http://www.empoweris.com Managed Network Services, Hardware, Software and Security Support Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:52:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en http://www.empoweris.com/2008/08/15/how-to-reset-a-hp-jet-direct-card/ http://www.empoweris.com/2008/08/15/how-to-reset-a-hp-jet-direct-card/#comments Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:13:43 +0000 jholbrook http://www.empoweris.com/?p=273 Ofter times you will order a printer (usually used) that has been a member of another network. Usaully off-lease printers. When this happens network setup can be difficult at times. It can be trying sorting out all the seetings that have been made prior to reciept. If you find yourself in this situation, just do [...]]]> http://www.empoweris.com/2008/08/15/how-to-reset-a-hp-jet-direct-card/feed/ http://www.empoweris.com/2008/06/25/cannot-run-dcpromo-because-the-sysvol-partition-is-not-formatted-as-ntfs/ http://www.empoweris.com/2008/06/25/cannot-run-dcpromo-because-the-sysvol-partition-is-not-formatted-as-ntfs/#comments Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:09:10 +0000 jholbrook Active DirectoryRAIDServersetupSmall Business Server http://weblog.empoweris.com/?p=250 Installing Small Buiness Server 2003 can be difficult at times. With the proliferation of RAID and data protection hardware, finding the right drivers and installing them can be diffiult as well. When InstallingSBS Server on a server that has RAID configuration enabled, often times you can run into the error: During the initial installation, you [...]]]> http://www.empoweris.com/2008/06/25/cannot-run-dcpromo-because-the-sysvol-partition-is-not-formatted-as-ntfs/feed/ http://www.empoweris.com/2008/06/18/microsoft-dynamics-crm-4-demo-the-sales-process/ http://www.empoweris.com/2008/06/18/microsoft-dynamics-crm-4-demo-the-sales-process/#comments Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:49:12 +0000 jholbrook CRMmicrosoftoutlook http://weblog.empoweris.com/?p=246 At Empower we are seening that quite a few small and medium sized businesses are either evaluating or adopting the Microsoft Dynamics CRM platform. It is a robust platform for may CRM processes and need. If you are asking yourself, what is Microsoft CRM, below is a quote from their site. Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 is [...]]]> http://www.empoweris.com/2008/06/18/microsoft-dynamics-crm-4-demo-the-sales-process/feed/ http://www.empoweris.com/2008/06/13/how-to-configure-ldap-connectivity-between-a-barracuda-spam-firewall-and-exchange-server-2003/ http://www.empoweris.com/2008/06/13/how-to-configure-ldap-connectivity-between-a-barracuda-spam-firewall-and-exchange-server-2003/#comments Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:43:21 +0000 jholbrook BarracudaBayesiandataEmailExchangeFirewallhow toLDAPNetworkServersetupSMTPSPAM http://weblog.empoweris.com/?p=242 The Barracuda Spam Firewall is hands down, the absolute best spam filter / gateway I have ever used. It rocks, and if you don’t believe me, shoot me an email at jholbrook@empoweris.com and I will get you a 30 day trial. I spent the better part of today learning how to properly configure my Barracuda Spam [...]]]> http://www.empoweris.com/2008/06/13/how-to-configure-ldap-connectivity-between-a-barracuda-spam-firewall-and-exchange-server-2003/feed/ http://www.empoweris.com/2008/05/13/how-to-reset-cache-mode-in-outlook-2007/ http://www.empoweris.com/2008/05/13/how-to-reset-cache-mode-in-outlook-2007/#comments Tue, 13 May 2008 14:59:30 +0000 jholbrook EmailExchange ServerOfficeOutlook 2007 http://weblog.empoweris.com/?p=240 Cached Exchange Mode provides you with a better experience when you use a Microsoft Exchange Server e-mail account. A copy of your mailbox is stored on your computer. This copy provides quick access to your data and is frequently updated with the mail server. If you work offline, whether by choice or due to a connection [...]]]