Blogs
2013
Netcomm NP206 Wireless Powerline Kit Review
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reviews
tech
eop
ethernet-over-power
homeplugav
ieee-1901
netcomm
powerline
reviews
technology
Like most people, I don’t have the perfect network setup at home.
Windows 8.1 & Server 2012 R2 release dates announced
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system-administration
tech
sysadmin
technology
windows
windows-8
windows-8-1
windows-server-2012-r2
If you have been hanging out for the latest release of Windows for either your home computer or your server farms the wait is almost over.
Setup a Wireless Hotspot in Windows 8
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system-administration
tech
ad-hoc
ics
internet-connection-sharing
sysadmin
technology
windows-8
wireless
wireless-hotspot
I only discovered this less than a fortnight ago but Microsoft in their wisdom removed the GUI option to setup a wireless hotspot (or Ad Hoc network) in Windows 8.
RIP Microsoft TechNet Subscriptions
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system-administration
tech
sysadmin
technet
technet-subscription
technology
If you haven’t heard the news already, Microsoft have made the decision to retire the TechNet Subscriptions service.
TechEd '13 Europe is on right now
·178 words·1 min
system-administration
tech
microsoft
sql-server-2014
sysadmin
system-center-2012-r2
teched
technology
windows-8-1
windows-azure
windows-server-2012-r2
It’s a fantastic time in tech circles at the moment.
Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 8.1 Preview has been released
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system-administration
tech
rsat
sysadmin
technology
windows-8-1
windows-server-2012
windows-server-2012-r2
In a rather strange move by Microsoft, the Remote Server Administration Tools (commonly known as RSAT) for the upcoming Windows 8.
Switching between Windows Server 2012's interface levels
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system-administration
tech
minimum-server-interface
powershell
server-core
sysadmin
technology
windows-2012
One of the much touted features of Microsoft’s latest incarnation of the Windows Server release, Server 2012 is that administrators can freely switch between levels of interface available to the user.
200 views in a day
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random-blogging
I previous wrote about the exciting milestone of reaching 100 views in a day with DXPetti.
Disable Network Adapter's Dynamic DNS Registration via Registry
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system-administration
tech
dns
regedit
registry
sysadmin
technology
windows-server
There are numerous reasons why DNS is amazing, it makes it a hell of a lot easier to navigate IP devices, it’s one tool to make your data centre flexible and elastic and is friendly to the eye (for those whom English is fluent).
Give a computer account Send-As permissions in Exchange Powershell
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system-administration
tech
exchange
exchange-2007
exchange-2010
powershell
sysadmin
technology
Take for instance the File Server Resource Manager that is a feature of the File Server role.