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Gizmo 5 on Windows 7

Posted by ytkaczyk at 9:59 am

I have been having issues installing Gizmo 5 on Windows 7 and its server companion Windows 2008 R2. The installer needs updating for the latest versions of Windows:

I did submit a support ticket at http://support.gizmo5.com/ but this got nowhere. However it is still possible to install Gizmo 5 by running the installer in Compatibility Mode.

• Download and save the installer (saving to your Desktop will do just fine).
• Right-click on the installer (it is named WinGizmoInstall.exe by default) and click on Properties.
• Select the Compatibility tab on the Properties dialog.
• Check the Run this program in compatibility mode for and select Windows Vista (Service Pack 2) on the drop-down below.

• Click on OK and run the installer.

The Gizmo team will update their installer but in the meantime this is a good workaround. Note that if you upgraded your machine to Windows 7 and Gizmo 5 was already installed then you do not need to do anything.

New website is live

Posted by ytkaczyk at 3:31 pm

The new website for ClearSquare Associates has been deployed. I selected WordPress as it addresses the company’s current needs very well at this point. The deployment of WordPress with the host (GoDaddy) was seamless.

WordPress is really a good alternative for a simple CMS with extensive blog features. The amount of themes, widgets and plugins is just too good to pass up. I can see using it with more and more client as I go along.

Word 2007 presentation for NITA

Posted by ytkaczyk at 7:33 pm

I spoke on 06/06/2009 at the NITA quarterly meeting in Reno. The topic was Tips and Tricks for Word 2007.

The slides can be downloaded here:

• NITA June 6 2009 Tricks and Tips for Word PDF Slides
• NITA June 6 2009 Tricks and Tips for Word Powerpoint Slides

Speaking there was a lot of fun. People in the audience had a lot of good questions and it seems that almost every single person walked out with at least one more tip under their belt.

McMillan Translation site is up

Posted by ytkaczyk at 7:25 pm

The first phase of the new McMillan Translation website is up. The entire implementation is based on DotNetNuke. Multilingual support is done using some other open source components.