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Shadow Copies can be a lifesaver – when used correctly. They are not a replacement for backups, but can sometimes stop you reaching for that backup tape stored in the depths of the IT office (yes, in that cupboard!). I recently...
Read the noteI had an example over the weekend whereby I needed to run a PowerShell command at a certain time due to a maintenance window. Rather than using task scheduler, as this was a one-off, I decided to use PowerShell to achieve this....
Read the noteSometimes you just want to see how much free memory is on each of your cluster nodes. Here’s a quick powershell line to report that back:
Read the noteA look back at RDStat, a collection of tools I built to show users the load on a Remote Desktop cluster. This legacy package is preserved here as a project history.
Read the noteThere are times when you have a bright idea and think “I wonder if someone has done that before”. Well earlier this week I had one of those moments! Our remote desktop infrastructure was crawling to a halt – it has become so...
Read the noteAround this time of year, I often get asked which laptops I recommend people buy for their kids (or themselves!) After some extensive research, here is my top 10! The criteria here was must have a DVD drive, not for gaming, fairly...
Read the noteSystem Restore – a very useful tool when it comes to recovering from a bad program install or botched update is disabled by default in Windows 10.
Read the noteIs your computer or laptop showing its age? Can you make the tea whilst it logs in or turns on? If so, you might benefit from a quick look in Task Manager and see what’s going on.
Read the noteSo I recently had to fix a problem for one of my family (hey Mum!), whereby Lightroom (4.6 at the time) was failing to import photos from any of her digital cameras through Lightroom. Problem Lightroom would open the import window...
Read the noteToday we had a mass of emails sent to users that managed to bypass the spam filter – horray! In order to stop users from opening the (virus) attachment, we decided it would be prudent to remove them from their mailboxes. In order...
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