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• Primary Replica of SQL 2014 AlwaysOn Group
  on Aug 18, 2016
  q: In SQL Server 2014, what is an easy way to determine which Availability Replica as the Primary Role (meaning they own the cluster at that time)?a: Here are two options. ' This command, returns all of the data in in sys.availability_replicas table:...
• HOW TO - Establish a benchmark
  on Aug 17, 2016
  Q: We have two computers and we want to determine which one is better/faster overall.A: We suggest running NovaBench on each one then compare their NovaBench Score.http://filehippo.com/download_novabench/...
• Responsive HTML Photo Album
  on Aug 5, 2016
  q: Customer called asking for a quick way to share photos with their users.It had to support folders/albums, and had to be responsive.a: KOKEN - http://koken.me/We were blown away by the ease of the deployment within their GoDaddy Hosting accoun...
• HOW TO - Share Passwords over the internet
  on Jul 12, 2016
  q: What is a safe and easy way to share a password over email or over the internet?a: We have recommended One Time Secret - https://onetimesecret.com/This site let's you enter a secret, and protect it with your own passphrase if you want.Then it...
• HOW TO - GREP / FIND PowerShell Output
  on Jun 27, 2016
  q: In Windows CLI (Command Prompt) we use | find "" all the time after a standard command to filter the results.  How can we use find with PowerShell?For example:netstat -ano | find "LISTENING"a: As we discover you can do anything in PowerShell,...
• Y-U0003-DEL5 Dell Multimedia Keyboard - Media keys not working
  on May 30, 2016
  q: Customer called with an issue where the multimedia keys on their Dell Y-U0003-DEL5 keyboard were not working. eg: next, mute, previous, etc.  This is on a new Windows 10 system.a: We found this article that directed them to delete the "HID Ke...
• fast.com helps you test your internet speeds
  on May 18, 2016
  https://fast.com - alternative to speedtest.net hosted by NetFlixhttps://media.netflix.com/en/company-blog/now-available-globally-fast-com-a-new-tool-to-check-your-internet-speed...
• Script to zip up logs to date named file
  on May 18, 2016
  q: How can we run a script weekly/monthly to zip up log files on a windows server, using a batch script and have the file be named the server & today's date?a: This .bat assumes (1) you have izarc & izarcl installed (2) you have d:\download\...
• Microsoft releases post SP1 rollup to speed up fresh installs
  on May 18, 2016
  A great article about Microsoft releasing a cumulative patch which makes fresh installs of Windows 7 faster.http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-releases-convenience-rollup-update-for-windows-7-and-windows-server-2008-r2It's available from the Window...
• Stop the Windows 10 Upgrade Prompts
  on Jan 5, 2016
  q: How can we disable the Windows 10 Upgrade prompts?a: There is a new application call GWX Control Panel that can quickly let you:Disable Windows 10 PromptsDisable OS updates through Windows UpdatesClear out the 4-6GB of files your computer probably...

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