Sherman IT

27 October 2011

How to link a video clip in a PowerPoint presentation

http://office.microsoft.com/en-ca/powerpoint-help/insert-a-video-from-a-website-2-36-RZ102673174.aspx?CTT=1&section=7

15 October 2011

How to increase the volume of a MP3 song?

http://mp3gain.sourceforge.net/download.php

04 October 2011

Digital Sign Neo Vision Control Connection Settings

Connection Settings within the software:

Serial Port: COM4
Baud Rate: 115200

Open Device Manager. Under 'Ports', find 'Silicon Labs CP210x USB to UART Bridge (COM4)'.
Open Property / Port Settings, change the Bits per second to 115200.

On the USB device, 'Role select switch' should be 'Master', 'Mode select switch' should be 'DIP Switch Mode'.

30 September 2011

QuickBook installation

Map Quickbooks2010 network folder from accounting server.

After installation, run it.
Choose Nonprofit edition.

Register it.

Download update (log in with my account). If automatic update is not working, then go to Quickbooks website and download the update -

http://support.quickbooks.intuit.com/support/ProductUpdates.aspx

Click the blue Update button.

Open existing company file.
Open a Company.
Browse to 'Network' / 'AccServer' / 'Quickbooks2010' / 'cics2009May07'. Choose 'Open file in multi-user mode.

How to install HP LaserJet 1012 driver on Windows 7

I found a better solution:

On the Windows 7 machine with the 1012 printer unplugged:

- Add a printer -> Windows Update -> Laserjet 1015 -> Install (1015 is added as a printer.)
- Insert disc and run original XP driver setup (without toolbox.) The installation will almost complete but then roll back.
- Delete the Laserjet 1015 printer.
- Now plug in the 1012. It will be recognized and installed as a Laserjet 1012! (This might require unplugging and replugging the printer and/or rebooting.)

Now the shared Laserjet 1012 on the Windows 7 machine is automatically recognized by my XP machines as well as other Windows 7 machines.