Archive for the ‘Software’ Category

Windows Installer CleanUp Utility

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

Windows

The Windows Installer CleanUp Utility can help you remove installation files from programs that are currupted or did not completly install. (more…)

Backup your Windows computer for free.

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

Backup Software

Backing up the data that is stored on your computer is very important for several reasons.
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Getting your Iphone to work with Exchange Active Sync SSL Certificate

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

This is only required if you are using a self signed certificate.

I recently set up an Iphone to work with Microsoft Exchange 2007. It was a bit complicated so I thought I would post the instructions for others.

The Exchange 2007 server was using a self signed SSL certificate and the Iphone was a first generation with the 2.0 firmware.

Iphone Exchange
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Top 9 Best tools for IT professionals.

Monday, August 11th, 2008

Here is a list of some of the most useful tools that I use on a daily basis as an IT professional.

1 Spiceworks
Spiceworks is a free IT management software that includes things like (more…)

How to rebuild your Windows computer (guide)

Monday, August 4th, 2008

Dell Windows XP CD

Personally I think of a rebuild as giving up. If my personal computer has an issue, I will troubleshoot it until it’s fixed, but I like doing it of course. At the IT shop, if we can’t figure something out in the first 20 minutes or so of troubleshooting, we generally rebuild the computer at this point. This also applies to spyware/virus infections. We will generally try to use the AV program or recommended removal procedure/removal tool. If the virus is not removed, it’s time for a rebuild.
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Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V on Dell PowerEdge 2900

Monday, May 12th, 2008

Hyper-V

Here is what I learned during my Server 2008 with Hyper-V installation.

This is the hardware that I used:

Dell PowerEdge 2900 2 quad core Xeon Processors E5405, 2×6MB Cache, 2.0GHz, 1333MHz FSB

8GB 667MHz (4×2GB), Dual Ranked Fully Buffered DIMMs
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Get the free software that you need to do just about anything, here’s how

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

Free Software Portal

For those of you who don’t already know about free and Open Source software, there are many software programs that can do what you want for free. (more…)

Internet Explorer 8 Readiness Toolkit (Download IE 8 Beta).

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

Internet Explorer 8
As you may have heard, Internet explorer 8 Beta in now available (more…)

Installing an SSL certificate on your windows mobile device for Exchange 2k7

Monday, February 18th, 2008

Motorola Q Phone


Exchange 2k7 requires a secure SSL connection. Here are the procedures for installing the SSL certificate for your mobile devices. You may be using your own self signed certificate or you may have purchased one. (more…)

Remove those viruses that your Anti-virus program couldn’t.

Monday, August 13th, 2007

ShellExView
Did you ever have a virus that you just couldn’t remove using your AV program? I have, so I know a few little tricks that I thought I’d share with you. (more…)