My CrytoLocker cleanup story
Summary There is a particularly worrying piece of malware doing the rounds called ‘CryptoLocker’ – it’s in the ‘Ransomware’ category and sets the standard for what we should expect going …
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PowerShell crashes when using start-job in a loop
In one of my scripts I needed to implement a kind of watch dog for part of the script which had a tendency to barf and get stuck. I settled …
How I have my mail view configured in Outlook 2013
Part of what we do as consultants is help people from the ground up with software. Nothing is more ubiquitous than Outlook but it is also probably the least well …
Do you really want to update your software during the working day…?
Only a minor issue in reality, but a reminder to treat our own systems like we treat our customers production environment – plan your changes! Today I was offered a …
[Quickfix] Lync window title “Lync Basic (Non-Commercial Use)”
I’d never seen this before today… Considering we are an E3, Office 365 customer I doubted it was being serious.
Off for some #training in London today for @NimbleStorage with @reubencook. — Ashley Lawrence (@ashalaw) September 11, 2013
[Solved] HTTP error 500 on Azure hosted wordpress blog
So some might have seen that our blog has been returning HTTP error 500 for a few days, albeit not every time. Since it’s running on Azure, it makes it …
Tips and steps for creating a SQL Alias for SharePoint to a new SQL server.
Some quick steps that I take to configure a SQL alias for SharePoint when moving from one SQL server to another.
Free SharePoint 2010 Foundation add-ons everyone should have
We have several customers who use SharePoint 2010 Foundation and are constantly trying to get the most out of the product, envious of what SharePoint standard and enterprise can do, …
Hide SharePoint calculated columns from display form with PowerShell
While creating a column which hyperlinked through to another list I’d created a few calculated columns which were showing up in the display form of items. You can’t hide calculated …