Quick and easy, with a small caveat or two…
Windows
PowerShell: Test a File Is Locked
A nice, short function this one;
Tales From IT: I Don’t Want To Win If They Don’t Lose
IT projects past a certain size get quite complex. They have a lot of moving parts and often those parts have to be aligned correctly and at the right time to make everything work. In turn, that means you need… Read More ›
What does your computer hear when it listens without you knowing?
A lot of people are worried about computers listening in to what you’re doing. Some of the people’s points are valid, while others come across as totally paranoid. But what does your computer hear in the background? I left my… Read More ›
Just How Long Does It Take To Install Windows 10 – and get a usable machine?
Everything was peachy; my laptop was up-to-date, ready for the LAN party. Preparation wins the day! But who wants an easy life? I needed a working laptop in a few, short hours. Time to install Windows 10 on a clean,… Read More ›
PowerShell : Get Folder Size on Disk, One-Line Command
I mentioned in the last part that you should be able to get the sizes of sub-folders within a folder with Measure-Object and Group-Object. So I had a bit of a tinker as an intellectual exercise and I worked up a one-liner… Read More ›
Run Command Shortcuts for Administrative Tools
Useful list of the common ones on The Life Of Brian.
Where has all my disk space gone?
25% of the disk gone! The game’s afoot! 50 GB of disk space missing doesn’t sound like much, but when it’s on your 220 GB SSD it’s a fair old chunk of change. I had my suspicions that the space… Read More ›