DS212J Performance on RAID-1

Ho, ho, ho! X-mas is here and Hogfather has left a nifty present before my fireplace. The Synology DS212J is a new sibling in the family and comes to replace a DS211J, the latter shining with its speed-to-price ratio, offering SMB/CIFS read/write at almost 50MB/s for less than $120. Now the new generation is supporting… Continue reading DS212J Performance on RAID-1

Apple Mail deletes messages from Exchange hosted mailbox

Introduction Recently I came across a minor disaster: one of our customers was missing thousands of emails from his "Deleted Items" folder on an Exchange hosted mailbox. Apparently there are personalities that interpret the Inbox as all-that-is-needed location, and Deleted Items as all-that-has-to-be-archived pot. In such case you will need as a sysadmin reasonable retention… Continue reading Apple Mail deletes messages from Exchange hosted mailbox

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Send as options and proxy addresses in Exchange – yet another blog

  Introduction Although there are multiple threads about this subject and I even posted a description of this phenomenon on technet there is still no action from MS developers and I don’t believe it is ever going to be resolved. So I’d just list some of the online proposals here. Screenshots and how-tos are on… Continue reading Send as options and proxy addresses in Exchange – yet another blog

How to reset a bluetooth connection to a headset from iPhone

Probably one of the most annoying things in my life is forgetting simple sequences. The following is one of my favorites and I decided to spare my (and hopefully somebody else’s) couple of minutes online research.   Symptoms: Despite the fact that Plantronics Pro is not only supported from but also marketed by Apple: http://store.apple.com/de/product/TW455ZM/B#compatibility… Continue reading How to reset a bluetooth connection to a headset from iPhone

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