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Adding Server ROles to an IIS installation on an RODC

In a recent case I was involved with I stumbled upon something quite interesting. The customer had set up a brand new Windows 2008 Server running IIS, and made it into a Read Only Domain Controller (RODC). Having done this they now wanted to add the FTP-server Read More...
Posted Tuesday, May 05, 2009 4:10 PM by JohanS | 1 Comments
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Creating a game for the Zune

I've finally had the time to sit down and create a simple game for my Zune. Rather than running off and creating a complex game requiring a lot of AI, etc I wanted to create a simple application so that I could focus on the XNA-specifics. I decided to Read More...
Posted Tuesday, March 31, 2009 4:34 PM by JohanS | 1 Comments
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Running a scheduled PowerShell script on a pre-Vista OS

It's been fun to see the reception that PowerShell has gotten. People are using it for tons of different stuff and the ingenuity in some of the scenarios is quite impressive. There is one thing, however, that you should be aware of. PowerShell is not Read More...
Posted Thursday, March 05, 2009 11:00 AM by JohanS | 3 Comments
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Office Automation

A very common scenario that keeps sprouting new heads like a hydra is Office Automation. Let me start by saying that this is not supported. There is a KB-article number 257757 discusses this, and clearly states the following: Microsoft does not currently Read More...
Posted Tuesday, October 14, 2008 3:15 PM by JohanS | 0 Comments
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Back in business

Okay, after a summer break that no doubt got a little longer than expected I am now I'm now back in the saddle again. Next post will most likely be a follow-up on the PowerShell post I wrote a while back. Stay tuned. / Johan Read More...
Posted Friday, August 22, 2008 5:00 PM by JohanS | 1 Comments
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What to do about the slow startup of web services

Due to the architecture of web services and web applications they can be quite slow to start. For example on my Windows 2003-box the initial localhost-call to a simple “Hello World!”-web service takes approximately 8 seconds, while the next request is Read More...
Posted Wednesday, April 02, 2008 5:05 PM by JohanS | 3 Comments

Did you know Windows 9 will be voice controlled only?

Yesterday an early Alpha of Windows 9 was released on the corporate network and I couldn’t resist installing it. I started up the installation, which went very smoothly by the way, filled in the necessary details, clicked “Finish" and left it running Read More...
Posted Tuesday, April 01, 2008 11:12 AM by JohanS | 11 Comments
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Games on the Zune

I was really excited to hear that XNA 3.0 will support game development for the Zune. I've always been interested in XNA and have secretly dreamed of writing my own Xbox 360 game ever since the alpha. Sadly I just don't seem to find the spare time. Key Read More...
Posted Thursday, February 21, 2008 11:33 AM by JohanS | 2 Comments
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