SharePoint 2013 on Windows 2012 R2
If you’re trying to install SharePoint 2013 on Windows Server 2012 R2, and you’re getting caught in a reboot loop (or other weird behavior), stop.
SCOM: Recipient Address Not Valid
System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) is a great tool for monitoring your infrastructure. Configured correctly, it can let you know when things go awry, and even take action to fix the problem. But what happens when it stops speaking to you?
Hardening Windows Server
This guide is intended to provide basic systems administration instruction for hardening “out-of-the-box” installations of Windows Server. Even though current versions of Windows Server provides a better security model than previous versions of Windows servers, the attack surface area can be reduced further.
Getting Killed by a Penguin
If you run a website, you may have noticed a, well, slight drop in numbers recently. I did, and not sure why, though. WTF, Google?
Having fun with a Phish
As a part of running a website, I am always amused at the attempts made by scammers to part me from my money. Here is one of the more humorous messages.
Create a System Restore Point with VBscript
This handy little VBscript to create a system restore point can be encapsulated in a function and can save you from yourself.
Create 5000 AD Users with VBScript
From time to time, it might be required that large number of generic user account objects be created in an Active Directory domain. Here is how to do it, quickly.
SaaS/IaaS – Why or Why Not
IT organizations are exploring methods to migrate applications from internal data centers to external infrastructure as a service (IaaS). Thinking about it?
Join a Computer to a domain with VBScript
When deploying large numbers of computers, there are several methods of joining a machine to a domain. Since I am a big fan of VBScript (shhh!), I use this method to join the machine.
How US IP Address can Help in Accessing Restricted Websites
Accessing restricted websites using a US IP address can be helpful in several ways.