Author Archives: James

James Nimmo

Computer Science Graduate from the University of Canterbury.

Installing the SQL from SBS 2008 Premium along side SBS 2003

Background: SBS 2003 Premium is running on one box. Performance is becoming poor due to increasing SQL demands, so we need to run it on a separate server. Can achieve this by purchasing A) SBS Workgroup 1 Processor Edition, or B) SBS 2008 Premium Edition & 25 CALs, (which entitles you to run SQL on [...]
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The UC520 Journey

On Friday I finally completed the cutover to our UC520, after running it in parallel for half the staff (2 phones on their desks) with our old Samsung DCS Compact II. Even better news, we are a week down the track and it’s still running. Yes of course I should expect that, but it is scary [...]
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Configuring Cisco 7914 Sidecar

So you’ve got your shiny new 7914 sidecar, configured all the buttons, go to boot it up and find that all the buttons just light up red! I’ve seen many forum posts with people confused about how to get their 7914 working, and I have also had problems, so here is a guide on how to [...]
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Graduation

On this twenty-third day of April 2010, I was duly admitted to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. No storm troopers like at my fiancee’s graduation,  however there was someone in chainmail a few rows in front of me. Thanks UC, great feeling to finally be a graduate! Look forward to doing [...]
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UC520 Dialing Plans

We sometimes use an extension for testing out modems, so rather than having to add a ‘9′ to the start of the ISP phone number, it would be nice to be able to dial straight out. Here the ISP numbers start with 0867, so I thought why not create an outgoing dialing rule which doesn’t require [...]
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