Windows

How to Find Application Pool by Process ID in IIS 7.0

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:08:00 +0000

Starting IIS7, you can find the name of the application pool by process id using the following appcmd. (IIS, Windows)

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 09:05:00 +0000

This article shows you how to migrate IIS 7 settings to a new machine using the new appcmd provided by IIS. (Web Server, ASP.NET, Windows)

How to Copy or Migrate MailEnable Configuration and Data from One Server to Another

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:51:00 +0000

This article outlines how to copy or migrate a Mail Enable installation from one machine to another. The article assumes that the target server has been installed with an appropriate copy of the MailEnable software. (Windows, SMTP, Email)

Synchronising NTP Servers to the GPS System

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 15:46:00 +0000

An introduction to using the GPS system for computer timing applications. It describes the equipment that can be utilised to provide a precise time resource for computers and computer networks. (business, windows, linux)

PowerShell PS1 - I Feel the Power But You're Ugly!

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 19:33:00 +0000

PowerShell was previously known as Microsoft Shell (code-named Monad). When the marketing people at Microsoft finally decided to rename Microsoft Shell to PowerShell, they also renamed the file extension to ".ps1". I was perplexed by the odd extension used, so I posted a message in protest to Microsoft. (windows, command line)

Global Catch All Exception in .NET Winform and Console Application

Mon, 06 Aug 2007 18:49:00 +0000

You normally want to catch all exceptions at the highest tier in code so that your program has the chance to display the error message to the user or log it to the appropriate location. Under ASP.NET, you can do so easily by overriding the Application_Error event in Global.asax file. In a windows form or console application, the equivalent global catch all is available by listening to the ThreadException and AppDomain UnhandledException events. (winform, .NET, C#, VB.NET)

How to Send Email To SMTP Server From Command Line

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 07:45:00 +0000

There is a easy way to test your SMTP server from the Windows command line or Linux shell. SMTP runs on the well-known port 25. All you need is to connect to a specific port and send in a series of text commands.

A Very Real Virus Threat

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 06:30:00 +0000

One of my Windows desktop machines got infected with a Trojan virus. Since all my machines are connected in a network, the virus was able to spread and infect other hosts. I have already put together a backup system years ago so it was now time to review my recovery skills. (security, windows)

How to Backup SQL Server to a Network Shared Folder

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:14:00 +0000

If you try to backup your SQL Server database to a Windows shared folder on a network PC, you're in for a little bit of a surprise. The following command is a valid statement but SQL Server will throw you an ugly exception. There are a couple of solutions you can workaround the problem.

Enabling Execution of PowerShell PS1 Scripts

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 20:30:00 +0000

Microsoft finally put together a powerful command line tool for Windows that makes Bash on Linux looks like small potato. The new powershell runs .NET and understands objects when you pipe from one process to another. Given the power and the things you can do with powershell, Microsoft is rightfully cautious about hackers and script abuse. PowerShell, by default, is very secure and disallows any powershell scripts from running. (security)

Running Subversion as Windows Service

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 20:28:00 +0000

Subversion needs the svnserve.exe executable running at all times to be able to perform source control operations. It's impractical on a Windows machine to have a command running at all times because as soon as you log out, the command gets killed. As of the new Subversion 1.4, the svnserve.exe can now run natively as Windows service...

How to Convert Text Encoding

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 00:30:00 +0000

Text encoding tells the system how a character is represented in bits and bytes. There are several hundred different known encodings. Sometimes you need to convert from one encoding to another because your application can only read certain data encoded in a certain way. Here's how to do it using iconv for Windows and Linux.

How to Backup Scheduled Tasks On Windows

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 17:16:00 +0000

Backup procedures tend to use the Windows Scheduler to backup files but IT Administrators often forget to backup the scheduled task itself. Here's how to backup your Windows Scheduled Tasks.