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How to Install Only Outlook from Microsoft 365 Suite

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Problem:

  • You already have Office 2007 with license key. However Office 365 email service does not work with Outlook 2007.
  • You have to use Outlook 365 to connect to Office 365 email service.
  • However you still want to use Word, Excel and Power Point 2007 so that you do not have to log in Office 365 account for activation and to avoid accidential uploading files to Office 365 account.
  • You also still want to use Word, Excel and Power Point 2007 because of their speed and the ability to paste an image to center of a slide.
  • So you want to install only Outlook 365.

Solution:

  1. Download Office Deployment Tool.
  2. Extract the exe file to C:\Users\admin\Downloads\O365. (Replace admin with your Windows username.)
  3. Copy configuration-Office365-x64.xml to outlook.xml.
  4. odify the content of the outlook.xml file as below. 
    <Configuration>

  <Add SourcePath="C:\Users\admin\Downloads\O365" OfficeClientEdition="32" Channel="Current">
    <Product ID="O365ProPlusRetail">
      <Language ID="en-us" />
      <ExcludeApp ID="Access" />
      <ExcludeApp ID="Bing" />
      <ExcludeApp ID="Excel" />
      <ExcludeApp ID="Groove" />
      <ExcludeApp ID="Lync" />
      <ExcludeApp ID="OneDrive" />
      <ExcludeApp ID="OneNote" />
      <!--  <ExcludeApp ID="Outlook" /> -->
      <ExcludeApp ID="PowerPoint" />
      <ExcludeApp ID="Publisher" />
      <ExcludeApp ID="Teams" />
      <ExcludeApp ID="Word" />
    </Product>
  </Add>

  <!--  <Updates Enabled="TRUE" Channel="Current" /> -->

  <!--  <Display Level="None" AcceptEULA="TRUE" />  -->

  <!--  <Property Name="AUTOACTIVATE" Value="1" />  -->

</Configuration>
  5. Open Command Prompt (Admin).
  6. Execute the commands below. 
    cd C:\Users\admin\Downloads\O365
setup.exe /download outlook.xml
setup.exe /configure outlook.xml
  7. If you have any issues with the steps then recheck Microsoft guide.
  8. You may also use online Office Customization Tool to to create a configuration file and download it for using with the Office Deployment Tool.

Increasing Classic Outlook font size:

  1. On the File tab, choose Options > Mail.
  2. Under Compose messages, choose Stationery and Fonts.
  3. On the Personal Stationery tab, under New mail messages or Replying or forwarding messages, choose Font.
  4. Refer to Microsoft guide for more information.

Creating Classic Outlook signatures:

  1. On the File tab, choose Options > Mail.
  2. Under Compose messages, choose Signature.

 

Tech Devices

How to Sync Content between your MacBook and iPhone over Wi-Fi

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Motivation:

You want to sync content between your MacBook and iPhone over Wi-Fi.

    Solution:
    1. Connect your iPhone to your MacBook using a USB or USB-C cable.
    2. In the Finder on your MacBook, select iPhone in the Finder sidebar.
    3. Click General tab in the button bar.
    4. Select the Show this iPhone when on Wi-Fi checkbox.
    5. Click Sync button.
    6. Unplug your iPhone from your MacBook.
    7. Restart both devices.
    8. From now on, when your iPhone and MacBook connect to the same Wi-Fi you will see your iPhone device in the Finder sidebar, and you can sync content between them without having to use a cable.
    9. Sometimes if your MacBook cannot find your iPhone then just restart your MacBook and it will find your iPhone device again.

     

     

    Tech Devices

    How to Transfer Data from iPhone to iPhone without using iCloud

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    Motivation:

    You want to transfer all your data from your old iPhone to your new one without using iCloud.

    Prerequisites:
    1. Your iPhones must run iOS 16.2 or later (i.e. iPhone 5S or later)
    2. Your iPhones must have Bluetooth enabled.
      Solution:
      1. Plug your old and new iPhone in.
      2. Place them next to one another.
      3. Turn on your old iPhone, connect to the Internet, enable Bluetooth.
      4. Turn on your new iPhone.
      5. On your new iPhone, choose your language, then select your country or region, then tap on Continue on Apperance screen.
      6. On your old iPhone, you should see a pop-up screen asking if you want to ‘Use your Apple ID [[email protected]] to set up your new iPhone’. Tap Continue.
      7. Pick up your old iPhone and position the camera view so it overlaps with the circular blue pattern that appears on your new iPhone. Aternatively you can select manual authentication and enter code generated on your old iPhone to your new iPhone.
      8. On your new iPhone, follow the instructions on the screen to transfer data from your old iPhone to your new iPhone.
      9. The transfer process is complete when you see Transfer Complete message on your old iPhone.
      10. It will then take some time to download apps to your new iPhone.
      11. On your old iPhone, open Microsoft Authenticator app if you are using it. Open Settings. Then enter your personal Microsoft account to act as your Recovery account. Then enable iCloud Backup.
      12. On your new iPhone, delete Microsoft Authenticator app. Then reinstall it. Open MS Authenticator app. Select Restore from backup option. Log in your personal Microsoft account. For some accounts, you may need to manually tap Action required  and follow the instructions to complete the transfer.
      13. On your old iPhone, open Google Authenticator app if you are using it. Tap three bars on the top left. Then tap Transfer accounts. Then tap Export accounts. Tap Next.
      14. On your new iPhone, open Google Authenticator app. Tap three bars on the top left. Then tap Transfer accounts. Then tap Import accounts. Tap Scan QR code. Hold your phone on the QR code on your old iPhone for a minute.

