Gentoo as VMWare guest
I've been running Gentoo as a VMWare guest for some time. building the vmware tools has always bombed for the same reason with an error about not being able to…
Unhelpful Microsoft Reporting Services Error
Recently when trying to deploy a complex Microsoft Reporting Services definition to a server, I received the following error: Exception of type Microsoft.ReportingServices.ReportProcessing.ReportProcessingException was thrown. That error is pretty unhelpful. It…
Mailman, Postfix and Gentoo
I just spent the morning dealing with all sorts of odd problems relating to configuring Mailman, a mailing listserver, with Gentoo Linux and Postfix. Most of the process went very…
Above and Beyond, LLC Doesn’t Go Above and Beyond
My partner and I recently had some work on the house performed by Above and Beyond, LLC of Lewiston. We signed two contracts for work. The first part of the…
GMail IMAP and POP troubles
Just went through lots of trouble dealing with google apps and imap/pop3 access for a client. The problem turned out to be that the account was locked. The fix turned…
Windows 7 can’t connect to Windows Server 2003 printer share
Connect a Windows 7/Visa 64 bit client to a Windows Server 2003 32 bit printer share.
Welcome
This is the first post to curtis.maurand.com. This will be a place for my rantings as well as little technical tidbits that I find. Sometimes I get political. I haven't…