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2018

Keeping your Pi-Hole container fresh with Cron
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In our previous entry, we unleashed the awesome that is Pi-Hole inside a Docker container to make all the devices in our network ad-free when browsing the internet.

2017

Legacy BIOS and UEFI PXE coexistence
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More and more enterprises are moving towards the modern UEFI devices in their fleet, whether that be desktops, laptops or convertibles.
Cleaning up in Docker - Part 1
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So you have read how to get Docker on your Raspberry Pi, had a play around and now you have containers, images and volumes running wild.
Running Containers with Docker on Raspberry Pi
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In the previous blog post, we setup and configured Docker on the Raspberry Pi.
How to restore a tree of objects from the Active Directory Recycle Bin
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In a previous post I detailed how to setup the Active Directory Recycle Bin and restore single deleted objects back in your Active Directory.
Export users of one AD group and import to another
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It’s quite common for members of one Active Directory security group to be replicate in another.
Transfer SQL Authentication Credentials between servers
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Have you ever had to migrate a SQL instance from one server to the next?
The Group Policy Client service failed to logon - Access is denied
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Access is denied is a truly wonderful error.
Get the Windows 10 Creators Update
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With a drop in testing and in it’s place, a variety of fast and slow rings to roll out updates to Windows 10 users globally, many are clamouring for the latest major revision to Windows 10 entitled ‘Creators Update’ (or for those with a liking for codenames or versions, that’s Redstone 2 and 1703 for you).
Creators Update for Windows 10 brings new Windows Linux Subsystem features
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Windows 10 Creators Update was made available to the masses on Tuesday gone by.