Active Directory Explorer
This handy little tool was developed by Mark Russinovich and Bryce Cogswell, and is part of the most execellent SysInternals tool set. It is more than just a simple viewer tool, though.
AD Bulk Users 5
Need to bulk import users into Active Directory? Need to make bulk changes to existing Active Directory users? AD Bulk Users makes importing and modifying large numbers of users easy. Import users in bulk from CSV, Excel, ODBC, SQL, Oracle etc.
ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
Compliancy blues got you down? ADAudit Plus can help. I’ve used this tool in the past for monitoring SOX, PCI, HIPAA, and FISMA compliance, and can only say good things about it.
Retrieve System Time within a Batch File
I’ve shown you previously how to get the date value from the system in a batch file. You can also grab the time in a similar fashion.
Choosing a Commercial Printer: What You Need to Know
There’s a wide variety of commercial printers out there that can provide you with most any type of printing you may need. However, not just any commercial printer can tackle every printing job successfully. Most printers have certain techniques and processes that they use to fit certain types of printing needs. In other words, when it comes to… Read More »
Why I am ditching Outlook.com
There is one simple reason that I am moving my email back to Gmail: Search is broken.
Watch out for ListingDomainReg Spam / Scam Bait
I recently purchased a new domain name, and lo, the spam has started to roll in. The one I got this morning could be really dangerous for budding young webmasters just starting out.
How Pusher Killed the Labs
This is the story of how 3 lab environments were rendered inoperable with a click of a mouse button. Well, there was some configuration involved, but it was completed with a single click.
Who is Behind Job Spam?
If you have been in the job market, chances are that you have received a lot of “offers” from recruiters. Lots of times, these “offers” are for short-term contracts, in random places around your country. I thought I’d pick apart the email header, and share it here. It’s not uncommon to receive email from recruiters, especially through services… Read More »
Don’t Throw Away Your Servers Yet
Recently, Jon Evans of TechCrunch posted a really intriguing article discussing why your software development package is behind schedule. It’s a really good article, and I agree with 66 percent of it. He makes and explains two of the three points really well. As a systems guy, I take a bit of umbrage with the third point.