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• PowerShell: Synchronizing a Folder (and Sub-Folders) Part 12

  By h3rring on October 22, 2017 • ( 0 )

  Here’s another quick update of the script with 2 small fixes and a new piece of functionality (the ability to sync to multiple target folders from the same source).

• XCOM 2: War of the Chosen Tips

  By h3rring on October 5, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  The new XCOM 2 expansion is fantastic, expanding most areas of the game and providing loads more ways to play it.  It’s still XCOM though and if you follow the tips for Legendary here you won’t go far wrong.  That… Read More ›

• Much Ado About Nothing @ Oxford

  By h3rring on August 4, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  The family and I went to see a great open-air performance of Much Ado About Nothing at Wadham College Gardens, Oxford.  Worth going to see it if you can!

• PowerShell: Checking the Syntax of an Exchange Mailbox Export Content Filter

  By h3rring on July 7, 2017 • ( 0 )

  A bit of a niche function this one.  When you perform a mailbox export in Exchange using the New-MailboxExportRequest cmdlet you can specify the ContentFilter parameter.  This allows you to pass an OPATH filter to only export SOME of the… Read More ›

• At least I got an achievement…

  By h3rring on June 30, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

• Tales From IT: Cultural Differences

  By h3rring on June 30, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  When I started as an IT dogs-body I was lucky enough to do quite a bit of travelling.  For a young guy this was awesome;  configure Exchange servers, see the world!  But it also meant I was hopelessly naive AND… Read More ›

• Brian Cox: Live

  By h3rring on June 23, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  We went to see Brian Cox live at Wembley Arena recently and had a great time.  If you’re not familiar, he’s a physicist who appears on various TV and Radio shows about science.  He’s proven very popular because he makes… Read More ›

• XCOM 2: Long War 2 Guide and Tips (Spoiler-Free)

  By h3rring on June 16, 2017 • ( 2 )

  

  I love XCOM 2 and have got pretty good at it over the years.  All that experience didn’t make winning at Long War 2 (a semi-official full-conversion mod for the game) any easier though.  Lots of failure and knuckle-biting near… Read More ›

• PowerShell: Finding Invalid Mailboxes in Exchange

  By h3rring on June 9, 2017 • ( 0 )

  Mailboxes can me marked as invalid in Exchange;  this usually doesn’t affect the day-to-day function of the mailbox (usually) but it will prevent any changes happening to the object (using the standard Exchange tools).  However, whatever is causing those mailboxes… Read More ›

• Star-Trek : Bridge Crew, First Impressions

  By h3rring on June 2, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Do you want to experience being on the of the Enterprise? Do you have some form of VR device? Then you’re in luck because you too can do James T Kirk impersonations in front of three strangers while saying things… Read More ›