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Friday 29 August 2008
Sunday 24 August 2008
Bye Bye SideBlog, Hello Shorts
I have wanted to get rid of the SideBlog feature of this blog for ages, I never really liked that name when I chose it, but I couldn't really think of anything better at the time. So now I've come to a decision to rename that section "Shorts", since that's basically what it is. A collection of short entries and links.
Hopefully I've redirected all the URLs correctly, but there may be people on the old feed URL who won't get updated, so you'd probably have to resubscribe if you want to keep up with any entries I put on there.
Update: I forgot to update my 404 error page with the new name/link. Oops!
Hopefully I've redirected all the URLs correctly, but there may be people on the old feed URL who won't get updated, so you'd probably have to resubscribe if you want to keep up with any entries I put on there.
Update: I forgot to update my 404 error page with the new name/link. Oops!
Posted in Blog at 00:24 |
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Thursday 21 August 2008
Exchange 2007 Not Processing Forward/Redirect Rules
I wanted to have certain emails forwarded to my Gmail account from my Exchange mailbox as they arrived, as email arriving in my Gmail account are pushed to my phone, not unlike a Blackberry. I soon realised that the rule was not working, and so did a little research.
What I discovered is that automatic forwarding to an external domain is disabled by default so I had to turn that option on. Internal forwarding is enabled by default.
To do this, open the Exchange Management Console, open up Organisation Configuration, select Hub Transport and go to the Remote Domains tab.
Normally there will be only one entry in the list, so select this and go to Properties.
Click onto the Message Format tab, and check the Allow automatic forward option, and click OK.
Now your forward and redirect rules should work to external domains!
TL;DR - EMC > Organization Configuration > Hub Transport > Remote Domain Properties > Message Format Tab > Allow automatic forward
What I discovered is that automatic forwarding to an external domain is disabled by default so I had to turn that option on. Internal forwarding is enabled by default.
To do this, open the Exchange Management Console, open up Organisation Configuration, select Hub Transport and go to the Remote Domains tab.
Normally there will be only one entry in the list, so select this and go to Properties.
Click onto the Message Format tab, and check the Allow automatic forward option, and click OK.
Now your forward and redirect rules should work to external domains!
TL;DR - EMC > Organization Configuration > Hub Transport > Remote Domain Properties > Message Format Tab > Allow automatic forward
Posted in Computers at 14:44 |
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Generation Kill - The Killer Elite
I've been watching the HBO mini-series Generation Kill recently, based on journalist Evan Wright's experiences in Iraq travelling with 1st Recon Battalion of the US Marine Corps. It's a very interesting look into the mindset and lives of a Marine unit during a time of war. It's a shame that it's only 7 episodes long, with 1 left to air, as it really is quite gripping.
I started reading The Killer Elite, Wright's 3-part article on the Rolling Stone website, on which the book and later the TV series were based. It just goes to show just how close to the original story the TV series has stayed, only a few minor details changed here and there.
If you get a chance to watch the TV show, I highly recommend it.
I started reading The Killer Elite, Wright's 3-part article on the Rolling Stone website, on which the book and later the TV series were based. It just goes to show just how close to the original story the TV series has stayed, only a few minor details changed here and there.
If you get a chance to watch the TV show, I highly recommend it.
Posted in Movies/TV at 11:08 |
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Tuesday 19 August 2008
Plurk Syntax
I couldn't find this information on Plurk's website, so I've put it here for future reference.
Bold:
Use double asterisks before and after a word: **word**
Italics:
Use an asterisk before and after a word: *word*
Underline:
Use double underscores before and after a word: __word__
URLs:
Type the URL and put the title you want in brackets: url (title)
Videos & Images:
Paste the direct URL into the text box
Link User Names:
Use the @ symbol before the user name to link to their profile: @Username
Bold:
Use double asterisks before and after a word: **word**
Italics:
Use an asterisk before and after a word: *word*
Underline:
Use double underscores before and after a word: __word__
URLs:
Type the URL and put the title you want in brackets: url (title)
Videos & Images:
Paste the direct URL into the text box
Link User Names:
Use the @ symbol before the user name to link to their profile: @Username
Posted in Tech at 16:42 |
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Thursday 14 August 2008
440 Login Timeout
If anyone receives this error when trying to access OWA on Exchange 2007, and have modified their logon.aspx and/or logoff.aspx files (and probably any others), make sure the permissions are set correctly!
