Using Apache as a Reverse Proxy to connect to an SBS 2011 server which runs Exchange Outlook Web Access and I kept getting "Proxy Error - Reason: Error reading from remote server" this occurred when I first connected to the reverse proxy server as follows: <SBS...
James McDonald
xTuple Client install on 64bit OS
When you run the xTuple installer under a Linux 64 bit O/S sometimes it returns to the command prompt with blank or no output. ./xTuple-4.5.0-linux-installer.run Searching the forums gives hints, some are very dated...
xTuple 4.5.0 Postbooks Client Unable to Print to Cups Printer
Currently no fix, but a hacky work-a-round listed below: I have posted largely similar content on the xtuple.org/forum hoping they will reply with a fix. Problem: Can print PDF to local file system but cannot print to CUPS printer Error Message: When I start xtuple...
Contributing to Projects on GitHub all You Need is a Fork
Today I did my first attempt at committing some code to an open source project named xtuple, specifically the javascript part that supports the xtuple-mobile client https://github.com/xtuple/xtuple After posting a query about a translation issue on the xTuple...
Sun Protection Factor 15+ for Your Domains
If you are using a provider like DigitalOcean or Rackspace and you are making use of their DNS management features. Then you might one day want to craft a SPF (Sender Policy Framework) TXT record. The SPF allows email servers to check if the sending server is kosher...
Linux OCR
These are very brief notes to capture what I've been trying to achieve this evening with Linux OCR. WatchOCR I've downloaded and installed the WatchOCR deb package from http://sourceforge.net/projects/watchocr/ To get it running on Fedora 20 I had to use alien to...
Getting CPU Model Information in Windows 7
If you are thinking of buying a second hand PC or laptop and you want to check comparative CPU performance. Do one of the below options and then plug the CPU model into http://www.anandtech.com/bench which will give you benchmark score results for each CPU. Very handy...
Getting Thumbnails for DXF (CAD) Drawings working under LXDE Desktop on Fedora 20
I use QCAD Professonal and love it, but in PCManFM which is the default filemanager for LXDE you just get a standard ugly icon for dxf drawings. I like the thumbnails to be a preview of the content of the file. So I downloaded dxf-thumbnailer from here...
Laying a Tile Screed Bed
When you do bathrooms you need to create fall to the floor wastes. This video from DTA shows how to mix and lay a screed. It doesn't show how to create fall or how deep the tile screed bed should be. I use tiling products from Jacoba tiles. You can go to Ceramic Tile...
Gyprock Taping Techniques
Taping Top Coating
