· Arial (including Bold, Italic, and Bold Italic)

· Arial Black

· Comic Sans MS (including Bold)

· Courier New (including Bold, Italic

· Georgia (including Bold, Italic, and Bold Italic)

· Impact

· Symbol Symbol

· Times New Roman (including Bold, Italic, and Bold Italic)

· Trebuchet MS

· Verdana (including Bold, Italic, and Bold Italic)

· Wingdings Wingdings

Arial

Arial 8   Space          Tab 

Arial 10   Space              Tab 

Arial 12   Space         Tab 

Aerial 14   Space           Tab 

Murray's Technical Page

P18  Technical  211104  mg

NB AS MI

Co DTECH PB CC 

Spark

Window key + E 

Core FTP LE

PNS

WEB INSTRUCTIONS

 

Description

Ihug needs  index.html

This points to a directory INDEX_FILES. This contains file types:

.emz         Microsoft graphic format for Office and Visio

.gif           small graphics

.html        one per publisher page

.jpg          photos

.png          photos from the web

 

filelist.xml              list of all files

 

Publisher

To Publish to the Web

File

Publish to Web

C:\MERLINIT\WEB

index.html

This will create directory INDEX_FILES.  Default is index.htm this will not work on IHUG

Photos

Open photo with Office Picture Editor

Crop Photo

Save as different name

Edit Picture

Compress Picture

Save as

 

Automatic Index

To sync vertical navigation  bar with horizontal. Select text in a box on  vertical bar. Change text box. Esc. Will synchronize bars.

 

Maps

http://maps.google.com/maps?

 

murray.gallagher@fireandemergency.nz

Hyundai Tuscon Review

https://update.hyundai.com/NZ/EN/updateNoticeView/196/pop2

 

Win 10 training

 

FB

Sky Go

http://www.siliconlogic.co.nz/isps.htm

 

Time server

NZ clock1.canterbury.ac.nz (132.181.12.13)

LinK

imsltime1.irl.cri.nz

 

ISP

Xtra       Spark

Xtra       Business

Packing Shed

Slingshot

Compass

 

Spark

Email Settings

https://www.spark.co.nz/xtramail/signin/

Aug 2018

•Incoming server: pop3.xtra.co.nz

•Incoming port: 995 (SSL)

•Outgoing server: send.xtra.co.nz

•Outgoing port: 465 (SSL)

•Username: Your full email address, eg, joe.bloggs@xtra.co.nz

 

Imap

•Incoming Mail Server: imap.xtra.co.nz

•Incoming port: 993 (SSL)

•Outgoing server: send.xtra.co.nz

•Outgoing port: 465 (SSL)

Username: Your full email address, eg, joe.bloggs@xtra.co.nz

 

 

Spark uses several DNS servers, but these are the most common ones:

 Server IP Address*

Primary      122.56.237.1

Secondary  210.55.111.1

Enter 210.55.11.13 into the address bar. If it brings up the Spark webpage but www.spark.co.nz doesn't, it is more than likely your Internet connection has an issue with its DNS settings.

Change  DNS settings to Google's.

Primary DNS: 8.8.8.8

Secondary DNS: 8.8.4.4

Set up instructions

SPARK XTRA Router

user@xtrabb.co.nz & user01 for the password

Xtra  Email Settings

Xtra Webmail

pop3  = pop3.xtra.co.nz

smtp =  send.xtra.co.nz

 outgoing mail server

tick My server requires authentication

Tick server requires a secure connection (SSL)'.

In the 'Outgoing mail (SMTP):' field, enter 465.

Incoming (POP3) update to 995.

Tick 'This server requires a secure connection (SSL)'

Windows Mail

http://xtra.co.nz/help/0,,4150-7819388,00.html

Tools —> Accounts —> Add —> Email —>

pop3  = pop3.xtra.co.nz

smtp =  send.xtra.co.nz

 outgoing mail server

tick My server requires authentication

Tick server requires a secure connection (SSL)'.

