Exclude Certain Categories from the Homepage on WordPress Blogs

If you are using WordPress for your blog then you will probably be using your latest posts to make up your home page. By default, all categories of posts are included in your home page, but what if you want to exclude a category or multiple categories of posts from displaying on your home page? Well, it is pretty simple… …

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System Center Operations Manager – Apply Licence using PowerShell

If you are using System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) then you will find that you will need to apply your correct licence key to take it from an evaluation version up to a full version. To make this a simple process, you can run the following PowerShell command on your Operations Manager server: #Import Module import-module operationsmanager #Set License Key New-SCOMManagementGroupConnection …

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System Center Operations Manager – Pre-Requisites Powershell Script

If you are installing System Center Operations Manager, there are a number of pre-requisites that you need to install before running the installer. To make the pre-requisites installation easier, you can run the below Powershell command which will download and install all of the pre-reqs for you. Import-Module ServerManager Add-WindowsFeature NET-Framework-Core,AS-HTTP-Activation,Web-Static-Content,Web-Default-Doc,Web-Dir-Browsing,Web-Http-Errors,Web-Http-Logging,Web-Request-Monitor,Web-Filtering,Web-Stat-Compression,AS-Web-Support,Web-Metabase,Web-Asp-Net,Web-Windows-Auth –restart ##This section will download the Report Viewer and …

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Exchange – Hide Contacts from Address Book

If you have mail contacts in your Exchange environment then you may want to hide them from your global address book if you are using them as forwarders. To do this, open up Exchange Management Shell (EMS) and run the following command: Get-MailContact -OrganizationalUnit “ADOU” | Set-MailContact -hiddenfromaddresslistsenabled $true where: “ADOU” = Organisational Unit $true = set all contacts to …

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Skype v7.32 Released – MSI Download Link & Silent Install Instructions

Skype version 7.32 has now been released and if you would like to either add this to your Configuration Manager Software Catalog or even have it available through WDS or Group Policy, then you will want to download the MSI file for it. Skype do provide a direct download link for its Skype software and the installer is packaged as …

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SCSM – How to generate a strong name signature key file to seal a Management Pack

If you are using System Center Service Manager and creating custom management packs then you will want to seal them with a strong name signature. To do this, you will need to first of all generate the key file to allow you to use it when sealing your management pack. You need to use the sn.exe tool which has to …

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Windows Essentials 2012 – End of Life in January 2017

Windows Essentials 2012 will be reaching its end of life in January 2017. This means that you will no longer be able to download the software from Microsoft. However, we have downloaded the offline full installer for Windows Essentials 2012 and you can download it from us. Just click the button below to download the offline installer: Windows Essentials 2012 Offline …

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