Samba–like a dog returning …
DaleSamba, every time I’ve said “Not going to write about Samba”, like a dog returning to it’s … food …, I return to issues with Samba. To recap, I written…
Network drives were dropping out
Network drives were dropping out. We were also seeing 15+ minutes slow logon times at some remote sites. We’d mostly see the slow logon times with Windows 7. We’d see…
Opportunity Shop Volunteering Experiences
I volunteered in an “Opportunity” Shop, or as some people know them, “Thrift” shop for 6 months. These shops are generally run by charities and they sell donated goods. Can…
“There’s nothing special about you”
There's nothing special about you Terrible things can happen And they can happen to anyone Safety is an illusion. Danger is reality Jane Caro relating advice she was given Conversations…
Saturday Link Roundup
Programming Sucks ”There will always be darkness I spent a few years growing up with a closet in my bedroom. The closet had an odd design. It looked normal at…
Getting a list of printers published in an Active Directory domain
So I need to get a list of print servers and printers in the domain. Using Powershell. Looking around the interwebs, I found a PowerShell commandline here which formed the…
Disabling Windows Update via Group Policy
You can do this via Group Policy via Computer Configuration –> Administrative Templates –> Windows Components –> Windows Update –> Configure Automatic Updates. BUT It seems that Windows Update will…
Internet Explorer 11 and “Enterprise Mode”
“Our application only works on IE8” was the refrain from a customer recently. We just finished deploying Internet Explorer 11, and it was suddenly realised that the application had issues.…
Saturday Link Roundup
Group Policy Search – powered by Windows Azure. How to bring harmony to your mixed wired and wireless networks The article discusses several different ways to cause your WiFi enabled…
Saturday Link Roundup
Processor Hacker ”Process Hacker was started in 2008 as an open source alternative to programs such as Task Manager and Process Explorer.” Group Policy application fails on a computer that…