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Linux: How to copy files in alphabetical order.

We copy LOTS of files to and from USB hard drives from our Linux servers. A common frustration of ours has been that the linux "cp -v" command doesn't copy files and folders in alphabetical order which makes it hard for us to be able to tell at a glance how much of the file copy process is complete.

Instead, we now use RSYNC to copy the files. The command "rsync -avP /source /destination" performs the same as "cp -Rvf /source /destination" plus it includes some nice progress stats too.

Maybe this will help you too.

 

Cool Gmail feature - Undo Send

Most of us, when sending an email message, take advantage of the time it takes for the progress bar to tell us that our email has been sent to actually proof-read our the message.

Of course when we see that glaring typo, there is nothing we can do about it. At best you MIGHT be able to rip out your network cable in time (laptop users operating wireless can try smashing their device instead).

If you use Gmail, you can activate one of their "Lab" features, "Undo Send". With this enabled, you can have up to a 30 second window between hitting SEND and being able to UNDO SEND before Gmail will actually send the email.

It is kind of like Microsoft Outlook's message recall feature, if that feature actually worked.

 

The trick to migrating data from Exchange to Gmail

More and more businesses, ourselves included, are saying farewell to Microsoft Exchange and switching to Google Apps For Business - Gmail.

Google make a tool for migrating your Exchange data to Google Apps, the Google Apps Migration For Microsoft Exchange, known romantically as GAMME.

Getting it to work is the real trick though. Google have left out one little thing...

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Take back your domain name

We have again come across unscrupulous domain name resellers that are listing themselves as the owners of their client's domain names.

There are ways you can check and things you can do to make sure you are listed as the true owner of your domain name. We have written about incorrectly registered domains names here.

 

Online backup client dodges a bullet

A client that recently starting backing-up their data online with Backup.com.au is thanking their lucky stars.

Just one day after we transported their initial backup via a portable hard drive for free and got their backup running automatically every night, this sporting venue was broken into by thieves and every computer in their office was stolen!

Just one day!

We hadn't even sent them their invoice yet.

 
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