Advanced TAB

Server Port Numbers

Under 'Outgoing mail (SMTP)', tick the box next to 'This server requires a secure connection (SSL)'. Enter port number '465' in the 'Outgoing mail (SMTP)' field

Drop Down box to select SSL

Under 'Incoming mail (POP3)', tick the box next to 'This server requires a secure connection (SSL)'. The port number in the 'Incoming mail (POP3)' field should automatically change from 110 to 995. If it doesn't, make sure the port number is set to 995

Jun 2013

Incoming Mail Server: pop3.xtra.co.nz

Uses SSL

Port: 995

Username: Your email address without @xtra.co.nz

 (e.g. joe.bloggs@xtra.co.nz becomes joe.bloggs)

 Outgoing mail server: send.xtra.co.nz

Uses SSL

Port: 465

Outgoing server requires authentication

Xtra (Yahoo!) customers can check their email settings are set to send.xtra.co.nz rather than smtp.xtra.co.nz, which can help with outgoing mail issues,” Irvine says “There's

information on our website on how to do this.”

 

SPARK BUSINESSMAIL

https://webmail.sparkbusinessmail.co.nz

user@yourcompany.co.nz' email account.

 

https://www.spark.co.nz/business/help/broadband/use-spark-business-mail/

Use these POP/SMTP or IMAP settings to set up your Spark Business Mail.

For any extra help in setting up your email, please refer to the Help and Support pages from your mail client provider. For instance, this might be Microsoft Outlook, Apple Mac Mail or Mozilla Thunderbird.

POP or SMTP settings

Incoming Mail Server: pop3.sparkbusinessmail.co.nz

Incoming Mail Port: 995 (with SSL)

Outgoing Mail Server: smtp.sparkbusinessmail.co.nz (requires authentication)

Outgoing Mail Port: 587 (with TLS) (use authentication)

Account Name/Login Name: Full E-Mail Address

E-Mail Address: Full E-Mail Address e.g. username@domainname.co.nz

Password: E-Mail Password

IMAP settings

Incoming Mail Server: imap.sparkbusinessmail.co.nz

Incoming Mail Port: 993 (with SSL)

Outgoing Mail Server: smtp.sparkbusinessmail.co.nz (requires authentication)

Outgoing Mail Port: 587 (with TLS) (use authentication)

Account Name/Login Name: Full E-Mail Address

E-Mail Address: Full E-Mail Address e.g. username@domainname.co.nz

Password: E-Mail Password

 

SPARK OFFICEMAIL

http://webmail.officemail.co.nz/

http://xtra.co.nz/help/0,,4127-7059809,00.html

Change the Incoming mail server to pop3.officemail.co.nz.

Change the Outgoing mail server to smtp.officemail.co.nz.

Select My Server Requires Authentication, under the Outgoing Mail Server heading.

Select the option to Use same settings as my incoming mail server.

Select the Advanced tab

Put a tick in the box under Outgoing mail (SMTP) for

This server requires a secure connection (SSL).

Set Outgoing mail (SMTP) to 465

Put a tick in the box under Incoming mail (POP3) for

This server requires a secure connection (SSL).

Set Incoming mail (POP3) to 995

Outlook 2007

 

PACKING SHED

emailname@ps.gen.nz

Dialup Number  0867 00012

Help 0800 323002

Packing shed  DNS 121.98.0.1 121.98.0.2

Pop3 =  mail.ps.gen.nz

smtp. = mail.ps.gen.nzz

 

SLINGSHOT

Dialup Number  0873 08880

                           09 1234567

xxxxx@jetbuster.co.nz

 

Help 0800 89 2000.

Primary: 202.180.64.9
Secondary: 202.180.64.2

Pop3 =  pop3.xtra.co.nz

smtp. = smtp.xtra.co.nz

 

Compass

http://webmail.compassnet.co.nz/src/login.php

Helpdesk : 0800 640 840

Emailname@wireless.compass.net.nz

pop3.nettel.net.nz

smtp.compassnet.co.nz

DNS Oct 13 from router

203.152.107.67

203.152.107.68

Compass

Dialup : 086788800

Domain Name Server 1 : 203.97.99.250

Domain Name Server 2 : 203.97.100.3

Incoming mail server : pop3.compass.net.nz

Outgoing mail server : smtp.compass.net.nz

Website : www.compass.net.nz

Helpdesk : 0800 640 840

 

TELECOM XTRA DNS Servers

202.27.184.3 and 202.27.184.5 cannot be accessed by some ISP’s so the internet and emails stop working.

