Category Archives: Microsoft

Set your signature in OWA

Ever get tired of adding a signature block to an email? Typing your name and other info every time you write an email? Here is how to get rid of that tedium with Outlook for the web.

Use PowerShell to see who Rebooted a Server

Let’s say one of the production servers got rebooted unexpectedly and you would like to find out who rebooted it and when the server got rebooted. In PowerShell, you can take a look at the event log using the PowerShell one-liner command shown below. You don’t need to write a bunch of lines in a script and then… Read More »

Connect to Network Printer via TCP/IP

Sometimes you are unable to connect to a printer via the print server. Maybe your driver is unavailable, or for some reason you may not have rights to print to that printer. You can bypass the print server, most times, and print directly to a network printer.

The Death of PlanetSourceCode

Recently, I went to one my favorite source code repositories, just to check out new submissions, and see how things are progressing in the community. I always enjoy seeing how up and coming young programmers are learning new ways to keep our favorite “old, dead” language alive.

Add Virtual Hard Disk to a Hyper-V VM

Adding a new virtual hard disk to a virtual Machine (VM) is something that needs to be done from time to time, with any hypervisor. This process will walk you through adding a new virtual hard drive to a VM with Hyper-V.

8 Useful PowerShell Quickies

In my current position, I use PowerShell quite a bit, but not just for automation of repetitive tasks. I thought I would take a few minutes to jot down a few one-offs that might be of use to other folks. Some of these might even be useful in larger scripts.