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December 19, 2024

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December 19, 2024

Intuit QuickBooks Internet Connection Error Read Error ???

If you run into this error, this is what worked for me. I had to install two Payroll updates by going to Employees, Get Payroll Updates, and installing whatever was available.

September 13, 2024

Dell wireless keyboards deleting text on its own

For several years, I’ve encountered an issue with Dell OptiPlex workstations related to the Dell wireless keyboard, often overlooked during quoting. Occasionally, clients report unexpected email deletions in Outlook, with messages moved to the Archive folder. This happens when the backspace key is triggered, which can be disastrous.

After searching online, I found a Dell forum thread confirming multiple reports of this issue with the wireless keyboard. One plausible explanation is debris getting stuck under the backspace key, causing it to activate unintentionally.

While some speculate wireless interference, it seems more likely that the design, specifically the spacing between keys, may allow debris to lodge under the backspace key, causing it to remain stuck.

Unfortunately, there are no concrete fixes yet. You can read more in the thread here: ‎Random deletion of text | DELL Technologies

August 6, 2024

Intel 13th and 14th gen CPU affecting Scarlett Focusrite 4i4 4th gen and previous models

If you’re like me, tying to use a Scarlett Focusrite 4i4 audio interface with your Intel 14900K CPU which is already showing signs of failing, and you have distorted, robotic, weird, annoying audio coming from your Scarlett 4i4 4th gen, your problem might be caused by your failing Intel CPU.

June 17, 2024

Outlook 365/Exchange Online clearing auto-complete is not possible anymore

According to this article here: The Outlook AutoComplete list – Outlook | Microsoft Learn

Original KB number: 2199226

Important

Exchange Online provides some search features through Microsoft Search. Beginning in Outlook for Microsoft 365 Version 2202 (Build 14931.20604), if you’re connected to an Exchange Online mailbox, the suggestions list for the To/Cc/Bcc lines when you compose a message is powered by Microsoft Search. In this specific scenario, only two sections of this article apply: “Enable the AutoComplete feature” and “Remove AutoComplete list entries one at a time.”

This is absolutely asinine if you ask me. There is a second option under this article: Manage suggested recipients in the To, Cc, and Bcc fields in Outlook – Microsoft Support

You have to go to https://myaccount.microsoft.com/settingsandprivacy/

For work or school accounts do the following:

Go to Settings & Privacy for your work or school account.
Select the Privacy tab, and under Data options, expand Manage Contact Search.
You can Reset Index, Download Contacts, or turn off Capture implicit contacts and contact ranking from my communications.

Then it takes about 48 hours to clear out all your auto-complete contact info that isn’t saved to your contact list.

Note: This settings applies to suggested contact search information for your account and all places where that account information is used in Microsoft (Bing, Calendar, Delve, Excel, LinkedIn, Office Document Sharing, Office.com, OneDrive, OneNote, Outlook Desktop, Outlook Mac, Outlook Mobile, Outlook Web Access (OWA), OWA Mini, People, PowerPoint, Project, SharePoint, Teams for Life, Teams for Work, Windows Search, Windows Share Sheet, Word, Yammer). This doesn’t apply to Xbox.  

Thank you Microsoft for giving us less and less options that we have control over. Fuck the cloud.

April 22, 2024

Do not use third party applications to log in to Instagram

I learned the hard way. They will ban your account for using any third party application to log in to Instagram. All I wanted to do was save a video in order to try and extract the audio from said video. About a week later I was browsing Instagram and bam, your account has been banned. I have no idea if the appeal will work. I doubt it, as many others have said it didn’t help them. A very valuable lesson learned. Especially if you use Instagram for any business activity. You will be screwed.