FAST ESP Apiqueue too full for operation of size

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In FAST ESP 5.3 when trying to index large files, you might run in to the problem that the indexer API-queue can’t handle the document because of its size. By default the indexer API Queue is set at 52428800 bytes (50Mb). Mind that you only re-size this API Queue when a single document is larger [...]

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Apple Mail.app Exchange sync problems and solution

At our company we have decided to relocate our mailserver to an hosted Exchange 2010. We’ve been using Zimbra for the past three years, but we feel that development of Zimbra isn’t moving into the direction of better OSX support (we are all using MacBook Pro’s) but is more focussed on enhancing their webclient and [...]

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Free Microsoft FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint Training

Microsoft has posted a bunch of videos and training tools on SharePoint 2010 Enterprise Search. Have a look yourself

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Parallels Explorer is gone, Parallels Mounter is the new kid

It’s a tool I rarely use, Parallels Explorer. It enables you to browse a Virtual Machine Disk from OSX without booting the whole Virtual Machine. Today I needed the tool, but I couldn’t find it anywhere. Tried Google and searching the Parallels Support Forums, but nowhere any explanation where the Parallels Explorer could be found. [...]

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How long until my Windows password expires?

I was wondering how long before I have to change my password at a client-site. Scripting to the rescue, scroll down to the bottom of this page, copy the code into a expiration.vbs file and start it from the commandline using start expiration.vbs

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FAST ESP 5.3 – Disable daylight savings in a timezone without daylight savings

I’m installing a FAST ESP 5.3 sp3 setup in India. No I’m not there physically, via a remote desktop. As you might know, FAST doesn’t like Daylight Savings Time Adjustment. The Indian Timezone used by the server does not obey Daylight Savings, but the FAST ESP 5.3 sp3 installer still blocked on it’s check of [...]

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Citrix SA Client for Mac OSX

Some time ago for a specific client I needed to connect to some protected infrastructure using some proprietary Citrix client. The firewall protecting the infrastructure only allowed access via VPN technology as implemented in the Citrix SA Client. At the time I couldn’t find a Mac OSX client, and the Administrator of the firewall protected [...]

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Snow Leopard with Ruby 1.9 and Rails 2.3.5

I’m working my way through “Agile Web Development with Rails – Third Edition” and the latest version of the PickAxe “Programming Ruby – Third Edition” books of the Pragmatic Programmers. As Snow Leopard is my OS I need to update the default shipped Ruby and Rails versions to get to Ruby 1.9 and Rails on [...]

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Great Visual Diff/Merge tool for OSX

Back when my primary dev-environment was Microsoft I would use the open-source tool WinMerge for all my Diff/Merge needs. Great tool, good performance, does the job. Now that I’ve switched to the Mac I had to find a new visual Diff/Merge tool, and I want it cheap, or better free Searches in the past didn’t [...]

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Restoring MacBook Pro using Time Capsule

To my horror suddenly my MacBook Pro wouldn’t display anything anymore, a blank screen was all I got. Hooked up an external monitor, no success. Searched the internet and concluded that I might have a broken Nvidia graphics “card” (it’s soldered on the board so it’s not really a card) as the batch my MBP [...]

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