It make take some time to get this up and running…but it will be worth it. Also, this procedure cures an issue where One-X users cannot retrieve voicemails.Before you begin installing the One-X Portal, you must have “Web Voicemail” installed and running on your VoiceMail Pro Server. This is a special feature that is NOT install by default.If you do...
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We recently experienced trouble with our Avaya Unified Communications Module (UCM). Naturally this occurred just after the 1 year warranty expired. So despite there being a proliferation of problems with these modules…Avaya would not do anything – so, we were forced to make some decisions.PROBLEM SOLVEDWe were able to resolve the problem by re-imaging the...
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I’ve used Aperture since it’s first release. For many years I used a philosophy to organize the library based on date. My initial thought was to use a root folder hierarchy that would NEVER change. Therefore the Decade/Year seemed appropriate. However as my library swelled to almost 100,000 photos shot over 40 years; and as Aperture evolved as a program...
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After years of experience using Handbrake, I found myself struggling to get version 0.9.9 working on a new Mountain Lion installation. I tried the usual: Installed VLC Installed libdvdcss.pkg Installed Handbrake When I would attempt to rip, I would receive a “No Valid Source Found” error or the rip would simply end abruptly. I believe the solution turned out...
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Somewhere along the way, my Mac screensaver stopped working. Turns out that the OSX lost access (or awareness) of my Aperture Library. Tried several posted fixes, of which there were many. But I stopped short at a complete library rebuild – which is seems is always Apple’s first recommendation instead of their last. As it turns out, I believe this is related...
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A set of files and a database. How hard can that be? We’ll after the plug-in I was using to backup content on several WordPress sites fell dormant, I decided to find a new one to cover me on this simple…but crucial task. There are a ton of plugins available, but many are no longer under development, and all but a few simply – don’t work! They...
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After our web-host was hacked and shell user names and passwords were exposed, I began to realize the days of using single passwords were over. I know, as an admin, it should never have been that way in the first place. But frankly the practical aspects of keeping the now 200 plus passwords that I’m responsible for was simply too overwhelming. So, I set out on a...
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Web-hosts are like dogs and fleas. Just varying combinations of personality, sizes, and quirky issues. And I’m certainly not naive enough to believe the grass is actually greener … to take my metaphorical web-dog over to. But the events of of the last week have finally caused me to apply energy into the task of leaving Dreamhost! So long. Here’s...
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