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FreePBX on a VPS in South Africa

nicvon January 20, 2019January 20, 2019 Uncategorized Domains.co.za, FreePBX, VPS0 Comment

I have been looking around for ages to host my FreePBX install on a local Virtual Private Server (VPS). The reason for this is that I have multiple branches that I want to connect to the FreePBX server. In addition,...

FreePBX Trunks not re-connecting after Internet outage

nicvon October 23, 2018 Business, FreePBX, General Fixes, PFSense, VOIP FreePBX, PFSense, Trunks0 Comment

I have been dealing with this problem for about a year, it was a nuisance, but out internet is pretty stable so it was not too much of an issue. Scenario: Internet drops Power outage and not all equipment remains...

Home Automation on a Budget – R390 and some Electrical skills

nicvon October 3, 2018October 3, 2018 Home Automation Automation, Home Automation, SonOff0 Comment

I have long wanted to automate my house. I have looked into it multiple times only to decide the prices were too high for what I could achieve. Not to mention the additional burden of multiple technologies to achieve simple...

Cutting the Cord with DSTV, well mostly. (Updated Sept 2018)

nicvon May 13, 2018October 3, 2018 DSTV, Media Server Cutting the cord, DSTV Now, Nvidia Shield, Telkom LIT, Xiaomi, Xiaomi Mi Box 30 Comment

It seems to be quite a hot topic at the moment. With DSTV stating they have lost over 100 000 subscribers of their premium subscription service over the last 12 months. They’re chalking this up to streaming services such as...

Asterisk Error Log: No registered subscribe handler for event as-feature-event

nicvon April 25, 2018October 3, 2018 Business, General Fixes, VOIP as-feature-event, Asterisk, FreePBX, Yealink0 Comment

So I recently tried out 3CX on one of my servers to compare with my existing FreePBX deployment. I happy configured and updated 3CX as well as the firmware on my Yealink phones. I used 3CX for about 2 weeks....

Exporting “Do Not Contact” List from Mautic 2

nicvon January 21, 2018January 21, 2018 Mautic, Sendy Do Not Contact, Mautic 2, Mautic 2.7, Sendy 3, Sendy 3.0.4, Suppression List, Unsubscribe0 Comment

If you’re looking to use a different email marketing system, or use another in conjunction with Mautic, you will need to keep the Do Not Contact / Do Not Email / Suppression List / Unsubscribe status list up to date....

Sendy Cron Jobs

nicvon January 19, 2018 Online Marketing, Sendy Cron, Cron Jobs, Online Marketing, Sendy0 Comment

If you’ve been looking which Cron Jobs that need to be setup for an optimal Sendy installation (v 3.0.4 as of writing) below are the 3 you’ll need. Ben on the Sendy forum is extremely helpful and has written a...

Going off the grid with Solar

nicvon January 19, 2018 Solar Electricity from Solar, Going off the grid, Solar in South Africa, Solar Power0 Comment

Going off the grid is the buzz word in the industry at the moment. Most of my customers start their conversation with that phrase, a smile on their face and a budget of R50 000. Expecting the process to be...

Top 10 Free Small Business Tools and Tricks in South Africa

nicvon November 6, 2017 Business, Online Marketing Accounting, Credit Card, Marketing, Marketing Automation, Quoting0 Comment

I am currently directly involved in the running of 5 small and medium sized businesses in South Africa, not to mention giving advice to a multitude of other small businesses on the daily. Generally the information relates to operational matters,...

Windows 10 Creator Update broke my Bluetooth mouse!

nicvon October 25, 2017October 25, 2017 General Fixes Bluetooth Mouse, Bluetooth mouse not working, Windows 10, Windows 10 Creators Update0 Comment

So just a quick post to help anyone who may have run into the same problem with the latest Windows 10 Creators Update. I use a 15″ Macbook Pro Touchpad 2016 (running windows 10, yes I know, I know) and...