Pixel Perfect Group

Ports that Enable Remote Access to SBS Services

pixelperfectgroup — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:49:14 +0000

We have several clients who use SBS 2003. To help those who are looking into ports that enable remote access to SBS services, we’ve compiled the below table as a reference.

Ports that Enable Remote Access to SBS Services
TCP Port	Service	Description
21	FTP	Enables external and internal file transfer
25	Exchange Server	Enables incoming and outgoing SMTP mail
80 (http://)	IIS	Enables all nonsecure browser access, including: internal access to IIS Webs including the company Web, Windows SharePoint Web, Windows SharePoint administration Web, and server monitoring and usage reports Enables internal access to Exchange by OWA and OMA clients
110	POP3	Enables Exchange to accept incoming POP3 mail
123 (UDP port)	NTP	Enables the system to synchronize time with an external Network Time Protocol (NTP) server
143	IMAP4	Enables Exchange to accept incoming IMAP4-compliant messages
220	IMAP3	Enables Exchange to accept incoming IMAP3-compliant messages
443 (https://)	Outlook	Enables all secure browser access, including external access to Exchange for Outlook 2003, OWA, and OMA clients; required for external access to server monitoring and usage reports
444	Windows Share Point Services	Enables internal and external access to the SharePoint Web
500	IPSec	Enables external VPN connections by using IPSec
1701	L2TP clients	Enables external L2TP VPN connections
1723	PPTP clients	Enables external PPTP VPN connections
3389	Terminal Services	Enables internal and external Terminal Services client connections
4125 (Note: you can change this port in RRAS)	Remote Web Workplace	Enables external OWA access to Exchange, plus internal and external HTTPS access to the client Web site
4500	IPSec	Internet Key Exchange (IKE) Network Address Translation (NAT) traversal

If you would like help with your website, blog or other computer issues you can contact us at Pixel Perfect Group LLC or just give us a call (347) 286-8771

Online Virus Scanners

pixelperfectgroup — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:45:25 +0000

Having a good antivirus in place is very important when it comes to a PC. More and more online virus scanners have started to pop up lately. This can help you get a second opinion and second line of defense, if you find something suspicious on your Windows based computer.

To help you with this task, we have compiled a list on online virus scanners.

Below is a list of online Virus Scanners:

More to come…

As mentioned, these tools should be used in conjunction to your existing Antivirus Software.

If you would like help with your website, blog or other computer issues you can contact us at Pixel Perfect Group LLC or just give us a call (347) 286-8771

Thunderbird 3 Release Candidate Due Next Week

pixelperfectgroup — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:49:25 +0000

Thunderbird is one of the best FREE email applications out there. It is full of options and it’s easy to use. If you already use it, you’ll be happy to know the release candidate for Thunderbird 3 is due out next week.

Some new features are:

New Search with Advanced Filtering Tools: Search results now include advanced filtering tools. You have the option to filter your results by sender, tag, attachments, people, folder, and mailing list. You can also filter your email using the timeline tool.

Smart Folders: The folder pane offers a Smart Folders mode which combines special mailboxes, like Inbox, from multiple accounts. Smart Folders is now on by default.

Improved Gmail Integration: Better recognition and integration of Gmail’s special folders such as Sent and Trash including non-English versions of Gmail. Thunderbird also uses All Mail as the Archives folder.

Thunderbird works very well with your GMail account. If you are new to Thunderbird, you can find out more about it here.

If you would like help with your website, blog or other computer issues you can contact us at Pixel Perfect Group LLC.

Windows 7 Support Resources

pixelperfectgroup — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:33:29 +0000

Windows 7 has just been officially launched yesterday. If you are looking for help with Windows 7 issues, you can find free online resources here. Come back for updates to this list.

Windows 7 Support Resources

If you would like help with your website, blog or other computer issues you can contact us at Pixel Perfect Group LLC.

Wix Gives You Flash Websites For FREE

pixelperfectgroup — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:32:10 +0000

If you want to build a website but don’t know where to begin, you might want to give Wix a try. It is a new service that makes it very easy to create Flash based websites. You can edit the “meta-data” of your site so it is still search engine friendly. If you prefer a more traditional site that does not use Flash, we recommend using WordPress for ease of future content updates.

Have you tried Wix? If you have we would love to hear about your experience.

If you would like help with your website, blog or other computer issues you can contact us at Pixel Perfect Group LLC.

WordPress Your Website

pixelperfectgroup — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:53:13 +0000

Whether you have a new website or would like to have less overhead in updating your website, using a blog platform is a great option. WordPress blogs in particular are a great way to start and manage a website.

