RE: Deciphering UserAccountControl using PowerShell

2011-12-29 Thread Michael B. Smith
(but in my opinion, it isn't for beginners). It doesn't cover ADSI to any depth, but it is the best WMI and COM reference you will find. It also covers reflection in depth which is what you really need to know to be a self-teacher-learner with PowerShell, in my opinion. Regards, Michael B. Smith

RE: Deciphering UserAccountControl using PowerShell

2011-12-28 Thread Michael B. Smith
, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From: Damien Solodow [mailto:damien.solo...@harrison.edu] Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 2:07 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Deciphering UserAccountControl using PowerShell You

RE: Deciphering UserAccountControl using PowerShell

2011-12-28 Thread Michael B. Smith
A PropertyValueCollection has to be changed to an Int32. For a singleton like userAccountControl, it will typically be something like: $uac = $user.Properties.userAccountControl.Item( 0 ) Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original

RE: test

2011-12-28 Thread Michael B. Smith
I know why this is done, and we could discuss it until I was blue in the face and got irritated; but long story short - it ain't gonna change in Exchange. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From: Ben Scott

RE: w32tm.exe Help Understanding

2011-12-22 Thread Michael B. Smith
W32tm.exe doesn't use nanoseconds, it uses 0.1 microseconds. w32tm /ntte NT time epoch Convert a NT system time, in (10^-7)s intervals from 0h 1-Jan 1601, into a readable format. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Bonner, John

RE: w32tm.exe Help Understanding--Update

2011-12-22 Thread Michael B. Smith
:00:00.000 - 1/3/1901 7:00:00 PM Using PowerShell to perform these types of date calculations is a LOT easier than attempting to do it manually, as well as less prone to error (it knows all of the proper adjustments to make). Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http

RE: Recursive File Copy?

2011-12-20 Thread Michael B. Smith
$directory = c:\whatever $file = file.jpg $files = dir -Path $directory -Include $file -Recurse foreach( $f in $files ) { copy $file $f.FullName } Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sca...@gmail.com

RE: Reality check (an easy one)

2011-12-16 Thread Michael B. Smith
the best of all the new worlds. :-) Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, December 16, 2011 10:08 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Reality check (an easy one

RE: MED-V

2011-12-14 Thread Michael B. Smith
MED-V doesn't compete against XenDesktop. Microsoft VDI competes against XenDesktop. They are completely different technologies. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 14

RE: MED-V

2011-12-14 Thread Michael B. Smith
This is a really good ebook and a quick read. Strongly recommended. App-V, MED-V, and VDI are all targeted to solve different problems. http://blogs.msdn.com/b/microsoft_press/archive/2010/02/16/free-ebook-understanding-microsoft-virtualization-r2-solutions.aspx Regards, Michael B. Smith

RE: McAfee deep defender

2011-12-13 Thread Michael B. Smith
protection mechanism, but it must begin at POST. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 5:55 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: McAfee deep defender A rootkit

RE: RDS and iPad via Internet?

2011-12-12 Thread Michael B. Smith
There are several remote desktop applications for the iPad. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 6:21 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RDS and iPad via Internet

RE: things to include in a vm server template?

2011-12-11 Thread Michael B. Smith
I may have control of the servers. I don't necessarily have control of the network. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Crawford, Scott [mailto:crawfo...@evangel.edu] Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2011 8:53 PM To: NT System Admin Issues

RE: The specified shadow copy storage association is in use?

2011-12-09 Thread Michael B. Smith
That's correct, it does not. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Paul Hutchings [mailto:paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk] Sent: Friday, December 09, 2011 1:02 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: The specified shadow copy storage

RE: things to include in a vm server template?

2011-12-09 Thread Michael B. Smith
GET A ROOM! Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, December 09, 2011 1:14 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: things to include in a vm server template

RE: test message

2011-12-09 Thread Michael B. Smith
FYI, based on headers, it took 7 minutes to appear; in the past, it's been under 1 minute. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Donald Bittenbender [mailto:donald.bittenben...@gfi.com] Sent: Friday, December 09, 2011 5:10 PM To: NT System

RE: RAMDisk Prevalence?

