Microsoft Word 2007/2010 Spell Check does not work – How to resolve this issue
I recently ran into an issue that took awhile to fix. A colleague’s office computer just would not spell check in Microsoft Word 2007 or Outlook. I tried several steps to repair the issue including...
View ArticleFree Tool to Detect and Resolve VMware VM Partition Alignment Issues
I recently discovered a free tool that will assist VMware admins in detecting and resolving VMware VM partition alignment issues. VM partition alignment is critical in reducing i/o at the storage...
View ArticleHow to Mass Export All Exchange 2010 Mailboxes to PST
I recently ran into a situation where I needed to mass export all the Exchange 2010 Mailboxes out to PST files. Use this quick powershell code snippet to accomplish the task: $mailboxes = get-mailbox...
View ArticleUseful Isilon Commands for Troubleshooting
Here are some some useful Isilon commands to assist you in troubleshooting Isilon storage array issues. Grep the log for stalled drives on the isilon cluster cat /var/log/messages |grep -o...
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How to install Pandora XBMC Addon for the Raspberry Pi
I recently set out to find a Pandora XBMC Addon for my Raspberry Pi that I connected to my whole house audio system as one of its sources. While I enjoy my own music library, its nice to discover new...
View ArticleHow to: Launch a AWS Linux Instance using Encrypted Boot Volumes
Using encrypted boot volumes for AWS Linux Instances is not very well documented. Here is a how to for launching a AWS Linux instance using encrypted boot volumes. Note that encryption has a...
View ArticleAWS S3 CP Command Line Example to Change Encryption keys
The AWS Console allows you to upload files to a bucket and set the server side encryption. This defaults to AES256. However, there are times when you may want to encrypt a S3 object using a specific...
View ArticleAWS Lambda RDS Snapshot Copies – Long term backups
AWS’s managed database service is pretty awesome. Its a managed service that takes care of the heavy lifting for managing a database server letting you focus on running your application rather than...
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InSpec a tool to create compliance as code
Inspec (link) is an open source testing framework for infrastructure with a human readable language for specifying compliance, security and other policy requirements. In short, it is a...
View ArticleAWS S3 Read Write IAM Policy to allow Read-Write Operations on a Specific S3...
Frequently you may need to set up a IAM Role or Policy that allows access only to a specific AWS S3 Bucket and the objects within it. You can use this policy to accomplish this. {...
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