So at long last, it looks like my dream of a PowerShell user group in Melbourne is about to take off! In collaboration with Shane Hoey (@shanehoey) and Adam Bell (@leadfollowmove) we are aiming to increase the knowledge and use of PowerShell in this great southern land. Shane and Adam run successful PowerShell user groups …
We have several large plasma displays with some rudimentary presentation software on them (displaying RSS feeds, video stream etc). Unfortunately this software is..not ideally written… For this reason I have published out a script to have the computers restart every morning at 5AM. Unfortunately, as a result of this reboot, we end up with the …
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Microsoft have taken a new approach with Exchange Management Console (EMC) for Microsoft Exchange Server 2010. Unlike Exchange 2007 (to a certain extent), almost every single management task is either a PowerShell command, or a front-end to a PowerShell command. Let’s say, for example, you want to create a new Mailbox. Easy, you say: Recipient …
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Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) is a fickle beast, at best. Anyone who has ever used it on a large (or, for that matter, small or medium) network knows just how much TLC it requires in order to function even semi-happily. I have recently been tasked with deploying it to our network of over 1500 laptops and 100 or so desktops, all…
With my impending job change, I think it’s about time I create a new password. I haven’t had a new password for many years (horrible, I know). I have tried a few over the years but they’ve all been thrown to the wayside in the way of my current password (which is an awesome one, just old).