2011-12-08 Thread Michael B. Smith
So was Scott's response. :-) When was the last time you employed a compressed-air-ram-freezing technique? Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us] Sent

RE: Disable wireless when wired connection detected

2011-12-07 Thread Michael B. Smith
There has to be a better way! :-P But looks like a cool utility. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Kim Longenbaugh [mailto:k...@colonialsavings.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 12:59 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE

RE: Disable wireless when wired connection detected

2011-12-07 Thread Michael B. Smith
Right. Of course the challenge with this is that wireless connection will continue to consume DHCP resources (i.e., IP addresses). Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: John Cook [mailto:john.c...@pfsf.org] Sent: Wednesday, December 07

RE: Disable wireless when wired connection detected

2011-12-07 Thread Michael B. Smith
You can have alternate configurations, at least in Win7. I don't remember when the feature was introduced. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Graeme Carstairs [mailto:loonyto...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 2:32 PM

RE: Disable wireless when wired connection detected

2011-12-07 Thread Michael B. Smith
Free beer. Actually, this is pretty easy to do. I have something mocked up in PowerShell and it's working. Translating it to C#, since I'm not really a programmer, is going to be a lot harder. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: John

RE: RAMDisk Prevalence?

2011-12-07 Thread Michael B. Smith
What a crock. If you have money to spare, put your temp files and pagefiles on SSD. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sca...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 4:29 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject

RE: RAMDisk Prevalence?

2011-12-07 Thread Michael B. Smith
The crock part was for part of the install accessed via the web clients. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Jim Holmgren [mailto:jholmg...@xlhealth.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 5:14 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE

RE: Mac OS domain.local

2011-12-06 Thread Michael B. Smith
What's wrong with the resolution Apple provides? Please be aware that renaming any domain with Exchange (after Exchange 2003) is not supported. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Robert Peterson [mailto:robert.peter...@prin.edu] Sent

RE: Question on Self Service Password change for Active Directory

2011-12-06 Thread Michael B. Smith
by another Exchange MVP and he's a good friend of mine. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Sean Rector [mailto:sean.rec...@vaopera.org] Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 5:13 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Question on Self Service

RE: The specified shadow copy storage association is in use?

2011-12-06 Thread Michael B. Smith
Have you tried this from the gui? Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Paul Hutchings [mailto:paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk] Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 3:02 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: The specified shadow copy storage

RE: Need rough pricing for Exchange Server Consulting

2011-12-05 Thread Michael B. Smith
The metro area of WHAT? Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sca...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, December 05, 2011 5:01 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Need rough pricing for Exchange Server Consulting The metro

RE: Need rough pricing for Exchange Server Consulting

2011-12-05 Thread Michael B. Smith
for a PM. You can get a decent discount by allowing for offsite work. Why do you need someone onsite? Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sca...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, December 05, 2011 5:20 PM To: NT System Admin Issues

RE: Need rough pricing for Exchange Server Consulting

2011-12-05 Thread Michael B. Smith
Sorry - I was referring to Avanade, Accenture, Microsoft Consulting Services, etc. :-P Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Gary Slinger [mailto:gary.slin...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, December 05, 2011 6:59 PM To: NT System Admin Issues

RE: Virtualization - Sizing, hard disk config

2011-12-02 Thread Michael B. Smith
Good for you. It's been an issue in three datacenter restarts I've done in the last few years. Obviously, pretty easy to overcome once you run into it the first time - but not something you want to worry about when you are powering a datacenter back on after an outage. Regards, Michael B

RE: Virtualization - Sizing, hard disk config

2011-12-02 Thread Michael B. Smith
, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From: Paul Hutchings [mailto:paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk] Sent: Friday, December 02, 2011 5:21 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Virtualization - Sizing, hard disk config Good point! I know

RE: Virtualization - Sizing, hard disk config

2011-12-02 Thread Michael B. Smith
It's easier that way. Not required. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, December 02, 2011 6:19 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Virtualization

RE: Virtualization - Sizing, hard disk config

2011-12-02 Thread Michael B. Smith
I've got DCs for domains in the tens-of-thousands of objects range that are running on 1GB (server core). Others in the same range need 4GB. Depends, as always, on your applications and the load you are placing on the DCs. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http

RE: Millions of printers open to devastating hack attack, researchers say

2011-11-30 Thread Michael B. Smith
But...but...but... didn't you know the INTERNET SHOULD BE FREE?!?!?! http://freenetworkfoundation.org/ Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com P.S. - For those of you that don't know me well - I'm joking. From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:egold

