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IIS ODBC SQL Logging

Posted by dave on January 23, 2012 No comments

I was basically after a way to make better use of the IIS log files. We use Google Analytics on most of our sites but with all the information being stored in the IIS logs, it made sense to work …

Cheap Exchange UC Certificates

Posted by dave on January 12, 2012 No comments

My Unified Comms certificate for Exchange was up for renewal, Digicert emailed and called me to renew it, although I must say the guy that rang (from the States I think) did sound like he had just woken up, maybe …

web.config Connection String Monitoring with PRTG Network Monitor

Posted by dave on December 5, 2011 1 comment

I use PRTG Network monitor to check all our websites, and I generally just check the homepage for certain words to make sure it’s loaded ok. I also have checks on the SQL Server to make sure the service is …

External MS SQL Database User Authentication with Moodle

Posted by dave on November 25, 2011 No comments

We have a Moodle running which I’ve recently moved to a new server. The old server was running PHP 5.2.x and the new one is on 5.3.x. This of course now means that the PHP extension php_mssql.dll is no longer …

Creating virtual directories in Windows using MKLINK

Posted by dave on November 16, 2011 No comments

I won’t go into too much detail as to why I needed to do this, but basically I needed a network share to look kinda like a local folder. After experimenting with NET USE, SUBST and various other solutions, I …

VBScript to append news items from a text file to Outlook signatures

Posted by dave on November 15, 2011 No comments

A while ago I blogged about a script that I use the auto generate users Outlook Signatures based on information stored in active directory. This is still being used and still works well, it’s been slightly modified over the months, but …

Quick Guide to S-Off and Root a HTC Desire S

Posted by dave on October 18, 2011 No comments

So I’ve had my HTC Desire S a couple of months now, and it’s all be working fine, so now seemed a good time to brick it. Well, worst case! The initial plan was to first change it to S-Off, …

Things that really annoy me…

Posted by dave on October 12, 2011 1 comment

After being inspired by Annabel on Virgin radio’s, sorry, Absolute radio’s @HometimeShow yesterday, I figured I’d put my own list together. I fear already that this list could become quite large. I’ll update it in the future too, It might even …

Slow Virgin media upload speeds

Posted by dave on October 12, 2011 No comments

I’ve started using LiveDrive recently. The service and price seemed pretty good, although the same cannot be said about their customer service, which is, well, crap. (I’ll come back to them at a later date, they may redeem themselves, they …