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Enabling AHCI Mode After Windows 7 Install
Posted on November 28, 2010 | No CommentsI recently built a new PC for someone and installed Windows 7. Having got near to the end of the operating system and software install, I realised that I had... -
Search: It has to be like Google!
Posted on September 29, 2010 | No CommentsAs a SharePoint consultant, I dread hearing those words. I am sure many of you reading this will be sympathetic as you will have listened to countless clients say things... -
Use PowerShell to Change SharePoint Logging Database
Posted on September 13, 2010 | No CommentsI had a little head scratching today changing the database used by SharePoint Foundation for logging of usage data. This is because, at the time of writing, the Microsoft Article... -
Site Maintenance
Posted on September 1, 2010 | 2 CommentsI have been busy tonight upgrading WordPress and the plugins I use on this site. The theme has been altered, too. If you notice anything majorly wrong with the site... -
Install NVIDIA Display Drivers: Ubuntu 10.04, Sony VAIO F Series
Posted on July 26, 2010 | 4 CommentsI recently bought a Sony VAIO F Series laptop (VPCF11Z1E, to be precise). It has a GeForce GT 330M installed and I decided I wanted to dual boot with Ubuntu... -
PowerShell SharePoint Site Collection Backup Script
Posted on March 14, 2010 | 4 CommentsI have been meaning to write a script in PowerShell to do SharePoint Site Collection backups for a while but not got round to it. I did do a quick... -
Windows XP AHCI Mode Install Hangs
Posted on January 10, 2010 | No CommentsRecently I decided to reinstall Windows XP Pro on my home desktop. Yes, I know, Windows 7 is out and far superior but I have some music software that only... -
Install VMware Tools on Windows Server 2008 R2 Core
Posted on December 3, 2009 | 3 CommentsI was surprised to discover that it's very easy to install the VMware Tools on Windows Server 2008 R2 Core today. Simply select the VM in VMware Infrastructure Web Access... -
Search Server Express 2008 Requires SP2 on Windows Server 2008 R2
Posted on November 30, 2009 | 1 CommentI recently installed Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) 3.0 with SP2 on Windows Server 2008 R2, with the intention of adding Search Server Express 2008 for enterprise search functionality. However, when... -
Install PowerShell on Windows Server 2008 R2 Core
Posted on November 18, 2009 | No CommentsToday I installed Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Core, expecting to be presented with PowerShell. Wrong. I was presented with good old cmd.exe. It took me a while to find...