• Removing Exchange 2010 roles

    The process to remove roles from Exchange 2010 is fairly straightforward.  In order to remove a role or all roles from an Exchange 2010 server, you initiate the process from “Programs and Features. Right-click on “Microsoft Exchange Server 2010” The…

  • Windows 2008 R2 access denied adding TCP/IP printer

    I ran into a pesky add printer access denied error message recently with a server that had been upgraded from Windows 2008 to Windows 2008 R2.  In attempting to add a printer to the printer management console via the TCP/IP…

  • Change password at next logon in Exchange 2010 SP1

    For those Exchange admins out there, most have made plans or at least are looking into upgrading their Exchange 2010 RTM environments to SP1.  The SP1 upgrade has many great improvements over the RTM version.  The feature list from Microsoft…

  • HP Printer software bloat

    With every passing iteration of new HP printers and drivers, one thing is for sure, the “software” is bloated and almost to a point where it is unusable.  I find it very frustrating to see clients who purchase printers either…

  • 4G Wireless speed facts or fiction

    I saw an interesting article on MSN this morning about 4G speeds and the fact that the branding of 4G speeds are simply not true.  I wanted to weigh in on this topic as I had a very interesting conversation…

  • Allowing SSH in Untangle

    To allow an SSH connection in Untangle simply run the following command: rm /etc/ssh/sshd_not_to_be_run /etc/init.d/ssh start

  • Adding Trusted Sites to Internet Explorer with Group Policy

    If you are an administrator with a few, hundreds, or even thousands of computers and users, the beauty of group policy is a central point of managing your environment.  One of the headaches that we have as administrators is managing…

  • Cameyo Application Virtualization

    Have you ever wished that you could simply run an application without having to install the program first?  Maybe you have malware that has infiltrated your workstation or perhaps a client’s workstation and you do not have Internet access to…

  • Windows 8 Release date set

    With Windows 7 being a huge success for Microsoft compared to Vista, the next iteration of Windows being Windows 8, the release of the next OS is highly anticipated.  There were several stories that surfaced on the Internet a few…

  • Group Policy Client Service Failed the logon

    In working with several networked environments, you frequently see a lot of weird errors that hit you from day to day.  If you have seen the error “Group Policy Client Service Failed the logon” you know what I am talking…