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Installing SCCM 2012
Here are my notes for installing SCCM 2012: I have already been using SCCM 2007 for a couple of years now. It has been working fine. Now SCCM 2012 has come out so we have to upgrade. Note that my domain controllers are still Windows 2003 R2 SP2. I am following this very useful website which describes how to do an SCCM 2012 install. My running commentary as I go through the steps described in the web-page above.
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Find account’s disable date and more in AD
First of all, please note that there is no disabled time stamp attribute in AD. Having said that, here are some tips to find when an account was disabled in Active directory: You can use ADSIedit to look at an account’s properties. Scroll all the way down and look at the Attribute called “whenChanged”. This will tell you when the account was disabled.
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Windows 7 & 2008 blocks stuff downloaded from internet
So I found a very interesting fact about how Windows may tag a script/executable you downloaded from the Internet as “blocked”. So when you try to execute that script on a command line it won’t work. Yup, a very interesting ‘feature’ of Windows OSes. I have confirmed this on Windows 7 and Windows 2008R2 Check it out here:
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Watch those heating pads!
If you use a heating pad for starting seeds, you need to keep a watch at the temperature of the soil. I measured over 90F in the center of the tray and over 84F at the corners. This is with the plastic dome on and the shop lights switched on. I used a “instant read” type meat thermometer from the kitchen drawers 😉 Of course this temperature is too hot and this is probably why my impatiens seeds are not germinating.
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My review of Lowepro’s S&F Light Utility Belt for Photographers
I have been using this for a couple of years now. So far I like it very much. Pros: All equipment is easily accessible. Modular construction is priceless. You buy exactly what you need. You can quickly reconfigure it as per your day’s shoot. Don’t want that bottle holder today…remove it in 2 seconds. Want to take that third lens today…add the lens pouch in 2 seconds. Voila!