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The Essential Apps Page

  By Chris | June 3, 2009 - 8:52 pm | Tech
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Continuing on from the recent “Current Essential Apps” post, I’ve expanded it to a new Page titled “Essential Apps.”  Check ‘em out and let me know what you think or if I’ve missed any great ones. I’ll likely be modifying that page over time as I recall the ones I … Continue reading →

Tagged essential, utility, Windows

Wrestling with WSUS Bandwidth

  By Chris | May 2, 2009 - 10:01 am | Tech
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We recently deployed Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) at the office to help with patch and update management for Microsoft OS and apps. After some initial confusion, it seems to be working well and I suspect will save me a lot of time in the future. A positive investment in … Continue reading →

Tagged BITS, patches, Tech-Ops, Windows, WSUS

Windows Scheduled Tasks Tricks

  By Chris | April 13, 2009 - 9:28 pm | Tech
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If you manage Windows servers you are probably familiar with the Scheduled Tasks service. While not the fanciest job scheduler in the world, it is loaded with a decent set of features and, since it ships with the OS, arguably a lot cheaper than some of the third party options. … Continue reading →

Tagged Scheduled-Tasks, tip, Windows, Windows-Task-Scheduler

The Rocky Mountain Tech Trifecta

  By Chris | February 22, 2009 - 4:45 pm | Tech
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I spent most of yesterday attending the inaugural Rocky Mountain Tech Trifecta. I’m happy to say that I found it completely worth the time. I learned a lot yesterday which makes spending a Saturday downtown totally worth it. Seeing so many great speakers just pushed it over the top. I … Continue reading →

Tagged .NET, asp.net-mvc, Denver, Rocky-Mountain-Tech-Trifecta, sql-server, Windows

One Way to Show Hidden Files in Vista

  By Chris | January 23, 2009 - 7:51 am | Tech
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While there are quite a few ways to accomplish this, what follows is the way I typically go about showing hidden files in Windows Vista. If you have a faster or easier way, feel free to leave a comment and share the love. First, open a Windows Explorer window (WinKey … Continue reading →

Tagged tip, vista, Windows
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