I recently upgraded my HP Proliant ML115 server to the latest BIOS version which is 2009.07.06 (A) (29 Jul 2009) I downloaded the firmware from here When you initially boot up the ML115 it sounds like a jet plane taking off and is VERY LOUD! The problem was that after the BIOS update it …
Exchange 2010 Resources
Nice list of Exchange resources can be found here on John Policelli’s blog: http://policelli.com/blog/?p=470
Group Policy Settings References for Windows and Windows Server
You can download the Group Policy Settings Reference documents here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=18c90c80-8b0a-4906-a4f5-ff24cc2030fb Overview Using column filters, you can filter the information in these spreadsheets by operating system, component, or computer or user configuration. You can also search for information by using text or keywords. These spreadsheets include the following categories of security policy settings: Account Policies …
Nice review of Windows 7
http://www.maximumpc.com/article/reviews/windows_7_review?page=0%2C0
PowerPoint 2010
Nice video of what can be produced from within PowerPoint 2010. Will be interesting to have a play when its released 🙂
Running vSphere Client on Windows 7
When i recently set up my ESX box I had an error when i tried to launch the vSphere Client. Luckily there is a workaround for this problem for which the instructions are located here: http://www.techhead.co.uk/running-vmware-vsphere-client-on-windows-7 Hope they release an updated client soon!!
Training Update
I have kind of neglected my IT training these past couple of years. As we all know to keep up to speed you really need to put in a little bit extra effort to make sure you are fully up to speed with the greatest and latest technologies. So I have made some investments in …
Exchange 2007 SP2 Released
Exchange Server SP2 has been released. You can download it here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=4c4bd2a3-5e50-42b0-8bbb-2cc9afe3216a#tm
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Create Multiple ADAM Users
Check out this post on technet on how to create 100,000 users in an ADAM instance easily via a script. Could come in useful some time 🙂 http://blogs.technet.com/ad/archive/2009/08/14/bulking-up-an-adam-test-instance.aspx ‘************************************************** ‘ This script adds i = n users to a specified OU or CN. ‘ Alter as needed. ‘************************************************** ‘ If the application NC DN is …