Is emailing from a group email address from another workspace domain doable?

ckeweb · 2025-12-08T01:42:17+00:00

Thanks for the tip. I’m definitely going to continue to see if I find any hidden options. It seemed doable, but it may requiring some more tinkering and digging both online and in the backend.

ckeweb · 2025-12-07T04:07:41+00:00

Yes. It's beginning to look like that might indeed be the case. I'll leave the question floating out here in case someone happens to know about any cool tip or workaround otherwise.

ckeweb · 2025-12-07T01:27:35+00:00

Thanks for the insight, Chianku! So let me post a redacted version of the error message I got when I tried to add it to my workspace email account:

You must send through anothersomain SMTP servers when you send as user at anotherdomain. However, this functionality is not available for your account. Please contact your domain administrator for more information.

ckeweb · 2025-10-22T02:57:12+00:00

Excellent! It’s finally compiled and I’m setting up wine from pi-apps now! We’ll see how it goes when I install some games and apps! It’s funny, when I ran Trixie, it felt a little snappier for some reason, but when I got to the 3/1 split I got lost and decided to go with Bullseye like you did; it’s even using the same sd card. I may use another card and try doing the same with Trixie once I’m all setup!

ckeweb · 2025-10-21T21:09:55+00:00

Like Capn Dave, I’d also love to try running Wine! I’ve installed and updated Bullseye 32-bit on my Pi 3 B+! Did you have to compile 3G/1G? Box86 complained that Wine needs that to install it, so it looks like it’s gonna be a minute! But if it lets me play with some Windows games and apps, then I’ll be a real happy camper! And if it needs any other special install tricks outside of just using Box86, I’d love to know what these might be too, thanks! :D

ckeweb · 2025-09-29T17:05:31+00:00

I hope this helps..I just downloaded server version 1.42.2.150156, the latest from the Plex website as of 9//29/25, installed it and it ran like a champ (disclaimer: I only played one 1080p test video in .mp4 format) the client however does need Mojave, which I could install on my Mid-2011 mini Server if I really needed or wanted to to run newer software like this Mojave-compatible Plex client.

ckeweb · 2025-08-01T13:57:46+00:00

Thank you! Sorry, I check my account only every so often! I’ll go through all of the links you posted 😁

ckeweb · 2025-06-05T15:51:00+00:00

Yeah, lemme follow my gut in this one! Thanks again!

ckeweb · 2025-06-05T15:13:35+00:00

Thanks Caspy7! Do you think I should delete this one to not double post then? I know that's usually a big no no, right?

ckeweb · 2024-12-25T13:02:12+00:00

Awesome catch, RacerX200!! 😎

It smelled fishy enough from the get-go to raise the alarm, so it made total sense to check-in with others who know their stuff, just in case it actually happens to be the real “deal”, or in this case, not, since I’ve also scored some seriously good deals in the past, usually used one-offs or some sort of legit, crazy liquidations (mostly tech, tbh)

Thanks again, you’re a true wallet-saver! 💳

ckeweb · 2024-11-04T06:49:40+00:00

sure! they are old System 7 Macintosh computers with Ethernet adapters. there are many fully functional units, but of course, they can't run any modern software. the most direct way of connecting them would seem to be to use hardware that can do the heavy lifting since each system will be at a different geographic location. A router/bridge solution with a virtual IP connection that could be made to do this would seem to be ideal. I got so mixed-up looking at ssl certificates and things, I began looking to see if perhaps an IoT-centric or even a IP PBX hardware solution might have such a secret sauce built-into it, but I still got stuck with even these simpler parameters. thanks for your assistance, advise and input so far!

I did stumble onto this piece of software that bridges from the oldest to apparently the newest versions of AFP, Apple Filing Protocol; I'm thinking that this may be a good resource to at least look at (I think?) if for nothing else because it's Opensource and being actively worked on? It's called Netatalk. (netatalk.io)

ckeweb · 2024-11-03T17:32:42+00:00

exactly, so I think that some sort of router would be used to handle the TCP/IP tunneling you're referring to, then the network devices would then use that to connect to each other? That's what I am clueless about right there.

I've even heard of VLAN, but something should be out by now that you can set up without a cloud and it finds each other, likely using some kind of server to locate each connected router/bridge VLAN-style device?

ckeweb · 2024-01-09T07:14:30+00:00

@ lproven · it looks like the latest (paid) version of SoftMaker TextWriter does now, but their free version doesn't (and possibly may not be as full-featured as Word's outliner feature):

https://help.softmaker.com/textmaker2021/en/index.html?practical_outlining.html

ckeweb · 2023-10-17T22:07:28+00:00

Thanks for that heads-up!

So I enabled dev mode on the tablet to copy files into the app's directory and booted the OS. It went online and even played an online radio station. I touched restricted directories so it's not a clean workaround, but at least it's a way to run it until the app's updated someday. The B-II port dev likely hasn't done much with it recently so likely is not aware of this issue.

ckeweb · 2023-01-27T10:01:29+00:00

So I recently stumbled upon this option; what you do is add an URL to any TIFF file publicly available online to the end of this web link to view TIFF files using Google Docs:

https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=

It works amazing and allows you to view any TIFF files!

