How to Convert .M4a Tracks to .Mp3
Nov17

How to Convert .M4a Tracks to .Mp3

KB ID 0000908  Problem I know M4a is essentially Mp4 anyway, but I have all my music in Mp3 format, and I can’t play an M4a file in my car! Solution Here I’m just converting one M4a file, but if you have a lot, the procedure is exactly the same. 1. Place your M4a file(s) in a folder > Open iTunes > File > Add Folder to Library > Navigate to your folder and select it. 2. File > Preferences > Import...

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Windows Server – Setup Home Folders and Profile Folders
Nov17

Windows Server – Setup Home Folders and Profile Folders

KB ID 0000739  Problem A while back I got an email, Message: Hallo Pete, Can you make a tutorial for me for sharing a Home Folder or Profile Path folder for every user? It’s hard to get one. Thanks in advance. Sincerely, Matthew Wittenberg </br Well it’s taken me a while (sorry!) But here you go, Solution Creating and Allocating Home Folders to Users 1. Create a folder that is on a drive or volume with plenty of room....

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Site to Site IPSEC VPN from SonicWALL to Cisco ASA
Nov17

Site to Site IPSEC VPN from SonicWALL to Cisco ASA

KB ID 0000357 Problem You want to put in a secure IPSEC VPN tunnel from a Cisco ASA Device to a Sonicwall Firewall. Note in this example we will use 3DES for encryption, SHA1 for Hashing, Diffie Hellman Group 2, PFS enabled, and we will use a shared secret (Pre Shared Key). SonicWALL used in this example is a PRO 3060. Solution The main two gotcha’s Update 12/03/11 Feedback from Wajma Omari: I would like to add that this...

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Photoshop – Drawing box’s
Nov17

Photoshop – Drawing box’s

KB ID 0000203 Problem For the site I do a lot of screen shots / screen dumps for illustration purposes its good to be able to highlight thinks by being able to draw a box around them. Usually I do this with mspaint, but I finally got tired of doing half the tasks in mspaint and the rest in Photoshop, so I worked out how to do it properly. Solution 1. Assuming you have you graphic already open, create a new Layer. 2. Click the...

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Photoshop – Drawing Arrows
Nov17

Photoshop – Drawing Arrows

KB ID 0000204 Problem I wrote a walkthough on drawing box’s earlier, the second thing I tend to do, is put arrows on my diagrams to point things out. Solution 1. OK, so I’ve got my graphic, and I know something about it thats not obvious at first glance. 2. So I’ll open it with Photoshop and put an arrow on it. Firstly Select the “Line tool”. 3. On the toolbar at the top select the drop down arrow next to...

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