RE: Google Wave Sunsetting in 2012

2011-11-23 Thread Michael B. Smith
Both my sons use it extensively with their friends. I used it once. Seemed a waste to me, but both boys told me that I just wasn't with it. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday

RE: PSKill

2011-11-22 Thread Michael B. Smith
Get-Process process-name | Sort -Property StartTime | Select -Last 1 -ExpandProperty StartTime Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2011 7:30

RE: PSKill

2011-11-22 Thread Michael B. Smith
Because of the ExpandProperty. That causes the Select to return [DateTime] instead of [Process] Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Crawford, Scott [mailto:crawfo...@evangel.edu] Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2011 8:53 PM To: NT System

RE: PSKill

2011-11-22 Thread Michael B. Smith
| Sort -Property StartTime | Select -Last 1 -ExpandProperty Id |% { Stop-Process $_ } Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Crawford, Scott [mailto:crawfo...@evangel.edu] Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2011 9:08 PM To: NT System Admin Issues

RE: PSKill

2011-11-22 Thread Michael B. Smith
the output of a pipeline into a complex switch statement. It's a syntactic requirement. There is no real reason for it from a scripter's perspective other than it is the way it is. There is logic behind it, but that's only of interest to language designers. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant

RE: Free PDF creator/printer for Win 7

2011-11-16 Thread Michael B. Smith
I've been using CutePDF Writer for years. It's free and the license allows commercial use for free. The only problem with it? It's name. http://www.cutepdf.com/ Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:egold...@gmail.com

RE: Whitelisting Pros Cons?

2011-11-14 Thread Michael B. Smith
I've used Cisco's CSA. It's a little fiddly to get set up at first, but after that - no problems and it does a great job. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Stu Sjouwerman [mailto:s...@sunbelt-software.com] Sent: Monday, November 14

RE: Cluster Q

2011-11-14 Thread Michael B. Smith
Don’t do that! If you do that before the CNO is restored, you’ll kick the cluster off line. Call PSS for this. I would. (This is much easier in the 2008 server releases than in 2003. I’d want the hand-holding myself.) Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http

RE: Antivirus Recommendations?

2011-11-11 Thread Michael B. Smith
a license for a different A/V. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://theessentialexchange.com/ From: Paul Hutchings [paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk] Sent: Friday, November 11, 2011 7:27 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Antivirus

RE: Antivirus Recommendations?

2011-11-11 Thread Michael B. Smith
No, you don't have to use SCCM to deploy, but SCCM provides the management of it. if you install it managed, then you need SCCM (or my previously mentioned third-party product). You can also install it unmanaged. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http

RE: iPhone user can still send emails after being disabled in AD

2011-11-11 Thread Michael B. Smith
'Cuz erase means erase everything? If it's a user's personal device there is liability attached. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://theessentialexchange.com/ From: Senter, John [john.sen...@etrade.com] Sent: Friday, November 11, 2011

RE: iPhone user can still send emails after being disabled in AD

2011-11-11 Thread Michael B. Smith
If you have policies - written and communicated - then that's great. Too many companies do not. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://theessentialexchange.com/ From: Senter, John [john.sen...@etrade.com] Sent: Friday, November 11, 2011

RE: Authenticated Users List

2011-11-11 Thread Michael B. Smith
I would look to see: [1] how is her account configured in Outlook [2] is she using POP/IMAP [3] if so, is she specifying credentials [4] if not, does the group have a list of valid senders attached to it Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com

RE: Stupid iPhone 4S Security Loophole

2011-11-11 Thread Michael B. Smith
Yes, it is. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:michealespin...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, November 11, 2011 5:40 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Stupid iPhone 4S Security Loophole Ah, but that's

RE: Antivirus Recommendations?

