Busix Documentation
“The spam filter ate it!” There are several reasons why an email won’t go through. Malformed Address Check the address. The first thing to check is that you’re sending the email to the correct address. I have mistyped hundreds of email addresses in my lifetime, sending responses to strangers instead of colleagues or relatives. I […]
“The Website is down!” When your website becomes unreachable, it can be quite embarrassing. People are eager to access your site, possibly to purchase products, and if it’s offline, they can’t reach you. Several reasons could account for this issue: Local Computer Issue The most frequent cause of a website going down is the local […]
If the Tools pane (or other panes) keep popping up in Adobe Reader, it’s easy to fix. Just go to Edit -> Preferences. By default, Adobe–no doubt trying to be helpful–will open up a Tools sidebar every time you open the program. If you rarely use these tools, though (many of which are only enabled […]
Viewing headers is something occasionally required to diagnose delivery issues. Each email client has their own way of viewing headers: Outlook Gmail Outlook.com RoundMail Webmail Outlook To view headers in Outlook, double-click on the message you are interested in to open it in a new window: In the new window, go to the File tab […]
If you’ve bought a laptop in Canada, odds are you’ve pressed the \ key instead of [shift] more than once a day. Personally, if I had a dollar for every time I’ve done this on my laptop I’d never have to pay for computer parts again. If you’re running a Windows install, you can tweak […]
For those of us that have been working with computers for a number of years (or decades *cough*) it’s been relatively easy to have your NUMLOCK stay on when you boot. Most computers have it on by default, and others can be changed with a quick BIOS change. It is not so easy in Windows […]
Unless you have a pressing business requirement, for example, a specialized printer or scanner that won’t run Windows 10, you should probably be running Windows 10. Windows 11 is currently in its rollout phase. Depending on your hardware, you might or might not be able to download it yet. If you’re interested or curious, give […]
This guide will walk you through how to create a password reset disk. Some key points: You have to do this BEFORE YOU FORGET YOUR PASSWORD. It will only work on local accounts, not Microsoft Accounts. Resetting the password on a Bitlockered drive might cause a loss of data. If you lose the reset disk, […]
It happens to everyone; you go to check for updates and your computer just sits there, waiting for updates…waiting for updates. The good news is that it can be fixed. There are several approaches to take with this issue. We’ll start with the simplest, and proceed to the more intricate ones. 1. Wait2. Run Troubleshooter3. […]
The #1 rule is simple- Don’t click that link! A phishing email (or text message, or IM) is one sent by a malicious party and designed to trick you into granting that party access to your sensitive data. The scammers who send these emails usually disguise them as something legitimate: your bank, Microsoft, the government. […]