Archive for category Devices
Printer tray reverts to bond paper type pauses job microsoft access
Printer: HP Laserjet P4510 network printer Software: Microsoft Access 97, 2000 So you go to print from an Access database and when you hit PRINT, your printer prompts you for Bond type paper when all you wanted was some 8.5×11 Letter paper to pop out. Doh! I’m not quite sure how this very strange error cropped [...]
Printer copier goes offline for no reason
For some reason, from time to time my Sharp Copier (MX-7001N) goes offline and no more jobs can be sent to it. What I have noticed looking at the printer itself is that the actual machine will be ready, but in Windows Server 2003, the driver is offline. I’m pretty sure it’s related somehow to [...]
Sync protocol error message on HTC incredible droid cell phone
Here is one way you can get rid of the error and start getting your email messages again! NOTE: Internet searches indicate that the error may be related to your phone’s internal memory filling up, so after you do this “fix” the issue may crop up again in the future. You can try setting your [...]
Android HTC Incredible Mobile Network Turning On stuck
Had a user with an HTC Incredible phone whose mobile network kept getting stuck in a cycle of “Turning On” status and wouldn’t let them receive any data or even make phone calls. Taking the battery out and replacing it worked once, but during a repeat of the error it did not work! Dangerous!! What [...]
Android Calendar activesync issue
Error ID: 3005 Unexpected Exchange mailbox Server error: Server: [servername] User: [username] HTTP status code: [500]. Verify that the Exchange mailbox Server is working correctly. On the device you’ll see an exclamation point next to the Sync icon at the top of the screen. When you pull it down, you see an error under the [...]
Blackberry Playbook preview
Posted by Mitch in blackberry, Devices on December 19, 2010
First I have to admit that lately my eyes have been wandering…over to my friend’s iPhone, then to his iPad. Don’t get me wrong, I love my Blackberry, but Apple has been killing it with some slick-looking devices for several years now and a man can only resist so long. But I think the new [...]
Bandwidth Throttling / Policing on Cisco ASA
Found an interesting article on limiting bandwidth for particular users (IPs) on your network. Make sure you read the comments section for some other interesting insights. http://slazyk.com/2009/08/bandwidth-policing-throttling-cisco-asa/
M5312 emachine laptop wireless internet not working
There’s probably a hundred reasons why your wireless internet wouldn’t work on this laptop, but my client found that they had accidentally turned the radio off. To turn the radio back on boot the laptop to Windows and press Fn+F2 (you may have to hold it, I’m not sure).
Cannot Read Disc message firmware update blu-ray player
Tried to update a Sony Blu-ray home theatre system to ver.009(10-7-2010) and it didn’t like any of the burned CDs or DVD’s I used. It kept saying “Cannot read disc” or didn’t recognize it in general and so I was forced to figure out another way. – The easiest solution to this issue is to [...]
How to setup network bridge windows 7 xbox live xbox 360
There’s a couple ways you can bridge or share network connections in Windows 7. This is the way that worked for me: 1. Connect your computer or laptop to the device (Xbox) with an ethernet cable. 2. Turn on Sharing on your wireless (Open Network Connections, rt-click the wireless connection and goto Properties–>Sharing tab. Check [...]