2011-11-11 Thread Michael B. Smith
with the WMI problems that you may see with SCCM. This is long covered well documented and there are lots of companies (including mine, but that's just an example) who know how to handle these issues. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Ray

RE: Easy Way to View and Sort By Folder Sizes

2011-11-10 Thread Michael B. Smith
:\windows\Help 68.1 MB C:\windows\idmu 0.3 MB C:\windows\IME 136.8 MB .. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP

RE: Easy Way to View and Sort By Folder Sizes

2011-11-10 Thread Michael B. Smith
-foldersize.ps1- Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us] Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2011 3:35 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Easy Way to View and Sort By Folder Sizes Can you

RE: ShoreTel

2011-11-10 Thread Michael B. Smith
Yes, you did. Lync Enterprise Voice is a software-based PBX. Lots of folks manufacture hardware interfaces for POTS, PRI, FXS, etc. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Benjamin Zachary [mailto:li...@levelfive.us] Sent: Thursday, November

RE: ShoreTel

2011-11-09 Thread Michael B. Smith
generated and tested. Lots of software producers haven't yet deemed that effort worthwhile. Since 32-bit compatibility is going to be around for awhile (Win8 will have at least two 32-bit versions - x86 and ARM), that number prolly won't jump quickly. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant

RE: SIEM solutions

2011-11-09 Thread Michael B. Smith
What is the goal? On the low end, you are leaving out NetWrix, in the middle you are leaving out ConfigMgr, and on the upper end you are leaving out various Quest solutions. But it all depends on what you are trying to do. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http

RE: SIEM solutions

2011-11-09 Thread Michael B. Smith
Aye aye. I misunderstood goes back to work now Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 1:55 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: SIEM solutions For me, it's

RE: Authenticated Users List

2011-11-09 Thread Michael B. Smith
Every user that can authenticate CAN BE an Authenticated User. But it's a dynamic token not a static token. What are you actually trying to accomplish? Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Mark Boeck [mailto:netadmin...@gmail.com] Sent

RE: Authenticated Users List

2011-11-09 Thread Michael B. Smith
, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Mark Boeck [mailto:netadmin...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 4:29 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Authenticated Users List I want to know if a certain logged-on user is seen by AD

RE: TS 2008 question

2011-11-08 Thread Michael B. Smith
provides redundancy and load balancing as well. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2011 8:58 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: TS 2008 question Got stuck

RE: TS 2008 question

2011-11-08 Thread Michael B. Smith
Uh... it may have been for only a limited time. http://blogs.msdn.com/b/rds/archive/2009/05/22/free-stuff-download-the-windows-server-2008-terminal-services-resource-kit.aspx Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: David Lum [mailto:david

RE: OT - Phone System In A Virtual Machine

2011-11-08 Thread Michael B. Smith
If by only vendor, you mean VMware, that's probably true until Hyper-V 3.0 releases sometime next year. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: N Parr [mailto:npar...@mortonind.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2011 9:25 AM To: NT System Admin

RE: TS 2008 question

2011-11-08 Thread Michael B. Smith
Now you are over my head. :) Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2011 9:20 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: TS 2008 question Thanks guys I was actually

RE: OT - Phone System In A Virtual Machine

2011-11-08 Thread Michael B. Smith
You may have misunderstood. The 40-60 concurrent call range per VM server applies to Exchange UM - not Lync. Lync is a different beast altogether. ;-) But I still agree with your conclusion. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: John Cook

RE: OT - Phone System In A Virtual Machine

2011-11-08 Thread Michael B. Smith
I don't buy that one; but you know what they say about vendor's claims :) Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: N Parr [mailto:npar...@mortonind.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2011 10:07 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT

RE: OT - Phone System In A Virtual Machine

2011-11-08 Thread Michael B. Smith
Right in one. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2011 10:27 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - Phone System In A Virtual Machine

RE: iPhone user can still send emails after being disabled in AD

2011-11-08 Thread Michael B. Smith
Tst it. Then learn to recycle the appPool. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Ben N [mailto:bennordlan...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2011 6:55 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: iPhone user can still send emails after

RE: iPhone user can still send emails after being disabled in AD

2011-11-08 Thread Michael B. Smith
Yeah, it appears to be a web.config file change now (2008 / 2008 R2); but as far as I can see - it should still default to 15 minutes. Dunno why they would see 8+ hours. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Brian Desmond [mailto:br

OT: The Second Coming of Bill Gates

2011-11-07 Thread Michael B. Smith
-coming-of-bill-gates/ Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http

