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Secure Apache HTTPD from POODLE

If you are running Apache, as I do you may want to take steps to secure your system but making a slight adjustment to your configuration. By adding the simply line: SSLProtocol All -SSLv2 -SSLv3 The file location: /etc/apache2 The file name: apache2.conf Remember to always backup a configuration file before making changes. Once completed restart apache: […]

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Factory Reset / Hard Reset a Samsung Galaxy S5

After a few weeks of playing with the Galaxy S5 its time to box it up and send it back, but not before factory resetting this bad boy. How To Factory Reset the Galaxy S5? To perform a factory reset of the Samsung Galaxy S5, go to Settings > User and backup > Backup and […]

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Tech Short: TSQL to find Consumed Memory

Poking around in Microsoft SQL Server looking for a way to give me some statistics on memory usage, primarily consumed memory. My first attempt was using ‘dbcc memorystatus’.  This gives me a good snapshot of the current memory status of the SQL Server. It will take me sometime to fully understand and parse the output. So […]

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Windows Identity Foundation Install Issue

Setting up a new installation of Lync Server 2013 I encountered an issue  after being notified b the Lync Server 2013 install prerequisite check that Windows Identity Foundation was required. I found my way to the download site and grabbed what I though was the correct install where I got the following error: Installer encountered […]

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HowTo Upgrade OpenMediaVault

Here are some quick and simple steps to upgrade your OpenMediaVault (OMV) to the latest version; OMV 1.0  (Kralizec). SSH into your OpenMediaVault server; in my case I am running OMV 0.5 and run the following command: apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade && omv-update Then type the following command: omv-release-upgrade Once completed you can either […]

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Remove Dead Exchange Servers from Active Directory

Working with  my Exchange 2012 Hybrid configuration I into the following error: ERROR : Subtask NeedsConfiguration execution failed: Configure MRS Proxy Settings Execution of the Get-WebServicesVirtualDirectory cmdlet has thrown an exception. This may indicate invalid parameters in your hybrid configuration settings. The task wasn’t able to connect to IIS on the server ‘exchange’. Make sure […]