Virtualization and the SMB – Part 1
Virtualization is a big buzz word in technology. New for some, old hat for others, it is always changing and evolving. A lingering question for many people, though, is...
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Wave Extension for Chrome Gets An Upgrade
Google Chrome and the associated workflows are really getting better everyday. I fired up Chrome this morning, saw my Wave notification icon and clicked as I normally would. Look what magically appeared: Now when Chrome detects an update, you can single click on the W notifier...
Microsoft Exchange 2007 Information Store may fail to start after reboot
I found the following article while trying to figure out why a new SBS 2008 server install would not automatically start the Exhange information store after a reboot. The steps resolved the issue for anyone who has experienced this problem, Microsoft seems to have a...
Pearltrees Visualizes you Web Bookmarks
Ben Parr at Mashable posted an interesting article on a new service called Pearltrees. This tool provides a visual way to organize your website bookmarks. It also includes aspects of social media, allowing you to share your Pearltrees with other registered users. It's a very different...
Restoring Blackberry Enterprise Server functionality when migrating from Exchange 2003 to 2007
Migrating from Exchange 2000 or 2003 to 2007 can be a daunting task for any network administrator. A great deal of time and planning must go into the migration to ensure data is moved successfully and users retain all of their messages. With all of...
CTRL ALT DEL on vSphere 4 Console
If you hit CTRL-ALT-DEL on ESX 4 console, the server will reboot even if there are running VMs and it doesn't matter if the server is not in Maintenance Mode. To disable this yourself: 1. Open /etc/inittab (vi /etc/inittab) 2. Search for "CTRL-ALT-DELETE" or "ctrlaltdel" (hit escape, "/",...
What Programs Do I Run?
So today is the big day. My trusty laptop running XP will get wiped to a clean and shiny virgin install of Windows 7. Like most, I am excited at a new OS and the 'positive' buzz around this product makes it seem like the...
Backing Up Exchange Server 2007 With Backup Exec
The Problem - Backing Up Exchange 2007 in Backup Exec It's not that difficult, but if you've never done it before, there are two gotcha's you'll need to watch out for. The Solution - MAPI CDO and Exchange Management Tools On the backup server, you'll need to install...
Adding Public Folder Replicas to Many Public Folders
Every now and again you just have to add a server to every public folder's replicas list (like, when you configure a new mailbox server). It's pretty easy to do. Open up an Exchange Management Shell, and type in this command: AddReplicaToPFRecursive.ps1 -TopPublicFolder -ServerToAdd YourNewServer Give it...
A Visual Hard Disk Profiler – SpaceSniffer
MakeUseof.com posted a review of an interesting hard disk analysis freeware application that uses a Treemap to visually map disk contents. The application works fairly quickly. I downloaded and tested it with my laptop this evening and it works pretty well. As you know, I...
How to Rebuild Outlook Email Autocomplete
Recently my Outlook email autocomplete quit working. This is the nice feature that will autocomplete email addresses after you've entered them in one time previously. This saves a ton of time so that you don't have to: Look up email addresses for people that you...
How to Enable or Disable Hotkeys within an ICA file (including Template.ica)
Having problems with hotkeys not working on your Citrix server. This is a simple procedure for remapping the keys on your citrix server, or if you need to, disable hotkeys (control keys) on your citrix server. http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX140219...
MSExchangeIMAP4 Error, Event ID 2007
The Problem: Today, I fixed an extremely perplexing error. One of our clients was getting errors on every one of his mail programs about SSL for IMAP. One of the errors was "SERVER has sent an incorrect or unexpected message. Error Code: -12263" in Thunderbird. After I poked...
EqualLogic PS6500X Released
Yesterday, Dell EqualLogic announced the release of the PS6500X array. If you're not familiar with EqualLogic arrays, they are extremely scalable, easy to manage iSCSI SANs that help companies make better use of their storage. The PS6500X, like the PS6500E, has 48 drives in a 4U...
Google Analytics Add On Tool for Excel
There is a potentially useful Excel add on tool for analysis of Google Analytics activity called Excellent Analytics. I haven't installed and played with the tool yet. If anyone decides to give this a whirl let me know what you think....
Media Streaming to a DirecTV HD DVR from Linux
After much trial and error with various solutions, I have a reliable way to stream music from my Linux server to my DirecTV HR-20 DVR. A few years ago, I found two very excellent internet radio stations from Nullsoft/Winamp’s SHOUTcast service. I have used Winamp for...
Unnecessarily Large EqualLogic Snapshots
EqualLogic's snapshot functionality effectively freezes the data on the volume, and writes any changes off to another part of the disk. This excellent method of snapshots ensures that you have access to the entire volume as it was right when the snapshot was created, while...
Save Time in Microsoft Word 2007 with Quick Parts (Auto Text)
* Updated on 9-25-2009 - Please be sure to read the FAQ section as well as the comments for additional help ** Updated on 8-23-2010 - Added information about auto correct * First off thank you for reading my blog post. Most people get here from...
Recovering files from a “Complete PC Backup” in Vista
If you've ever had the unfortunate experience of requiring the use of a backup due to system loss or corruption, you know the relief of having a current backup. If you’re lucky, you've never had the experience of finding out the backup was not adequate,...
Does my company need a Blackberry server?
Does my company need a Blackberry server? Today more than ever, companies are looking for ways to keep their employees connected while out of the office. Blackberry is the world leader in handheld email, web and phone communication and a major reason why employees can still...