Tim Mintner
All things Management
Getting Operations Manager 2007 Overrides with Powershell
I am currently on an Operations Manager 2007 project and it's been a lot of fun so far. One of the...
Date: 12/06/2006
Add myITforum Search to IE7
One of the cool features of IE7 is that you can easily add any new search provider to your search...
Date: 11/22/2006
Group Policy in Windows Vista Webcast
I will be posting over the next few months about all of the new management features in Vista. It is...
Date: 11/22/2006
Download the Windows AIK
The Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) is now available for download. This download includes...
Date: 11/22/2006
System Center Operations Manager 2007 Shell
In case you are not aware, you can use Powershell to manage many aspects of Operations Manager 2007....
Date: 11/13/2006
Adminpak on Vista RTM
Wow it has been a long time since I've posted anything. I have been heads down getting my customers...
Date: 11/13/2006
Exciting Times
Wow what a week this has been. In the past week we have released Windows Vista RC1 including the new...
Date: 09/09/2006
Great stuff coming in the System Center family
Well I am back after having a week at Techready 3 in Seattle and a week of vacation. I have caught...
Date: 08/08/2006
Nice "blogcast" on ImageX
Chris Haaker over at the Blogcastrepository has created a great "blogcast" (screencast for some) on...
Date: 07/16/2006
Great Video on Bitlocker on Channel9
In case you haven't already seen this, Channel9 has posted a great video discussing Bitlocker...
Date: 07/11/2006
Powershell to see what Updates have been installed
I was playing around in Powershell today and ran into this nice set of commands that will show you...
Date: 07/07/2006
Day in the life of
I often get asked, "What is it that you actually do for Microsoft?" Well the short answer is that I...
Date: 07/07/2006
Powershell and Active Directory
Mow posted another great blog entry on how to access User properties in Active Directory with...
Date: 07/05/2006
Thanks Rod for all of the Links!
Thank you Rod for all of the links to my blog posts. Rod stated here...
Date: 07/05/2006
Use Powershell to add virtual machines to Virtual Server
Back to a topic that I know I won't get dinged on. :) I was playing arround with the list of...
Date: 07/05/2006
DirectPush with Windows Mobile 5. What to look for to not use Text Messaging
Ok. After the slack I took for my last my post:...
Date: 07/05/2006
Update: Wrong Setting: Beware of Text Messaging and Direct Push email with Windows Mobile 5
Quick Update Thanks to all who posted comments and emailed me. It turns out that the wrong...
Date: 07/03/2006
Use Powershell to find SMS errors
I was working onsite with a client last week and we were testing SMS V4 (SCCM 2007) OS Deployment...
Date: 07/03/2006
Powershell Execution Policy on Vista
If you have downloaded and used RC1 of Powershell you will see that the Execution Policy is set to...
Date: 06/27/2006
Please upload your MOM Reports!
Rod Trent has created an upload area for MOM 2005 reports and Management Packs. I know that creating...
Date: 06/27/2006
Sample Powershell Active Directory Phonebook Script
I have been learning the syntax of Powershell so I thought I would write a simple little script to...
Date: 06/26/2006
Powershell command to see what’s installed
Here is a quick little Powershell script that I find useful to see what I have installed on my...
Date: 06/24/2006
LUA for Windows XP?
One of the more interesting features of Windows Vista is that it limits control of an administrative...
Date: 06/21/2006
BDD 2007 Beta 1 now available on Connect
Now Available: BDD 2007 Beta 1 for Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office System The Microsoft...
Date: 06/21/2006
Learning PowerShell
If you are involved with scripting at all you have probably heard about Powershell. Powershell is...
Date: 06/17/2006
SMS 2003 OSD Feature Pack Update Release Candidate released to the web
The update to the SMS 2003 OSD Feature Pack has been released to connect.microsoft.com. Feel free to...
Date: 06/15/2006
BDD Webcast from Teched
If you weren’t fortunate enough to go to Teched, you can still watch the session presented by...
Date: 06/15/2006
SMS 2003 OSD Feature Pack Update for Vista Open Beta
Wow that is a long title..Anyway, the update for the SMS 2003 OSD that will support the native Vista...
Date: 06/15/2006
SMS 2003 R2 is now available
In case you haven’t heard, SMS 2003 R2 is now available for customers with either Software Assurance...
Date: 06/15/2006
I love my Moto Q phone
Well last Friday I took the plunge and bought a Motorola Q and switched to Verizon. I have been...
Date: 06/15/2006
myITforum Creates PowerShell mailing list
Rod and the other folks over at myITforum have created a new email discussion list around...
Date: 05/31/2006
Posting from Word 2007!
Last night I took the plunge and upgrade my laptop to Vista Beta 2 and Office 2007 Beta 2. So far...
Date: 05/31/2006
Auditing BITS 2.0 Settings
SMSUtils has a great tool to audit and report on your BITS 2.0 settings for your SMS 2003 Advanced...
Date: 04/12/2006
Change your Active Directory Site Links to Change Based Replication
In special situations or if you have large amounts of bandwidth between sites, you can change the...
Date: 04/12/2006
Troubleshooting SQL Cluster Install
The past couple of days I have had a really frustrating time trying to install SQL 2000 in a...
Date: 04/12/2006
SMS V4 Video
Brian Tucker over at the Blogcastrepository has posted a great introduction video to SMS V4. If you...
Date: 04/11/2006
WMI Diagnosis Utility
If you are a SMS or MOM administrator you live and die based on the availability of WMI....
Date: 04/11/2006
Scripting Center RSS Feed!
I went out to the scripting center tonight on Technet and noticed that they now have a RSS feed for...
Date: 04/11/2006
Check out the BlogcastRepository
Brian Tucker has done an awesome job launching the BlogCastRepository...
Date: 02/04/2006
How to view more Performance Data in the MOM Operator Console
The MOM Operator Console allows you to create some pretty neat Performance history reports....
Date: 12/20/2005
Fun link for the holidays
Great song to appreciate what we do: https://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7193470719293309352
Date: 12/18/2005
HOW TO FORWARD CUSTOM ATTRIBUTES USING THE MOM TO MOM PRODUCT CONNECTOR
If you have a large multi-tier MOM environment you might want to forward attributes from a lower...
Date: 12/18/2005
R2 is RTM!
Windows Server 2003 R2 has been released to manufacturing today. Customers should be able to receive...
Date: 12/06/2005
myITforum Site Move
The web site https://www.myitforum.com is in process of moving their site and is currently not...
Date: 11/30/2005
Update software packages with RSS
Have you seen the WIX toolkit yet? WIX is an open source Microsoft project that allows you to create...
Date: 11/25/2005
New Pricing Model with Virtual Server 2005 R2
In response to our valued customers who are excited about the prospects of virtualizing workloads,...
Date: 11/23/2005