August 29th, 2010
I’ve uploaded a new version of of ActionFTP, my add-in for WindowClippings.
This is mainly a bug-fix release, though I did include two new features:
- Added the imgftw.net image upload service
- The bit.ly URL shortening service can now be used, though it requires a (free) API key from their website
See the ActionFTP page for the download link and the full list of changes and fixes.
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August 8th, 2010
I was installing Exchange 2010 on a new Windows Server 2008 R2 virtual machine, but could not get past the installer’s system checks, receiving the follow error message:
[server.mydomain.local] Connecting to remote server failed with the following error message : The client cannot connect to the destination specified in the request. Verify that the service on the destination is running and is accepting requests. Consult the logs and documentation for the WS-Management service running on the destination, most commonly IIS or WinRM. If the destination is the WinRM service, run the following command on the destination to analyze and configure the WinRM service: “winrm quickconfig”. For more information, see the about_Remote_Troubleshooting Help topic.
+ CategoryInfo : OpenError: (System.Manageme….RemoteRunspace:RemoteRunspace) [], PSRemotingTransportException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : PSSessionOpenFailed
The error message itself has almost nothing to do with the actual cause of the problem. After a lot of Googling I found a post on the TechNet forums from someone who had the same error message, albeit caused by a different problem.
Eventually I figured out that the Server Manager feature installer wizard hadn’t installed the full selection of .NET 3.5.1 Features. After installing the entire sub-tree, the Exchange 2010 installation proceeded without any further problems.
Microsoft have now been kind enough to add automatic feature installation to the installer for Exchange Server 2010 SP1, which should help alleviate this kind of problem in future
Server Manager -> Features -> “.NET 3.5.1 Features”
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July 16th, 2010
I just got back from collecting my results from Uni
Bachelor of Science with Honours in Computer Science (Network Communications) First Class
And my dissertation was an ‘A’ grade
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June 28th, 2010
I have released a new version of ActionFTP – my free add-in for WindowClippings.
Some big new features:
- HTTP uploads: you can now chose to upload images to imgdash, localhostr or upload3r
- URL shortening: you can chose to automatically shorten links using is.gd, twurl.nl or cli.gs
- Code copying: Can now chose to copy HTML <img>, HTML hyperlink (<a>), BBcode [img] or BBcode [url] tags to the clipboard, instead of just the direct link
Naturally there are lots of other smaller changes and bug fixes as well; see the ActionFTP page for the download link and the entire list of changes.
Upgrade Note: You need to copy two additional files (included in the download) to the WindowClippings directory (Newtonsoft.Json.dll and Newtonsoft.Json.xml).
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June 2nd, 2010
Adobe offer free “Post Announce Upgrades” to anyone purchasing a CS4-edition product – including Student editions – after April 12th 2010 and before July 11th 2010.
As many CS4 products are currently still available from most retailers, this could be your opportunity to save a bit of money on the full CS5 price – I saved about £80 on the full price of Web Premium CS5 (Student edition).

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