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Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0 provider is not registered on the local machine

Jun 16, 2017 · 1 min read · microsoft IIS asp.net windows ·

I’ve come across this error a couple of times in the past few weeks when migrating old ASP.NET websites to new web servers so I’m popping it into the blog as an aide-memoire for myself and in case it’s useful for others.
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OneDrive, Placeholders, and shared PCs.

May 12, 2017 · 3 min read · microsoft onedrive higher-education ·

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OneDrive now with Files On Demand
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vHighlights #002

Mar 19, 2017 · 2 min read · vmware vcenter solidfire hpe nimble-storage simplivity microsoft windows ·

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Some highlights from VMware ecosystem and Virtualisation in general from the past 7 days. Announcements, discoveries, and useful bits-and-bobs found on the internet. Week ending 19 March 2017
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Mailbox filling up harddisk? Turn Off Cached Exchange Mode

Feb 16, 2017 · 2 min read · microsoft outlook ·

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This came up in conversation at work earlier today- a user has connected to their own mailbox and those of other staff. They now have a whopping 35GB of Outlook files on their workstation. They are having performance issues. Here’s a 30-second highlight of the solution.
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Checking Encryption Status of Remote Windows Computers

Jan 12, 2017 · 2 min read · microsoft windows powershell ·

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Checking Encryption Status of Remote Windows Computers

Using the manage-bde command you can check the Bitlocker encryption status on both the local Windows computer but also remote devices on the local area network. For example, to check the encryption status of the C: drive on the computer “WS12345” the following command could be used 1manage-bde -status -computername …

2016, a year of industry friendliness

Jan 9, 2017 · 3 min read · vmware vmug nutanix aws microsoft dell ·

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You may have seen various posts in blogs and social media over the past few days about VMware staff accounts being blocked from joining the Nutanix community website, and the VMware User Group- VMUG- blocking Nutanix staff from leadership committees. I’m not party to the detail or the reasons behind these moves, but …

Events Calendar 2016-2017

Jan 4, 2017 · 3 min read · vmworld vmug microsoft ·

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It’s that time of year again, when we change the calendar on the wall, look back at what happened in the previous 12 months, and look forward to what might be coming in the next 12. Here’s some of the in-person events I enjoyed in the last year and some rough plans for 2017.
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Learning with Minecraft

Nov 8, 2016 · 3 min read · xbox gaming microsoft ·

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There’s been a lot of coverage in the press about teaching with Minecraft- Microsoft even releasing an Educational version. So when the kids were set a homework project about “Super Structures” this got me thinking- let’s give Minecraft a go to supplement the project work set by the teacher.
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VB.NET- Random String from a set

Jun 8, 2016 · 1 min read · microsoft visualbasic vb.net asp.net ·

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A Quick Code Snippet in VB.Net/ ASP.Net- Picks a random string from the set.
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Using Test-NetConnection to check connectivity

Jan 7, 2016 · 2 min read · microsoft windows powershell networking ·

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Using Test-NetConnection to check connectivity

A regular ping command is great for checking if Host A can see Host B, but what if we want to go a bit deeper- for example check if a web server is contactable on port 80 and 443? The PowerShell cmdlet Test-NetConnection is a great tool for doing this.
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