Thu, Jun 16, 2011
To view a list of devices, phones, tablets, etc., attached to a mailbox in Exchange 2007⁄2010, use the following in Exchange Management Shell/Powershell:
Get-ActivesyncDeviceStatistics -Mailbox
[email protected]
Wed, Jun 8, 2011
I received this error when attempting to update to a custom .ipsw on my iPhone. To resolve, in iTunes, I ran a “Restore” instead of an “Update”.
You can Option + Click Restore on a Mac, or Shift + Click Restore on a Windows PC.
Thu, Jun 2, 2011
It’s the weekend. You’re bored. While listening to your music collection you realize you have some cleanup to do. This can be a massive task.
MP3Tag to the rescue.
Wed, Jun 1, 2011
When attempting to online activate a copy of Windows 7, you may receive one of the following errors:
Key management services (KMS) host could not be located in domain name system (DNS),
please have your system administrator verify that a kms is published correctly in dns.
0X8007232B.
_A problem occurred when Windows tried to activate. Error Code 0x8007232B.
_
Resolution 1:
Right click Computer -> Properties -> [scroll to bottom] Change Product Key -> Input the correct product key -> Restart
Wed, May 25, 2011
Some third-party services offer Labs which can be integrated with Gmail must like the rest of Google Labs. To add one of these, you’ll need to:
Login to Gmail, click the Gear button in the top right of the page
Click Labs
Enable the Add Any Gadget By URL Lab
A new tab will appear as one of the Settings menu tabs next to Labs, called “Gadgets” – click it.
Wed, May 25, 2011
This process is a bit… awkward. But it accomplishes the feat of getting your Facebook friends added as contacts in your Gmail Contacts, which can be helpful in certain instances. To do this, use these steps:
1. You’ll need a Yahoo.com email account. If you like your current Yahoo account’s Contacts like they are, I suggest creating a new Yahoo Mail account to keep them separated.
Login to your Yahoo Mail account -> click the Contacts tab.
Mon, May 23, 2011
To enable call forwarding on a Verizon Blackberry Curve, dial *72 + phone number to be forwarded to. Be sure to wait for the dial tone “beeps” to complete.
To disable, dial only *73 (again, wait for the dial tone “beeps” to stop)
Fri, May 20, 2011
To find the Distinguished Name of a specific Information Store in Exchange 2007, use the following command in Exchange Management Shell:
Get-MailboxDatabase -id “SERVER\STORAGEGROUP\INFORMATIONSTORE” -DomainController NAME | fl Distin*
Fri, May 20, 2011
The end is nigh! You wouldn’t want your Evony kingdom to go neglected while you’re off dodging fire and brimstone from the sky (or if you’re just going on vacation). So use these handy tips to put your Evony account in “Vacation Mode” until you return (hopefully riding a cloud or perhaps a ray of sunshine).
First, there are a few prerequisites to entering Vacation Mode:
All construction, recruitment, market sales, and troops must be ended/recalled.
Mon, May 16, 2011
One of the ways that PowerShell shines for me is in examples like this.
I had a user who had access to network resources not managed directly in AD. This application uses LDAP integration to decide which users have access. A user wanted to know which group they were missing membership from.
I used the Compare-Object cmdlet as follows -
Compare-Object -ReferenceObject $(Get-QADUser "UserWith") -DifferenceObject $(Get-QADUser "UserWithout")
The output shows differences in membership, and provides an arrow indicating the direction of the difference.