment in VMWare unity or Parallels coherence mode, I want to be able to use the function keys. While going into system preferences within Mac will accomplish this, I would rather have the Apple function keys be the default because I use them much more than the windows side. Solution: Continue reading →
Apr
7
Receive a 500 error when accessing WordPress blog on IIS7
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Problem: When trying to access files within a specific directory within a WordPress blog, I would receive a server side 500 error. All other aspects of the blog were working fine. Solution: The problem had to do with the web.config file within that specific directory. Somehow some other entries were inserted into it thus creating Continue reading →