How to obtain the MAC address on iPad devices

The Media Access Control (MAC) address is a unique 12-character identifier (e.g. 00:00:00:00:00:0X) for a specific piece of hardware, like the network adapter located in Wi-Fi devices.

Icacls.exe – Back Up and Restore NTFS and Share Permissions

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/how-to-back-up-and-restore-ntfs-and-share-permissions.aspx From time to time we are asked how to backup and restore NTFS file system permissions as well as network share permissions. KB article 125996 talks about the network share piece of it, but it does not talk about NTFS permissions.One thing that has made the NTFS permissions piece of this simpler is the… Read More »

Buy a Windows 7 PC and upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for £14.99

Buy a qualified Windows 7 PC today Register for the offer (http://www.windowsupgradeoffer.com/en-GB) Redeem your upgrade Eligibility Details The offer is for customers (e.g. home users, students, and enthusiasts) who purchase a qualified PC. A qualified PC is a new PC purchased during the promotional period with a valid Windows 7 OEM Certificate of Authenticity and… Read More »

ACT! Has Detected The Protexis Licensing Service May Not Be Started Or Installed Properly

http://kb.sagesoftwareonline.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/27479/~/error%3A-%22act!-has-detected-the-protexis-licensing-service-may-not-be-started-or You are attempting to register the Sage ACT! program and receive the error: “ACT! has detected the Protexis licensing service may not be started or installed properly”. This error can be caused by a damaged Verdana bold font. To determine if this is the cause, check the ACT! Log Viewer for the following error… Read More »

Blackberry Enterprise Activation App

http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/33609/ The free Enterprise Activation application download enables activation of BlackBerry® smartphones for use with BlackBerry® Enterprise Server Express or MDaemon® Messaging Server, BlackBerry® Edition over the wireless network using a compatible BlackBerry data plan. The application is designed to give users access to advanced functionality in a few easy steps and to help make… Read More »

Windows 8 Shortcut Keys

  Windows logo key+spacebar Switch input language and keyboard layout Windows logo key+O Locks device orientation Windows logo key+Y Temporarily peeks at the desktop Windows logo key+V Cycles through toasts Windows logo key+Shift+V Cycles through toasts in reverse order Windows logo key+Enter Launches Narrator Windows logo key+PgUp Moves Metro style apps to the monitor on… Read More »

Windows 8 Upgrade Advisor

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows-8/upgrade-to-windows-8 Before upgrading to Windows 8, we recommend that you run the Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant. It scans your current PC to see if it is ready for Windows 8 and then provides a compatibility report and optional steps for you to buy, download, and install Windows 8.

BT – Loss of Internet after recent McAfee update

To find out if you are impacted by this, check your McAfee DAT version.  Right-click the McAfee icon in the system tray at the bottom right of your desktop, and either: 1) select About, or 2) select Open BT NetProtect Plus and then click on the About link near the top right. Look for the… Read More »

How to locate the PIN and IMEI number on the BlackBerry Smartphone

To locate the personal identification number (PIN), International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number, electronic serial number (ESN), or Mobile Equipment Identifier (MEID) number on your Blackberry Smartphone, complete the following steps:   For Blackberry Smartphones running Blackberry Device Software 5.0 and earlier On the Blackberry Smartphone Home screen, click Options. Click Status. Note: The Options… Read More »

Microsoft Outlook Configuration Analyzer Tool

  The Outlook Configuration Analyzer Tool (OCAT ) provides a quick and easy method to analyse your Microsoft Office Outlook profile for common configurations that may cause problems in Outlook.   The tool allows you to: Run a scan on your computer Open a previously run scan on your computer Import a scan from another… Read More »

Securing your Twitter experience with HTTPS

Last year, Twitter added the option to always use HTTPS when accessing Twitter.com on the web. This setting makes your Twitter experience more secure by protecting your information, and it’s especially helpful if you use Twitter over an unsecured Internet connection like a public wi-fi network. Now, HTTPS will be on by default for all… Read More »

Protest over Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)

WEDNESDAY 18TH JANUARY 2012 On Wednesday 18th January 2012, Wikipedia and several other websites plan to take down their English websites in protest over Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) legislation currently being considered by the U.S government. This may impact on the availability of some online resources. According to the articles on Wikipedia and BBC… Read More »

iPad – Setting up Exchange Email

Tap the “Settings” icon from the home screen, then “Mail, Contacts, Calendars“ In “Mail, Contacts, Calendars“, tap “Add Account.” Tap the “Microsoft Exchange” icon Note: This is where you come in if you tap the Mail app from the home screen with no accounts configured Now you will enter your Exchange account information: Your full… Read More »

Desktop shortcuts disappear in Windows 7

  The System Maintenance trouble-shooter performs a weekly maintenance of the operating system. The System Maintenance trouble-shooter either fixes problems automatically or reports problems through Action Centre. When there are more than four broken shortcuts on the desktop, the System Maintenance trouble-shooter automatically removes all broken shortcuts from the desktop.   To work around this… Read More »