PowerShell is an extremely powerful scripting language developed by Microsoft that lets you automate tasks on your computer, and manage system resources. It is built on the .NET framework and comes with a command-line interface. […]
Installing PowerShell on Mac OS X is a relatively simple process that can be done in a few easy steps. Please note: these instructions are for Mac OS X version after 10.13 and above, as […]
PowerShell is a powerful command-line interface (CLI) that allows you to automate and manage Windows systems. One of the best ways to customise your PowerShell experience is by creating a custom profile. A profile is […]
PowerShell is a powerful tool for Windows administrators, developers, and power users. It allows you to automate tasks, manage Windows systems, and access a wide range of functionality through its built-in commands and modules. In […]
Windows Terminal is a powerful and versatile tool that can be used to manage your Windows operating system. It is a command-line interface (CLI) that allows users to access and control their Windows systems from […]
Whether you are interested in buying, or selling, property via Rightmove, you might want to download the images. Now sure, you can do this one-by-one, by right clicking on each photo (when viewed full screen) […]
If you need to work with multiple files (e.g. log files) and want to identify them by using wildcards, you can take the below approach: 1 Identify the folder to work in, and add it […]
When running multiple scripts, either at the same time, or sequentially, it’s nice to know which script is running. An easy way to do this, it to set the title of the PowerShell window, when […]
Detecting HTTPS in your asp.net c# web app is fairly straight forward in a normal environment with a single server solution, as you can see from the below example: if (HttpContext.Current.Request.IsSecureConnection) { Response.Write(“Using HTTPS”); } […]
If you want to see what channel your wireless network, or the neighbouring networks, then you can run the below script in either PowerShell or the Command Prompt. netsh wlan show networks bssid Why look […]
If you operate a list of allowed mac addresses on your DHCP server to prevent unauthorised users/devices from obtaining an IP address, it can be a pain to have to constantly open the DHCP console […]
If you need to take your website offline, for any reason (eg. database maintenance, site move etc), you can do so very easily by just creating one .htm file and dropping in the root folder […]
You can easily use PowerShell to delete files that are older than x minutes/hours/days. This is useful if you have a temporary folder which you would like to regularly clear down. Please see the below […]
If you need to redirect a page to another page or site, it’s best to use a 301 redirect to help retain some of your SEO work. It’s believed that a 301 redirect will reduce […]
If you want to choose which AccodionPane is selected, you generally use the SelectedIndex command. However, if you want to select which AccordionPane is active by its ID and when you binded your data to […]
As you know when you use the accordion element of the Ajax Toolkit, one of the panes is automatically open on load. Well there is a way around this, simply add the below to your […]
Users often don’t remember to use https:// when access Outlook Web Access, they simply just use https://. So to automatically redirect them to the same address but with https:// simply follow the below: 1) Logon […]
If your website doesn’t display properly in IE8, then it’s recommended that you amend your code, but in the meantime you could force Internet Explorer 8 to run in the compatibility mode. Simply add the below line to […]
To increase the spacing between bullet points with CSS simple add the below code to your .css file: ul li { margin:.5em 10% .5em 0; } Obviously you can change the values to reach your […]
If your website shows the compatibility button when you browse it in IE8 (Internet Explorer 8) then this is how to remove the button. Simply add the below line to the <head></head> section of your […]
If you’re using the TabContainer, which is part of the Ajax Control Toolkit and have noticed that when you remove a tab you have issues accessing the values from a DropDownList using .SelectedItem.Value or .SelectedValue […]
If you want internet browsers to recognise your XML/RSS feeds as soon as a visitor reaches your website, then this article is for you. Browsers such as Internet Explorer 7 have XML/RSS functionality built in […]
As long as your printer is networked, connected to a print server and shared, then mapping the printer via a logon script is fairly easy. Firstly consider adding an echo line of text to inform […]
There are two ways to map a network drive and each is more useful in a different situation. Method 1 This way is the more efficient of the two and most useful if the network […]
To set you client machines to the same time, simply decide on a server to use as the time source. Then consider adding a echo message to inform the user of what is happening. For […]
This can be very handy when you have set a group policy to display a certain background image/file. Lefts say your group policy is configured to set everyones background to a image file called back.jpg […]
Have you noticed those nasty dotted lines around links when you click on them in Firefox? Well here’s how to get rid of them, and it’s quite simple really just add the below text to […]
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