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In case you missed it, here are some of the highlights of this blog from the last year. Popular Pages The top 5 visited pages on this site in the past year were Powered Off VM cannot be Powered On (2019) Checking Encryption Status of Remote Windows Computers (2017) Screen dims during Netflix playback on Xbox One …
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This site, I.T. Should Just Work, has had a makeover - both cosmetically and also under the hood. This post will take you through the new design, migration process, and reasoning behind this refresh. A little bit of history This site, in one form or another, has been around since 2008. It came from humble beginnings on …
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Wow. Thanks to all those that voted for “IT Should Just Work” in the IT Blog Awards and passed the devious maths test at the bottom of the voting form. I’m shocked and humbled to let you all know that the results are in and this blog won the award for Best Analysis. It’s surprised me, and the flurry of social media …
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I’m pleased to announce this blog is a finalist in the 2018 IT Blog Awards hosted by Cisco in the category of “Best Analysis”. Voting is open to the tech community through January 4th 2019, so if you’ve found this blog useful or insightful at any point (or you’ve followed my advice and your datacentre didn’t catch fire …
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In a tangent from my regular IT activities, I’ve made a clock for the IT office using an old tape reel, a floppy disk, and an analogue clock kit from Amazon. It’s turned out quite well and looks like this. Here’s a (very) quick guide on how to make one of your own. Step 1. Drill a hole in the middle of the floppy disk. …
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In case you missed it, here are some of the highlights of this blog from the last year. Events VMworld Europe 2015 Microsoft Future Decoded VMUG London January 2015 PowerShell and PowerCLI PowerShell Christmas Countdown Comparing Folders with PowerShell Using PowerCLI to measure VM disk usage Migrate VM to a New …
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In case you missed it, here are some highlights of this blog from the last year. Finding XP and Server 2003 VMs with PowerCLI VMWare vForum London 2014 Using ADSI Edit to work with LDAP Paths in Active Directory Microsoft TechEd Europe 2014 Using RemoteApp to stream Application Jukebox packages Have a great 2015!
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Here’s a snapshot of my current office desktop: So, what’s on it? Microsoft Surface Pro 128GB – My main work machine. I’m a big fan of this- I can use it like a desktop when I’m at my desk but then pick it up and go to a meeting room or datacentre and still have all my applications and data at my fingertips. Targus USB …
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