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A regular ping command is great for checking if Host A can see Host B, but what if we want to go a bit deeper- for example check if a web server is contactable on port 80 and 443? The PowerShell cmdlet Test-NetConnection is a great tool for doing this. It’s become a key part of my troubleshooting toolkit- is the server …
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Open Live Writer, an Open Source fork of the Windows Live Writer application, is now available. To check it works with this blog, here’s a test post. Hello world #LiveWriter #OLW https://t.co/EtypJUWPaZ — Open Live Writer (@OpenLiveWriter) December 9, 2015 UPDATE: 2020-11-05 This was a test post to WordPress, which was …
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A new feature in Windows 10 is the ability to locate a missing device. Want to check you left your Surface at the Office and not on the train?- here’s how. Step 1- Make sure you’ve updated to at least the November 2015 build of Windows 10 (v1511, 10586) using Windows Update. Step 2- Go to “Settings” and choose “Find My …
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Last Thursday I spent the day with Microsoft in London finding out about their latest developments in mobile working strategy, data protection, and BYOD integration at an Enterprise Mobility Workshop. I took pages of notes (OneNote was once again a winner) but the session I’m going to focus on in this post was around …
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I sat, and passed, the Microsoft 70-410 exam in Windows Server 2012R2 last week. Whilst I’m not going to report everything on the test (both because I’m not allowed to, and because I can’t remember all the details) hopefully this post will provide a few pointers for others studying for the exam. The Resources I Used …
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Here’s another little PowerShell script that might be useful. This was knocked up to provide some basic load testing on the search function of a web application I had written- an ASP.NET form with a text field and submit button. It continuously visits the search page on the website, and submits the search term (“Bob” …
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I’ve had a number of times over the years where I’ve needed to guarantee to someone that their data is unchanged as a result of an IT action when we’ve migrated servers, replaced disks etc. The detailed, in depth, article by Jeff Hicks over at Petri.com “Hashing it Out in PowerShell: Using Get-FileHash” showed me that …
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WIN-B328 An interesting session from Dell Tools Strategist Greg Ramsey. I’m keeping up my practise of 5 highlights even though this was a “Top 10” talk :) KISS- Start simple and work your way to complexity. My experience of an overly-complicated SCCM deployment definitely supports this theory. From SCCM2012 SP1 onwards …
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