Category Archives: Computers

Using Out-GridView (#DoExTip)

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Devin

My second tip in this series is going to violate the ground rules I laid out for it, because they’re my rules and I want to. This tip isn’t a tool or script. It’s a pointer to an insanely awesome … Continue reading →

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Introducing DoExTips

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Devin

At my house, we try to live our life by a well-known saying attributed to French philosopher Voltaire: “The perfect is the enemy of the good.” This is a translation from the second line of his French poem La Bégueule, which … Continue reading →

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#MSExchange 2010 and .NET 4.0

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Devin

Oh, Microsoft. By now, one might think that you’d learn not to push updates to systems without testing them thoroughly. One would be wrong. At least this one classifies as a minor annoyance and not outright breakage… Windows Update offers … Continue reading →

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Attached To You: Exchange 2010 Storage Essays, part 3

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Devin

[2100 PST 11/5/2012: Edited to fix some typos and missing words/sentences.] So, um…I knew it was going to take me a while to write this third part of the Exchange 2010 storage saga…but over two years? Damn, guys. I don’t … Continue reading →

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Can You Fix This PF Problem?

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Devin

Today I got to chat with a colleague who was trying to troubleshoot a weird Exchange public folder replication problem. The environment, which is the middle of an Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2010 migration, uses public folders heavily – many … Continue reading →

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Forced Obsolescence

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Devin

ZDNet’s David Meyer noted earlier today that Google is about to shut down support for exporting the legacy Microsoft Office file formats (.doc, .xls, and .ppt) from Google Apps as of October 1, 2012. The Google blog notes that Google … Continue reading →

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And @marypcbuk Nails IT

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Devin

Amid all the bustle of MEC, I’ve not taken a bunch of time to read my normal email, blogs, etc. However, this article from ZDNet caught my eye: Windows 8: Why IT admins don’t know best by Mary Branscombe The … Continue reading →

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