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Windows 10 Update Troubleshooter failed with error code: 0x803c0103

It appears that this happen to my work computer because its Windows Update is synced with the domain. The solution: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU DoubleClick on UseWUServer and change the value to 0. (USEWUServer value 0 mean takes update from Microsoft Website) (USEWUServer … Continue reading

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Bullhorn's Ebsta add-on for Outlook Install

Get Ebsta from http://install.ebsta.com/outlook/x64/OutlookEbsta.msi Restart Outlook after install. Login to Bullhorn at Ebsta menu in Outlook (top right corner red circular logo). Source: https://ebstalimited.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/115001867833-How-to-install-Ebsta-for-Bullhorn-s-Outlook-tool

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Disable the Annoying Windows 10 Update

Microsoft really asking for it this time, as if their updates are all that good. I tried different approaches and somehow Microsoft found a way back: General knowledge: Updates are downloaded into Windows / Software Distribution / Downloads. Remove this … Continue reading

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Outlook Macro - Dealing with New Mail and Reminders

Just for the record, in Outlook VBA > ThisOutlookSession:

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Free Web Conference Hosting with Screen Sharing

https://zoom.us is pretty cool! Because it's free unlimited (40 minute limit per meeting if 3-50 participants). I came across this at MeetUp and it works really well. One thing with video streaming via Cloud is you need an expensive server/media … Continue reading

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HP ELITEDESK 800 G3 DM 65W

Learned some new trick with these brands: Ctrl-Alt-S will show you system information such as Product model, system BIOS version, and many more. I've received the error message a couple of times now about the 90D-System Temperature Message at boot time … Continue reading

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Disable Specific Account's New Mail Alert in Outlook

Source: http://www.msoutlooktools.com/category/email/sound-effects/disable-for-specific-account.html Uncheck "Display a New Mail Desktop Alert" in Outlook > File > Options > Mail > ... Then create a Mail rule that does Display New Mail Desktop Alert with the account in question as an exception.

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Embedding Media in WordPress

I'm trying to make my journal more visual appealing: photos and videos and pdf, etc. Obviously, these will consume more data and I may hit some storage limit in the not so near future. However, that's not my major concern. … Continue reading

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Last Friday's Night

This are photos from my testing with Beijing last Friday, for NYGC which was trying to do remote class with China. Looks like the Chinese version of Tokbox is not bad. Drew my interest in P2P video streaming technology.

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TCP/UDP IP Hole Punching

A good C# sample is here: https://github.com/7wingfly/P2Pchat Simple and elegant. NAT Hole Punching allows connections between two devices behind routers. So there's no need for IP/port configuration at the router.

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