Now back to our regular programming

Just recently I was forced to implement the built in firewall on my Microsoft Server 2003; Now once the firewall went up all hell broke loose, it was time to step through the running services and see what failed and why (many failures were due to port access);I made numerous configuration changes; overall the server is a bit more secure. One service that kept failing was the FTP even after I had opened port 21 on the firewall. After two days I figured out the solution and was a bit upset that it was so easy to implement; also it was buried deep in the technical docs of FileZilla.

Open the Windows Firewall program and click on the Exceptions tab.

Now click on “Add Program…”

Click on “Browse…” ( DO NOT Select “FileZilla Server Interface”)

Browse to the FileZilla installation path and locate “FileZilla server.exe”; select it and click “Open”.

You should now see “FileZilla server.exe” on the exemption list; make sure the check mark next to it.

That should do it. If you require further assistance feel free to comment below.

So I created the CSS class below and assigned it to the button controls.

.submit
{
    font-size:10px;
    color:#FFFFFF;
    background-color:#640405;
    padding:3px 5px;
    border:1px solid;
    cursor:pointer;
    /* Rounded corners in most browsers! */
    -moz-border-radius: 5px; /* For Mozilla Firefox */
    -khtml-border-radius: 5px; /* For Konqueror */
    -webkit-border-radius: 5px; /* For Safari */
}

In the end its a good UI  enhancement to the application. The only one not rendering the corners round is IE but I can live with that.

Today an application I had written for mobile devices needed some enhancements and without hesitation I went back to attempting to make it Sync with my Vista laptop since I really did not want to pull out my XP machine and set it up, so off I went. First thread I bumped to read “you installed vista…good luck!” which made me think “why do people like to post garbage?”, if you are not providing valuable input or at least helping out in a positive way then don’t post nothing at all! and why the hell do most of the message boards out there have not implemented a voting system where we can bump up the good post and vote down useless post.

Any how you came here for a possible solution so here we go. First I will inform you of my device configurations

Laptop

HP Pavilion dv4 (say’s so on the right hand corner of the display)

Running Vista Home Premium, AMD 64 bit processor (should of gone with the 32bit!)

Dell Axim X51

Windows Mobile 5.0 (Build 14957.2.3.1)

Processor Intel® PXA270

Downloads

If you have not done so you need to download the Windows Mobile Device Center (ActiveSync does not work on vista). You can do a search for it or go start your search here Microsoft is always moving things around to the point it’s useless to provide a direct link.

Ok, now will list the steps I took to get my device working with Vista

Did a Hard Boot which restored my device to factory settings, I did this because I had installed so much junk on the device it really required for me to do so. I don’t think you may need to do this.

Connect the cradle (just the cradle) device to your machine (normally USB connection), DO NOT cradle your device yet!

Run Microsoft Windows Device Center and set your settings as shown below

Now on your Mobile Device open up ActiveSync and Click the “Menu” –> “Connections”, make sure the “Synchronize all PCs using this connection:” is checked and USB is selected in the drop down box. Save your settings (normally by closing the screen)

Now go to “Start” –> “Settings” –> Select the “Connections” Tab, there click on the “USB to PC” icon and uncheck “Enable advance network functionality”, in XP enabling this featured resolved a lot of Sync issues but in Vista this breaks Sync (at least for me that is).

Now that you have Windows Mobile Device Center running and the cradle is connected via USB; its time to cradle your device so go ahead and place it on its cradle. Immediately you will notice Vista begin to install the Drivers for your Axim and after its done you should be able to begin the partnership process which I hope your familiar with.

I hope the process mentioned above solved your issue, but just in case here are a few things I would like to point out

I heard a lot about people having to disable their antivirus, spyware, ect. Today I uninstalled Norton Internet Security, I only had 10 days left on the free subscription, I’m not saying its the solution but worth looking in to. I wish I could of kept Norton but they make it so difficult to completely disable their product.

I also disabled the Windows Firewall, Malware Protection, during this process; after getting the partnership configured I went back and turned them on, everything works fine.

I may purchase Norton and reinstall it hopefully it was not Norton breaking the Sync process and will update this post.

Well that’s all folks!

I then opened my WordPress contact form and wrote a message and Submitted it, the form indicated the message was sent but the hMailServer logging results indicated otherwise (”SENT: 550 Delivery is not allowed to this address.”). After some research and tons of reading I found the solution (no need for you to go read forums!!)

Open “Settings” , “Advance”, “IP Ranges”, “My Computer” and check “External to external accounts” and click “Save”

that is all there is to it. hopefully this resolves the issue you were having.

"The server reported an error with the following URL:

http://www.your_domain_name.com/xmlrpc.php

500 Internal Server Error"

I could go on and on about what I did to isolate the issue but I know your here for the solution so let me get down to the point of what steps I took to resolve the issue for the time being.

Post with large image sizes will not post for whatever reason; so when you add an image to your post in Windows Live Writer, Select it then open the Image Properties (right click on the image and select "Show Properties")

Within the Image Properties panel you will see the filename you have selected (DSCN1434.JPG) and the width and height (1024×1318) We need to change that to anything less then the original size so click on the "Options…" button and select anything less then the original size then click "Ok".

What this does is resize the original file when it gets uploaded (a 1024×1318 file is too big any ways) just make sure you have "Lock ratio" selected. Well that is all there is to it hopefully it works for you if not then I don’t know what to tell you.

Additech offers a Mileage Booster, normally you purchase these bottles individually and pour them in your gas tank before you fill up your tank, but wait a minute Additech product is right next to the pump and automatically mixes in while you pump your fuel and get this the cost is automatically added to your fuel tab.

This is a great example of product placement for 2 reasons

1. You save the customer the following steps
   1. Customer does not need to go out of his way to find a Mileage Booster
   2. Last time I added a Mileage Booster to my car it was a bit messy since the bottle did not properly fit; with Additech spills are a thing of the past.
2. A single transaction!
   1. Having the cost of Additech added to your fuel cost is a real convenience and its strongest selling point. If I had to do a transaction for each then their product placement would be worthless.