Pasting text sends e-mail in Outlook

By John Boukis, February 2, 2010 12:50 AM

This happened to me using TPX remoting into an IBM 3390 mainframe and MS Outlook 2000.  I was usng <ctrl-c> in the green screen session and pasting into an e-mail in Outlook 2000.  The process must have capture additional keystrokes from the TPX session.  When I selected <ctrl-p> to paste in an e-mail, the e-mail was sent.  So, how to handle this?

1) Do not put in an e-mail address until you are ready to send.

2) Copy text from the problem application(s) and try pasting in notepad first, then copying and pasting again into Outlook.

3) Try using any available built-in copy function in the problem application, in my case it was TPX.  TPX has a “COPY” function that captures pure text, versus <CTRL><C> which does more of a screen capture from TPX.

Our business has since migrated to a different e-mail client.  I am not sure but it does not seem to be sensitive to this problem.

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Astro_TJ Comes through with a flash!

By John Boukis, January 30, 2010 8:53 AM

Check out our correspondence with astronaut T. J. Creamer via Twitter:

@Astro_TJ Are you experiencing flashes due to cosmic rays? Tell us another unique space experience that we may never have heard of. 35 mins ago

“Astro_TJ @joroto Yes,I do see flashes occasionally,when I close
my eyes.Another unique story?The noctilucent clouds are both mesmerizing & beautiful.”

Wow, this IS neat: Noctilucent Clouds in Wikipedia

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Management 901 – Why you want to become a manager

By Tom CTO, January 29, 2010 11:27 PM

I’ve come to some realizations while watching some, ummm managers at another company. Yes that’s it.
One ponders the question “Why do you want to be a manager”.
1) I’m stupid so I can be a great manager and lead the company to nowhere.
2) I know how to spend money at home, what’s the difference?
3) I can budget money, Continue reading 'Management 901 – Why you want to become a manager'»

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iPad – uh yeah great name

By Tom CTO, January 29, 2010 11:17 PM

Open letter to Mr. Steven Jobs:

Steve,
This isn’t a pile on session, I’ve seen the ignorant bashing you incessantly.   I’m too tired). I’m not here to do the same.  Well of course I am. Its fun, its the NEW new thing to bash Apple for not providing everyone their own personal spaceship to Mars (see previous blog post).
iPad: This name, sucks. Continue reading 'iPad – uh yeah great name'»

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Mars needs women

By Tom CTO, January 29, 2010 10:50 PM

Yeah another startup with no babes. Great. We’re geeks and we must be gay.
Can someone please recruit some hot intelligent women please?
Eye candy while we wile away our lives working for DA MAN.
30 hour programming sessions are too long.
Why is our blog “from the guys”? Cause there aren’t any chicks here. Isn’t that against the law?
Help me . . . . Spock.
-T-

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Is doing business in China so bad?

By John Boukis, January 24, 2010 10:23 AM

The following is an interesting article that talks about average Chinese citizens working around China’s Internet filters.

Chinese Web Users Plan Tech Workarounds

A funny thing about network security Continue reading 'Is doing business in China so bad?'»

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the server did not provide a certificate during the session e-mail error

By John Boukis, January 21, 2010 9:41 PM

This is written for a user of The Bat! Adjust accordingly if your e-mail client is stating that your provider is not providing a certificate.

1) Go to the SSL link at your Internet Provider. If you are using secure e-mail, this is the POP3/SMTP link in your e-mail configuration.
example: http://host271.hostmonster.com/

2) Click on the “lock” icon in the web browser, or choose SAFETY/SECURITY REPORT, or figure it out for your browser. Continue reading 'the server did not provide a certificate during the session e-mail error'»

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Who here hates getting telephone calls?

By John Boukis, January 17, 2010 12:03 PM

Call Me! But Not on Skype or Any Other Videophone

In the above article Joel Stein nails how many of us have come to hate the telephone. I bring this up because Tom was just telling me how ubiquitous teleconferencing will replace travel for corporations in the future. While that may be so, most telephones are owned by individuals, and I might suggest that telephone communication among individuals could completely evaporate. Read the article and tell me what you think.

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Tesla: Cool. Very Cool.

By John Boukis, January 17, 2010 10:56 AM

Long-Dead Inventor Nikola Tesla Is Electrifying Hip Techies

Funny I should come across the above article as Tom was just telling me about a book he just read on Tesla, about Tesla’s amazing inventions and his great understanding of how electricity works. From our discussion it sounds like Tesla had some understandings and accomplishments that have been completely lost in history.

Here is my letter to the Wall Street Journal writer of the above article. I could not let this one slip:

Daniel,

One small correction with major Continue reading 'Tesla: Cool. Very Cool.'»

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The dangers of working at a dot com

By John Boukis, January 16, 2010 10:33 AM

Working for a dot com can be a terrible, dangerous life.  The vast wealth gained by programming iPod applications, or reaching any mass audience when one is not prepared, can lead to a horrible life.

Watch the Youtube Video

Always keep this in mind: If you are buying Joroto’s products, you will be contributing to this morbid lifestyle. Too much money given to too few people, and usually programmers. Those are the last ones who will know what to do with their success.

Okay so I re-posted this oldie.   Well I just spent an hour troubleshooting tag links.  I have some leeway here.

JB

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