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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How to use Group Policy Preferences to Secure Local Administrator Groups Aug. 2, 2016, 11:25 a.m.

How do you give a users full admin access to a computer but stop them from adding more people to the local admin group on a computer? Use Group Policy Preference of course.

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Technical Reference for Log Files in Configuration Manager July 18, 2016, 8:50 p.m.

Use this information to view and monitor Configuration Manager client and server logs for operation details and identify error information that might help you to troubleshoot any problems.

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Easifix Spring loaded Wallboard mounting Flush Box June 29, 2016, 8:20 a.m.

Spring loaded mounting box for mounting directly to gib.

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Kiwisparks June 29, 2016, 8:19 a.m.

Sell PDL 600 face plates & modules.

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Microsoft server software support for Microsoft Azure virtual machines June 28, 2016, 1:20 p.m.

This article discusses the support policy for running Microsoft server software in the Microsoft Azure virtual machine environment

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Azure Pricing Calculator June 28, 2016, 1:19 p.m.

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The Wirecutter June 16, 2016, 12:57 a.m.

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Unattended/Silent Installation Switches for Windows Apps June 10, 2016, 10:34 a.m.

The goal of this document is to collect instructions for performing unattended / silent installations of many popular application installers. Such instructions are useful for automating these installations.

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