I have mentioned anti spam methods before (eg. http://www.mailexpire.comand more), these are quite simple methods with witch you can create a forwarding email with a limited lifespan, and thus it does not matter if spammers get hold of the email. One drawback to this method however has been that you actively need to create this […]
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Windows Hyper-V Core configuration and more
Although Microsoft Windows Server Core by now has gotten a textbased menu system for basic configuration then this util seem like a neat little thing. It’s a GUI for configuring your core servers, not rocket science but easy and convenient I would think 🙂 And it’s free 🙂 http://www.smart-x.com/?CategoryID=198&ArticleID=170&sng=1 Also check out these guys other utilities, […]
Microsoft KMS server – a noob’s perspective
Getting started with Microsoft Windows KMS server.. Updated to include info on Windows 8 + 2012. Update 2013-06 I just found a cool video by Microsoft that explain how to install on Windows 2008 R2, and it’s very clear if you just need a basic install; http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/set-up-a-kms-host-on-a-windows-server-2008-r2-machine.aspx Original Post begin here; So I had to […]
Network Tools – online connectivity test tools
Need to ping, tracert or check the srv records of a server, and do you need to do this ‘remotely’ eg. not on the lan?! This site is one of many that offer a bunch of basic tools online; http://network-tools.com/ Another useful site to get a quick DNS overview is; http://www.intodns.com
Debugging Exchange connectivity
Are you setting up Outlook anywhere, outlook autodiscover or the like then this web-site may be useful; https://www.testexchangeconnectivity.com Be sure to use a test account so not to disclose any ‘real/live’ passwords.
Office 2003 -> 2010 Help / Tip’s and trick’s
Did you just recently upgrade from Office 2003 to 2010 or are you just having problems finding some obscure feature from Office 2003 in 2010? Well, try this on for size; http://office2010.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/learn-where-menu-and-toolbar-commands-are-in-office-2010-HA101794130.aspx?origin=HA010370239#_Toc256784678 It’s actually really cool, you get to select the feature in the Office 2003 gui and is shown an animation of how to […]
Grooveshark – one of those sites you just HAVE TO visit
My colleague Jesper mentioned a web-site to me a few days ago, and I must admit that this site has been on top of my favorite list for the last few days. The site is www.grooveshark.com and it’s a free music service. The cool things about this service are; 1. it’s free (always a good […]
Microsoft FIX-IT
For those still using Windows XP and Windows Vista, then here is a somewhat useful service to try out if you run into problems, Microsoft FIX-IT. Microsoft FIX-IT offer online repair of some of the common problems with XP and Vista installations. http://fixitcenter.support.microsoft.com/Portal/WhyFixIt http://support.microsoft.com/fixit Text from their website; Thank you for your interest in Microsoft […]
Mdaemon – “The date is grossly in the future” bug
If you run an older version of Mdaemon 10.x (email server) then you may find this “error message” in the SMTP logs; “The date is grossly in the future”, this is caused by a bug in Spamassassin one of the antispam solutions used by Mdaemon, the problem is that this caused the spam score to […]
Stop Google Toolbar from being installed
As I work for a large company with 700+ workstations we strive to minimize the need for PC support whenever we can, one of the problems is when users use different browsers or install strange add-ins, one of the more annoying IE additions is the Google Toolbar. Now I am sure the toolbar offers some […]