Author : Andrew Armstrong

SQL Query to find members of an Active Directory Security Group

SQL Query to find members of an Active Directory Security Group

We recently helped out with a data migration which included creating a completely new set of Active Directory security groups. They wanted all the members to have the same level of access but wanted all the new security groups to have a matching standard. So we needed to create all the new security groups and […]

How to Setup your Website with a free SSL Certificate

How to Setup your Website with a free SSL Certificate

Security is a must these days and if you have spent as much time as I have on your blog, then you want to ensure that it is safe for your visitors to come to you and submit information, safe in the knowledge that it is protected and secure. Also as a blogger, traffic is […]

Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter

Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter

I have been using a physical computer for some time to run some automated programs that I use. However, that physical computer is now not in good shape and needs to be replaced. The problem is though, I have years of customised scripts, sequences and environment variables that I obviously do not want to lose and […]

VMWare ESX 6.0 Serial Number Activation

VMWare ESX 6.0 Serial Number Activation

If you have setup VMWare ESX you will find that it defaults to the evaluation version giving you 60 days of unlimited use. But, how do you apply your serial number? We have created a quick video below to help you with this easy process: Video Walkthrough – How to activate VMWare ESXi Serial When […]

Removal of MSI Installers and 3rd Party Logos

Removal of MSI Installers and 3rd Party Logos

As a few of ready noticed and contacted us about, you will have seen that we have today had to remove our MSI installers for products such as Java, Skype and Notepad++ This is because our hosting company has contacted us after they had received official complaints from lawyers demanding that we remove them from […]

Organization security policies block unauthenticated access

Organization security policies block unauthenticated access

Introduction Are you trying to access a network share using unauthenticated user credentials? – in simple terms, are you trying to access a network share without using a username and password? If you are, you may run into a problem as Windows 10 does not like you doing this! Assuming that you are trying to […]

Group Policy Admin Templates Catalog

Group Policy Admin Templates Catalog

Group Policy is an awesome tool for IT Departments to ensure that their end user computers have the correct enforcement settings on them. It also ensures that company policies are met while also helping to keep security measures in place. The wide range of policies available to IT Departments via Group Policy, means that computers […]

KB4457139 – Windows Server 2008 NIC Issues

KB4457139 – Windows Server 2008 NIC Issues

We have over the last week or so had problems with Windows Server 2008 servers where, although they seem to be connecting through the network without any problems, like filestores, the servers could not be remoted onto and when running an ipconfig would return no data. You can see the number of Microsoft Updates that […]

Make Your Blogging Easier with These WordPress Plugins

Make Your Blogging Easier with These WordPress Plugins

Whether you have a standalone or a business website blog, you know the drill. You have to come up with great topics, produce amazing text and visuals, engage, amuse, educate, and inspire viewers, and do it regularly. It’s a tall order, but you cannot keep and grow a following without doing these things. Anything that […]

KB4457144 – Windows 7 Rollup May Cause NIC Issues

KB4457144 – Windows 7 Rollup May Cause NIC Issues

Windows 7 seems to have been suffering a lot recently with Microsoft releasing updates on an almost weekly basis that breaks something within the still popular Operating System. You can see the number of Microsoft Updates that have been problematic for Windows 7 users that have been released over the last few months by looking […]

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