A friend of mine has just bought O365 for Outlook, Word, etc but couldn't get their 'blah@yahoo.co.nz' email setup. It kept asking for the password so they called me !I logged in via the web browser ok and saw an automated email to say a login attempt had been blocked due to the request coming from an app not meeting modern security standards.....Outlook for O365 ?I tried the solution which was to 'Allow apps that use less secure sign-in' and now Outlook can set the account up.It's using IMAP/SSL settings, so what's all that about ?Is Outlook using SSL/IMAP settings not considered secure ?
Yahoo saying Outlook with O365 is not secure enough
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Crashplan appears to have "stalled" my backup
I've just started using Crashplan for backing up my computer(s), I have about 455GB of data across my local PC and two NAS folders, and it's taken about a week and a half to back up 330GB, but the last few days it hasn't moved much beyond that (100MB here or there). What's confusing is the PC app claims "99.9% backed up" or something similar (as do the automated reports I get emailed to me), but when I go to the Restore tab in the app and select all my backed up locations the total shows 330GB. It gets even more confusing as when I drill down through the folder tree some folders appear to be fully backed up (though in one case the number of files appears right, the file size of the backed up files appears to be larger than the source files), some folders are not backed up at all. If it wasn't for this last point I might suspect that Crashplan was compressing the total file size of my back up; but the fact that some folders aren't there and that some of those that are there are reporting larger file sizes than the originals, makes me doubt that it's a compression issue.So I'm left to conclude that it's just a case of Crashplan not backing up all of my files. However, there doesn't seem to be any way to determine whether it's a case of Crasphplan not getting round to those files yet, or if it has decided it can't (or won't) back up those files. By and large Crashplan seems to be a good product but if I can't be assured that it has actually backed up everything, then it's next to useless. Does anyone have any suggestions for either pushing the app to upload the remaining files, or a way to ascertain whether something is blocking it from uploading the remaining 120GB?
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Is there a server where I can save contact online and read only by several device?
Hi there Is there any server or apps that can save contact phone number as read only and can be access by several device? Thank you Jacky
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Cloud Backup
I am interested in using some form of Cloud Backup to store my backups. I looked at Crash Plan but that seems to be a complete backup of data using their software. Maybe I misunderstand CrashPlan but how does one recover a complete OS if you had to restore the entire computer, does one have to rebuild the OS first then reinstall CrashPlan and then download the rest of ones data from their cloud? I prefer to backup completely my computers using either AOMEI or VEEAM and then store that single encrypted file off site somewhere. Cost would be a factor as I haven't won the lottery. Anyone have thoughts on this?
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G-Suite and Office 365 backup solutions
I am looking for a backup solution for my customers who are have Google Apps or Office 365 accounts.I have looked at StorageCraft, Veeam, Spanning, Acronis, Backupify .. but have so far rejected all of them for one or more of the following reasons: don't support two-factor authentication on the accountdon't support small businesses due to licensing model eg minimum 5 licensescloud only backup .. to back up cloud data a local copy is surely preferableshared mail accounts in O365 not supported I personally use Cloudpull software from Golden Hill but it is unfortunately G-Suite only and only for OS X, but it works well and is a one time license so very cost effective. Does anyone have a good product to recommend?
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iCloud alias mail to Gmail
I couldn't find an appropriate forum to post this so here will do.A friend has an iCloud email alias in his iCloud account that he's been inadvertently been sending emails from, and thus getting replies to, from his iPhone which is not what he wanted. The IOS MAIL app was configured with an iCloud account and a Gmail account and there seems to be no way to configure the Gmail account as the default to send from account (seems this was removed between IOS8 and IOS 10) when there's also a configured iCloud account in the MAIL app. So to get around that I've turned off iCloud mail in SETTINGS. Now it sends from the Gmail account configured in the IOS MAIL app by default which is good (although I wish it would just use the app of your choice like Android).But I've been trying to configure Outlook 2010 on his PC as an IMAP client to the iCloud account but I just can't get it to work. I've used the settings here which is clearly up-to-date with the login as the iCloud account login blahblah@ihug.co.nz and I've tried the alias blahblah@iCloud.com but the test connection won't work no matter what combination of possible settings I try. I can't even get Gmail to collect the email from the iCloud account mailbox because Gmail only collects via POP and from what I've seen iCloud doesn't do POP.Basically all I want to do is move all the emails from his iCloud mailbox (Inbox and Sent) to his Gmail account and have any future incoming mail to his iCloud address collected by Gmail just as it does with his iHUG address (which he refuses to give up).Has anyone got any ideas how to best accomplish what should really be a relatively straight forward thing?
