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August 2006 - Posts

Outputting Powershell Commands
My buddy Brett asked me about this a few weeks ago and I never managed to get to him .. sorry buddy! So I decided to come back to everyone. After playing with powershell a bit you get an idea of the power you have. So something that really makes it rock Read More...
Posted: 31 August 2006 17:24 by Paul Flaherty | 4 Comments
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Replacing Telnet.exe with a PowerShell Cmdlet
Now this shows the power of Windows Powershell! Source: http://www.leeholmes.com/blog/PermaLink,guid,4033cc3a-98f3-4ee6-a846-c1831bd2dd11.aspx Humm, but I have having some “issues” with this, but you get the ideas! Read More...
Posted: 31 August 2006 15:47 by Paul Flaherty | 0 Comments
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Exchange monitoring - The hit list
Jim has produced a list of “stuff” to monitor on your Exchange 2003 server. Check it out: http://mostlyexchange.blogspot.com/2006/08/exchange-monitoring-hit-list.html Check this out too, for the list of things MOM will monitor! http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=2215eeab-41d7-423d-9f54-01f0df4647e9&displaylang=e Read More...
Posted: 31 August 2006 15:44 by Paul Flaherty | 0 Comments
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Creating a new mailbox using Powershell and specifying the password
This is a good script from Ben Source: http://winzenz.blogspot.com/2006/08/creating-new-mailbox-using-powershell.html Check the blog for more details, but the script is here: $password = Read-Host "Enter password" -AsSecureString New-mailbox -UserPrincipalName Read More...
Posted: 31 August 2006 14:41 by Paul Flaherty | 0 Comments
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Greenpeace names and shames tech firms
Greenpeace as compiled a list of the leading mobile & PC manufactures and how environmentally unfriendly that are! http://www.greenpeace.org/international/campaigns/toxics/electronics/how-the-companies-line-up This Green Electronics Guide ranks leading Read More...
Posted: 31 August 2006 14:07 by Paul Flaherty | 0 Comments
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Toshiba's Zune-branded player made public
Looking good! Do you think they will sell many of the “brown” ones? Source: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/08/25/toshiba_ms_zune_details/ The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved a Toshiba-made digital media player that Read More...
Posted: 31 August 2006 13:55 by Paul Flaherty | 0 Comments
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USB Dumper
Now this is a cool tool … Another one from Bruce Read the comments at the end Bruce’s post, they make very interesting reading! The original website is in french: http://www.secuobs.com/news/07062006-sstic_usbdumper.shtml but bablefish does Read More...
Posted: 31 August 2006 13:51 by Paul Flaherty | 0 Comments
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New Search engine
Check it out now Funk Soul Brother. source: http://sapien.eponym.com/blog/_archives/2006/8/24/2262158.html Basically its search engine especially for looking for scripts .. it rocks! check it out: http://www.searchscripting.com Read More...
Posted: 31 August 2006 13:32 by Paul Flaherty | 0 Comments
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Privacy Debacle Hall of Fame
Bruce Schneier pointed me to this. Check it out, it made me laugh … and cry Source: http://www.wired.com/news/politics/privacy/0,71622-0.html I quite like #7. Discovery of data on used hard drives for sale and #2. AT&T lets the NSA listen to Read More...
Posted: 31 August 2006 13:24 by Paul Flaherty | 0 Comments
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More mentions
Not many people pay any attention to what I do, but it’s good when you start getting credit from people that do. I posted Exchange 2007 Powershell: Get-Tip a while back and Mr Exchange PowerShell himself picked it up … Thanks Vivek http://www.viveksharma.com/techlog/2006/08/20/blog-hiatus-or-how-to-really-enjoy-your-summer Read More...
Posted: 31 August 2006 13:17 by Paul Flaherty | 0 Comments
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Upside-Down-Ternet
How cool is this! … The linux source is included too! Source: http://www.ex-parrot.com/~pete/upside-down-ternet.html My neighbours are stealing my wireless internet access. I could encrypt it or alternately I could have fun. … Then the internet Read More...
