exchange 2007: export mailbox as PST

from a machine running the 32-bit version of the management tools plus a local install of outlook 2007: Export-Mailbox -Identity <username> -PSTFolderPath <example: C:\PST> (run the Exchange Management Shell as Administrator) the domain user logged in must have the appropriate exchange privileges and full access permissions to the mailbox being exported. source: http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2007/04/13/3401913.aspx

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NAS & wireless thoughts for 2013

i did end up putting debian on my sheevaplug some time ago and i have to say it’s working better than it ever has. when the plug had ubuntu 9.04, for whatever reason it seemed like i would have to hard reboot it from time to time. a common reason would be because it would […]

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neverwinter nights

5/2010: last week i started playing neverwinter nights 1 for the first time. this is the version put out by bioware. forced myself to make it through the tutorial prelude and then after that i was hooked. it’s an addictive game…not so much as kotor1 was, but still very good. i’ve just begun chapter 2 […]

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exchange 2007: POP3 access

in our current exchange 2007 organization, it appears that POP3 access is enabled on every mailbox and that it’s also enabled on the CAS servers. the only thing stopping POP3 access from functioning is the fact that the Microsoft Exchange POP3 service does not start automatically on the CAS servers. i was wondering about just […]

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outlook 2010: autocomplete stops working

when a specific outlook client does not have persistent autocomplete functioning for Global Address List lookups try doing the following: in the Outlook 2010 client, go to File->Options->Mail->Send Messages then choose “Empty Auto-Complete List” and close the Outlook client apparently, when autocomplete stops functioning it indicates something is not quite right with the stream_autocomplete file in […]

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useful equallogic links

http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/storage/w/wiki/3615.rapid-equallogic-configuration-portal-by-sis.aspx http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/storage/w/wiki/2660.equallogic-technical-content.aspx

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scion tc 2005: reset ecu

i had a stereo head unit installed in my scion tc recently and after the installation i could no longer control the passenger window from the driver side controls. a quick google revealed that the ECU (engine control unit?) needed to be reset. the instructions i followed were disconnecting the negative terminal of the battery […]

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quantum scalar i40: medium changer not visible in windows

recently, we only had one tape drive hooked up on a quantum scalar i40 tape library. the drive showed up in windows as a stand-alone and we installed the HP ultrium drivers for it. so we assumed something was wrong because we weren’t seeing the medium changer listed in windows device manager. i installed qlogic […]

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DOS network bootdisk from the year 2000

this is a floppy bootdisk from my first IT job in 1999-2000. i didn’t make it, but i thought it was really cool at the time. basically, DOS boots and you are presented with options on which NIC drivers to load. the netware client for DOS then loads and you login. then the utility network […]

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dell idrac 7

dell generation 12 servers (such as the r720) include the idrac7. previous generations required a hardware addition to add a drac to a server. now apparently all the necessary hardware is included by default. the catch is that you have to purchase a license for idrac enterprise features. the enterprise features include the use of […]

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