RE: Backup alternatives

2011-11-07 Thread Michael B. Smith
What OS? Any open slots in the 2950? (I can't remember how many slots it has, but I'm pretty sure it has at least one.) Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Reimer, Mark [mailto:mark.rei...@prairie.edu] Sent: Monday, November 07, 2011 10

RE: Backup alternatives

2011-11-07 Thread Michael B. Smith
I like drobos. Fast, redundant, etc. But if you can drop an eSATA card into the open slot and get a 2 TB drive - that would be a lot cheaper. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Reimer, Mark [mailto:mark.rei...@prairie.edu] Sent: Monday

RE: Backup alternatives

2011-11-07 Thread Michael B. Smith
Interesting. And I’ve deployed QNAPs and had nothing but service headaches. :-P I won’t deploy another one. Just goes to show – we’ve all got different experiences… Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Richard Stovall [mailto:rich

RE: How much processing power do you need? (WAS: So, my Mac Mini server arrived today...)

2011-11-05 Thread Michael B. Smith
Very carefully. rim shot -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, November 04, 2011 11:52 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: How much processing power do you need? (WAS: So, my Mac Mini server arrived today...) On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 11:45

RE: [OT] Stats about IT

2011-11-04 Thread Michael B. Smith
I bet you replied to a message that was in your sent items folder. Am I right? Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us] Sent: Friday, November 04, 2011 9:52

RE: How much processing power do you need? (WAS: So, my Mac Mini server arrived today...)

2011-11-04 Thread Michael B. Smith
I have not yet clustered my Hyper-V hosts, but I do have an automatic backup running from one to the other (and vice-versa). I do intend to reformat and reinstall with Win8 and do shared-nothing clustering. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com

RE: SBS Essentials 2011

2011-11-04 Thread Michael B. Smith
The SBS MVPs think it's great. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From: Rankin, James R [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2011 12:46 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: SBS Essentials

RE: How much processing power do you need? (WAS: So, my Mac Mini server arrived today...)

2011-11-04 Thread Michael B. Smith
the press has been on Metro. Bah humbug. Win8 server has LOADS of features for IT Pros. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Crawford, Scott [mailto:crawfo...@evangel.edu] Sent: Friday, November 04, 2011 12:27 PM To: NT System Admin Issues

RE: Happy Friday

2011-11-04 Thread Michael B. Smith
If you want the funny - use Chrome. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From: Tigran K [mailto:tigr...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, November 04, 2011 12:34 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Happy Friday https

RE: How much processing power do you need? (WAS: So, my Mac Mini server arrived today...)

2011-11-04 Thread Michael B. Smith
We weren't allowed to talk about futures, at least on the UC side of the fence. That was limited to a few comments and one entire presentation that MSFT made about Exchange 2010 SP2. Under Sinofsky, the information is kept very tight to the vest. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant

RE: How much processing power do you need? (WAS: So, my Mac Mini server arrived today...)

2011-11-04 Thread Michael B. Smith
, my Mac Mini server arrived today...) The server 8 stuff sounds like it will automate some of this and largely obviate the need for clustering at all. Have you had a chance to play with it at all? From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Friday, November 04, 2011 11:19

RE: Happy Friday

2011-11-04 Thread Michael B. Smith
Gosh, it updates itself, it installs per user, not easily controlled via GPO, not part of a standard build, the list is quite long... Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Steven Peck [mailto:sep...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, November 04

RE: How much processing power do you need? (WAS: So, my Mac Mini server arrived today...)

2011-11-04 Thread Michael B. Smith
between a database and a file system. Similar to the WinFS promised many moons ago. No clue whether that will actually make the release or not, but it's kinda fun to play with. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From

RE: How much processing power do you need? (WAS: So, my Mac Mini server arrived today...)

2011-11-04 Thread Michael B. Smith
My bad. You are right. MSDN only. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From: Crawford, Scott [mailto:crawfo...@evangel.edu] Sent: Friday, November 04, 2011 1:29 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: How much

RE: How much processing power do you need? (WAS: So, my Mac Mini server arrived today...)

