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I recently had to configure a Linux machine to require SMTP AUTH so that we could test a new product at Codonics. So I wanted to provide a little guidance and some insight that I gained while working on this task.
The requirement was “basic” SMTP AUTH… so PLAIN/LOGIN functionality, no need for TLS, and [...]

I realize that many have already migrated to another program for email (instead of Netscape 7.2). However, I was asked to solve the problem of getting Netscape 7.2 email to open links in IE 7 that required a non-obvious answer (and some googling).
I am documenting it here, incase someone else wants to do the [...]

How to remove “Nero Scout” from “My Computer” [Link]
This command worked for me:
regsvr32 /u “%commonprogramfiles%\Ahead\Lib\MediaLibraryNSE.dll”
How to remove “My Sharing Folders” from “My Computer” [Link]
This command worked for me:
regsvr32 /u “C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Messenger\fsshext.8.5.1302.1018.dll”

Ever since installing Snapz Pro X, I have been interested in turning off the splash screen that appears every time I startup my MacBook. Today, I took the time to do a little digging at Ambrosia Software’s website and found the FAQ that answers my question:
Can I get rid of the Splash Screen?
Which provided [...]

I found the following site that explains what you need to do, I will simply summarize for my specific application/needs:
http://www.lockergnome.com/usrbingeek/2007/05/03/how-to-make-custom-drive-and-folder-icons-for-your-mac/

Make an image that is 128px by 128px in Photoshop (other other program)
Save as a PSD or as a PNG file with a transparent background
If you don’t have Apple’s Developer Tools installed, install them now
Open [...]

If you have been annoyed by this following dialog when you open PDF files in Adobe Acrobat v8, here are the two different ways is the way you can disable it.

Rename the Accessibility.api and ReadOutLoud.api to Accessibility.old and ReadOutLoud.old (or you can move them to a different folder). These files are found in C:\Program [...]

I occasionally run into a winmail.dat file that I can’t open (typically because some outlook user has “rich text” as their default email type. Although, occasionally they aren’t sure how this happened and the default is HTML or plain text.
I wanted to post on two utilities (one for MacOSX and one for Windows) that [...]

I believe that I have finally resolved the problem on my MacBook when starting Mail.app that it would display this error message “SyncServer has unexpectedly quit” with a relaunch button.
After doing a few google searches I found a site that referenced this problem a way to resolve it.
Link
Since, I wasn’t using .Mac for anything the [...]

I have been experiencing this problem more and more, as the proliferation of non-routable ip networks increases. Basically, I am at an airport, hotel, customer site, or other location and they happen to be using the same ip address range as we do at the corporate offices.
For example:
Corporate uses 10.1.x.x network range (mail server [...]

I have been researching and trying to resolve this error for the past couple of weeks (off and on). It only happens on Windows 2000 machines, and seems to have started sometime in Aug-2007. Other items, it only happens if the machine is left on over night, and rebooting will fix the problem.

The [...]