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So this was a weird one. Remote desktop stopped working on client machines. Troubleshooting led to a group policy Block rule in the Windows firewall but there was no such GPO setting. TLDR: Don’t put any spaces in the IP address list for the GPO setting for Computer/Admin Templates/Network/Network Connections/Windows Firewall/Domain Profile/Windows Firewall: Allow inbound […]

If you are hungry from a long day running around catching Pokemon then you might like to try this recipe. The video below contains a recipe for Pokemon pizza that is perfect for all fans of the Pokemon Go game. Pizza is like a rare Pokemon in the sense that you are happy when you...
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Over in the states Domino’s have come up with a new promotional campaign, where they extend a deal which was previously available only on Monday to Thursday. Customers can now buy a large 3 topping $7.99 carry out pizza on any day of the week. The original point of the deal was to bring in...
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There is nothing more American than a big greasy burger but pizzas are also very American. Domino’s pizza is one of the most American brands on the planet; somewhere after Coca Cola, McDonald’s and Haliburton. But Domino’s have risen up the ranks of American brands with their most recent and highly ‘Murican invention. The Domino’s...
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Pizza delivery guys the world over are delighted that the latest Nintendo Pokemon game, Pokemon Go, can be played while they work. The game is an app that works a lot like the old Gameboy Pokemon game except that it works with GPS and your camera phone to interact with your actual environment. In other...
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Over in the States a Chicago pizzeria has been accused of racism after refusing entry to a black man who was wearing sports clothes. Antar Jackson visited the Parlor Pizza Bar but was stopped at the door by a bouncer who said that his clothes were “too street”. Antar was in violation of the dress...
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With the recent flurry of migrations away from Windows 2003 you may see some migrated Group Policies (GPOs) reporting ghost settings for folder redirection or Internet Explorer Maintenance that no longer exist. Here’s how to remove them.   Internet Explorer Maintenance Policies Internet Explorer Maintenance Policies were depreciated after IE9 and Microsoft made alternative options […]

Having trouble with deploying a VMware Windows 2008 R2 Template and it failing to sysprep? It could be you’ve sysprep’d the template image too many times. Here’s the fix. Microsoft decided with 2008R2 and older OS’s that to help curb piracy you could only use sysprep to rearm the Windows activation counter 4 times. This […]

I’ve often thought that certain password policies actually reduce security because users, being human, create less-than-secure mechanisms by writing passwords down or by reusing the same passwords whilst adding a simple digit on at the end. It now seems that GCHQ agrees with me! CESG, the Information Security arm of GCHQ, recently published Password Guidance: […]

I was initially going to call this article “Why do Great Engineers Often Become Poor Managers” but I decided this was an unfairly negative title for a complex issue with many variables. All industries have their good and bad managers, is IT any different?   Management or Career Stagnation? Throughout my career I’ve had lots of […]