Sometimes you just need to compress your PDF files because they are to large to share via for example mail. A lot of mail providers still use limits per mail message. I had a similiar issue and wanted to not only solve it for 1 time using various techniques but have an actually scriptable method …
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Recently I had a lot of PDF files that I needed to convert to images. I needed it mostly for compression purposes. To get this done I started with experiments with GhostScript. However I didn’t get the results I wanted mostly because of my experience with it. So after a while I switched to ImageMagick …
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When looking around for an easy way to clean up servers and the accounts that use the servers I wanted a way to clear the Recycle Bins for all users. Consultants leave a lot of crap around on servers apparently. However because we use various versions of PowerShell there are various methods of doing so. …
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I needed a set off scripts to check the status of Fast Startup on a number of machines because of power plan issues. However running to the machines and checking is not smart at all. So I created a simple set of scripts that can check computers what the current Fast Startup status is and …
Not my best script I’ll say that before we begin but it gets the job done. It is a simple script that is still a bit rough that allows you to enable BitLocker on a machine from the comfort of your own computer using PowerShell Remoting. We used the script to test out a possible …
Normally I would suggest people to start running a virtual machine that needs backing up on something else other than VirtualBox however because of my recent migration from VMWare to VirtualBox this question arose. I am a Windows Insider and I use a VM to test the image and new features. During this process I …
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Just installing the updates might not be enough in some cases. Some computers needs registry values and keys created and set to enable the mitigations that Microsoft released for Windows 10. To smooth out this process I created a simple script for myself that allows you to remotely set the registry keys and values required …
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I am always changing my tools up to whatever at that time feels good to use. After the recent updates to Virtualbox I decided that I would like to use it again however the issue that I had at the time was that I had so many virtual machines that it was a pain for …
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We recently ran into a problem with changing the mail signature of a client that the new signature that he wanted was simply to long for Outlook Web App to handle by default. After a long search on the web we found a great link that helped us with the problem and got it resolved. …
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To improve my workflow and department I needed to know what the current status was of the main office printer. Currently this is a Kyocera printer. Things like making sure that paper is available for users to print, detecting paper jams and managing toners is a simple job but very important in making sure the …
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