       

       

       

       

      Software Construction

      How to Use MSBuild

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      1. Fixing “Microsoft.WebApplication.targets was not found” issue.
        • Download vs_BuildTools.exe.
        • Open Command Prompt.
        • Execute the command below. 
          vs_BuildTools.exe --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.
Workload.WebBuildTools --passive
        • Open .csproj or .vbproj file using Notepad.
        • Find Project element and set 
          <Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="17.0">
        • Find VisualStudioVersion element and set 
          <VisualStudioVersion Condition="'$(VisualStudioVersion)' == ''">17.0</VisualStudioVersion>
        • Find Import Project=”$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32) … Microsoft.WebApplication.targets text and set 
          <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v17.0\WebApplications\Microsoft.WebApplication.targets" Condition="false" />

           

         

        2. Finding build errors.
        • Execute the command below. 
          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\MSBuild\Current\Bin\MSBuild.exe" /property:Configuration=Release "YourSolution.sln" -restore -p:RestorePackagesConfig=true > Build.log

           

        • Open Build.log file and search for “errors” text.

         

        Technologies

        How to Log in Windows Safe Mode

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        Motivation:

        • You get a blank screen after installing graphic driver on Windows 11 (e.g. Intel HD Graphics 520 graphic driver).
        • So you want to log in Windows safe mode to remove or disable the installed graphic driver.

        Solution:

        1. Turn on your computer.
        2. When you see the Windows logo and circle progress, press the Power button and hold it for 10 seconds. You computer will be turned off.
        3. Turn on your computer again.
        4. When you see the Windows logo, if you do not see Preparing Automatic Repair or Please Wait message then press the Power button and hold it for 10 seconds again.
        5. Repeat the 3rd and 4th step until you see Preparing Automatic Repair or Please Wait message.
        6. Click Advanced options button.
        7. Click Troubleshoot button.
        8. Click Advanced options button.
        9. Click Startup Settings button.
        10. Click Restart button.
        11. Press number 4 or number 5 to enter Windows safe mode.

        Solution for graphic driver issue:

        This solution is useful when you want to use your computer as a server without proper Intel HD Graphics 520 graphic driver and control your computer via remote desktop connection.

        1. Log in Windows safe mode without networking.
        2. Install the latest graphic driver.
        3. Open Device Manager.
        4. Disable graphic driver.
        5. Log in Windows normal mode.
        6. Open Device Manager.
        7. Right click your display adapter and select Update driver.
        8. Select Browse my computer for drivers option.
        9. Select Let me pick from a list of available drivers on my computer option.
        10. Select Microsoft Basic Display Adapter.
        11. Enable graphic driver.
        12. Restart your machine.

         

         

        Technologies

        How to Combine a JPG and WAV File to FLV File

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        Motivation:

        • You have a JPG and WAV file.
        • You want to combine them to a FLV file in order to upload it to YouTube without losing audio quality.

        Solution:

        1. Download ffmpeg.
        2. Unzip the downloaded package to C:\Users\admin\Downloads\ffmpeg-7.0.1-essentials_build folder.
        3. Copy your Image.jpg and Audio.wav file to C:\Users\admin\Downloads\ffmpeg-7.0.1-essentials_build/bin folder.
        4. Open Command Prompt.
        5. Execute the commands below. 
          cd C:\Users\admin\Downloads\ffmpeg-7.0.1-essentials_build\bin
ffmpeg -r 1 -loop 1 -i image.jpg -i audio.wav -acodec copy -r 1 -shortest -vf scale=1280:720 Video.flv
        6. Open Video.flv file to verify result.
        7. Upload Video.flv file to YouTube.

         

        iOS Programming

        Xcode Tips

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        1. Get 5.5 inch iPhone screenshots for submission

        • Open Xcode.
        • Go to Settings > Platforms.
        • Click + button.
        • Click iOS… menu item.
        • Select iOS15.5 Simulator.
        • Click Download & Install button.
        • Go to Windows > Devices and Simulators.
        • Click + button.
        • Enter iPhone 8 Plus to Simulator Name.
        • Select iPhone 8 Plus for Device Type.
        • Select iOS 15.5 for OS Version.
        • Click Create button.

         

        Tech Devices

        How to Back Up and Restore Photos and Music on MacBook

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        Motivation

        You want to back up and restore your photos on a MacBook.

        Solution:

        To back up your images:

        1. Quit Photos app.
        2. Go to /Users/yourname/Pictures.
        3. Copy Photos Library.photoslibrary to your backup location.

        To restore your images:

        1. Quit Photos app.
        2. Copy Photos Library.photoslibrary from your backup location to your MacBook.
        3. Hold down the Option key and double-click the Photos app.
        4. In the Choose Library dialog, select your Photos Library.photoslibrary.
        5. Click Choose Library button.

        To back up your music:

        1. Quit Music app.
        2. Go to /Users/yourname/Music.
        3. Copy Music Library.musiclibrary and Media folder to your backup location.

        To restore your music:

        1. Quit Music app.
        2. Copy Music Library.musiclibrary and Media folder from your backup location to your MacBook.
        3. Hold down the Option key and double-click the Music app.
        4. Click Choose Library… button.
        5. Select your Music Library.musiclibrary.
        6. Click Choose button.
        7. You may also go to Music > Settings… > Files  and change Music Media folder location.