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Making a website from HTML and CSS files?
I've been learning HTML and CSS and hope to move on to JavaScript and PHP next, mostly just to keep my brain sharp. I'll eventually want to use my knowledge to put up a website.Having learnt how to code all this stuff from scratch I don't want to waste it by using a WYSIWYG program. Even if I could afford to buy one. I've been using Netbeans as my editor.Google has not been my friend as I try to figure out how:Make links in HTML files so I can link from one page to the next within my website. When I learn about links the examples are always to either an external web address, or say an image file in the same folder. Or do I have to know what the web address for each page will be when I write the code for the link?When I have somehow bundled up all my files ready to go, how do I interact with the web host to upload my files and tie my domain name to them?When I google I just get scores of hits from web hosts who either want to just give me a basic template to fill in, or who assume I know heaps. It can't be that hard - I just need a guide.Can anyone post a link that will help?
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Has anybody used VPSCity in Auckland?
HIHas anybody used VPSCity for a Cloud Virtual Server?
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Image Hosting - BBCode Compatible (Free/Paid/Self)
(Mods - not sure where to put this thread so feel free to move)I've been using Photobucket for years and years and years as my image hosting provider for when I need to add an image to a forum using BBCode (img tags)Yesterday I noticed my images had a message saying I had violated their terms and conditions and needed to upgrade my account.Turns out that yesterday Photobucket removed all direct linking/hotlinking from all tiers of accounts and created a "super duper" platinum paid tier that enables direct linking/hotlinking - for $400US a yearAt that price - hell no! So, I am now on the looking for an alternative image hosting provider that enabled hotlinking/direct linking to forums via BBCode - both Google and OneDrive do not allow thisFree is best, but paid would also be acceptable (though not a large sum of $$ a year)However my other option would be to use my own domain and host the images on that, though I am very confused on a service provider and what tier plan I would need(then I hope there would be some documentation on the service provider on how to upload/access those photos)
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Office 365 renewal
My Office 365 1 year sub expires in a couple of weeks. I haven't gone through the renewal process before.Are there any gotchas I should know about it?
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Can a VPS be cheaper than a cloud storage solution IE google drive, one drive etc
So a few week ago I discovered my 100gb free promo on my google drive account was about to expire so I decided to look into alternatives.I had 115gb worth of storage space on my google drive account and this was not cutting it as it was almost full, after doing alot of googling I found lowendtalk forum and owncloud and a VPS host called "time4vps" Looking at the plans available I found one that included 1core of a Intel® Xeon® E5-2609 v3 at 1.9ghz1gb of ram1tb of hard drive space10tb of bandwidth100mbit portAll for $19nzd for 3 months use.After installation of ubuntu 14.04 and SSHing into it I finally managed to get owncloud running with ssl cirt (i'm a fairly novice linux user)So how does it perform?Well surprisingly not terrible I am on a 70/30 VDSL connection through spark and I can basically max out upload to the server downloading however seems to be less consistent but I can go upto my full connection speed eventually.If anyone else wants to test this server that would be interestingHere is a RAW stitched photo I took a few years ago:https://www.th3hub.tk/owncloud/index.php/s/nZM2jgEpCWKa82UAnd if anyone wants to play with owncloud and do their own testing I have created a geekzone account https://www.th3hub.tk/owncloud/User: geekzonePassword: passwordSo far as I can see it here are a list of pros and cons:ProsCostYou can do more things with a VPSIt's fun and geeky to set upYou can set up accounts for friends or family and set limits ie storage spaceConsData is not backed up (its on raid 6 but no weekly backups)Speed can variableThe server is located on the other side of the worldIt's not user friendly to set up Some images of performance
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Cloud Storage - Alternatives to OneDrive
Hi All,I would like your opinions on a cloud storage service that syncs in Windows to replace our totally stuffed OneDrive at work.We don't need any fancy permissions levels or external share access. Just one big 'bucket' that syncs among a couple of dozen client computers.Cost is a big factor, considering that OneDrive is essentially free with our Office subscriptions, but I'm sure we can pay for something that actually works.I've considered dropbox, but I'm not sure their use/subscription model is supports our needs (One 'bucket' that everyone accesses). But I could be wrong?Approximately 10GB of storage should be enough for now. What cloud storage services do you recommend?
