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Symantec’s CleanWipe Removes AntiVirus

Posted on January 13, 2012 by admin

Symantec’s CleanWipe is a tool that is used to prepare or clean a Windows computer before you install Symantec Endpoint Protection, or to completely remove any instance of Syamantec Antivirus. The tool comes as a executable file that unzips its … Continue reading →


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Replacing batteries inside an Symmetra Battery Unit

Posted on August 1, 2011 by admin

The battery packs on an APC symmetra have a life span of around 5 years, and replacing all of them at once is an expensive proposition. In an attempt to cut costs, I decided to replace the individual batteries that … Continue reading →

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MySQL drops leading zeroes from imported US zip codes

Posted on March 17, 2011 by admin

After importing a table from a csv import, MySQL drops the leading zero from those codes that contain it. A quick way to fox this is to use a SQL query to update the table. Log into the correct database … Continue reading →

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Interspire logon fails even though password is correct after WWW redirect

Posted on March 2, 2011 by admin

Ran into this issue after modifying Interspire Shopping Cart’s main .htaccess file to 301 redirect non-www urls to www.domain.com . A log in to the admin section would fail each time, but using the same password after removing the www redirect would … Continue reading →

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Office For Mac 2011 -Cannot Save Spreadsheet in Excel Problem

Posted on February 26, 2011 by admin

Ran into an issue on an install of Office for Mac 2011 recently. When the user attempted to save an excel spreadsheet, they would get an error as follows: – file name or path name does not exist – file … Continue reading →

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