So having been using the Surface RT for just over a week now and I am very impressed with it. I had previously tried Windows 8 on my laptop and it just didn’t feel right. It may have been because it was such a huge change that it will take me a while to get… Continue reading MIcrosoft Surface RT and SkyDrive
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SkyDrive Versions (Desktop, Metro and Pro)
Having used Windows 8 for over a week now I am start to get familiar with how SkyDrive should be used, it actually comes in 3 flavours. There are detailed below: 1. SkyDrive Standard or Desktop Mode This is likely to be the SkyDrive everybody is familiar with, it installs like any other application and… Continue reading SkyDrive Versions (Desktop, Metro and Pro)
Confirm Delete missing on Windows 8
So after using Windows 8 for a few weeks I have found a few “features” that may frustrate a few people. I will start making a note of some of these and provide configurable workarounds where needed. The first one up is the confirm delete option when deleting files. I understand why this may be… Continue reading Confirm Delete missing on Windows 8
Activate Windows 8 when Receiving “DNS name does not exist” error
After installing a fresh version of Windows 8 Enterprise and adding it to our AD domain, I proceeded to active the copy, however I received the “DNS name does not exist” error when clicking activate. During the installation process I never entered a product key, however it appeared that one was showing on the activation… Continue reading Activate Windows 8 when Receiving “DNS name does not exist” error
Movember 2013
Last year saw a huge uptake in Movember in our office so this year I thought about taking park. Now I’m probably not the best person to grow a moustache as my facial hair is a little patchy at the best of time, however I thought why not, if enough people take part there could… Continue reading Movember 2013
K2 ServiceObject with File Property
Some code snippets to help FileProperty fpropData = new FileProperty(“FileData”, new MetaData(), String.Empty, String.Empty); fpropData.MetaData.DisplayName = “File Data”; fpropData.MetaData.Description = “File Data”; this.Properties.Add(fpropData); public static object ToFilePropertyValue(string propName, string filename, byte[] content) { return (new FileProperty(propName, new MetaData(), filename, Convert.ToBase64String(content))).Value; } dr[“File”] = Helper.ToFilePropertyValue(“File”, “foobar.dat”, {foobar byte[]});
Removing a File Through SSH
1. Navigate to the folder where the file exists 2. run the command “rm [filename]” 3. Confirm with a “y”
Backup a MySQL Database Through SSH
1. Connect through SSH 2. Navigate to an accessible folder through FTP (eg “cd /var/www/vhosts/[sitename]) 3. Run the command “mysqldump –host localhost –user [username] –password [databasename] > [filename].sql 4. Enter password when prompted 5. View file in FTP viewer in folder and download
Upgrading from Windows Server 2008 R2 to Windows Server 2012
If upgrading a domain controller ensure the following commands are run first. D:\support\adprep\adprep /forestprep D:\support\adprep\adprep /domainprep
Error “psa dead but subsys locked” is shown when check status of Parallels Plesk Panel from the command line
~# /etc/init.d/psa status psa dead but subsys locked ~# Resolution ~# rm -f /var/lock/subsys/psa ~# /etc/init.d/psa start1 Starting Plesk… done ~# Further information: http://kb.parallels.com/6566