Outlook 2013 Folder Panel Disappeared
Quick post about an issue regarding Outlook 2013 Folder Panel's disappearance. After some quick troubleshooting (repairing Outlook install, disabling plugins, and opening Outlook in safe mode) turns out the issue is one of the latest Windows Update...
Using Powershell to Inventory Computers on Network
I was given a hard copy list of 80 plus computers on our network that were still running XP and was asked to type it out on a spreadsheet. Naturally, my IT instincts kicked in. You know, the What-Is-The-Laziest-Possible-Way-To-Accomplish-This-Task instincts, er, I...
How to Setup A Hastebin Server
Hastebin is a beautiful simple pastebin used for sharing little pieces of code or information between friends/coworkers. A friend introduced me to it about a month ago when we were trying to collaborate on a piece of batch script we were working through. After...
The Neat-Patch
I had the opportunity of installing one of these fresh-to-the-market Neat-Patches. At the time it was new anyway. One of our vendors informed us of this product to get rid of unsightly cable vomit notorious in wall mounted racks if the wrong length of cable is used....
Network Rack Organization
A while back, a colleague and I had the opportunity to organize our racks in our server room. We needed to do some spring cleaning since we were going to add some more hardware that was gonna take up one whole 42U rack. It was decided we would move all our existing...
Adding Bulk User Accounts Located In An Organizational Unit To A Group
Add all users located in a single Organizational Unit to a Group using PowerShell. First line creates a value for $names. $names will search and grab all the users located in the path given to SearchBase parameter. Second line under Member parameter, when given...
Delete Directory Using RD in Command Line (Windows 7)
RD (Remove Directory) to delete a folder that cannot be deleted using normal methods. It is important to note using this command will permanently delete folder and its content and will not go to the recycle bin 1. Open elevated command prompt (command prompt with...
Migrating from Small Business Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008r2 without Exchange
I had the privilege of having the opportunity of implement a network infrastructure update for a small local property management company almost a year ago. This was my first large (important at least) project in my endeavors to conquering the world. These steps were...
File Association Fix
This is a problem I ran into for the first time about a week ago. On a residents Windows 7 machine, all executable file suffixes (*.exe) turned into link suffixes(*.ink). This lead to them opening up with Internet Explorer download manager and asked if you would...
Viewsonic Wireless Access Point ( WAPBR-100 ) – Hard Reset
This will be short, sweet, and simple.... I was really hard pressed to find anything about doing a hard reset without sifting through tons of documentation about this product. So, without further a due.... In order to reset all configurations back to default, press...