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Automating GPO backups (you’re doing this right?)
What happens when you delete a Group Policy Object (GPO)? You restore it from backup right? Well as it turns out, this is a much more complicated process than you'd imagine. Here is a simple solution that I rolled out to automate GPO backups, allowing for simple restores of GPOs (deleted or not).
Continue reading...Fruit Flies Suck. How to get rid of them.
19. August 2009
Whether you've got a small handful of fruit flies invading your kitchen or a lot, you probably are well aware of the fact that they are next to impossible to kill with your bare hands. I've been experimenting over the past few weeks with a few methods for catching them with great success. If you follow the steps below, and you actually have a few fruit flies actively flying around your kitchen, I guarantee this will catch them overnight
Continue reading...How to sysprep Windows Server 2008
2. April 2009
Sysprep, the process of stripping configuration out of your windows installation for the “out of box experience”, has [finally] been integrated into Windows Server 2008. The process on pre-2008 operating systems consisted of creating a sysprep folder in the root of C, copying them over the new folder, then launching them. The process has been [...]
Continue reading...iPhone in Canada? No Skype for you! — How to install Skype on your iPhone in Canada
31. March 2009
If you’re reading this, you’re probably just as frustrated as I was this afternoon when I tried to search for “Skype” in the iTunes App store. No results. After a quick search, I discovered that the new Skype client for the iPhone was released in every country EXCEPT for Canada. It seems Skype has chosen [...]
Continue reading...Using the iPhone in Canada to its full potential
13. April 2008
I have an iPhone and I live in canada. It’s definitely not a commodity here and I’ve probably been asked 100 times (literally) the following question: “are iPhones available in Canada yet?”. The answer to that question is of course no. So I thought I’d write an article explaining how I got one here and how it’s [...]
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25. August 2009
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