Sep 20, 2012
Windows 2008 R2 Cluster Report with PowerShell
You know how it is, manager love reports and really we geeks like some reports as well. Recently I was tasked to generate a health check report for some of the Windows 2008 R2 Active / Passive clusters using PowerShell. With Windows 2008 R2 cluster Microsoft has provided FailoverClusters modules as well as the deprecated cluster command. There is no per say report to check for a status on clusters. Using... read more
Sep 18, 2012
Speed up Windows 7 and 2008 R2 Network
Slow network is a pain in this high speed Internet and local area networks we have and with Windows 7, Vista and Windows 2008 R2 having a slow network is a big issue. Slow networks can cause issues with accessing shares, accessing and transferring data, DNS name resolutions and of course Internet downloads and uploads. Here are a few items that can be tweaked to aid in reducing some of the slowness with... read more
Sep 16, 2012
How To Set Parental Controls on Windows 7
I often get calls on how to restrict and monitor access of children on the Internet. Let’s face it, the web is a wonderful and dangerous place and we need to keep our children safe. As geeks we are the ones to assist others. With Windows Vista / 7 there are parental controls that we can use to make the systems much safer to use. This post covers how to set up parental controls on a Windows 7 system.... read more
Sep 13, 2012
Install and Setup Samba on CentOS / RHEL
It is a fact of life,, there are Windows clients that need to access shared data and as admins we like to have control and secure way to deliver the data from Linux to Windows and this is where Samba comes into play. A basic Samba share on a Linux server is not very hard to implement and in this post we will be using CentOS to deliver the goods. Install Samba package $ sudo yum install samba samba-client... read more
Sep 8, 2012
How to Change the Registered To on Windows
have you ever been the recipient of a passed down computer and wanted to change the name displayed on Registered To when you open System in the Control Panel on Windows XP, Vista and 7? Well look no further I have your answer and it is as simple as changing one registry value. Open regedit and navigate to HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion. Find the RegisteredOwner key and double-click to... read more
