Monthly Archives: March 2007

Need some PowerShell help

Posted on March 29, 2007 by Devin

Normally, when I write a blog post, I’m trying to help other people out. I forget that it can work both ways. So, today’s post is a plea for help: if you know a lot about PowerShell, I could use … Continue reading →

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Rare or well-done?

Posted on March 21, 2007 by Devin

Today commemorates the burning at the stake of Thomas Cranmer, archbishop of Canterbury under Henry VIII and Edward VI, at the hands of the court of Mary I. Cranmer was influential in guiding the reformation of the churches in England … Continue reading →

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Painfully shiny

Posted on March 21, 2007 by Devin

While Steph and I were getting our Battlestar Galactica[1] fix last night, I did something I haven’t done since mid-December 1992: have a shoe-shine party. I’ve got four pairs of nice black shoes that were in various states of repair, … Continue reading →

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Spoiler ettiquette reminder

Posted on March 7, 2007 by Devin

This isn’t aimed at anyone in particular whose blog I read, or who I know reads this blog, but more of a general comment prompted by the reaction of a friend who just received a huge Battlestar Galactica season 3 … Continue reading →

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Getting to know the legacy Routing Group Connector in Exchange 2007

Posted on March 6, 2007 by Devin

If you install Exchange 2007 into a legacy Exchange organization (by legacy, I mean Exchange 2000/2003), the first time you install the Hub Transport (HT) role into the organization you are asked to designate one of the legacy Exchange servers … Continue reading →

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Good-bye, Alias.

Posted on March 5, 2007 by Devin

Steph and I finally watched the last of Alias – The Complete Fifth Season this week, thanks to Netflix. We really enjoyed the first two seasons, but season three felt like it started to go a bit downhill, and season … Continue reading →

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Using Macs

Posted on March 4, 2007 by Devin

I refer you all now to the truth about switching, a nice little blog post that is refreshingly clear of hype and hyperbole. Now that we’re all on the same page, on to my additional commentary.  Too true. It’s a … Continue reading →

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Validating MD5 checksums in Windows

Posted on March 2, 2007 by Devin

In my last post I briefly mentioned MD5 hash checksums. If you don’t know what this is, the short version is that people who offer files for download also post the MD5 hash checksums of those files. This way, people … Continue reading →

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Downloading from the Red Hat online store

Posted on March 2, 2007 by Devin

For a recent project, I needed to obtain copies of the current release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. For the most part I had a very easy time with this, but there were a couple of aspects of the experience … Continue reading →

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