Posted: 31 August 2006 13:14 by Paul Flaherty | 0 Comments
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iPanty for iPod nano
What will they come up with next. Source: http://www.thesexysociety.com/iGroove_Panty_for_iPod_nano_p/dg2006gwp.htm So techie chic! Perfect for those of us who love to lounge around in sexy undies all day AND have our music! Black lace panty with pink Read More...
Posted: 31 August 2006 13:08 by Paul Flaherty | 0 Comments
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Microsoft Best Practices Analyzers
Every day is a school day! Now i use ExBPA almost everyday in one way or another, but I didn’t know about some of the other ones. Check it out! Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server Best Practices Analyzer Tool http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=d22ec2b9-4cd3-4bb6-91ec-0829e5f84063&DisplayLang=en Read More...
Posted: 31 August 2006 12:47 by Paul Flaherty | 0 Comments
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Dedicated Active Directory Sites for Exchange
Oh, oh, oh my name in lights! and 2 more parts of this to come! Source: http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2006/08/28/428776.aspx … Exchange 2003 servers can benefit from an Active Directory design that utilizes site architecture to isolate Exchange. Read More...
Posted: 30 August 2006 14:36 by Paul Flaherty | 0 Comments
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Virtual Server
Okay so the time has come .. I installed Community Server on to a virtual server image over the weekend and guess what .. this is it up and running! Read More...
Posted: 30 August 2006 14:31 by Paul Flaherty | 0 Comments
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TAN Implant
Catchy name! CUV1647. Basically they plant an implant under your skin, and it triggers melanin, which hopfully will give you 3 months of a tan! http://www.clinuvel.com.au/IRM/content/products_products_cuv1647.htm Alpha-Melanocyte stimulating hormone ( Read More...
Posted: 21 August 2006 09:31 by Paul Flaherty | 0 Comments
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Telehouse power problems claim more scalps
Doh! I know a few customers with stuff here! Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/08/17/telehouse_power_problems/ … We have a power distribution problem within the Telehouse TFM 6 room from approximateley 08:18 this morning. One of the 2 power Read More...
Posted: 21 August 2006 09:13 by Paul Flaherty | 0 Comments
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US Transportation Security Administration
This did make ma laugh. These guys are part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/prohibited/new-items.shtm The article talks about Prohibited Items items allowed on a plane. This paragraph made me laugh We Read More...
Posted: 21 August 2006 08:52 by Paul Flaherty | 0 Comments
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Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 - Learning Portal
Just found this and thought I would share it! http://www.microsoft.com/learning/exchange2007/default.mspx Check it out! Two free e-learning clinics valued at US$99 – Participants can sign up for one or both of the free clinics. – Offer expires Read More...
Posted: 17 August 2006 16:14 by Paul Flaherty | 0 Comments
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Exchange 2007 Powershell: Get-Tip
You know if you start the Exchange Management Shell, it gives you a “tip”. Well it would seem that it has 80 of them! So I thought it would be good to list them all out You can just type get-tip in the Exchange Management Shell, but if you Read More...
Posted: 17 August 2006 12:42 by Paul Flaherty | 6 Comments
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HTC Hermes/TyTN; Vodafone V P A Compact III; T-Mobile MDA Vario II; Orange SPV 3100; I-Mate JasJam
Sunil pointed me to some of these links .. very very handy … and Now I WANT one! What is interesting, as you can read below, is that two variants of the device exist, the HERM100 and HERM200. You can see more details on the differences here: http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_Versions Read More...
Posted: 15 August 2006 13:46 by Paul Flaherty | 0 Comments
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Dell recalls 4m laptop batteries
Ooops! See I told you so! http://blogs.flaphead.dns2go.com/archive/2006/06/22/3432.aspx Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4793143.stm The world's largest manufacturer of personal computers, Dell, is to recall 4.1 million of its notebook computer Read More...
Posted: 15 August 2006 08:55 by Paul Flaherty | 0 Comments
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Powershell 101: IF .. Else
Okay as a beginner this took a bit of time to perfect so here goes. For some of you hardened programmers this might be a bit basic, but I had to start somewhere. My background is cmd and vbs files with some html chucked in, so this syntax is new to me Read More...