Archive for May, 2007

Opensource Groupware Applications

Published on May 19, 2007 in Opensource Apps and Web Applications. 0 Comments

The following is a list of Open Source / Free online groupware applications. There are many of them out there and this list represents the more appealing ones I have come across. At some time I might update this list with more information on each groupware solution. For now, however, this list is to simply serve as a starting point for finding the right open source online groupware application for you and your organization.

If you have any suggestions of other good systems not on this list please leave a comment and let me know.

  • Hipergate — http://www.hipergate.org/
    hipergate is an open source web based application suite.
    It’s mission is to cover a full range of technical requirements in any organization. All applications are addresses from Internet Explorer, without needing any other additional software in the client computer.
    This suite is multi-company capable, and can be used in a single company, a corporate group or working as an ASP solution capable of serving an unlimited quantity of single customers.

  • PHProjekt — http://www.phprojekt.com/index.php?&newlang=eng

    PHProjekt is a modular application for the coordination of group activities and to share informations and document via the web. Components of PHProjekt: Group calendar, project management, time card system, file management, contact manager, mail client and many other modules. PHProjekt supports many protocols like ldap, xml/soap and webdav and is available for 38 languages and 9 databases.

    • eGroupware — http://www.egroupware.org/
      I am not entirely sure if this one is able to be installed a run in a purely web based environment, but it otherwise looks very good.
    • Group-Office Groupware — http://sourceforge.net/projects/group-office/
    • Centraview — http://www.centraview.com
      Provides more than just Groupware functionality.

      CentraView is a leading Open Source Centralized Business Management (CBM) solution that delivers an ideal combination of Contact Management, Salesforce Automation (SFA), and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) functionality and much more, all through a standard web browser. CentraView is much more than just CRM or SFA. We offer a comprehensive business management suite that reduces the need to purchase many different software applications that don’t talk to one another. Ultimately we provide you with that all important “Centralized View” of all your customer information.

Error 429 ActiveX component

Published on May 17, 2007 in OS Tips & Tricks and Windows XP. 0 Comments

Recently I’ve been getting Error #429 when trying to run certain VBS scripts that attempt to make an ADODB.connection to a database on a Windows XP SP2 machine. The exact error I was getting was this:

Error #429 - Microsoft VBscript Runtime error
ActiveX component can’t create object: ‘ADODB.Connection’

I tried many things to fix this. What worked was the one of (or a combination of) the following, and perhaps it will fix this issue for you too.

TIP 1

  1. Open a DOS command prompt. START –> RUN –> Type in “cmd” (without the “”)
  2. Type in:  regsvr32 C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\ado\msado15.dll
    OR
    If that file is not found then try:
    regsvr32 C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\msado15.dll
  3. If the above file is not found then go hunt for it manually in that Common Files directory and its sub directories.
  4. Restart your computer once it is successfully registered.

TIP 2

Another thing to try:

  1. Use regedt32 (from START –> Run –>) to find HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\0
  2. Once there find the value 1201. If it is set to “1″ then change it to “0″

Check whether the registry edit is or is not what fixes this for you. If it does not then I recommend changing it back to 1. This 1201 setting is for allowing windows to “Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe” in the Local Computer Security Zone. If it is set to 1 it is meant to prompt you. If you set it to 3 then this is disabled completely. Setting it to 0 opens it right up which should not be an issue on a clean computer with a good virus scanner and the like.

TIP 3

Some people also found that “regsvr32 scrrun.dll” (at the DOS prompt) helped.

TIP 4

You may also want to try installing the latest Windows Scripting components from Microsoft:

Windows Script 5.6 for Windows XP and Windows 2000
Windows Script 5.6 for Windows 98/Me/NT 4.0

Repair MDAC 2.8 XP SP2

Published on May 17, 2007 in OS Tips & Tricks, Tips & Tricks and Windows XP. 0 Comments

If you are looking at a way to repair an installation of Microsoft MDAC components (2.8 SP1) on Windows XP SP2 you may have found out it’s not immediately obvious how one can do it. In fact it appears to be impossible without uninstalling SP2 and then reinstalling it. Time consuming.

As far as I know with XP SP2 the MDAC components can not be uninstalled nor can they be reinstalled. It appears they are “built into” SP2, in that they are no longer treated as a separate component from the end users point of view. Trying to install the latest MDAC download from Microsoft.com will result in an incompatibility error something like “MDAC 2.8 RTM is incompatible..”

For various reasons you may wish to reinstall/repair MDAC. Perhaps you are finding certain MDAC dependant programs / scripts are not running or generate errors that indicate MDAC is faulty… or perhaps it’s something else troubling your PC. Anyway, repairing them is possible afterall.

Here’s a little tip I found for repairing the installation of MDAC 2.8

  1. Locate the mdac.inf file in c:\windows\inf
  2. Right click and select install
  3. When prompted for a location, point to c:\windows\servicepackfiles\i386
  4. Next when promtpet for the Windows XP cdrom, either load the cd or point to c:\i386
  5. Hey presto, this should have reinstalled / repaired MDAC 2.8

Please let a comment here if this helps you so that other people know of the results.

Super Video Viewer Encoder

Published on May 12, 2007 in Freeware Applications. 0 Comments

I’ve just stumbled upon a fantastic video viewer / encoder / converter. It handles what looks like every video format/codec known to man. It’s entirely free. SUPER is an acronym for Simplified Universal Player Encoder & Renderer

If you’re looking for a super video handling application then check it out on http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html

Here’s a breakdown of what it does, as written at the SUPER web page:

  • SUPER © IS UNIVERSAL as it supports a wide variety of input/source file format to play
    or encode (to & from) without any additional third party software.

    Supported input source file formats are:

  • Video format: 3gp/3g2(Nokia,Siemens,Sony,Ericsson) asf, avi (DivX,H263,H263+,H264,XviD,MPEG4,MSmpeg4 etc..), dat, fli, flc, flv (used in Flash), mkv, mpg (Mpeg I,Mpeg II), mov(H263,H263+,H264,MPEG4 etc..), mp4(H263,H263+,H264,MPEG4), ogg, qt, rm, ram, rmvb, str (Play Station), swf (Flash), ts (HDTV), viv, vob, wmv

  • Audio format: aac, ac3, amr, mmf, mp2, mp3, mp4, mpc, ogg, ra, wav, wma

  • AviSynth Script Files: avs. Let you specify advanced encoding commands using AviSynth scripts!

  • SUPER © supports the conversion (encoding both ways, to & from ) of ALL the listed formats.

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