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How to fix a Barcode scanner not working on CF-H2 Toughbook laptop

By | February 7, 2014
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The Barcode module on the CF-H2 is hard-coded to use COM3. In some cases, this port is occupied by another device, which are soft assignment to COM3 (can be re-assigned to another port). In those cases, the Barcode scanner does not work.  Here is a way to address this issue via a script/batch. Download Links:… Read More »

How to set the 2D Barcode Emulator to “Always On” a FZ-G1 Toughpad via a script or batch

By | February 5, 2014
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By Default, the G1’s Barcode Emulator “Always On” setting is is set to disabled, this decision was made to save on battery power. When needed the user must turn it on, which in essence turning it on does so forever for the logged on user. If you are baking this utility into your CORE image,… Read More »

PowerShell Script to Query Wireless Modem and pull Asset Information.

By | February 3, 2014
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Pulling a Wireless WAN Modem’s information while in the field is a daunting task. Here is a script to pull this information using AT commands with in a PowerShell script. The script was tested on a CF-53J Toughbook laptop with an embedded Sierra 7750 (Verizon LTE) modem. The script displays methods of capturing the information… Read More »

Website To Pull All Microsoft Certifications Acheived

By | January 14, 2014
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This for some reasonw asn’t easy for me to find, so I’m saving here in case I ever need it again. https://mcp.microsoft.com Here’s my MS certifications.  I’ve honestly moved away from MS, to Comptia, PMP, ITIL, and now CISSP certifications.  These were higher valued for my career path. BGonzalez_MS_Learning_Transcript-2014Jan14 FYI, this is my 100th post… Read More »

How to suppress the “An ActiveX control on this page might be unsafe” error.

By | January 8, 2014
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This error surfaced on a customer’s unit that was running Intergraph MPS, IFR and Informer application. The application utilizes an ActiveX control and Windows 7 was prompting the user every time the application was opened. In the registry, you can add the control ID as a “Safe for Scripting”. Locating the CLSID that the application… Read More »