Getting a list of users in your AD domain.
DaleUpdate 12/2015: A Powershell version of this article is here. There are several ways to do this, but the method I prefer to use is GET-QADUser command from the Quest Active…
Resetting the main account password on a Android phone (Froyo 2.2)
I stupidly reset the password on the Gmail account I use for Android phone sync-ing. This broke Android phone sync. The fix I came up with: Visit https://www.google.com/accounts/UnlockCaptcha? Enter the…
Disabling the laptop touchpad when typing.
One of my pet peeves with using a laptop fitted with a touchpad, is that sometimes the cursor jumps around the screen and you get results like this: is that…
Why I wouldn’t swap hard drives on a laptop.
Dax0007 wrote in response to my point 14. Secure format/wipe hard disk, and replace with original disk. Repeat process. (21 Things to do when quitting work) “When taking over a…
How to create a link to a web page in Lotus Notes email.
Rather easy, once you know how. These instructions have been tested on Lotus Notes v6.5 & v8.5. Step 1 - Select the Link Hotspot. Highlight the text you want to…
How to set file/folder permissions on a remote computer.
Say, for example, you want to grant permissions on a remote folder. One way to do this is use the Microsoft XCACLS.VBS utility. Go read the Microsoft article I linked…
How to open an InstallShield Data.cab file – version 12 or later.
Asd commented on my original “How to open …” post: is that working with InstallShield v12 files ? A quick Google search, shows up NO. Flexera changed the format for…
My Corporate DNS Server was lying to me, often.
I was trying to copy some files to a group to a computers. What I’d do is check if the computer is alive first, by doing a network ping. If…
What my 3-2-1 backup looks like.
There are people who do backups, and there are those who have not lost data yet. I use the 3-2-1 Backup strategy, which is: 3 copies of anything I want…
Bulk EFS decryption & encryption
Short story version: use the CIPHER command. I had a 3-2-1 backup fail on me recently." “21,684 files could not be copied”. The original files were EFS encrypted. Here’s a…