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Heartbleed

From Wikipedia “Heartbleed is a security bug in the open-source OpenSSL cryptography library, widely used to implement the Internet’s Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol. This vulnerability is due to a missing bounds check in the handling of the Transport Layer Security (TLS) heartbeat extension” So what can I do to protect myself? First thing to […]

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Goodbye Windows XP

The end of Support for Windows XP is here. For more info please follow this link: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/end-support-help Quando sono solo sogno all’orizzonte E mancan le parole Si lo so che non c’ luce In una stanza quando manca il sole Se non ci sei tu con me, con me Su le finestre Mostra a tutti il […]

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How to get the build versions of SharePoint 2013

In preparation of updating a service pack 1 or possibly cumulative updates, I wanted to verify my farm deployment version.  There are many ways to do this so I will list the ones I know below. Using PowerShell – Go to SharePoint 2013 Management Shell Enter the following script to get the SharePoint 2013 farm […]

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Remove database from read only mode, error 5120

I posted about setting a Microsoft SQL Database into ‘read only’ mode as part of an upgrade. Today I need to go back and make some changes on the now legacy system. To handle this request I needed to change back to its normal state, this is when I encountered the error 5120. In the […]

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Workout – Upper Body Dumbbell (sets, in the following order)

Today I completed my very own personal workout plan; I’m calling it the jermsmit upper body dumbbell workout. Here is what I done with links to bodybuilding.com to show you the proper form. I hope you enjoy; I know I did. 1. One-Arm Dumbbell Row Exercise – 10 reps (http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/detail/view/name/one-arm-dumbbell-row) 2. Pushups – 10 reps […]

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QOTD: Wind

I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination. – Jimmy Dean Safe travels to one of the most inspirational men in my life; see you in our next my dear cousin.