Summary of Gmail POP, IMAP and SMTP server settings. Outgoing (SMTP) Server name: smtp.googlemail.com Port: 465 User name: Account email address Password: As specified Authentication method: Normal Password Connection security: SSL/TLS Incoming (IMAP) Server name: imap.googlemail.com Port: 993 User name: Account email address Password: As specified Authentication method: Normal Password Connection security: SSL/TLS Incoming (POP) Server […]
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New .uk Domain Names Available
New .uk domain names will be available for registration from 10th June 2014. Some of the benefits of the new domain are: targets the UK market; short, easier to remember and strategic. UK Audience It clearly targets the UK market. Much easier for potential visitors from a foreign country to remember the domain name, rather […]
Difference Between CNAME and A Record
Both CNAME and A Record are DNS entries used to associate an IP address with a domain host name. Their use is according to the manageability of the domain DNS records. A Record An A Record is used to map an IP address to a host name of a domain. Commonly this is used to […]
DMC-FT5 Wi-Fi Connection Failed STA-ASSOC
The Panasonic DMC-FT5 camera can connect, using Wi-Fi, to a number of device types including: PC, Smartphone and online sharing. I wanted to connect the camera to a computer via my Wi-Fi network. I made the requisite configuration settings and tried to connect to the computer to transfer some photo files. However, the connection was […]
Configure Website IP Address in Hosts File
Adding the IP address of a development website to the hosts file allows use of the active domain name. Many of the CMSs include the domain name within the references added to page and image links. If a development domain is used this will be included in place of the final preferred active domain name. […]
Gimp Restore Tool Options Tab to Toolbox
In error, following a misplaced combination of mouse clicks and dragging of the tab, my Tool Options tab become free from the Toolbox window. In the Toolbox window there was a message, in the space where the Tool Options normally sit: You can drop dockable dialogues here. I tried dragging the Tool Options window into […]
Google Analytics Stuck with Custom Date Range
My Google Analytics were stuck with a fixed date range, after checking the results for just a few days. By default the Analytics shows a rolling month of data, but I couldn’t get back to this scheme. Each time I opened the browser and returned to the Analytics page the same fixed date range was showing. I […]
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Sugar CRM Set Text LBL_PRIMARY_STREET
After applying an update to Sugar CRM I found that the text for the Lead entry address labels was showing as the system references: LBL_PRIMARY_STREET and LBL_ALT_STREET: I began by expecting to set or replace the field text. From the admin section of the Sugar CRM website I clicked on Studio under the Developer Tools […]
Sugar CRM Add New Campaign Type
I use Sugar CRM (www.sugarcrm.com) to manage business contacts. There are a number of default campaigns defined. These are used to inform the source of a business contact. Catching up with the business cards from a recent Business Biscotti meeting I needed a new campaign type, the default Sugar CRM campaigns didn’t match. To add […]
ASCII Table of Numbers and Characters
An ASCII table of numbers and characters for reference. The term ASCII stands for American Standard Code of Information Interchange. The ASCII table was introduced to enable the translation of decimal code and hence the alphabet to a binary format. Originally an 8-bit encoding it has since been extended. The table below lists some of […]