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OneDrive and file versions: beyond Office files
OneDrive is bringing support for multiple file versions. File versions will be stored for up to 30 days. You can see previous versions by right-clicking a file in OneDrive online.
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Migrating from Google to Office 365 - Keep Google login?
We're moving our domains email and cloud storage to from Google to Office 365, so will not be renewing G Suite once the current contract expires. But we would like to keep our Google sign-ins for free Google services like maps and YouTube. Will our logins (e.g. user@owndomain.co.nz) automatically change to free Google accounts once the G Suite contract expires?
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Hey, we are two students completing storage market research ($50 thank you)
Hey team,A friend and I are conducting a survey to get an idea of the state of the cloud storage market for consumers. The survey is about 60 questions long and takes less than 5 minutes to complete. As a thanks to those that fill it out, we are supplying one random respondent with a 50 dollar voucher to the store/website of their choice.Survey link: https://goo.gl/forms/pfWsFj3ZlQLpXPvk1Thanks!
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365 business email : when is email mbx too big/unusable
Hi ThereBusiness 365 emailAt what stage does the email mailbox size become simply too big to be workable , and start causing issuesIve seen some say 10Gb The issue Im seeing, with users on DSL (no fibre) , with 20Gb of 365 cloud stored email , the sync starts to get unworkableFix an issue with the sync, then wait days (yes days) for it all to sync/fully download. In the meantime the are issues with speed & searchesThen wait till the next sync fail & start again. So at what size do you say, too much email, archive it out ?Especially on (slow) ADSL Cheers
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Blocking Spam on MailGun
Hey guys, Currently got a catchall setup on my email. Using my own domain that is hardly known anywhere so it isnt a first guess for spam bots.Recently in the last few days I have been receiving about 1000 spam messages a day, reaching the limit of 10,000 emails per month with mail gun fairly promptly.Its just general spam from every corner of the web. I have enabled the spam filtering now with mailgun and will see how it goes but i am still seeing spam show up in my inbox.You can see its a big jump from what it was.Lets hope it isnt just MailGuns way of cornering their users to purchase a premium package..
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CrashPlan disconitinuing Home plan
This is annoying.CrashPlan are discontinuing their Home plan to focus exclusively on business and enterprise customers.The are offering 2 alternatives, migrate to their Small Business plan or move to their "partner" Carbonite.Going with CrashPlan Small Business allows you to migrate your data (as long as it is under 5TB), but presumable moving to Carbonite would require reseeding.They are offering a good discount on CrashPlan Small Business for the first 12 months, but after that it will be considerably more expensive that CrashPlan Home. CrashPlan Home is AU$7.00 (approx NZ$7.61) and CrashPlan Small Business will be US$10.00 (approx NZ$13.74) after the initial 12 months. So getting close to twice the price.My backup set is 4.8TB, so I'll definitely be migrating to CrashPlan Small Business if possible as I don't want to have to reseed that much data.I am a little concerned when the say your backup must be 5TB or smaller to migrate, as while my backup set is 4.8TB it is potentially over 5TB worth of backup data when factoring the history retention. I've sent a support query to confirm I can definitely migrate.What are other CrashPlan Home users planning to do in light of this news?
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Crashplan exiting consumer market - the hunt for a new provider.
Gutted actually. I've asked if the peer to peer functionality will remain, as that's a big part of it.But anyway, thoughts on new providers? 've got about 1.5tb backed up. I know that carbonate used to throttle you if you were over a threshold (1tb I thought). Mozy have exited, who else is there?Where will you go if you used crashplan?
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How do you open an Office 365 Business support ticket (without phone)?
I'm going mental here.I want to open a support ticket about some issues with my Online Exchange account.Everything I read says I can submit a ticket and get email or phone based support, but when I follow the instructions the only option I get is for them to contact me via phone with the "Let us call you" option.It is so much harder trying to explain a complicated issue over the phone to someone, especially when English may be their second language. I would much rather deal with them via email or live chat.Can anyone advise how I can submit a query other than "Let us call you"?
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