We at Pixel Perfect Group LLC use WordPress for our website and blog. Doing so is very easy once you have a design chosen and put in place. There are so many WordPress templates and designers that getting your site designed should not be much of a problem.

Once you have chosen your blog platform, whether WordPress, Blogger, Tumblr or any other – make sure you have someone with some knowledge of the blogging platform. Though the blog platforms are very easy compared to traditional websites, you still do need to know enough to made minor modifications and customizations. If you have someone who is technically savvy, that should be good enough in most cases.

Updating your blog and website is easy, just modify or add blog posts or pages. To get the most from your blog platform, update your blog regularly. Doing so will help your website’s SEO rankings.

If you would like help with your website, blog or other computer issues you can contact us at Pixel Perfect Group LLC.

Dropbox – Free Online Backup

pixelperfectgroup — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 03:48:58 +0000

If you are in need of a backup system, but don’t know where to start looking, Dropbox is a great solution.

DropBox provides 2GB of shared storage for free, for Windows, Mac and Linux. 50GB and 100GB cost just $9.99 and $19.99 per month respectively. DropBox now also offers an iPhone application.

If you would like help with your computer, you can contact us at Pixel Perfect Group LLC.

Blackberry Resources

pixelperfectgroup — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:04:50 +0000

If you are a regular Blackberry user, you will no doubt need help from time to time, if not regularly.

Here are some resources we continue to compile for Blackberry support.

T-Mobile Blackberry Support

T-Mobile Blackberry Device Manuals

Verizon Blackberry Support

ATT Blackberry Support

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Blackberry Desktop Software (PC and Mac)

More to come…

A More Secure User

pixelperfectgroup — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:00:31 +0000

Windows has been called many names and many of them not so great. Part of the reason Mac OS X and Linux are said to be more secure is because by default, they put you in a restricted user account for everyday work. You could do this in Windows as well, and you will see it is much more secure this way.

Windows users tend to run their accounts in administrator mode, meaning they have full access to everything. This makes it easier to do work at first, until you get into trouble by a virus installing itself or some other unwanted piece of software being installed. Then you need to clean out your system and run anti-virus and anti-spyware along with other tools to help you remove unwanted software. If you were running in regular user mode, like in Mac OS and Linux, then there is a less likely chance of this happening.

To run as a regular user, you just have to remove your account from the local PC’s Windows Administrators group. Once removed, you will not be able to install many applications nor run many system related software such as chkdsk or defrag. You might even find it to be a bit awkward at first, since you are used to running things without hindrance in windows.

We recommend most Windows users do this, this cuts down on virus or spyware installing itself, since your account does not have the privilege to run such software. To install or run system related software, it is easy enough to use the command line runas /user:administrator command. This one little line can save you many hours of fraustration caused by a virus infection.

We hope this post has convinced you to use your computer in a safer manner and to save you and your company money and time. If you would like to know more or would like help making your computers more secure, you can contact us at Pixel Perfect Group LLC, or check the Contact page above.

Tune Up Your PC

pixelperfectgroup — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:00:50 +0000

Clean up of your temporary files, start up files, and registry

Defrag your PC

Check Windows updates

Review software that may be slowing down your PC

Review your anti-spyware and anti-virus definitionsIs

Is your computer taking longer and longer to boot? Does logging into your windows pc take minutes or what seems to be enough time for a coffee break? If you are experiencing this problem, then you are in need of a quick PC tuneup.

Depending on the capabilities of your pc, this should take anywhere from half an hour to an hour to complete. Much of this can be done in separate times. You can greatly enhance your pc experience by using the following guidelines to speed up your pc.

Make sure your physical memory is up to spec. We recommend a minimum of 1GB for most multitasking purposes.
Check your free disk space. Low free disk space can slow down a pc.
Clean up of your temporary files, start up files, and registry
Run Chkdsk, eliminate future disk issues by checking the status of your disk drive.
Defrag your PC
Check Windows updates
Minimize startup items. Reviewing the software you are running that may be slowing down your PC and removing them can speed up your pc greatly.
Review your anti-spyware and anti-virus definitions. Virus and spyware can slow down your pc to a crawl.

Performing all of the above steps will speed up your pc greatly. You may even find that you don’t need to purchase a new PC. I recently tuned up the OS on my pc and the boot time went from over 2 minutes down to less than one minute. I did this by loading only applications I needed and removing anything I did not need.

If you would like help with your computer, you can contact us at Pixel Perfect Group LLC, or just check the Contact page above.