Church IT Roundtable

This provides the search syntax for using the dsquery command on a Domain Controller to find the correct Active Directory DN for a user for use in LDAP authentication scenarios. For example: dsquery user dc=example,dc=com -name user1* which outputs: "CN=user1,CN=Users,DC=example,DC=com"

"With Connectify you can share expensive airport Wi-Fi with co-workers, create a wireless hotspot in your ethernet-only hotel or dorm room, even extend the range of your home router."

"Automatically backup files, directories, even entire drives! Karen's Replicator copies selected files from one drive/folder to another. Source and Destination folders can reside anywhere on your network."

"ICSWEEP is a command-line utility to clear the Temporary Internet Files cache of ALL user profiles that are NOT in use when this command is executed." This is excellent for use on Terminal Servers where you want to clear off everyone's Temporary Internet Files at once!

Awesome Outlook free tools from Code Two which does a lot of cool sync options.

Ultimate-P2V (fix-vmscsi) is a free plug-in that allows you to clone a physical machine to virtual machine - and perform the neccessary "system reconfiguration" required to make it bootable. Without this tool or a commerical P2V tool the virtual machine would just give a "blue screen of death"

"Create groups from your members and send messages to them in one simple step." Text messaging and group communication tool.

"I'll show you another procedure to reset the Windows password by replacing the Sticky Keys application. This program allows you to use the function keys SHIFT, CTRL, ALT, or the Windows key by typing one key after the other instead of pressing them simultaneously with the second key. The main advantage of this password reset method is that you don't need third-party software; another plus is that it is easy to carry out because no Registry hack is required, as when you offline enable the built-in administrator."

Laptop docs for Mac laptops.

"Prey lets you keep track of your phone or laptop at all times, and will help you find it if it ever gets lost or stolen. It's lightweight, open source software, and free for anyone to use. And it just works."

List of default passwords for network equipment by manufacturer.

"So ... we can effectively back up the configuration of our ESXi hosts (- 10 minute changes worst case) simply by backing up the state tardisk, then if the worst happens we can restore this and have our ESXi host with complete configuration restored in a matter of minute.  Luckily PowerCLI makes this very easy for us, the below script can be run as a scheduled task and will backup the state tardisk as often as the scheduled task is run."