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Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 in a Nutshell

December 23, 2009

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 is an integrated suite of server capabilities that can help improve organizational effectiveness by providing comprehensive content management and enterprise search, accelerating shared business processes, and facilitating information-sharing across boundaries for better business insight.

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Schedule Backup using SQL 2005 Management Studio

October 12, 2011
Microsort SQL 2005 Management Console

Procedures for scheduling a SQL 2005 backup using Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio.

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Fix Microsoft Office Icons on Desktop

July 15, 2011
Microsoft Office 2007

Repair icons for MS Office 2007 desktop shortcuts in Windows 7 using Microsoft Picture Manager.

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Create an Inventory Workflow in SharePoint

April 5, 2011
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Recently I had the need to create a SharePoint list that acts as a maintenance work order.  This maintenance work order refers to several lists on the site, equipment, mechanic and inventory.  When a part is used in the work order, we needed it to automatically adjust the inventory quantity in the Inventory list....

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Shrink MSSQL Databases

March 28, 2011

There are several ways to shrink or truncate your MS SQL databases. One procedure is to run a backup from within the Enterprise Manager. Open Enterprise Manager Expand your SQL Server Group and your Local server Expand Databases Right Click the database you would like to backup Under All Tasks Select Backup Database Select...

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Gmail Compromised?

May 26, 2010
Google Gmail

I just opened one of my Gmail account and immediately received a security message from Google stating suspicious activity had been taking place. The message stated that the following IP addresses had recently accesses my Gmail Account: * Unknown United States (DC) (174.129.64.58) * Unknown United...

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WordPress Malware Attacks

May 25, 2010
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Over the past several weeks WordPress has been attacked on several hosting providers. Recent attacks alters files within WordPress that redirects visitors from your site to a malware site. Sucuri Security has posted instructions on how to remove the infected code from your WordPress site. The instructions to remove the infected code is...

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Error When Upgrading WSUS 3 SP2

January 8, 2010

While trying upgrade Windows Server Update Services, WSUS, I experience the following error in the setup log and the install would stop: 2010-01-08 10:37:52 Error MWUSSetup ExecuteQuery: Failed to execute SQL query USE SUSDB IF EXISTS (select * FROM master..sysdatabases WHERE...

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Lose the Folder in SharePoint

December 23, 2009

Folders have their place in the world.  They are right at home in the metal cabinet next to your desk. They even live comfortably within Windows Explorer.  But…. in a SharePoint environment, I’m not convinced they belong. Document Libraries in SharePoint make an excellent alternative to storing your files in a traditional file server. ...

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Duplicate Computer SIDs on a Network, is it OK?

December 21, 2009

I have always been trained that it is essential that every computer on your network MUST have a unique SID (Computer Security Identifier). In today's world of re-imaging computers, changing the SID is always the first step taken. I have a post that discusses using NewSID to easily change the SID on a server....

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