Deploying Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.1 with System Center Configuration Manager Sept. 21, 2016, 2:21 p.m.

How to build a Configuration Manager Application for Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.1.

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End to End Deployment with Microsoft Azure Sept. 20, 2016, 2:58 p.m.

If you're a sysadmin who needs to deploy resources in Microsoft's Azure platform your choices have been limited to either the web portal or complex scripts. Today I want to highlight a set of new technologies that when combined together provide a way to move away from manual processes and complex scripts and instead produce a declarative, reusable, and easy to manage and maintain solution for deployment to Azure.

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Azure AD Connect Health Agent installation Sept. 19, 2016, 3:01 p.m.

The agent uses System.Net to make web requests instead of Microsoft Windows HTTP Services. The configured Http Proxy address will be used to pass-through encrypted Https messages. Authenticated proxies (using HTTPBasic) are not supported.

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Installing And Configuring Azure AD Connect Health Agent for ADDS / ADFS Sept. 16, 2016, 12:28 p.m.

Covers the many various errors and failures that are encountered installing the Azure AD Connect Health Agent.

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Long-term US study finds no links between violent video games and youth violence Sept. 14, 2016, 7:32 p.m.

During this time period “youth violence dropped precipitously”, the researchers write, “despite maintaining very high levels of media violence in society with the introduction of videogames.”

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You can't parse [X]HTML with regex Sept. 14, 2016, 7:28 p.m.

Every time you attempt to parse HTML with regular expressions, the unholy child weeps the blood of virgins, and Russian hackers pwn your webapp. Parsing HTML with regex summons tainted souls into the realm of the living. HTML and regex go together like love, marriage, and ritual infanticide. The

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iOS 10: The MacStories Review Sept. 14, 2016, 6:26 p.m.

Sometimes, change is unexpected. More often than not, change sneaks in until it feels grand and inevitable. Gradually, and then suddenly. iOS users have lived through numerous tides of such changes over the past three years.

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Lynda.com Sept. 4, 2016, 8:01 p.m.

Lynda.com is free with an Auckland library card.

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Code&Quill: The Traveler Sept. 4, 2016, 7:29 p.m.

The Traveler is the perfect notebook for those creatives on the road. The soft, flexible cover makes it easy to handle, and easier to take with you, no matter where you’re going.

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Classy CBV: Django Class-Based-View Inspector Sept. 4, 2016, 3:54 p.m.

Detailed descriptions, with full methods and attributes, for each of Django's class-based generic views.

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Create Bookmarklets - The Right Way Sept. 4, 2016, 3:54 p.m.

Bookmarkets can be defined as mini applications masquerading as tiny snippets of JavaScript awesomeness that reside in your browser and provide additional functionalities to a web page.

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Cleanup Active Directory with PowerShell Sept. 2, 2016, 9:02 a.m.

PowerShell scripts to report on & manage inactive Active Directory objects, including users, computers, groups and OUs.

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Silently deploy SSRS Printing Components for SQL 2008 R2 (RSPrintClient.dll) Aug. 31, 2016, 4:55 p.m.

In secure environments you sometimes need to install ActiveX components. I wanted to create a silent installation of the Printing components of the SQL Server Reporting Services 2008 R2 in a lock downed environment. The components are needed to present the print dialog box in the Reporting Services website.

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Suggesting tags with django-taggit and jQuery UI Aug. 30, 2016, 7:53 p.m.

Using the jQuery UI autocomplete tools to provide users with hints when they enter tags.

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Reddit’s uptime (2008–2016) Aug. 30, 2016, 5:28 p.m.

Looking at the number of comments per minute that reddit gets, from 1 in 2008 to more than 2300 comments per minute in 2016.

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Heroku Django Starter Template Aug. 29, 2016, 9:38 p.m.

Project starter template for Django 1.9 with production-ready configuration for Static Files, Database Settings, Gunicorn, and enhancements to Django's static file serving functionality via WhiteNoise

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Ultimate PowerShell Prompt Customization and Git Setup Guide Aug. 29, 2016, 8:35 p.m.

By the end of the article you will have a great looking prompt, a nice Git setup using ssh keys and even be able to squash commits on Windows.

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Enterprise Management of ActiveX Controls using ActiveX Installer Service Aug. 26, 2016, 3:59 p.m.

The ActiveX Installer Service can install ActiveX controls in the background for non-administrative users.

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Regular Expressions 101 Aug. 16, 2016, 3:22 p.m.

Online regex tester and debugger

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