This only affects users with these keyed into the Network adapter IP4 settings.

ISP (Internet Service Provider) affected  have been Vodafone, Telstra (now Vodafone)  Packing Shed and Telecom Xtra. Their DNS settings are on page 18.

Start —> programs —> accessories —> Command prompt (Run CMD)

C:\windows>ping www.trademe.co.nz

Pinging www.trademe.co.nz [202.162.73.2] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 202.162.73.2: bytes=32 time=43ms TTL=249

If this fails the DNS server problem is one possibility.

END ISP

 

PING

 www.merlinit.co.nz  203.109.252.72

tracert 118.92.213.37 1 hop

tracert 203.109.252.72 7 hops

javascript:Show('http://www.merlinit.co.nz/ ', 'newwindow', 'toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,height=250,width=250')

I want the destination of this link to open in a new window, not the same window.

META TAG keyword

NFUSION IT COMPUTER CONSULTING EXONET AURORA  MYOB NETWORK HARDWARE ACCOUNTING EXONET

 

 

META TAG DESCRIPTION

MERLIN IT WAIAU PA CLARKS BEACH FIRE  YACHT

 

 

Meta tags

 

Tools —> Web page options —>keywords —>max 256 char

Tools —> Web page options —>description —>max 256 char

Prices

Price Spy

Shopbot

 

Technical

Register XP Microsoft by telephone

Questions

Same Computer

Yes Deleted old

 

Memory Upgrade selector (US)

webopedia.

 

HARDWARE SUPPLIERS

Phillips Electronics and Computer Repairs

RS

JAYCAR

 

HARDWARE WEBS

Tech and Beginners guide PCSTATS

TOMS

101 TIPS

The Tech Guide

 

SOFTWARE WEBS

 

Phone

Ring  back own number —> dial tone —> *132  will hear ringing —>Hang up —> Phone will ring (if another person answers e.g. daughter in house —if you pick up the phone you can talk to them)

Ring 1957 to get the line number

Speed tests

Vodafone Issues     Vodafone speed test

Telecom Issues       Telecom Speed test

Compass  issues        Compass speed test

Isolation

https://www.barfoot.co.nz/auctions-live/latest-results

https://www.realestate.co.nz/3933007/residential/sale/23-northall-road-new-lynn

https://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/en-US/training-courses/windows-10-technical-preview-fundamentals-for-it-pros-8464

A few fun facts about SSDs and hard-disk drives

•If you carry around highly sensitive data in your notebook, Secure Drives (site) offers an SED-equipped solid-state drive with a built-in self-destruct feature. The drive has its own cell phone; should you lose your computer, you simply send an SMS message to the drive. (It can also be configured to automatically self-destruct if it can't receive an SMS message, or by other means.) Like something out of a James Bond movie, the drive self-destructs by fracturing the memory chips with an ultrasonic shockwave.

•Data is stored on a spinning disk in concentric circles called tracks. On a typical PC drive, 60 to 100 tracks fit within the width of a human hair.

•Spinning disks are sensitive to noise. Yelling really loudly at your computer could cause vibrations that result in disk misreads and noticeably slower performance.

•The U.S. Department of Defense requires three or more passes for a secure data wipe. But if data on today's HDDs or SSDs is overwritten just once, it's gone forever — forensically destroyed.

•Newer drives store bits in overlapping tracks, like shingles on a house roof. The technology is called shingled magnetic recording (info).

•The outer edge of a typical PC disk-drive platter travels at 100 miles per hour.

•There are three trillion bits per square inch on the platter of a common hard disk.

SKY GO

https://skytv.custhelp.com/skygo.co.nz-troubleshooting-tips

 

tracert prod.hdslive.skygo.co.nz

 

Tracing route to a1886.w3.akamai.net [203.109.247.16]

over a maximum of 30 hops:

 

  1    <1 ms    <1 ms    <1 ms  192.168.0.254

  2    16 ms    16 ms    71 ms  47-72-167-254.dsl.dyn.ihug.co.nz [47.72.167.254]

  3    25 ms    70 ms    25 ms  203-109-247-1.ihug.net [203.109.247.1]

  4    24 ms    24 ms    24 ms  203-109-247-16.ihug.net [203.109.247.16]

Trace complete.