Category Archives: Microsoft

Powershell Script: Display Exchange 2007 Queue by Site

Posted on March 18, 2009 by Nerd

Working in a multi site Exchange 2007 environment can be cumbersome when trying to view queue information on the Hub servers.  I wrote this script to simplify this process. The script queries the Exchange 2007 organization, finds the servers with … Continue reading →

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Setup Gmail to Send & Receive your Live/Hotmail Account

Posted on March 18, 2009 by Nerd

Having POP3 access to Live Mail is great (or any mail account really!) if you have a Google mail account (or Google Apps).  Follow the steps below, and you can send and receive mail from Live/Hotmail, or any POP3 mail … Continue reading →

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Free POP3 access comes to Hotmail/Live – Finally!!!

Posted on March 17, 2009 by Nerd

It’s been a long time coming – Microsoft’s Live Mail (Hotmail) has finally allowed POP3 access!  This opens up many possible ways (read devices) to access your mail! From mobile device, browser, and desktop client, you can now get your … Continue reading →

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Free Loan Calculators for Excel

Posted on March 16, 2009 by Nerd

Microsoft’s Template Partner, Vertex42, has released eight free financial calculators to help you "know what your money is up to." These calculators work in Excel 2003 and Excel 2007 can make quick work of tracking and forecasting home mortgage, home … Continue reading →

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Fix slow Vista log on times

Posted on February 4, 2009 by Nerd

A friend of mine, Scott, works at Microsoft, and he sent me this KB article today, and a note: One of the guys on my new team does the "Fix it" links. I stumbled on this one a few days … Continue reading →

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Script to Find Whitespace on all Exchange 2007 Servers

Posted on January 23, 2009 by Nerd

As an Exchange Admin, I’m sure you have had the need to find out how much whitespace is in each of your Exchange databases.  This can be a real pain to do, crawling through the Event Log, looking for Event … Continue reading →

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Save Password in .RDP File

Posted on January 23, 2009 by Nerd

I shared with you how to create multiple .rdp files with Powershell, and now, I want to show  you how to make your job even easier!  I  ran across this blog, and downloaded his RDP password Hash program.  It got … Continue reading →

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