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Right-Click > Send To > Mail Recipient Fail

This happens on a Windows 7 computer, with Office 2016. Set Your Default Programs window shows duplicate Office apps, i.e. Outlook & Outlook (Desktop). After a long online search, I found a solution, though it's just "a work-around (not as a … Continue reading

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Website access slow for some

This strange problem is happening at my company where some clients report issue with loading time. The temporary solution I provided was to use a proxy server (K-Proxy), the free service connects them via Canadian servers. U.S. servers are not … Continue reading

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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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