Chris Bradshaw is an IT professional with 25+ years of experience in infrastructure, specializing in Azure cloud and VMware vSphere on-premises. He shares practical IT tips, event insights, and real-world solutions from the infrastructure and cloud space.
379 articles from this blog
A guide to installing XBMCbuntu software on a home media server, covering the boot process and initial setup.
A technical guide detailing the hardware assembly and initial setup of a custom home media center using an HP Microserver and XBMCbuntu.
A guide to formatting the Windows %DATE% variable into an ISO-standard YYYYMMDD string for use in filenames and backup scripts.
Testing the Windows Defender Offline Beta tool to clean a malware-infected laptop by booting from a CD/USB, with successful detection and removal.
A technical guide explaining the formula to convert Microsoft Excel date values into UNIX timestamp format.
A guide to managing the Windows 7 hibernation file (hiberfil.sys) on a netbook with limited SSD space, including how to reduce its size or disable it.
A VB.NET code snippet for retrieving a logged-in user's full display name from Active Directory in an ASP.NET application using Windows Authentication.
A guide to using the ImportImages.php script for bulk uploading images to a MediaWiki installation, covering both Windows and Linux.
A guide on converting UNIX timestamps to readable Excel dates using a simple formula, useful for analyzing log file data.
A technical guide on modifying the default 50MB file upload limit in Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 via Central Administration.
A weekly roundup of interesting tech articles from July 2011, covering Android, Outlook, Evernote, and military tech.
Fixing a Group Policy printer deployment error in Windows Server 2008 R2 by updating the Active Directory schema.
A quick tip explaining how to pinch on an Android home screen to see an overview of all screens for faster navigation.
A user troubleshoots and fixes an issue where Internet Explorer displayed all text in italics due to missing or unregistered fonts.
A guide to shutting down a VMware virtual machine using PowerCLI, including how to wait for the shutdown to complete in a script.
Guide to disabling the pointing stick (TrackPoint) on a Dell Latitude E4310 laptop to prevent cursor jumps while typing.
Guide to configuring Windows XP Scheduled Tasks to run a process every 15 minutes using advanced repeat options.
Fixing ASP.NET DropDownList OnSelectedIndexChanged event not firing by enabling AutoPostBack.
A guide on creating a USB boot disk for Windows 98 DOS mode using the HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool.
A tutorial for creating a CGI script to display real-time CPU usage on a Linux server via a webpage.