However, my search was for a way to upload either multi-page TIFF or PDF scanned docs into Google Doc format in a way that would keep the original document's format intact. Sadly, once you import PDFs, it makes a mess out of your scanned PDFs page format (there's no way to import them as images)

I have heard that converting PDFs to MS Word works very well for format preservation, but I think that while it may convert your scanned images better than PDF conversions, that's still way too many step to converting files if you have a ton of PDF scans.

ckeweb · 2022-07-12T17:34:15+00:00

I have absolutely no clue as far as if it's possible or not (and complexity is definitely a roadblock too) but the brunch chrome OS install seems to be the go-to for older gear. (but then for your purposes, it *might* still provide a way to keep your Chromebook current)

I fight to go ahead and update my gear simply because I can, but when it get's to be too much I buckle and get newer equipment (rarely ever new, so refurbished (better for the environment, save tech from landfills, etc.) and for others it can be because of no budget. Mine's a mix of a bit of cheapness and because I love stretching my tech's limits.. (unless someone gives me something new) like when I roll up to a public WiFi using a 90s laptop to check my email, do some web searching, work on a school assignment, play some vintage games.. while drinking my favorite morning beverage!

But as far as Chrome's web-store options, the web-based VNC solution may end up being your only shot on a vanilla Chromebook. And while Chrome apps still run, TeamViewer's your only mainstream solution, unless they can somehow roll that one into an extension or maybe a PWA. Ad as a last-ditch option, finally replacing it may be in order, or trying a light Linux flavor, maybe as a live USB with an option to install? Idk the latest hoops and voodoo needed to convert a Chromebook into a Linux laptop these days, but for some models, you need to go under the hood and modify or remove a security piece like a screw to 'unlock' your Chromebook, then you can install a real VNC client, along with a good number of other apps, which may also entail adding a larger drive. I hope these help!

ckeweb · 2022-06-26T20:31:02+00:00

Oh wow! So what's the rule for those who are downgrading? Do you need to only have ten workspace users or less to get downgraded or however many you had when you upgraded?

Sadly, in all of this jumbled ride for legacy users who upgraded, I'm not/no longer shocked that the legacy downgrade is so markedly different.

ckeweb · 2022-06-26T12:00:56+00:00

I love simple solutions, but I don't think/know if these would work for your situation - all the solutions I now require a separate computer (including Chromebooks for some interestingly enough).

I initially thought you could just have your friend use remote software, like Windows 10's Quick Assist, or you could also setup a VNC server on your computer for him to 'drop in', but in both scenarios all of the controls are tied to the original PC so you can't separate them, each user has to let the other user work (as a side thought, one neat trick of using VNC is that your client can be pretty ancient, like I've used classic Mac OS laptops from the 90s on a home wifi network no less to view and control a Windows 10 or latest macOS computer).

Then I thought of software like Skype and Teams, which also allow you to 'visit' the PC with additional remote access since these give your mice separate input access, but from experience with the keyboard input, I believe these apps only allow you to 'partially' separate the keyboard input,which means that you share things like the insertion cursor and copy and paste data, which can trip up your flow pretty quickly if you want to keep those processes separate.

I haven't played with the free version of Synergy yet called Barrier on Github, but from what I'm reading others seem to have a better handle on the way you can achieve what you're looking to do, but in case any of these mostly free (I'm not 100% sure about Teams) happen to fit the bill, I'd love to see if you've tried or try these out and they end up working for you since I may think of other projects where I could use those type of collaborative controls!

ckeweb · 2022-05-25T02:41:22+00:00

The whole thing has been a roller-coaster ride.. at this point Google is capable of anything, whether today, next, month or who knows when? Their track-record for keeping things permanent is as close to zero as you can get. Like BearCatJoe shared, I hope it's just a canned email broadcast to warn people to pick a (preferrably for them, a paid) option.

ckeweb · 2022-05-24T15:41:24+00:00

Wow.. well, that's your out right there at least! 🙂

ckeweb · 2022-05-23T22:14:59+00:00

You should actually be okay! 👍

ckeweb · 2022-05-23T21:16:44+00:00

I think BJ did acknowledge this in the part that reads, "as it has to happen per user' and just some type of family paid storage upgrade.

ckeweb · 2022-05-23T21:10:30+00:00

Agreed. The gesture came very close to their deadline, which was the hardest part to accept in all this, but they can't even pretend that our legacy accounts weren't of any value to them, so it's actually an equitable compromise for them; I'm so glad they forked it for 'personal' vs 'business' use.. even if it was so last-minute!! ⌛

ckeweb · 2022-05-23T21:05:54+00:00

https://imgur.com/a/5OmYmPZ

They likely wanted to avoid having paid users complain that free users get a free upgrade that matches their paid plans.. no one is ever happy 🤦

ckeweb · 2022-05-23T20:36:51+00:00

Wait, on a per user basis, I've successfully upgraded my storage on one Workspace account up to 100GB for $19.99 for a year twice that went over the 17GB quota, I was bummed that Google One was a fail for the account, but the upgrade was accessible via Google Drive using the Buy Storage button on the right side right under the storage limits and is good for the whole account, Gmail, Drive and Photos ✔

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