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Running executable in Linux “no such file or directory”.

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I was installing Eclipse’s Orion on a web server, and attempting to run the Orion server executable yielded the following error message: “No such file or directory” It turned out that I had downloaded an executable for the wrong architecture – in my case I’d downloaded the 32bit version instead of the 64bit version. Hopefully… Read more »

SSRS Report fails to load in iframe – can’t connect

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I was experiencing an issue with connecting to an SSRS report when some report request form data was changed. Larger reports would fail, leading me to believe there was a timeout associated with this. I adjusted the ReceiveTimeout entry in the following reg key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings to 60000 (decimal). This resolved the issue for me…. Read more »

Syncing Scheduled Tasks with Powershell

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The following script will allow you to sync scheduled tasks to a local server from a remote one.  You can modify the source and target folders, and that’s good because this script will wipe out the target folder (the one on the local host) every time it’s run.  Of course you could change that behavior… Read more »

Multiple Static IP Addresses in Arch on a Single Interface

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I’m running HAProxy on ArchLinux and I need a few IPs on the load balancers.  In this case, I’m specifically using an IP for the stats page with the following configuration: listen stats 192.168.99.99 mode http stats uri / stats auth admin:password stats realm Internal\ LB1\ Stats In Arch you either use the network daemon… Read more »

iPhone 4S GPS constantly on

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The GPS on the iPhone can get stuck on whenever an app is consistently requesting positional information. Here are two of the most common causes: Foursquare Radar iOS5 geofences for reminders Read our guide on solving this issue in less common scenarios here, which tells you how to locate the offending app ChrisSharing is caring:FacebookEmailShareDiggStumbleUponReddit

Backup SQL to a remote location with PowerShell and BITS

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Recently I had to make sure I was getting backups of my many little SQL servers. In this case, I wanted to replace an old batch file I was using with something involving powershell. As always, it proved to be an extreme improvement in functionality. This script will loop through databases and start a transfer… Read more »

DumpsterAlwaysOn and Outlook 2010

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It looks like the venerable DumpsterAlwaysOn registry hack for Outlook is no longer needed in newer versions! Simply customize the cleanup toolbar for any folder which doesn’t already have the “Recover Deleted Items” option, and make a new group with that command in it. ChrisSharing is caring:FacebookEmailShareDiggStumbleUponReddit

Use PowerShell to Upload Files to SharePoint 2010

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The following powershell functions can be loaded and then called like this “UploadToLibrary $filename $siteURL $listname” This script was hacked out of the “FCI SharePoint Upload Powershell script” available on TechNet. I removed the portions responsible for modifying source files, migrating file properties, etc so I could use these functions to easily upload files from… Read more »