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    IE11 -- buggy as hell?

    Been using it for a long time, never an issue, no more or less than any other browser that is. They all have quirks. I would say turn off ActiveX filtering though, that seems too mess up some sites. Part of the issue is lousy web coders that see "Oh it's i.e." and slap all the workarounds for...
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    Pay by phone

    Of course they will need to make sure all the bits for PCI compliance are covered. Digit captures, encryption, not storing of CCV numbers etc Robert Wilensky: We've all heard that a million monkeys banging on a million typewriters will eventually reproduce the entire works of Shakespeare. Now...
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    Browser page won't load on opening?

    Try changing the DNS settings on the PC to Google's (or someone elses) to see if this resolves it: 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 Robert Wilensky: We've all heard that a million monkeys banging on a million typewriters will eventually reproduce the entire works of Shakespeare. Now, thanks to the...
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    Opinions on smallish hosted/cloud-based PBX?

    The question is, other than the latested buzz word is why cloud? What do you hope to achieve? Are your users very mobile or desk based? What can cloud over on-prem offer you? What are the risks you looking at when choosing either? Cloud can be good if you want are very mobile or you are...
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    Locked out of G430

    To be fair Avaya make no secret of the passwords for there kit https://downloads.avaya.com/elmodocs2/cajun/cajun_documentation/P330/1161_0402.pdf https://support.avaya.com/forums/showthread.php?t=544 Robert Wilensky: We've all heard that a million monkeys banging on a million typewriters will...
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    Outlook vs Mail Windows 8 w/Office Home and Student

    I'd be interested to know if you use dual screens. The only reason I ask is I currently have 9 apps ops that I can flick between and to access the "start menu", I hit the windows key and not use the mouse. When you use dual screen of course you can pull up the "new" start while still having the...
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    Outlook vs Mail Windows 8 w/Office Home and Student

    I hate using XP / 7 now. Much of it makes now sense now. Have a common used web page > Pin to start. Want a run command / powershell? Right click on "start" button and there it is Stick most used programs in the left hand side of start, hit windows key and bang there it is. Need a little used...
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    Hsrd yahoo redirect Malware or Homeland Security Redirect

    If it's prefixed it's a part of yahoo, they may be simply shunting traffic to another location, or even using your account as a test bed for new services, happens a lot. urls read right to left, not left to right as you may think. so HSRD is a bit of .yahoo which is bit of .com So when...
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    Losing DNS Settings

    The fact it gets applied later in the day could suggest it to be a GPO. Check out the machines settings after it happens: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd197486%28v=ws.10%29.aspx Robert Wilensky: We've all heard that a million monkeys banging on a million typewriters will...
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    Windows 8.0 OEM reload from DVD

    The OEM machine will take a retail DVD, but your license key will not activate the install. You need a Retail license. See if PC decrapifer list your model and run that post install. As for 8 to 8.1, I'm sure you can still do it...
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    Cannot connect to network

    Something silly isn't happening like it trying to switch to a proxy server or Airplane mode is getting turned on? Robert Wilensky: We've all heard that a million monkeys banging on a million typewriters will eventually reproduce the entire works of Shakespeare. Now, thanks to the Internet, we...
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    Legal hold music?

    Let me clarify the law (for most countries). You have: Mechanical Copyright Writers copyright Names will change, time scales will change but the general rules apply. Writers: This is what it says. This will expire after X years. This is, in your example, when the composer has died or the song...
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    2 circuits common (one as backup)?

    The simple question to ask is, should you lose your phones for a few days, how much of an impact will it have? Robert Wilensky: We've all heard that a million monkeys banging on a million typewriters will eventually reproduce the entire works of Shakespeare. Now, thanks to the Internet, we...
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    newbie to SIP, voip etc

    PS have had plenty of rows with "pros" that can't grasp the fact a CODEC is not a Protocol. Some even think SIP is a telephony protocol ;-) Robert Wilensky: We've all heard that a million monkeys banging on a million typewriters will eventually reproduce the entire works of Shakespeare. Now...
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    newbie to SIP, voip etc

    If you want a dead easy Windows one, look at 3CX Free edition. It's fully functional and give you the basics. http://www.3cx.com/ip-pbx/ BTW your next question will be why do I get one way audio: Answer it will be your firewall ;-) Arm yourself with Wireshark as well, you can learn a lot from...

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