Some great free scripting tools.
DaleSapien make, what I think is the best script editor available. It’s called PrimalScript. Not cheap, but it was the only way I know to step though a PowerShell script. …
Disabling Adobe Flash Player updates
Fast on the feels of the Acrobat Reader post I wrote, Flash Player decided to start annoying the users with Arghhhhhhhh! Adobe has a “new” method to disable auto updates.…
Prairie Roses
Wikipedia: Rosa_arkansana
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…
Internet Explorer Security Tab Restrictions
One of our web developers contacted me, and asked how they could look at the settings for the Trusted Zone in Internet Explorer. The Custom Level and Default Level buttons…
Disabling Acrobat Reader updates
At home, Adobe Acrobat Reader auto-updating is a minor annoyance. As in the wife saying, “Acrobat is prompting for an upgrade again.”. My wife does not have Admin privileges, so…
Check the health of your SMS 2003 & 2007 servers
I run a PowerShell script which checks the health of my 20 SMS 2003 servers. Sure, I could install Microsoft Operations Manager (Microsoft MOM). But there is the cost for…
Getting CPU Utilisation with PowerShell
I use the following piece of code in my “Check SMS Server are healthly” PowerShell scripts. I had a case recently where the SQL Server process decided to use 80%…
Clean your iPhone with your WHAT?!?
Don’t ask me how I found this out, but if you’ve got crap on your iPhone screen that won’t come off with a tissue, giving your iPhone a good lick…
Driver Packages and Drivers- Shall We Disambiguate?
This was originally a post by Bob Kjelgaard on his MSDN Blog Trouble Ahead- Trouble Behind. I’m going to repost it here, as it looks like the original content has…