Get ShoreTel Agents Using Powershell
Quickly get the number of workgroup agents logged into ShoreTel using Powershell
Command-line Compression Options
A comparison of command-line options to compress files using 7-Zip and native commands in Windows and Linux.
Generate passwords using Powershell
Powershell script to generate passwords using random words and numbers.
Random strings in Powershell
One-line Powershell code to generate 20 strings of 24 random letters and numbers.
Fix broken trust using Powershell
Use Powershell to fix broken trust in Windows without rebooting.
Start remote PC using WOL and Powershell
Power on a remote computer using Wake-on-LAN and Powershell.
Resolve Cloudflare warning about exposed IP
Using Cloudflare the goal is to never give away your true IP address.
List Mailboxes in Exchange 2010 using Powershell
Using Powershell to list mailboxes in Exchange 2010 from a workstation.
Things IT People Say
Funny Youtube video of what end-users want to hear.
How to re-enable Recovery Media creation on Lenovo T530
How to run Lenovo Product Recovery Media Creator when it thinks it has already run.
Create custom wallpaper for your servers
I like to set the Windows Desktop to a specific color to easily identify it from other desktops I may have open. This way when I have multiple Remote Desktops running I can quickly see which one I need to click on. At a minimum I usually set the background color of the Desktop. Recently though, I started making custom images that I use as wallpaper that incorporate color idea and adds information to positively identify the server I am working on. […]
Cannot login to Windows machine on vmware snapshot
In setting up a new SQL Server 2008 server in VMWare I created a baseline snapshot of the machine as it was before installing SQL Server. This way I could practice installing SQL Server refining the process with each installation. Today, I reverted back to my baseline snapshot and suddenly could not log in to the server using Remote Desktop. The Widows 7 Remote Desktop client was less than helpful about what could be the cause. Checking the Event Log on the […]
How to start Prophet21 Acclaim
Today I needed to power-up our old Prophet21 Acclaim server to find some old information. It has been 7 years since we upgraded and the terminal connected to the machine did not work. So, I connected a switch and laptop to the server and tried to get in that way. Unfortunately, when I tried to go into Acclaim I got the “Stopped!” message. I remember I had to enter an ON and a GO somewhere but, couldn’t remember where. The trick it […]
Use 7-Zip to install ISO files
Challenge: You download an ISO (like Office 2010 from Microsoft) but, cannot install it because your computer doesn’t have a CD-ROM. Solution: Use 7-Zip to extract the contents to a folder and install from there. Note: Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 can mount ISOs to virtual CD drives natively but, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 cannot. However, Microsoft has created a utility to enable this functionality which can be downloaded from here: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=38780
Importance of monitoring
One day we noticed our Internet just wasn’t what we were used to. Although no-one was complaining we in the IT department were feeling it whenever we downloaded a large file like a Microsoft ISO. Fortunately, we had setup Cacti — a MRTG/RRD monitoring solution. A quick look at Cacti showed we were only getting about 3Mbs of Internet: Our Internet provider supplies us with a portal in which we can see our usage. Comparing our graph with their graph confirmed a […]
Import GAL photo using Powershell
Powershell commands to import contact photo into Exchange Global Address list.
How to edit client permissions in Exchange 2010
Aside from the GUI Exchange 2010 gives you two ways to assign client permissions — the permissions that dictate what end-users or clients can do — to Public Folders. One is a Powershell command that will apply permissions to a single folder. The other is a Powershell script that will apply permissions to a single folder and all subfolders. Command to add client permission to single folder: Add-PublicFolderClientPermission -User ‘mydomain\jchaven’ -AccessRights ‘Reviewer’ -Identity ‘\Management\Former Employee Mailboxes\John Doe\Calendar’ -Server ‘servername.mydomain.local’ Powershell script to […]
