Delegate permissions to another user in Exchange 2010
If you have a need allow a user to access the mailbox of another user, please first notify the users beforehand or ensure that you have the necessary policies in place to cover you. How to give users access to another users mailbox This guide is focuses around Exchange 2010 (I know, just helping a
Manage DHCP Filters via PowerShell Script
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 and disable/enable the list and/or add a new device to the list. To make this easier, you can setup a
Firefox sync not working
If you’ve installed Firefox, logged into your account and the sync isn’t working. There appears to be a bug that stops this from working, but luckily there is any easy fix, just follow the below: Fix Firefox sync issue Open ‘Firefox’. Open the menu by pressing the 3-bar menu. Select privacy from the left menu.
How to put an asp.net website in maintenance mode
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 of your website. Here’s what you need to do: How to create a asp.net maintenance notice Create a blank HTML
How to get ‘Open command window here’ menu option back in Windows 10 following the Creators Update
The most recent update for Windows 10, Creators Update, has made a fair few layout changes. One of which, is replacing the shift + right click menu option from ‘open command window here‘ with ‘Open PowerShell window here‘, as shown below: This probably isn’t a problem for most people since PowerShell has taken over from
Microsoft Word experienced an error trying to open the file
If you are seeing the ‘Microsoft Word experienced an error trying to open the file‘ error, this might be misleading and the cause is likely nothing like what the error message says. In fact, it’s most likely security setting to try and protect you. Please note that this is at your own risk, if you
Microsoft Excel cannot open or save any more documents because there is not enough available memory or disk space
If you are seeing the ‘Microsoft Excel cannot open or save any more documents because there is not enough available memory or disk space‘ error, this might be misleading and the cause is likely nothing like what the error message says. In fact, it’s most likely security setting to try and protect you. Please note
Sky Q Tip: How to Access Hidden Sky Q Engineers Menu
If you have Sky Q, there’s a hidden engineers menu with some extra options including the ability to change the wi-fi bands and enabling connectivity over your home’s existing electricity wiring (known as powerline). Sky aren’t currently supporting powerline*, it’s a work in progress. It does appear to work, but if you decide to try
How to delete files by age with PowerShell
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 examples: Delete files older than x minutes Get-ChildItem -path C:\temp | where {$_.Lastwritetime -lt (date).addminutes(-5)} | remove-item Delete files older
How to find which exchange mailbox is linked to specific email address
Sometimes tracking down the exchange mailbox which is linked to a specific email address can be time consuming, but you you make this task easier by using the Exchange Management Shell. To do this, follow the below instructions: 1) Open the Exchange Management Shell 2) Enter the below code, but swap email@domain.com for the email
How to create a 301 Redirect in c# and vb.net
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 your PageRank by only 15%, compared with the 100% loss if you just redirect or use a 302 redirect. To
Skype 5.3 has stopped working
If you have upgraded to Skype version 5.3 and you are getting the ‘Skype has stopped working’ error message (shown below) it could be easily solved. In previous version of Skype when running on a Windows 7 x64 machine the program didn’t minimise to the sys tray icon, but the way around this was to
Screenshot on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch
To take a screenshot on iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, simply do the below: 1) Press and hold the sleep button (outter edge button at the top) 2) Press the home button (button on front at bottom) The phone will make a camera sound and the image will be in your camera roll/photos section on
Enable send as permissions on distribution groups in Exchange 2010
To allow a user to be able to send on behalf of a distribution group, simply follow the below: 1) Logon to your Exchange 2007/2010 server 2) Open the ‘Exchange Management Shell’ 3) Type the below in, but change ‘GroupName’ to the name of the group and ‘UserName’ to the name of the user you
An IIS directory entry couldn’t be created. The error message is Access is denied.
