Semi-regular web-link clearance – July 2010

Suggested reading from the Microsoft Directory Services team. Lots of good entry level reading here to help you brush up your Active Directory skills.

Troubleshooting, Known Issues and General Resources When you’re troubleshooting a problem with Systems Management Server or Configuration Manager 2007, chances are you’re not the first person to encounter your [...]

Semi-regular web-link clearance – May 2010 (2)

Make Outlook assign you random To-Do items

Sometimes, you have time to check something off your to-do list, but no one task is particularly pressing. Lifehacker Reader Ricardo shows us how to make Outlook pick a random one for you, so you can skip the decision-making and get to work.

Performance Analysis of Logs [...]

Semi-regular web-link clearance – May 2010

Save a Failed Hard Drive in Your Freezer, Redux

Years ago we suggested sticking a borked hard drive in your freezer for a chance at recovering your data before the drive goes completely kaput. Developer site Server Zone highlights the same tip, with more detailed instructions for saving your freezer drive.

Windows 7 / [...]

Semi-regular web-link clearance – April 2010(2)

Using Alternate Credentials with WMI and PowerShell

The other day I was reading a post on Tore Lervik’s site and noticed that he had written some PowerShell scripts that would allow you to connect to a remote server using different user credentials than the ones you are logged in with.  This is something that [...]

Semi-regular web-link clearance – April 2010

Your First Silverlight Application

Learn how to write your first Silverlight application. Where to get the tools, and what settings to use during development. Only 4 lines of real code stand between you and having a Silverlight application running. Join me as I begin a series with this introductory article.

Parallelism in .NET – [...]

Want to know about an upcoming Microsoft event?

And live in North America?

Head on over to http://technetevents.com/ for Microsoft IT Pro events, and http://msdnevents.com/ for Microsoft Developer events.

Why not the rest of the world Microsoft???

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Semi-regular web-link clearance – March 2010

Five Pervasive Myths About Older Software Developers

I recently celebrated my 40th birthday.  A friend joked to me, “Hey, guess that means you’re too old to program anymore!”  I laughed on the outside, but it gave me pause.  Age discrimination is nothing to laugh about in our field.  COBOL guys faced this problem years [...]

Semi-regular web-link clearance – March 2010

How to adjust your car mirrors to avoid blind spots

For the past few years, various carmakers have been offering blind-spot detection systems for their cars’ side mirrors. Often complex, these systems employ cameras or radar to scan the adjoining lanes for vehicles that may have disappeared from view.

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Many products are much [...]

Semi-regular web-link clearance – February 2010

Easy Poster Printer

Easy Poster Printer enables you easily to print posters of any size (max 20×20 meters). Just drag n drop your picture into the application and click print.

LookInMyPC

LookInMyPC generates a complete, comprehensive system profile that includes information on all installed hardware and software. Additionally it provides system diagnostic [...]

Semi-regular web-link clearance – January 2010

How to Install GPMC on Server 2008, 2008 R2, and Windows 7 (via RSAT)

Can You See Me – Open Port Check Tool

Is a free utility for remotely verifying a port is open or closed. It will be useful for users who wish to check to see if a server is running [...]