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New Articles, Tools, Tips and Tricks: Windows (7 and 2008 R2), PowerShell and...
Windows General Good info for troubleshooting DFS-Namespaces in the MS KB: Storage locations, inconsistencies and how to deal with them. Complex passwords and security guidelines for end users? No,...
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Migrating from Blogger to Custom Domain on WordPress Without Losing PageRank
Migrating a blog can be a very painful process, part of which stems from the fact that, if not done correctly, search engine valuation (aka PageRank) that took years to gain may be lost in days....
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When travelling to the US with a smartphone, Europeans have a problem: either pay horrendous data roaming fees or use the device as a simple 1990′s style phone without any network connectivity. Neither...
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How I Do Off-Site Cloud Backup
In my ongoing quest for the perfect way to back up my personal data I have tweaked the setup yet again. Most of what I wrote nearly three years ago (How to Build a State of the Art Backup System for...
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Geek Fashion
This is what I’ll be wearing at next week’s WINone: And yes, the letters are made up of actual source code ;-) The post Geek Fashion is original content of Helge Klein - Power Tools for IT Pros.
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Solved: “Other” Eating Up Gigabytes of iPad Storage
In preparation for next week’s MVP summit I wanted to fill my iPad with movies for in-flight entertainment when I noticed that a large part of my iPad’s storage capacity was taken up by stuff from some...
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Speaking Engagements 2012
As in previous years I will be speaking at several conferences this year. February May June July September Other Events If you want me to speak at your event, contact me. The post Speaking Engagements...
View ArticleKnowledge Base Gems
While I am generally satisfied with the quality of Microsoft Knowledge Base articles (many other vendors’ KBs are far worse), from time to time I encounter articles that either lack even the tiniest...
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Show Me Your Start Menu and I’ll Tell You Who You Are
A Windows 7 start menu tells a lot about the user that, indirectly, created it. This is what mine looks like: So what does that say about me? Background This is the SetACL lettering with characters...
View ArticleConferences 2012 and Beyond
What do I do for a living? I travel to community conferences, of course. In 2012 I spent 44 days going to 10 different conferences – err, wait, that is I would love to earn a living that way, but of...
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Block-Based Encrypted Cloud Backup with Duplicati 2.0
I am an infrastructure guy (by heart – and a developer by nature). As such, topics like maintaining my own webserver (which I don’t – yet) or configuring backup deeply fascinate me. I am also mildly...
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Conferences and Community Meetings I Attend(ed) 2014
I love to learn, teach and network. Conferences and community meetings are the perfect events for that. As in previous years I try to attend as many events as I can. Here is a list of where I have been...
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Real-World Example: WiX/MSI Application Installer
ContentsWhat it DoesDirectory StructureCompilingSource CodeProduct.wxsLicenseAgreementDlg_HK.wxsProduct_en-us.wxlServerDlg.wxsWixUI_HK.wxs Creating an installer that does not suck is hard. The tools...
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VCNRW – Your Friendly Local Virtualization Community
In the past years I have attended many different conferences and user group meetings. Apart from the fact that every single one of them was great and definitely worth the while they all had another...
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VMware vExpert Award
VMware recognized my contributions to the virtualization community by awarding me their vExpert title. Many thanks to everybody who made that possible, the readers of this blog, the attendees of my...
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All You (N)ever Wanted to Know about Logon & Group Policy Performance
Citrix Synergy, E2EVC and BriForum are just around the corner. I will be presenting at each of these conferences. Here are a few tidbits to whet your appetite. Citrix Synergy Orlando Having spent the...
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Converting Mercurial Repositories to Git on Windows
If you work with text, you need version control. That rule applies regardless of whether you write code or poetry (some might argue that those two are the same, anyway). Ignoring the CVS and SVN...
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Keyboard Shortcuts You’ll Never Want to Miss Again
Keyboard shortcuts are the key to productivity and efficiency. This is true for any machine, any OS and any application. This article lists shortcuts I personally find very helpful and use often. In...
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Recurring Checklists from Templates the Podio Way
Podio is a superb tool for team collaboration, structured information handling and even business process management. However, it is not perfect. There are some astonishing gaps in functionality. One of...
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Is Blockchain the Right Technology for My Application?
This is an attempt at guidelines to help in technology decisions about when and where to use blockchain technology. Blockchain in a Nutshell A blockchain is a distributed list more than one entity can...
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