2011-11-04 Thread Michael B. Smith
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EnergyCore ARM server-on-a-chip (SoC)

2011-11-04 Thread Michael B. Smith
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RE: AD Account Management Tool

2011-11-04 Thread Michael B. Smith
Check out: http://www.ithicos.com/ http://www.netwrix.com http://www.quest.com ...in approximate order of cost and feature content. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From: Bonner, John [mailto:johnbon

RE: SQL 2008 R2 Unattended SP1 patch

2011-11-04 Thread Michael B. Smith
SQLServer2008R2SP1-KB2528583-x64-ENU.exe /Action=Patch /IAcceptSQLServerLicenseTerms /InstanceName=MSSQLSERVER /QuietSimple For your scenario, change /InstanceName=MSSQLSERVER to /AllInstances. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com

RE: EnergyCore ARM server-on-a-chip (SoC)

2011-11-04 Thread Michael B. Smith
I _suspect_ that if only a recompile is required - then yes, many producers will produce an ARM version. Otherwise - not so much. But that is only one man's opinion (mine). Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From

RE: How much processing power do you need? (WAS: So, my Mac Mini server arrived today...)

2011-11-04 Thread Michael B. Smith
Gosh, that's great! I'd accept 0 to zero bits difference. :-) Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From: Crawford, Scott [mailto:crawfo...@evangel.edu] Sent: Friday, November 04, 2011 7:48 PM To: NT System Admin

RE: [OT] Stats about IT

2011-11-03 Thread Michael B. Smith
Shooky still says stuff like that often. :-) Just not here, unfortunately Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 12:51 PM To: NT System

RE: [OT] Stats about IT

2011-11-03 Thread Michael B. Smith
they are signing up for.) Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: David [mailto:blazer...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 12:42 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: [OT] Stats about IT Did you drill down far enough on the 365

RE: Office 365 - Multiple Accounts?

2011-11-03 Thread Michael B. Smith
and the place 'cuz of my NDA.) :-P Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Paul Hutchings [mailto:paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk] Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 9:07 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Office 365 - Multiple Accounts? If you

RE: [OT] Stats about IT

2011-11-03 Thread Michael B. Smith
I presume you are referring to Office Web Apps? I agree with you. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Rod Trent [mailto:rodtr...@myitforum.com] Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 8:51 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: [OT] Stats

RE: [OT] Stats about IT

2011-11-03 Thread Michael B. Smith
presentations here at Connections to do a full deployment of O365 for a domain. It takes less than 10 minutes. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 8:08 AM To: NT System Admin

RE: [OT] Stats about IT

2011-11-03 Thread Michael B. Smith
a bit of work… Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Tom Miller [mailto:tmil...@hnncsb.org] Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 6:48 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: [OT] Stats about IT Anyone on the list using cloud services? I

RE: Speed up internal SSL?

2011-10-31 Thread Michael B. Smith
I'd also take a look at what is gping on using fiddler and/or netmon if openssl isn't clear. Sent from my HTC Tilt™ 2, a Windows® phone from ATT -Original Message- From: Mayo, Bill bem...@pittcountync.gov Sent: Monday, October 31, 2011 9:48 AM To: NT System Admin Issues

RE: Hyper-V VM's and unnecessary heart failure

2011-10-30 Thread Michael B. Smith
SO does vmware. If you try to move a host from one server to another, either a mounted CD/DVD or a mounted floppy will cause it to fail. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Sunday, October

RE: From the Mac Enterprise list

2011-10-29 Thread Michael B. Smith
*snicker* Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2011 3:43 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: From the Mac Enterprise list As long it's the Apple lovers who die, I

RE: Renaming blank files from cmd line

2011-10-29 Thread Michael B. Smith
give what’s necessary: the ability to look at every file, translate its name to hex for identification, and then do arbitrary removals. I’m pretty sure that Cygwin can be loaded on USB key these days. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From

RE: Renaming blank files from cmd line

2011-10-29 Thread Michael B. Smith
chmod +0777 -i inode Then, to remove the file rm -i inode Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Tammy Stewart [mailto:copper...@personainternet.com] Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2011 4:48 PM To: NT System Admin Issues

RE: Renaming blank files from cmd line

2011-10-29 Thread Michael B. Smith
Oh that's smart. Although on modern OS's you may find that disabled. Again, using Cygwin, you could Echo But that fails using cmd.exe. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Tammy Stewart [mailto:copper

RE: ADFIND

2011-10-28 Thread Michael B. Smith
Email joe. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -Original Message- From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 12:55 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: ADFIND Looking for 100% hands free export

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