> http://www.empoweris.com/2008/05/13/how-to-reset-cache-mode-in-outlook-2007/feed/ http://www.empoweris.com/2008/05/02/how-to-recommended-spam-settings-for-smartermail-4x/ http://www.empoweris.com/2008/05/02/how-to-recommended-spam-settings-for-smartermail-4x/#comments Fri, 02 May 2008 17:52:48 +0000 jholbrook anti spamBayesianEmailFilteringSecuritysmartermailSMTPSPAM http://weblog.empoweris.com/?p=236 Software affected: SmarterMail V4.x Description: Recommended SPAM Settings for SmarterMail 4.x Resolution: We recommend the following settings for SmarterMail 4.x. Go to Security > Anti-Spam Administration > Spam Checks tab. We also recommend that when assigning weights to the various SPAM Checks that you use increments of 10. Declude Low Probability of Spam weight = 10 Medium Probability of Spam [...]]]> http://www.empoweris.com/2008/05/02/how-to-recommended-spam-settings-for-smartermail-4x/feed/ http://www.empoweris.com/2008/04/25/how-to-550-authentication-is-required-for-relay/ http://www.empoweris.com/2008/04/25/how-to-550-authentication-is-required-for-relay/#comments Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:29:06 +0000 jholbrook EmailoutlookPOPsmartermailSMTP http://weblog.empoweris.com/?p=225 The reason for this error is that your email server requires SMTP Authentication to send outgoing mail. In order to resolve this issue you will need to configure your email client such as Outlook, Outlook Express, Eudora, or Thunderbird so, that you are an authenticated user. For Outlook do the following: Click on the Tools menu Click on [...]]]> http://www.empoweris.com/2008/04/25/how-to-550-authentication-is-required-for-relay/feed/ http://www.empoweris.com/2008/04/23/how-to-register-and-unregister-a-dll-in-windows/ http://www.empoweris.com/2008/04/23/how-to-register-and-unregister-a-dll-in-windows/#comments Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:00:28 +0000 jholbrook DLLmicrosoftRegserv32ServerWindows http://weblog.empoweris.com/?p=228 At Empower we often get questions about registering and unregistering dll’s. Therfore, we have posted below the syntax and usage of REGSVR32, the command that contols the resister and un register of dll’s. REGSVR32 Register or unregister a DLL. Syntax       REGSVR32 [/U] [/S] [/C] [/I:[Command_Line]] DLL_Name       REGSVR32 [/U] [/S] [/C] /N /I:[Command_Line] DLL_Name Key       /u          Unregister Server.    /s          Silent [...]]]> http://www.empoweris.com/2008/04/23/how-to-register-and-unregister-a-dll-in-windows/feed/ http://www.empoweris.com/2008/04/21/lost-a-file-no-problem-find-it-in-minutes/ http://www.empoweris.com/2008/04/21/lost-a-file-no-problem-find-it-in-minutes/#comments Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:06:38 +0000 jholbrook Data Recoveryhow toStorageVista http://weblog.empoweris.com/?p=224 This is a great video tutorial from microsoft that reviews how to retreive lost files in a few simple steps. This tutorial is geared towards Vista and reviews some of the exciting file retreival fearutres in Microsoft’s latest OS release.   Find your lost files in three minutes ]]> http://www.empoweris.com/2008/04/21/lost-a-file-no-problem-find-it-in-minutes/feed/ http://www.empoweris.com/2008/04/10/how-do-i-blog-wordpresscom-step-by-step-tutorial-from-wordpressorg/ http://www.empoweris.com/2008/04/10/how-do-i-blog-wordpresscom-step-by-step-tutorial-from-wordpressorg/#comments Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:23:39 +0000 jholbrook BlogingSoftwareWordPress http://weblog.empoweris.com/?p=223
We have a lot of customers who have or are thinking about taking the plung into the blogosphere. Bloging can be a wonderful way to convey information to users, customers and visityors. Empowers site is based and built upon the WordPress engine. Therefore we found a great tutorial on youtube that discusses how to blog [...]]]> http://www.empoweris.com/2008/04/10/how-do-i-blog-wordpresscom-step-by-step-tutorial-from-wordpressorg/feed/