I was getting a blank page when trying to load OWA after updating to Rollup 3 for Exchange 2007 SP1 which I discovered was due to my modified logon/logoff files not being updated properly, so I reinstalled it and all was fine - until I re-applied my modifications.
Although the permissions looked correct at first glance, there definitely was something wrong with them as the 440 Login Timeout error disappeared once I toggled the allow inheritable permissions to propagate setting, removing all previously existing permissions in the process.
From a quick search on Google, there did seem to be a few other reasons you might be getting this error, but for me, resetting the permissions on all the files I had changed fixed it.
Hope this helps!
I was getting a blank page when trying to load OWA after updating to Rollup 3 for Exchange 2007 SP1 which I discovered was due to my modified logon/logoff files not being updated properly, so I reinstalled it and all was fine - until I re-applied my modifications.
Although the permissions looked correct at first glance, there definitely was something wrong with them as the 440 Login Timeout error disappeared once I toggled the allow inheritable permissions to propagate setting, removing all previously existing permissions in the process.
From a quick search on Google, there did seem to be a few other reasons you might be getting this error, but for me, resetting the permissions on all the files I had changed fixed it.
Hope this helps!
Posted in Computers at 12:54 |
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Wednesday 13 August 2008
Wednesday 06 August 2008
Paris Hilton Runs For President
She just solved America's energy crisis!
Posted in Humour at 20:19 |
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Ping.fm
"Ping.fm is a simple service that makes updating your social networks a snap."
"Profilactic is a social media aggregator/lifestreaming service that pulls together just about everything you and your friends create online."
Hex gave me a Ping.fm beta code a little while ago, and also introduced me to Profilactic. Since the arrival of twitter, and the multitude of similar microblog/status sites I've been signing up to most of them, but who has the time to update each and every one? Not me, that's for sure. So I had been waiting for a service just like Ping.fm, where you plug in your details for each site you want updated and just enter it once and it does all the hard work for you. Brilliant!
Now I can have my Twitter, Plurk, Pownce, Tumblr, Jaiku and Facebook statuses updated all at the same time!
Profilactic is very similar to Friendfeed, except you can't leave comments on the entries. I am particularly excited about the WTFMO badge feature - which stands for Where to find me online. A piece of JavaScript that you paste into any page that you want your online identities listed. You can also import your lifestream into other pages via another JavaScript or pulling in the RSS.
All very clever!
I am planning a small redesign of my zquack.net site including my WTFMO badge, and possibly making planetquack.net a simple mirror of it, as I hardly update either site and they might as well be the same.
Update: I am now updating Kwippy and Identi.ca from Ping.fm!
"Profilactic is a social media aggregator/lifestreaming service that pulls together just about everything you and your friends create online."
Hex gave me a Ping.fm beta code a little while ago, and also introduced me to Profilactic. Since the arrival of twitter, and the multitude of similar microblog/status sites I've been signing up to most of them, but who has the time to update each and every one? Not me, that's for sure. So I had been waiting for a service just like Ping.fm, where you plug in your details for each site you want updated and just enter it once and it does all the hard work for you. Brilliant!
Now I can have my Twitter, Plurk, Pownce, Tumblr, Jaiku and Facebook statuses updated all at the same time!
Profilactic is very similar to Friendfeed, except you can't leave comments on the entries. I am particularly excited about the WTFMO badge feature - which stands for Where to find me online. A piece of JavaScript that you paste into any page that you want your online identities listed. You can also import your lifestream into other pages via another JavaScript or pulling in the RSS.
All very clever!
I am planning a small redesign of my zquack.net site including my WTFMO badge, and possibly making planetquack.net a simple mirror of it, as I hardly update either site and they might as well be the same.
Update: I am now updating Kwippy and Identi.ca from Ping.fm!
Posted in Life at 12:26 |
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