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Outlook Hyperlinks Fail to Work

Andrey — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:48:43 +0000

Sometimes you don’t realize how much you appreciate a feature until it breaks. One example is Outlook hyperlinks in an email. It’s so convenient to click the link in the email and have the correct web page open. What I dislike is when a hyperlink in Outlook doesn’t work and I get some error or no action. Below, I’ve listed 3 solutions to this link problem.

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WHS Download Manager

Andrey — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 07:04:29 +0000

Our Windows Home Server is running all of the time, so I would love to use this machine as a way to download large files, especially when I am not at home. I thought that WHS Download Manager would do exactly that I want. This Add-In allows you to specify urls to be downloaded and where to download the files to. Unfortunately, the only way to access this is trough the Windows Home Server Console. So, if I wanted to start a download when I am not at home, I need to vpn into my network, and then rdp into my server.

I am thinking that uTorrent and the Windows Home Server Add-In would be a better solution, at least for torrent files. At least with this solution would allow me to use a web browser to start the downloads.

email security

Andrey — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:59:37 +0000

I have used gpg, off an on, for several years now. I have always liked the ability to confirm that I was the one that actually sent an email, and the ability to send an email and know that the receipient is the only one that can read the email.

Originally when I started to use gpg, the only way to sign a message was to incude the text based signature. Then SMiME allowed the signature to be included as an attachment. The problem that I have had is to explain to people that I am sending the email to what the attachement is or what the text at the bottom of the message is.

I think that I will have to come up with a good description that I can put in the signature comment that can help explain what the signature is.

So now, I am using FireGPG when I use the Gmail web interface, and Thunderbird with the Enigmail support when I am using the desktop client.

Web Finds Week 33

Andrey — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:58:39 +0000

Between the Olympics and security conferences there were some nice nuggets of information I picked up during my reading. As to be expected, some relate to current events and others deal with constant problems like computer performance, cookies and performance. I’m also looking for ideas to rename these short web find articles and am open to suggestions.