How to display CLI (Caller ID) on outgoing calls when your number is automatically withheld
If your number is automatically withheld by your provider and you want to display your number when calling someone, simply dial 1470 before dialling your number. This is very handy if friends and family won’t answer withheld numbers. If that fails try either of the below combinations, as depending on your telephone/call provider it may
Update the software on Sky / Sky+ / Sky HD box
To download the latest software for your Sky / Sky+ /Sky+ HD box, please follow the below simple process: 1) Unplug your box from the power supply 2) Press and hold the backup (on the box, not the remote) button 3) Keep holding the backup button whilst you plug the power back in and until
Sky+ / Sky HD USB ports
Have you ever wondered what the USB ports are for you on your Sky+ or Sky HD box? Well I’m told it’s to allow for possible future expansion. I doubt they’ll ever be used, but who knows. Anyway, here’s what I use them for: Charging my mobile phone Charging my BlackBerry Charging my iPod Basically
Nokia Service Menu
To enter the secret service menu on your Nokia mobile phone, just follow the below: 1) Make sure you are on your phones home screen. 2) Enter *#92702689# (*#WAROANTY#) From in this menu you can see the IMEI number, date the phone was manufactured, date purchased, date repaired and life timer.
Exchange 2007 OWA stops working with reason=0 error after applying Rollup 6
Exchange Server 2007 Outlook Web Access might stop working after installing Rollup 6 which is available via the update service. Other areas affected are that exchange and world wide web publishing services will be set to disabled and therefore not started. When trying to connect to OWA may receive a internet browser script error or
Configure Nokia E51/E66 SIP client to work with Siemens Hi-Path OpenOffice
This example is assuming you are in your office and connecting your Nokia E51/E66 to the network via a wireless LAN, the SIP extension is 1234 and the IP address of the Siemens Hi-Path OpenOffice is 192.168.1.222 so you’ll have to change those, but the rest should be fine. This process should also work for
Enable .flv files to play on IIS
To enable .flv files to play from IIS, all you need to do add a MIME type and below is how to doe this: 1) Open Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager 2) Right click on the computer name in the tree view to the left and select ‘Properties’ 3) Click the ‘MIME Types’ button 4)
How to configure Exchange 2007 public folder permissions
For some reason when you use the Public Folders tool in Exchange 2007 SP1 you can’t change the client permissions for the public folders. So to do so, follow the below steps: 1) Logon to your ‘Exchange 2007’ server. 2) Open the ‘Exchange Management Shell’. 3) Type the below, replaceing ‘public folder name’ with your
Exchange 2007 SSL certificate warning Outlook
If you have installed Microsoft Exchange 2007 Server and are receiving the below error when using Outlook 2007, there is a solution. The message ‘Information you exchange with this site cannot be viewed or changed by others. However, there is a problem with the site’s security certificate.’ indicates that everything is working ok and securely,
Delegate Calendar Access To Users
If you have a need to enable users in your Microsoft Exchange 2003 / 2007 environment, then it’s really quite simple, just follow the below process: 1) Open Outlook for the user who’s calendar you want to share 2) Right click to the top left of the screen where it says ‘Mailbox – << Username
Enable additional Global Catalog Server
To enable another Global Catalog Server: Open the ‘Active Directory Site and Services’ MMC (Located within the ‘Administrative Tools’ section of the Control Panel Expand the ‘Sites’ folder on the left Expand the site that you want to alter, it may be ‘Default-First-Site-Name’ if you haven’t changed it Expand the ‘Servers’ folder Expand the Server
Setup Windows Media Services and IIS to use the HTTP protocol on the same server?
