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Image in Gmail Signature Not Showing in Outlook [Workaround]

July 17, 2024

Google does not officially support embedding images in email signatures. While you can add an image to a signature, it gets sent as a linked image, which Outlook will not display. However, I found a

Adobe Acrobat Closes Immediately After Opening [Workaround]

December 29, 2023

Occasionally Adobe Acrobat will close again almost immediately after opening. Here is a short video capturing the problem. To fix it, open Adobe Acrobat Distiller instead. The authentication popup

SMB Share on Upgraded TrueNAS Cobia Not Allowing Admin To Change Permissions

December 13, 2023

I recently upgraded a TrueNAS Core server to TrueNAS Scale. I first went to Bluefin and then to Cobia. I had no Apps and the process was straightforward. After the upgrade, I could no longer edit

Single Step Repair “Trust Relationship Between Workstation and Primary Domain Failed”

November 17, 2022

There is a simple method to re-establish the trust relationship between the workstation and the domain controller. It only involves a single restart and a single step. Open System Properties. This

Use the System File Checker tool to repair missing or corrupted system files

August 4, 2021

For the sake of data redundancy, I have copied this from Microsoft Support and claim no credit for any of this excellent documentation. If some Windows functions aren’t working or Windows

Reload Unifi OS Without Reboot

May 4, 2021

NOTE: As of Unifi OS v2.5.17 the podman command no longer works on UDM Pro devices. It may not work on any devices with the newer Unifi OS installed. You can try this command to restart just the

PSA: Scam Alert! Forever Yorkie Kisses – Happy Pet Companions

April 25, 2021

My wife found a really cute Yorkie puppy named Blue and wanted to buy it. After a couple of emails, the alarm bells started ringing. Following are the points of evidence for me to call a scam

Lock My PC Scam

January 28, 2021

I just finished tussling with a client’s computer that was locked with a small legitimate program called Lock My PC from FSPro Labs. I found several articles talking about the response they had to an

Logitech Mouse Hitching in Windows 10 Fixed

July 1, 2020

My Logitech G502 was plaguing me with intermittent hitching. Sometimes it would work great for days and other times it would be barely usable. I assumed it was a driver or Windows issue. I tried many

Profound Change

January 12, 2020

Eph 2 is a wonderful parallel text to the first half of Romans 8. Christ fit both the old and the new together. He is the cornerstone of the kingdom of Heaven. Everything hinges on Him. He fulfilled

How Then Shall We Live

August 18, 2019

Ecc 1:1-18 CSB The words of the Teacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem. (2) “Absolute futility,” says the Teacher. “Absolute futility. Everything is futile.” (3) What does a person gain for all

Where is Your Heart

March 10, 2019

There are times in your life when you spend time thinking about what your priorities are and what you want out of life. Sometimes those times come unexpectedly and other times they come after an

The Faithfulness of God

January 25, 2019

One of my favorite stories of the faithfulness of God is when Jesus calmed the storm on the lake of Galilee. It is one of the few times when Jesus interacted with nature to teach a lesson. Jesus was

Repair error 3371 status code 11118 in Quickbooks

March 18, 2017

I have used this solution in two different situations when I changed hard drives in computers by imaging the old one. I ripped it from here for the sake of preserving knowledge. I don’t trust

The Law of God

December 4, 2016

Through the law, God was trying to to tell us who He is. We treat it as a go, no go document. If our obedience to the law is based on the reception of guidance instead of a method to achieve

How to Add or Change the Manufacturer Information for your Computer

October 17, 2016

If you build your own computers, you will occasionally notice in various places that the manufacturer of your computer is listed as unknown. The system properties applet will show the information you

Restore Windows Photo Viewer in Windows 10

April 4, 2016

If you would like to use and or restore Windows Photo Viewer as your default photo viewer in Windows 10, this write-up is for you. askvg.com

Christ and the Law

March 30, 2016

The law is given in the Old Testament in the Bible and strengthened to the point of impossibility in the New Testament by Jesus Christ Himself Eph 2:14 For he is our peace, who hath made both one,

The Battle of Humanity

March 26, 2013

1. Memories of his father with his face hidden behind a camera. The present and the real are distorted by the preparation for the future. Time is distorted by time. Memories of memories. The reality

Move Primary Domain Controller to New Server

September 25, 2012

Copied from Ali’s Blog (link removed because blog is now dead) for my own convenience and for the sake of knowledge redundancy. Here is a High Level process of migrating from a server 2003 PDC to