Author Archives: sean

Making icons for windows applications

Making icons for windows applications can be a challenge. We created a simple tool to help you get an idea what the icon will look like easily. Simply upload a multi sized .ico file and instantly see the results in the taskbar. It also displays the common icon sizes so you can tell which sizes… Read More »

Useful Outlook 2013 switches

https://support.office.com/en-ca/article/Command-line-switches-for-Outlook-2013-079164cd-4ef5-4178-b235-441737deb3a6 Switch Description /a Creates an item with the specified file as an attachment.Example: “c:\program files\microsoft office\office15\outlook.exe” /a “c:\my documents\labels.doc” If no item type is specified, IPM.Note is assumed. Cannot be used with message classes that are not based on Outlook. /altvba otmfilename Opens the VBA program specified in otmfilename, instead of %appdata%\microsoft\outlook\vbaproject.otm. /c messageclass… Read More »

Stop semalt and buttons-for-websites

Edit your .htaccess rule to block traffic from these unwanted bot visitors – # block visitors referred from semalt.com RewriteEngine on RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} semalt\.com [NC] RewriteRule .* – [F] # End semalt block # block referer spam buttons for website RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} buttons\-for\-website\.com RewriteRule ^.* – [F,L] # End buttons for website block… Read More »

Called runscript when not marked in progress

Error during installation – “called runscript when not marked in progress” Problem – Installer does not complete and application is not installed Solution – Grant Full Permissions to the c:\Windows\Temp folder for the current user http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_vista-windows_programs/error-2503-called-runscript-when-not-marked-in/76e72d98-cbef-432f-8f6f-40417d139bc1

Avoid UAC prompt for trusted programs

Tired of seeing this when you run a trusted application? Do you want to allow the following program to make changes to your computer? Allow a specific application to run without prompting for the UAC (User access control). This is better than disabling the UAC completely. 1. Open task scheduler (go start, type task and… Read More »