To setup both Windows Media Services to stream content by using HTTP and IIS using HTTP on the same server, follow the below instructions: 1) Ensure you have more than one IP address on your server. 2) Decide which IP addresses will be used for IIS and which will be used for WMS. 3) Open
Default email format via recipient policies
If you run Microsoft Exchange 2003 (should work with 2000/7) and wish for the email addresses of users to be setup automatically, in a specific format that is different to their username, then this article should help. Say you want all your email addresses to be first.last@domain.com and then this: 1) Open ‘Exchange System Manager’
Setting the ‘My Number’ display on a BlackBerry
Have you ever wondered how to set the number displayed under ‘My Number’ on your BlackBerry when you go to dial a number or enter the Call Log? The below instructions will allow you to change this number as by default no number is displayed: Enter the ‘Settings’ menu Select ‘Advanced Options’ Select ‘SIM Card’
Engineers Menu on all Sky / Sky+ / Sky HD digiboxes
As you may already know, there is an engineers menu that can be easily access on all Sky, Sky+ and Sky HD digiboxes. The most useful functions of this menu are being able to change the RF output frequency/channel, Adding a 9 to the telephone number if the system is connected to a PABX or
Enable Browsers to see XML/RSS feeds
If you want internet browsers to recognise your XML/RSS feeds as soon as a visitor reaches your website, then this article is for you. Browsers such as Internet Explorer 7 have XML/RSS functionality built in and you can make the most of this by enabling the feed button on the toolbar. To do this, all
Configure Windows XP to automatically login
If you wish to stop the login screen appearing each time you switch on your Windows XP computer, just follow the below simple steps: 1) Click the ‘Start’ button 2) Select ‘Run’ 3) Type ‘CONTROL USERPASSWORDS2’ 4) Click ‘OK’ 5) Un-check the ‘Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer’ option
Map a network printer in a logon script
As long as your printer is networked, connected to a print server and shared, then mapping the printer via a logon script is fairly easy. Firstly consider adding an echo line of text to inform users of what’s happening. For example: echo Installing printers... Then the code to map the printers on the client machines
Map a network drive in a logon script
There are two ways to map a network drive and each is more useful in a different situation. Method 1 This way is the more efficient of the two and most useful if the network path never changes. If not exist P: net use P: \\server\networkshare Method 2 This method is more useful if the
Set clock by logon script
To set you client machines to the same time, simply decide on a server to use as the time source. Then consider adding a echo message to inform the user of what is happening. For example: echo System time set by SERVER Then enter your code as something like this: NET TIME \\SERVER /set /yes
How to copy files to client machines via a logon script
This can be very handy when you have set a group policy to display a certain background image/file. Lefts say your group policy is configured to set everyones background to a image file called back.jpg which should be present on the client computers C drive and this file is kept in a hidden share on
Sony Ericsson Secret Service Menu
We accept no responsibility for the use of this article any effects caused by it! There is a secret service menu in Sony Ericsson phones. I’m not sure if this will work on every phone, but I have seen it work on the W850i. To access the menu, just follow the below instructions: Make sure
Problems installing QuickTime on Windows Vista?
If like us you have had problems installing QuickTime on Windows Vista, then here’s the solution: You need to register the ‘vbscript.dll’ file located in the System32 directory. Run a ‘Command Prompt’ as an Administrator (i.e. Right click on the ‘Command Prompt’ icon and select the ‘Run As Administrator’ option. When the command prompt appears,
Nokia default security code
I often get asked what the default security code on a Nokia phone could be. Well, at the time of writing this it is 12345 unless it has been otherwise changed. Be careful though, three wrong attempts and you’ll need to take it to an authorised Nokia service centre to get it reset or in
Display the IMEI of your mobile phone
To find the IMEI number, sometimes referred to as the serial number, simply follow the below: 1) Ensure you are on the home screen of your mobile. 2) Type *#06# 3) The IMEI number will appear on screen I believe this works on most mobile phones, however, I can’t guarantee it. We have seen this
Display the software version of your Nokia mobile phone
To find the software version of your Nokia simply follow the below: 1) Ensure you are on the home screen of your mobile. 2) Type *#0000# 3) The software version etc will now be displayed on screen We believe this works on all Nokia mobile phones, however, we can’t guarantee it.
Join Windows XP MCE (Media Center Edition) to a domain
As you probably know if you’re reading this, you can join Windows XP Medic Center Edition to a domain at install, but it won’t let you afterwards. Well here’s a work around: Insert Windows XP CD. 1) Start > Run > D:\i386\winnt32.exe /cmdcons (Replace D with the drive letter of your cd drive) 2) Acknowledge
Use your BT Home Hub – Use it as a print server – Windows XP guide
This article was written for the BT Home Hub V1 only and has not been tested on any other versions. Have you ever wondered what that USB port on your BT Home Hub was for? Well it turns out that you can use it to connect a printer to and therefore turning you BT Home
Remove border lines around links in firefox
Have you noticed those nasty dotted lines around links when you click on them in Firefox? Well here’s how to get rid of them, and it’s quite simple really just add the below text to you <a> tag: onfocus="blur()" So your final link would look something like this: <a href="page.htm" onfocus="blur()">link text</a> Or an image
GPRS/3G Connection on your laptop via your mobile phone
To enable your computer / laptop to connect to the internet via GPRS you must first have: Mobile phone (with GPRS service enabled) Method of connecting the mobile phone to your computer (i.e. USB cable / Infared / Bluetooth) Mobile phone network GPRS username and password My preferred method is Bluetooth. Connect your computer to