SIM IE9 Trusted Sites
HP SIM with IE9 really wants it to be in the Trusted sites list for some functioanlity to work reliably. However, maybe there is a GPO preventing you from adding to the trusted sites list yet you need...
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In a given environment there can be many short term solutions that over time grow into long term headaches. We have a situation where we need to provide access to RDP sessions through Citrix. The...
View ArticleFamily Support Plan Rules
Like anyone who works with computers and has friends and family, I get asked to do friends and family support. One thing I've learned is that even this type of support needs rules, or you end up...
View ArticleUsing PowerShell to add numbers in a text file
Recently had a conversation where someone needed help adding up the last column in a tab separated text file. It looked like a calling plan report. In channel tons of people brought up all sorts of...
View ArticleTechEd 2012 Videos are out
Microsoft provides some of the best free technical resources out there for self training and keeping aware of changes in their technology. TechEd sounds like a great event which I have never gotten to...
View ArticlePowerShell neat function tricks for free
Finished going through a recent NA TechEd2012 video Turn PowerShell Commands into Reusable CLI and GUI Tools by Don Jones. Some of the advice I sort of knew and and followed. I knew how to make a...
View ArticleMicrosoft Private Cloud Training - Videos
I keep sharing some links on this so I figured I would just put them here. Microsoft Virtual Acadamy Microsoft Virtual Academy – MVA is a fully cloud-based learning experience focusing on Microsoft...
View ArticleServer Patch Schedule
I mention this just often enough that I thought it would be good to finally write it down. We used to have a painful patch schedule but my manager of the past few years got this in place and it's...
View ArticleChipping away some rust Get-MonthAccountCreated
On one of my lists the request was to get a list of mailboxes created during a given month. Now this is more focused on account object creation but the WhenMailboxCreated seems to have some caveats as...
View ArticleHome Lab - Hardware
I've been slowly acquiring pieces of a budget home lab environment over the last few months. Rather then invest in one large system I wanted a little more flexibility to explore clusters and other...
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