Cannot change password with OWA (Error number: -2147024891)

The OWA change password function not working. It returns the "Error number: -2147024891".

After searching from the web, the authentication account of the IIS may be the source of the problem. I follow the suggestion of this site to create a new user for the authentication: (http://forums.msexchange.org/Owa_Error_-2147024891_while_changing_password/m_170043200/tm.htm)

Mmmu...the problem seems to be solved, partly.

More relevant sites, although not the solution to my problem:

http://www.veloci.dk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=127
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/301428
http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Securing-Exchange-Server-2003-Outlook-Web-Access-Chapter5.html

The problem is solved partly because other accounts can change the password through OWA but NOT MY OWN ACCOUNT!! :<

So...still troubleshooting (due to the Group Policy? or other settings of my account?).

Anyway, at least the boss' concern is solved. Thanks God!

中文電郵亂碼 (Simplified Chinese Mail encoding problem)

A mail from China which should be simplified Chinese cannot be read, even tried all kinds of Chinese Simplified encoding in the Outlook.

From the mail internet header, it is found with "Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64". It should be read with encoding Base64 but no such opion in the Outlook encoding choices.

Finally, it is decoded to a readable simiplified Chinese message by the following procedures:

1. Copy the mail content to notepad.
2. Save the notepad file as a .txt file.
3. Open it with a Browser, such as IE.
4. Choose the Simplified Chinese encoding.

Further reference:
Suggestions from another website - using Winzip + IE with the following procedures:

1. Copy the mail contents to notepad;
2. Save it with extension of .uue (e.g. mail.uue)
3. Double click the newly saved file. It will be opened automatically with Winzip. (You should have Winzip intalled in your PC first.)
4. A file 0001.txt should be found in the Winzip.
5. Open IE
6. Drag the file 0001.txt into IE.
7. Choose simplified Chinese as the encoding and the message should be readable now.
   

Source and detailed explanation: http://ks.cn.yahoo.com/question/1307040600255.html

Recap in Chinese:
把乱码邮件的内容，拷贝到剪贴板中，然后将其粘贴到记事本中，存为文本文件（例如LI.txt），再将其后缀改 为.uue（改为LI.uue），点击此文件，会启动Winzip，然后启动IE，把Winzip中的001.txt文件拖到IE窗口中，就会显示邮件原 来的内容，而不会看到乱码。

Windows Taskbar Repair Tool

An useful tool to fix problems of Windows Taskbar, such as minimized programs in the taskbar missing.

Download from: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

野谷 2007 Easter Sailing

今次sailing camp是我第一次煮30多人的晚飯，雖然很多餸菜都是由其他人幫手完成，但已令我體會在野谷做大廚的孤單 - 冇份玩，有壓力 - 希望以後再有機會做大廚，可以再鍛鍊身手，會有進步啦！

在營裏再一次經驗到 神賜下合適的天氣，有練習風、long trip風和考試風，出船沒有下雨，最後竟然有意料之外的陽光！正！

是一個充滿感恩的營會。

呼叫標點符號表功能快捷鍵不見了

朋友家中電腦 (Windows XP 中文繁體版) 的 Ctrl + Left Alt + Comma 呼叫標點符號表功能快捷鍵不見了，也不能重設。

找了很久，終於"google" 到一點頭緒。
--> http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet-CHT/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=1148797&SiteID=23

原來Windows 的 Registry 中有一堆 Key 是關於鍵盤語文輸入熱鍵 (Hotkeys for input languages) 的，它們的原始模樣是︰

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Input Method\Hot Keys]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Input Method\Hot Keys\00000010]
"Key Modifiers"=hex:02,c0,00,00
"Target IME"=hex:00,00,00,00
"Virtual Key"=hex:20,00,00,00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Input Method\Hot Keys\00000011]
"Key Modifiers"=hex:04,c0,00,00
"Target IME"=hex:00,00,00,00
"Virtual Key"=hex:20,00,00,00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Input Method\Hot Keys\00000012]
"Key Modifiers"=hex:02,c0,00,00
"Target IME"=hex:00,00,00,00
"Virtual Key"=hex:be,00,00,00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Input Method\Hot Keys\00000070]
"Key Modifiers"=hex:02,c0,00,00
"Target IME"=hex:00,00,00,00
"Virtual Key"=hex:20,00,00,00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Input Method\Hot Keys\00000071]
"Key Modifiers"=hex:04,c0,00,00
"Target IME"=hex:00,00,00,00
"Virtual Key"=hex:20,00,00,00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Input Method\Hot Keys\00000072]
"Key Modifiers"=hex:03,c0,00,00
"Target IME"=hex:00,00,00,00
"Virtual Key"=hex:bc,00,00,00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Input Method\Hot Keys\00000200]
"Key Modifiers"=hex:03,c0,00,00
"Target IME"=hex:00,00,00,00
"Virtual Key"=hex:47,00,00,00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Input Method\Hot Keys\00000201]
"Key Modifiers"=hex:03,c0,00,00
"Target IME"=hex:00,00,00,00
"Virtual Key"=hex:4b,00,00,00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Input Method\Hot Keys\00000202]
"Key Modifiers"=hex:03,c0,00,00
"Target IME"=hex:00,00,00,00
"Virtual Key"=hex:4c,00,00,00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Input Method\Hot Keys\00000203]
"Virtual Key"=hex:56,00,00,00
"Key Modifiers"=hex:03,c0,00,00
"Target IME"=hex:00,00,00,00

朋友的電腦就是少了 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Input Method\Hot Keys\00000072]這部分，於是加回去就回復原狀了！

記在自我認識與成長之後

交了閱讀報告，是讀了「生命軌跡 – 助人成長的十大關鍵」這書的報告，這是寫在後面的感受：

這書是我於2002年10月買的，當時是少年團契的導師，但其實對服侍少年人的動力不大，只是因好像不夠工作的人而留下，買這書時是有着一份想學習如何幫助少年人成長的衝勁，可是這份衝勁很快便因忙亂的生活而冷卻了下來，這書只是一直放在書架上。

2005年底，終於決定結速這快將9年的事奉崗位，離開那僵化了的事奉心態。就在一年後，讀完了這書，回望那段事奉的日子，對年青人的成長並沒有什麼貢獻，自己在當中也沒有多大的成長，只是那段說長不長、說短不短的日子，是我生命故事的一部份，其中人和事的點滴，郤在我再次述說自己的生命故事時，變得有意義，這至少幫助今天的我對自己有更多了解，以致更能掌握明天要達成的發展任務。

此刻，我更明白到要助人，先要自助。

一粒麥子

中午 Lunch 時讀了這文章：
http://1312.xicp.net/discuz/viewthread.php?tid=12653

如果我也在那追思會中，唱到「誰曾應許」時，也會哭。

感動的是那份令人尊敬的愛！

（那是不是志華任教的學校？那講員會不會就是潔琴？）