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Windows
Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit replaces WAIK
For those administrators out there who have been using the Microsoft Automated Installation Kit, there are changes coming down the pipeline with the introduction of Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 having to do with the automated installation kit. There…
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Servers
Blade Servers Saving Money and Transforming Modern Business Computing
The computer network of any organization could be considered the backbone, whether it be large or small. Having the right equipment along this network could improve the organization’s efficiency in profound ways. Efficiency doesn’t have to mean the actual throughput…
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Windows
Local port printers vs network printers windows 7
Many get confused when it comes to printer setup on Windows 7 machines and which type of printer they need to setup to the workstation or which type of port they should choose, as in many cases, multiple options will…
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Malware
Windows 7 Malware Cleanup with Roaming Profiles
We have covered this situation before with malware and profiles in a different post. However, we thought it good to cover this topic again since in a roaming profile environment, this issue is likely to pop up again and and…
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Cloud
How to Create a Cloud System and Possible Concerns
The advantages of a cloud computing system are many, but so are the risks associated with it. When a cloud system is used, all or most of a company’s data, usually containing vital and private information, is essentially being handed…
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Linux
How to install SSH in Ubuntu Server
One of the first things that you are probably going to want to do with your Ubuntu server is SSH into it to either transfer files or have access to a remote command prompt to run commands, etc. By default…
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Windows
How to add a file copy progress indicator to scripts
One of the frustrating things with scripting and copying files is knowing where in the file copy your copy actually is. Especially if you are copying a very large file that is several gigs, you can definitely benefit from knowing…
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Windows
How to Delete everything in a directory suppressing errors
Recently in working with a client who was trying to delete old profiles from a directory, they were running into problems with certain folders in the directory. After it taking forever to even start the delete process in Windows, when…
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Mobile
How to manage your VMware environment from your iPad
Most admins are on the go from the time they get in the office until the time they leave (if they get to leave at the end of the day). Mobile devices have made the system administrator’s life much better…
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Exchange
Renaming a Hosted Exchange User Account FIM 2010
If you manage a hosted exchange environment and are syncing that environment with your on premises FIM 2010 server, there may come a time when you need to rename a user account. If you manage an AD environment of any…
