Social Business
Social technologies are not only changing the way we interact with one another in our personal lives, they are transforming…
Automatic and Manual Resource Pools in Operations Manager 2012: Part 2 (#SCOM, #SYSCTR)
There are multiple situations where it will be required to change the “All Management Servers Resource Pool” membership from automatic…
Using Pipes in PowerShell (Tip #1)
A pipe is a connection between PowerShell commands. Think of it like an assembly line: start with raw…
VBScript Overflow Runtime Error Fixed
I recently ran into a problem while trying to write a DWORD registry value using the RegWrite method in a…
Goodbye DCPromo it’s been fun!
Recently I spent some time installing my first 2012 DC into an existing Active Directory environment. I installed the server,…
Setting up Polycom CX500 with Lync
My Lync environment at the house has been set up to support an old LG-Nortel IP8540 – Codenamed “Tanjay”. I…
SQL Server: Creating a Join between Two Table Valued Expressions (TABLE VARIABLE and TABLE VALUED FUNCTION)
In my never ending quest to completely phase out SQL cursors, I am truly discovering some truly awesome features…
Updating a User Profile Picture using PowerShell (Exception calling “.ctor” with “1” argument)
I needed to quickly update a User Profile photo using PowerShell and was running the following code snippet for PowerShell…
Excel Tips & Trivia: How to Copy Data from Other Sheets in the Same Workbook
This week’s trivia… Microsoft’s infamous paper clip office assistant, known as Clippy or Clippit, made his debut in Excel 97.…
Installing System Center Virtual Machine (SCVMM) 2012 SP1 Beta for High Availability
Installing VMM 2012 in a cluster isn’t difficult or very different from installing it on a standalone server. Basically you…