Disputed computer ownership is …
Dalea thing in large corporations. And one way to find out who has the computer, is to flag it at next logon. I used this idea at a few organisations,…
The Windows 10 “Hardware Hash” for AutoPilot
You can get the script to export the value from a computer here.The main thing the script does is call WMI to get the DeviceHardwareData value. It’s a real shame…
Why you shouldn’t do something on the cheap …
(or the tale of 'Two indicator stalks')$5Is the net minimum cost* of this replacement part each time it's replaced.($5 being the cost from an Auto Wreckers)$25to fix it properly, from…
Some things to do/see in Tasmania
The Spirit of Tasmania Penny Royal - Launceston Mt Elephant Pancakes The House of Anvers Chocolate Salamanca Market - Hobart Ball and Chain Grill - Hobart Wine Glass Bay Cruises…
"… Just get through the day …"
"First of all, I do not want you to give in to the pressure of the moment. Whenever you're hurting bad, just hang in there. Finish the day. Then, if…
Saturday Link Roundup – Bitlocker Edition
How to backup recovery information in AD after BitLocker is turned ON in Windows 7 Manually Backup BitLocker Recovery Key to AD How to Script to simply enable Bitlocker on…
Saturday Link Roundup – Remote Desktop Edition
Secure RDS (Remote Desktop Services) Connections with SSL Removing Self-Signed RDP Certificates Remote Desktop Connection (RDP) – Certificate Warnings Are My RDP Connections Really Secured by a Certificate? Microsoft Windows…
Saturday Link Roundup
Programming Adding the Google Contacts v3 API to my project Google Contacts API version 3.0 Visual Studio Toolbox: Managing User Secrets Good idea. Only Azure Cloud supported at the moment.…
The Strange Case of “Sometimes I can see the Office Templates directory, and sometimes I can’t.”
One of our customers reported that they intermittently lost access to the Office Templates directory. Sometimes it worked well, and sometimes “it was gone!”. The environment was Windows 10, with…
Why writing is blocked to C:\Program Files, and some other locations.
It’s the Data Redirection feature that was introduced with Windows Vista, in November 2006. Data Redirection – beginning with Windows Vista, standard users have restricted access to certain files, folders,…