Jetable E-mail Addresses

I’m not sure if there’s another industry out there that requires the sheer amount of access-based content that the IT industry does. What I mean by access-based content is information that requires a a login, signup or tithe (in the form of your e-mail address) for entrance to, or downloads of, eBooks, white-papers, files, blogs, forums, [...]

Say Ninite

(Re)building systems can be quite a drag, especially once you get to the part when it’s time for downloading all the 3rd party software. This would include: Flash, Java, Firefox, Skype, etc., etc. Enter Ninite, an amazing, time saving, utility website. It works as advertised, allowing you to choose your choice of applications, whereupon it [...]

Microsoft offers Security Essentials to (very) Small Businesses

Since Microsoft announced its own anti-malware product, Microsoft Security Essenstials, back in late 2008, the product has been steadily getting better. When asked what I use for anti-virus, I always answer MSE or AVG Free. Both cost my favorite price, free, and are well regarded in the security community. The big news of course, is [...]

Script Samples

There are times when I spent an inordinate amount of time looking for just the right syntax for a command or even the correct command to get the job done. Here are four I put to use in the last few months… Change Printer Spooler Service Recovery options to Restart sc failure spooler reset= 60 actions= [...]

Free PowerShell Editor

Yesterday I began to really dive into a new user script (which uses Exchange Management Shell) to bring it up to date and include more fields and features. As the script complexity grew, Notepad was no longer cutting the mustard. I thought I’d be using Notepad++ or TextPad, both fine in their own right, but [...]

Command Switches for MSI Packages

Microsoft has been using the Windows Installer Tool for quite some time now to make installing, patching and repairing programs a snap (installers using this will typically have an MSI extension). One of the many benefits of this tool is the ability to script a program or patch installation using the available command-line switches, e.g.: adobe_reader.msi /qn which [...]

What kind of file is that?

Many of us have experienced the annoyance of receiving a file that we don’t have the appropriate software to view or in a format we do not know or recognize, e.g., “What is a .xxe file and how do I open it?” (Disclaimer: Make sure you have up to date virus scan and check with the [...]

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