If you have installed Exchange 2010 in and Exchange 2007 environment, you may come across the below error: An IIS directory entry couldn’t be created. The error message is Access is denied. HResults = 2147024891 It was running the command ‘Get-OWAVirtualDirectory’ If you do, the solution is very simple, follow the below: 1) Logon to
Exchange 2007 SP2 setup cannot continue with the upgrade because the beremote has open files
This article will help you if when installing Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2 you receive a message like below: Exchange 2007 SP2 setup cannot continue with the upgrade because the beremote has open files Basically this is because another service or application is connected to your exchange server, for us it was caused
Windows Media Services 2008 and IIS 7 both using the HTTP protocol on the same server
To enable both Windows Media Services 2008 to stream content over HTTP and still allowing IIS 7 to operate on the same server, follow the below instructions: 1) Ensure both IIS and Windows Media Services 2008 (WMS) are installed 2) Ensure you have more than one IP address on your server. 3) Decide which IP addresses will be used for IIS
Purge all disconnected mailboxes in Exchange 2007
If you want to purge all your mailboxes in Exchange 2007, simply follow the below: 1) Open ‘Exchange Management Shell’ 2) Add all the disconnected mailboxes into a var by typing the below: $users = Get-MailboxStatistics | where-object { $_.DisconnectDate -ne $null } | Select DisplayName,MailboxGuid,Database 3) Purge all the disconnected mailboxes in the previously
Find my number on Vodafone
If you’re on the Vodafone network and you’d like to find your mobile numbet, if you can’t remember it, dial *#100# and press send. Your number will then display on screen. This does work on all handsets, as far as we are aware.
Stop your BlackBerry deleting old calendar items when syncing with Outlook
You may have noticed that calendar items more than 60 days old are automatically being deleted when you sync your BlackBerry up with Outlook, this is because your BlackBerry automatically is set to a 60 day retension, so fix this, follow the below process on your BlackBerry and it should stop if from happening: 1)
Set Ajax Toolkit Accordion Selected AccordionPane by ID
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 your ajax accordion you set the ID of each AccordionPane you can use the below code: This example is based
Set Ajax Toolkit Accordion Panes all closed on load
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 page loading sub: MyAccordion.selectedindex = "-1" An example of this in place would be: Private Sub Page_Load() If Not Page.IsPostBack
Enable auto hyperlinking of web and email addresses in Outlook 2007
To enable auto hyperlinking of website url’s and email addresses in Outlook 2007, simply follow the below steps: 1) Open ‘Microsoft Outlook 2007’ 2) Select the ‘Tools’ menu and select ‘Options’ 3) Select the ‘Mail Format’ tab 4) Click the ‘Editor Options’ button 5) Select the ‘Proofing’ option on the left 6) Click the ‘AutoCorrect
How to automatically redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS on Exchange
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 to your exchange server 2) Open ‘My Computer’ 3) Navigate to: ‘c:\Inetpub\wwwroot’ 4) You should see two files, ‘default.aspx’ and
MS SQL Management Studio – Save changes is not permitted – The changes you have made require the following tables to be dropped and re-created
If when using Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio to amend a table you encounter a dialog box saying: Saving changes is not permitted. The changes you have made require the following tables to be dropped and re-created. You have either made changes to a table that can’t be re-created or enabled the option prevent saving
Force the compatibility mode in IE8
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 the top of the <head></head> section of your website: <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=EmulateIE7" /> An example of this is place would be:
Windows has blocked this software because it can’t verify the publisher
If when trying to install something in Internet Explorer with an ActiveX pluging and you get a message saying, ‘Windows has blocked this software because it can’t verify the publisher’, like below: Windows has blocked this software because it can’t verify the publisher Then here’s what to do to allow you to run/install it. Please
Bullet point spacing with css
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 desired spacing, but the above works well and looks neat and tidy. An example using this method would look like
Undeliverable mail to Exchange 2007 Distribution Groups
If you experiencing problems with emails not delivering to Exchange 2007 Distribution Groups from external sources, but it works internally, then the below is likely to be the cause as it is 9 out of 10 times I’m asked to look at it: 1) Open the ‘Exchange Management Console’ 2) Select ‘Recipient Configuration’, then ‘Distribution
Stop the compatibility button being show on your website in IE8
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 website: <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=8" /> An example of this is place would be: <head> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=8" /> </head> This