How to clean a BlackBerry TrackBall
DaleThe biggest hardware problem I see with (older) BlackBerries is the TrackBall fails to scroll. It fails to scroll, because over time, it fills up with oil and grime from…
What is that font?
I was given a paper document which I was asked to scan in and convert to a Microsoft Word document. That isn’t as hard as it sounds, as Optical Character…
How to select a good anti-virus product
Well, if you didn’t receive emails with viruii attached, or surf to “dubious” websites, you wouldn’t get infected. For the rest of us, we would be looking at either Microsoft…
WMI and WMIC example text for common queries
This is straight from the Microsoft Technet July 2005 CD set. I’ve not seen it elsewhere, and since I’ve found it so useful, I’m going to repost it here. WMIC…
“How do I extract Microsoft CAB files?”
asked our newest SOE Developer. The best tool I’ve found for this is CABPACK v1.4, which was last updated in 1999. The age of the program might give you some…
More keyboard & dishwasher fun
Was my first attempt at successfully cleaning a keyboard in a dishwasher a fluke? Well no, as it turns out. Today’s candidate? A 2 year old HP branded keyboard. As…
Changing your password in a Terminal Services session.
So you’re using a Terminal Services Client (MSTSC) to connect to a remote server, and you want to change your password. The secret is to use CTRL-ALT-END. Which will bring…
Adding computers directly to SMS collections
I don’t do this often enough to remember it, so here’s a quick guide for me (and anyone else out there still using SMS 2003). Start the Administrator Console, and…
How to remove the “sent from my iPhone” message signature
Simple! Select Settings, then “Mail, Contacts, Calendars”, then Signature.
The 4th reason why Windows 2003 gets a Windows Update 0x80072F8F error.
Just finished installing Windows 2003 Server with SP1. And I got the 0x80072F8F error when I tried to “Windows Update” it. Microsoft’s suggestions? Date/time is wrong on the server. Some…