Dlink Print Server

Dlink print server works with the Star range of thermal label printers

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LivelyNet helping BT Connect customers with Emails not working!

Livelynet is receiving calls as BT connect customers find that their emails are no longer being delivered. This is as a result of BT moving their services to the Microsoft Office 365 platform. The changes have been taking place in a staggered approach so it is impacting different people at different times. This also creates problems for Blackberry users who have btconnect email addresses. Whilst some customers have received notification it would seem that the changes needed to mail clients were not clear to them. In summary: –

In your mail account settings the servers responsible for mail may now point to a different server instead of a btconnect .com server.

For POP3 setting

* Server name: pop.outlook.com
* Port: 995
* Encryption method: SSL

for IMAP setting

* Server name: imap.outlook.com
* Port: 993
* Encryption method: SSL

SMTP sending setting

* Server name: smtp.outlook.com
* Port: 587
* Encryption method: SSL

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Milo Stand from Blue Lounge

 

The Milo stand from Blue Lounge is a neat little gadget that will stand on your desk and let you stick your smartphone to it at the perfect viewing angle so you can watch those movies or podcasts without having to hold your phone.

The neat thing about this is that there are tiny suction cups that grip you phone to hold it in place, allowing you to use it over and over again. If the sticky pads get dirty it is easily cleaned using a piece to tape to take out the dirt.
 
Vertically there is also room to plug your charger in the bottom!

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Norton and Symantec Registered Partner

LivelyNet is now a registered partner with both Symantec for business products and Norton for individuals.

For LivelyNet Business Customers
Registered Partner for Symantec Products like Symantec Endpoint Protection

For LivelyNet Residential Customers
Norton Products such as Norton 360 and Norton Internet Security

Further Information in the Product ranges and services available will be updated on the main LivelyNet website in the near future.

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New LivelyNet Website

The new LivelyNet website is now Live with the following updates. Client Login areas for clients on the new LivelyNet web hosting platform. Direct Chat box in testing. Domain Name control panel login links. As well as some cosmetic changes for Logins, Blog and the Main page menu.

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Firefox 4 and App Tabs!

Firefox Download Button

Firefox 4 has been out for a few weeks now and claims a huge increase in speed. It seems pretty nippy but how it compares to others is really yet to be seen. The first thing I noticed was that the tabs have moved to the top of the page. This can be changed with a simple right click and if your really interested on why they moved them you can see the pretty boring video from the ‘Firefox User Experience Team‘ (Yawn!)

A useful feature of Firefox 4 is ‘App Tabs’ Smaller tabs that stay open on your Facebook, Twitter or Mail App. Check the details here at ‘What are App Tabs

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RockMelt Browser

Checking out RockMelt?? http://www.rockmelt.com , liking the idea but perhaps not the privacy policy. Downloading Rockmelt is based on a facebook invitaion system which is also a pain! RockMelt is not a new idea , Flock, The Social Web Browser built for facebook and twitter and been out for some time. There are alternative ways to add social network tools to your browser, check out this post on lifehacker.

Socialize Chrome Without Switching Browsers (aka, Who Needs RockMelt?)

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AVG 2011 Outlook Email Bug causing Crashes

If your using AVG Free anti-virus and Outlook as an Email Client and have not upgraded to their latest 2011 Edition then I suggest you wait! The current AVG 2011 plugin for Outlook causes Outlook to Crash and there is no current fix for it. Support has not ended for the previous version yet so hold off on the upgrade!

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Fake Tech Support Call Scam

I know of one person locally who called LivelyNet regarding a support call they received apparently from Microsoft or company supposedly representing them, asking them to switch on their computer as they had been requested to make contact to resolve security issues with their PC.

Imagine the surprise when we received a call from them today!

This is a well documented scam and more information can be found on the DigitalToast blog entry that was started in 2009 which now has over 900 comments. I suggest you drop over for a read, listen and watch, since some great people have recorded these conversations and even kept the scam artist tied up for over 45 minutes just to annoy them!

If you receive an unexpected call from someone claiming to be from Microsoft or another support company you have never heard of then it is probably this Scam!

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Boxee – Movies, TV Shows and Video from the Internet on your TV.

I hear that Boxee have and agreement with D-Link to provide Boxee TV units in Europe. But you can use Boxee now by installing it on your PC. I have had a peek and, for free Opensource Internet TV content it  looks good! check it out.

Boxee Logo

via Boxee – Movies, TV Shows and Video from the Internet on your TV..

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