Tech Tips for the Field
by John Roller
Enhanced email protection with DKIM and DMARC
Office 365 now supports inbound validation of DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) over IPv4, and...
Date: 02/17/2015
SharePoint User’s Group in Orlando Sept. 17th
A SharePoint User’s Group is starting up in Orlando with the help of the Microsoft Store and the...
Date: 08/12/2014
Azure RemotApp now in preview
Azure Remote App is like Windows Server Remote Desktop Services. It enables businesses to use a...
Date: 05/14/2014
Free e-books from Microsoft Press
From technical overviews to drilldowns on special topics, these free e-books are available in PDF,...
Date: 05/12/2014
Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute provides a faster data connection
Now you can bypass the Internet when connecting to the Microsoft Cloud. Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute...
Date: 04/29/2014
OneDrive is now 1TB per user
Microsoft just announced that OneDrive for Business cloud storage has been increased to 1TB per...
Date: 04/29/2014
Welcome Nokia to the Microsoft family!
I was in Helsinki right after Nokia announced the partnership with Microsoft in 2011. It was a sad...
Date: 04/28/2014
Calendar Analytics
I just found this really cool free Excel add-in that looks at your Outlook calendar to analyze how...
Date: 04/29/2011
Enterprise Reference Datacenter Build Guide
I have been working on this build guide for several months. Between myself and a vendor, we...
Date: 04/19/2011
Microsoft creates giant 234” Interactive Touch Screen
Check out this huge new touch screen! very cool!...
Date: 03/28/2011
Windows Server Core
A new option in Windows Server 2008 is Server Core. It provides a minimal environment for running a...
Date: 08/21/2007
Tabbed IE Shortcuts
When you have multiple tabs open in Internet Explorer, type CTRL+1, CTRL+2, etc. This will move that...
Date: 08/21/2007
Vista Command Prompt in Admin Mode
If you go down to Start and type CMD in the search box (not from the RUN line) and hit...
Date: 08/21/2007
Solid State Hard Drives are coming
With sizes reaching 160GB, SATA II “no spinnie” hard drives will start showing up this fall in new...
Date: 08/21/2007
Vista CPU performance
Get more performance out of Vista. The default power plan in Vista is set to Balanced. Changing it...
Date: 07/13/2007
Network open cancellation
Do you remember way back when you could hit CTRL+C to cancel an operation? Well, it’s back with...
Date: 07/13/2007
Google Search
If I’m looking for something Microsoft related, I use www.google.com/microsoft. This will filter my...
Date: 07/19/2006
Shared Comptuer Toolkit
This locks down the computer and discards changes at logoff....
Date: 01/10/2006
Port Query Tool
Ever tried to troubleshoot application communications? This free utility will tell you if a computer...
Date: 01/10/2006
Outlook PST Compaction
Delete lots of e-mails from your pst lately? You should compact it as well. In Outlook, go to File,...
Date: 01/10/2006
Word autocorrect
Do you often misspell the same words the same way? Some words are automatically corrected while...
Date: 11/07/2005
Account Lockouts
Wish you could find all the domain controllers that are involved in user lockouts? Visit...
Date: 11/07/2005
Outlook is protecting your privacy
Do you get e-mails that you can’t read and you have to right-click to download the pictures? I...
Date: 11/07/2005
SMT 5600 Cell Phone Antenna
I just went to a truck stop and bought an antenna for my SMT 5600. It increases my reception from 1...
Date: 09/30/2005
Outlook 2003 Server Status
To see server status in Outlook 2003, hold the CTRL, then right-click on the Outlook Icon in the...
Date: 09/23/2005
Monad New Scripting Technology
We just released the beta for Monad, our new interactive command-line and task-based scripting...
Date: 09/23/2005
Wireless Adapter Tips
Want better reception from your wireless adapter? Try these tips:...
Date: 08/29/2005
Smartphone Users
When setting up a conference call meeting request, make it “Smartphone Friendly”. Use the “tel:”...
Date: 07/22/2005
USB Flash Drive Manager for XP
We released a utility that helps Manage flash drives. You can copy files to and from flash drives;...
Date: 06/24/2005
Remote Desktop Settings
If you use remote desktop, you sometimes need to connect to the console session. Here’s a way...
Date: 06/24/2005
Send To Notepad
I use notepad too much. To get to it faster, right-click on the Start Menu, go to Explore. Open...
Date: 04/13/2005
Additional Server Names
I had to rename a server but it would take two weeks to get all the clients to point to the new...
Date: 04/13/2005
Windows Explorer Background Images
Give this 2 minutes of your time. I’m sure you’ll like it. Ever get confused which hard drive you...
Date: 02/27/2005
Process Explorer
Since we are talking about processes, it would be nice to find out which files and dlls are...
Date: 12/08/2004
All About Processes
I use the Task Manager regularly. Have you ever tried CTRL + Shift + ESC? Give it a shot. I was...
Date: 12/08/2004
Streamlined IP Config batch file
Put the following into Notepad and call it IP.bat. Run it and see what happens. It is case...
Date: 10/06/2004
Exchange Best Practices Analyzer
Ever wondered if your Exchange server is configured properly? Well, Microsoft just came out with a...
Date: 10/06/2004
Outlook Voting buttons
How easy is it to use voting buttons in Outlook? Way too easy is what I just found out. In Outlook...
Date: 10/06/2004
Get Acrobat Reader to open up faster
Get Acrobat Reader to open up faster – Go to your Acrobat\Reader folder and take everything from the...
Date: 09/08/2004
Ever wish My Computer would Explore instead of Open?
When you double-click on My Computer, it never shows the folders or Explorer bar. When you...
Date: 08/06/2004
Internet Explorer Favorites
Did you know that the Favorites folder under your name in Documents and Settings is the same as the...
Date: 08/06/2004
Why do you want to shutdown?
If you’ve played with Server 2003, no doubt you’ve come across the “Why do you...
Date: 07/19/2004
Outlook Shortcut Selecting Multiple Messages
The second shortcut is for Outlook. I always had a problem selecting multiple messages with the...
Date: 07/09/2004
Internet Explorer CTRL Enter Shortcut
In Internet Explorer, go up to the address bar (F6 if you like) and type in the site you want to...
Date: 07/09/2004
SMS 2003 Advanced Client and XP SP2 Firewall issues
There are two known compatibility issues that require hotfixes and five application compatibility...
Date: 07/06/2004
New Command Line Tools for Active Directory
https://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];298882
Date: 07/06/2004
Windows Explorer Folders
Ever double click on My Computer and wish you could get to the list of folders? There are two ways...
Date: 07/06/2004
Customize Windows Explorer
Be able to see more details than ever before. Go to Windows Explorer and view details. This...
Date: 07/06/2004
Keyboard Shortcuts
I like shortcut keys. I have them for all of my frequently used programs. Give this a try. Go to...
Date: 07/06/2004
Ever Heard of the Port Reporter Tool?
It logs TCP and UDP port activity on a local Windows system.
Date: 07/06/2004