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How to fix: Send / Receive Error 0x800ccc0b in Outlook 2016

Posted on February 12, 2018 | by Brian Dunham | 2 Comments

I was recently troubleshooting a send / receive issue in Outlook 2016 on a client’s computer and found myself in what I like to call “no man’s land” — this is where I have tried all known fixes for an issue and have to start trial and error. The issue was with an Office 365 account and presented itself during the send / receive operation, throwing error code 0x800ccc0b. I tried all the usual suspects: starting Outlook in safe mode, turning off and on cached Exchange mode, online repair of Office, disabling Anti-Virus, etc. Nothing seemed to work. Googling error code 0x800ccc0b revealed this Microsoft forum post, but alas, I tried all suggestions there to no avail.

How to Install .NET Framework 3.5 on Server 2012 R2

Posted on August 30, 2015 | by Brian Dunham | Leave a Comment

I recently ran into an issue with Windows Server 2012 R2 and was able to resolve it despite a good deal of misinformation that I found out on the Internet. It all started when I needed to install a proprietary application on one of my client’s production servers; the application in question required Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5. No biggie, I thought, remembering that this could be enabled as a “feature” through Server Manager. So I loaded it up and attempted installation only to watch it crash and burn (see image below).

Raspberry Pi Recovery

Posted on August 11, 2015 | by Brian Dunham | Leave a Comment

Anyone who knows me knows I’m a Raspberry Pi enthusiast. One of my first Raspberry Pi projects was to see if I could run a web server on a Pi. So, I installed my LAMP stack, installed WordPress, etc. Several days later, I had the very first iteration of this website running on a Raspberry Pi from my home office. Then, one day, I came home to find my website was not responding. No big deal, I thought – I’ll just give my Raspberry Pi the old reboot and everything will be fine. Boy, was I wrong – after unplugging my power chord and plugging it back in, all I received was a solid red power LED and nothing else: no blinking green activity light – nothing.