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Gmail Backup

Posted on February 2, 2012 - April 24, 2017 by vrpc

It is great to be in the cloud Smile

If you ever decide to cleanup your gmail and permanently delete messages from your trash maybe you will be interested to make backup of your emails first.

The free solution which worked the best for me is from mailstore.com
It is windows only but it worked great.
After making full backup of my mailbox I was able to delete any number of messages and then individually or bulk restore them back without any problem.
(it will place them in a restored folder in you gmail and then you can move them back to your inbox)

Other possible solutions for gmail backup are listed here: http://techsplurge.com/3250/5-ways-backup-gmail/

T-Mobile to offer 3G data service for iPhones

Posted on January 30, 2012 - April 24, 2017 by vrpc

Great news (rumor) after the failed AT&T & T-Mobile merger, T-Mobile should be granted to use some of the AT&Ts spectrum to be compatible with the iPhone 3G frequency.

http://9to5mac.com/2012/01/11/t-mobile-w…ore-130155

WordPress in IIS7 installation

Posted on August 5, 2011 - April 24, 2017 by vrpc

simple WordPress installation on windows 2008 server:

http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/280/insta…ss-on-iis/

MySQL on windows 2008

Posted on August 5, 2011 - April 24, 2017 by vrpc

Here is some nice info on how to install MySQL and phpmyadmin in windows environment:

http://www.trainsignaltraining.com/insta…ql-on-iis7

http://www.trainsignaltraining.com/insta…erver-2008

make sure to specify correct pma user name for your sql server (root etc.)

moodle Alternate login URL redirection

Posted on August 4, 2011 - April 24, 2017 by vrpc

moodle Alternate login URL redirection

How to disable redirect login page if you have two moodle sites setup as peers and have it redirected using alternate login URL:

administration/ users/ authentication/ manage authentication/
Alternate Login URL:

you can remove the entry from your database (table mdl_config) using, e.g., phpmyadmin for mysql or dbforge for MSSQL.

http://docs.moodle.org/20/en/Authentication

vSphere enable copy and paste

Posted on August 4, 2011 - April 24, 2017 by vrpc

copy and paste using the console in vSphere is disabled by default. (security feature)

to enable copy and paste:

1. using vSphere client right click on the virtual machine and click on edit settings.
2. navigate to : options/ advanced/ general and click on configuration parameters.
click add row and add these two parameters:
isolation.tools.copy.disable – false
isolation.tools.paste.disable – false

It is possible to set this as a default for all the vms using the ssh access and editing this file: /etc/vmware/config

more information: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsi…Id=1026437

GOOGLE+

Posted on July 14, 2011 - April 25, 2017 by vrpc

Move to Google + or Not

to prepare make sure you have a backup Smile

1. backup your pictures and save them from Facebook:
goto Account/ Account Settings
click on learn more next to Download your information (enter your FB password)
you will request the download and Facebook will notify you by email when it is ready
(This could take couple of hours depending on the number if pictures you have)
Once you receive the email notification you can click on the download link and save
your pictures to your computer.
(this will strip down any comments and custom names from your pictures)

2. Contact import is broken at this time because Facebook broke it Sad
here is the info which doesn’t work at this time: http://www.techfeb.com/2011/07/import-fa…ogle-plus/

you can vote here: http://likevsplus.com/

ISO Disk Image Mounter

Posted on July 13, 2011 - April 24, 2017 by vrpc

If you have backup copy of your installation media most likely it is in ISO format.
You can burn it to a CD/ DVD or extract it and use it for installation.The other option is to use free DAEMON Tools lite program to attach the ISO file as a CD/ DVD.here is the link: http://www.disc-tools.com/download/daemon

I recommend selecting only the DAEMON Tools Lite Core Files during the installation.

iOS 4 pdf vulnerability

Posted on July 13, 2011 - April 24, 2017 by vrpc

Another reason to jailbreak Smile

If your iPhone or iPad is free from apple you can protect yourself against the PDF vulnerability.
Here is more info:
http://www.iphonehacks.com/2011/07/insta…ility.html

The other option is not to open PDF files from untrusted sources and wait for apple to fix it.

Image Computers with FOG server

Posted on July 12, 2011 - April 24, 2017 by vrpc

If you need to image computer lab here is good open source software:
http://www.fogproject.org/

~~Nice tutorial from start to finish is here: http://www.granths.com.au/edwiki/index.php?title=FOG~~