I had a simple requirement – to synchronise files across my personal laptops and desktops – a total of 4 machines – 3 desktops and 1 laptop. I wanted an up-to-date copy of the files I was working on whether I was at home, at work or in an internet cafe. The solution was simple [...]

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This Powershell script will audit your Active Directory Domain Controllers for a given domain and return a whole bunch of useful information via CSV or Excel:   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 [...]

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This is nifty PowerShell script to query a list of computer names and then work out whether the “Register this connection’s address in DNS” tick box is ticked for each active NIC.   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 [...]

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There have been many times when I need to query a machine to see if it is virtual or physical. This quick Powershell WMI query will do the trick:   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 $Result = $null $bios = gwmi Win32_BIOS -computername computername | Select-Object "version","serialnumber" $compsys [...]

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  A few days ago I completed the final exam and achieved my latest industry certification – “Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE): Private Cloud”. The final exam that I undertook was 70-246 – Monitoring and Operating a Private Cloud with System Center 2012. I found this exam easier than the 70-247 exam and it had [...]

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I went hunting for the download of SP1 for System Center 2012 today, but as I suspected this isn’t a public download, it’s only available via MVLS, TechNet etc. I came across a great link that summarises a lot of the information and links that you need to know about for Service Pack 1 of [...]

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