Author: Michael Cole

Images in signatures for gmail ~ the temporary fix

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There are thousands of people – maybe millions – dealing with the lack of images in signatures of gmail. Maybe one day Google will actually turn on html capture for the form field, until then there are Gmail Labs. To add images to your Gmail signature login to your account and follow these simple steps: Click the Gmail Labs Icon (green beaker top right) Enable “Canned Responses” Enable “Inserting Images” Save Read more about Images in signatures for gmail ~ the temporary fix[…]

Computer Policy and Permissions | Application Management

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For the longest time I have had no problems with Windows Server 2003 and Active Directory for software distribution… until one day. No software packages would install, I would get the following error: “Failed to apply changes to software installation settings. Software changes could not be applied. A previous log entry with details should exist. The error was : The installation Read more about Computer Policy and Permissions | Application Management[…]

A “Shift” in Google Email (GMail)

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Just an FYI to those of you using gmail. Did you know you can use the “Shift” key to select multiple email items. Very nice feature, you check the first email you want then “Shift” and click to check the last. In a google second, all the emails in between are selected. Makes for easy Read more about A “Shift” in Google Email (GMail)[…]

DeltaCopy Server File Permission Fix

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DeltaCopy Service is a wonderful rsync wrapper for windows OS use. The only problem I have come across thus far is file permissions. It seems that files are only given access to the service user and that includes the system account if selected. The Fix: Add a windows system environment variable of “CYGWIN” with value “nontsec”. Stop and restart the DeltaCopy Service and you should be in Read more about DeltaCopy Server File Permission Fix[…]