GetDigits
Ever wanted to grab all the digits out of a string? This handy little function will do it. Not sure what purpose this would server, but someone requested it, so here it is.
Category Archives: Microsoft
Windows 8 Keyboard Shortcuts
Every new Windows operating system includes some new keyboard shortcuts. If you have been a user of technology for any amount of time, you probably know a few of these yourself. You might even know a few that are not on this list. Keyboard commandos swear by some of these shortcuts. You can just about do anything in… Read More »
Calculate Subnet Mask Function
Most developers don’t have much of a clue about network fundamentals. What may be a simple thing for a network engineer or system administrator may leave a developer simply scratching his or her head.
Changing a Users Password from Code
Changing an Active Directory user password is not really too difficult. You can even build the function into your own application, by leveraging some Windows API functions.
How to find all GCs in a domain
How can you quickly find the global catalog servers in your domain? Two command-line tools can be helpful here.
Giant Windows Registry Hacks List
Looking to change the behavior of your Windows 7 computer? Maybe you need to enable or disable some functionality, make it run faster, lock it down from prying eyes? This post contains a pile of great registry hacks. If you have been around for a bit, you’ve probably seen a lot of these. However, there might be a… Read More »
Managing Portgroups with PowerCLI
If your VMware implementation contains more than a few hosts, managing port groups (or any multi-host settings) can be a real pain. In order to take advantage of cool things like vMotion, your port groups need to match across all hosts in the cluster. If one of them is misspelled, or has a bad VLAN tag, it’s a… Read More »
Grabbing System Date in a Batch File
Batch programming can be a powerful thing. Basically, anything you can run at a command prompt can be run in a batch file. Coupled with task scheduler, process automation nirvana can be achieved. However, one thing that is conspicuously is the presence of a date or time variable. For example, if you wanted to date or time encode… Read More »
MMS 2012:Desktop Management with System Center 2012
Supporting desktops in large organizations has become increasingly complex. Support teams that are looking to streamline support through improved, remote troubleshooting while working in the security constraints of ‘least privilege’ access need to look at how Microsoft System Center Operations Manager, Opalis and System Center Configuration Manager can be configured to work together to provide a single, easy-to-use… Read More »
MMS 2012: Day One
The first day of any conference is usually pretty hectic. You have to travel to get there, get checked in at the conference, get checked in at the hotel, etc. It’s mainly a travel day. However, there are a couple of good presentations on the first of of MMS that I thought would be useful, and I was… Read More »