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About javier

Mexicano, Ingeniero en Sistemas egresado del Instituto Tecnológico de Durango, Maestro en Software Libre por la Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua. Apasionado de medio tiempo de la fotografía y guitarrista de closet.

Outlook 2003 | Unable to start Outlook 2003 after installation

So, just installed Outlook 2003 on a computer running Windows 2000 and the only thing you can see when trying to open is this: “A system component, RPC, required by Outlook to connect to the e-mail server is not configured … Continue reading

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MySQL | Adding new user accounts to MySQL server

Do you need a new user for your database running on MySQL server? 1. Access to MySQL with the root username, remember that the root account must have INSERT privileges to the mysql database, use the following command: Linux console … Continue reading

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Fedora Core 4 | Upgrading to Fedora Core 5

Easily upgrade your current Fedora Core 4 linux to the next Fedora release, using only yum. 1. Run Linux console $ rpm -Uvh http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/5/i386/os/Fedora/RPMS/fedora-release-5-5.noarch.rpm To download the fedora-release from one of the Fedora Core mirrors. 2. Upgrade using yum Linux … Continue reading

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SQL Server | Error 15023: User already exists in current database

So, you changed a SQL server database to a new server and now you can’t add the old user for this database. And after every single attempt to add the user name you see this error message: “Error 15023: User … Continue reading

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Albert Einstein’s thoughts

Albert Einstein, when asked to describe radio, replied: “You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? … Continue reading

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Outlook 2007 does not work with Exchange Server 5.5

Here is a statement about this: “Microsoft continuously strives to provide a consistent and predictable end-of-life-cycle experience for all of its products. In accordance with standard Microsoft life-cycle policies Exchange 5.5 ended extended life-cycle support on January 10th, 2006. As … Continue reading

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¿El software libre es (in) seguro?

Nota mental. “Lo que aparece en los medios de comunicación como que el código abierto es seguro y más fiable y que tiene menos fallos son afirmaciones muy peligrosas […] La alta calidad sólo se aplica a algunos proyectos, los … Continue reading

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Attracted by the Dark Side of the Force

As you read it. Attracted by the Dark Side of the Force I have installed Windows Vista on one of my computers at the office. The installation went  really fast, 1 hour and I was running Windows Vista, first impression: a … Continue reading

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Una de Windows

Aunado a la ultima racha de Microsoft de liberar mas de una vez los parches de seguridad que emite, me llamo mucho la atencion una nota que diversos medios estan consignando el dia de hoy. Resulta que Microsoft otorga un … Continue reading

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Imposibles

Quien tenga un hijo sabe lo que es esto. Alan tiene dos años y 8 meses de edad, ya habla bastante incluso conjuga verbos, muy a su manera pero lo hace. Ayer por la mañana cuando ibamos rumbo a la … Continue reading

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