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I recently noticed that out domain time was drifting about 5 seconds a week, not a big deal for a while but if it gets too out of sync we would start having Kerberos issues, so better fix it now before we start seeing problems. Here’s what i did to get our domain back on the proper time (and keep it that way)

First off go to your DCHP serve, open DHCP, select ipv4, right click “Server Options”,Check 004 Time Servers and type the IP address for the server you want to be the time server (strongly recommend you use your Primary Domain Controller)

Now open up your PDC, and run “CMD” as an administrator and type the following commans:

w32tm /config /manualpeerlist:”0.pool.ntp.org 1.pool.ntp.org 2.pool.ntp.org”,0×4 /syncfromflags:MANUAL

net stop w32time
net start w32time

w32tm /resync /rediscover

That will set round robin time checks with 0.pool.ntp.org,1.pool.ntp.org,and 2.pool.ntp.org. the second set will restart the time service, and the third forces a sync. you should be all set and as your computers renew their dhcp leases they will start getting their time from your time server! if you need to force a computer to update its time you can use the “w32tm /resync /rediscover” command.

If you want to use a different time server just replace the *.pool.ntp.org with one of these servers

Enjoy!!

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World Cup Android apps!

by NeonDemon on June 15, 2010

If your anything like me you’ve cough world cup fever!!! Ive been using my android phone to keep up to date on the games i cant be at the pub to see, track my teams, and overall enrich my world cup experience! i thought I’d share some of the apps I’ve been using:

The best app I’ve found so far for tracking stats, players, finding times, etc etc is “World Droidcup”! its got a pretty interface, ALOT of information, but can sometimes be slow on the updating. I had to run the app a couple times before it started working properly, but its definitely number one on my list for its ease of use and abundance of information (after some initial hiccups)

My second favorite app for getting all the information you can handle on the game is Goal.com Mobile! its sleek, shiny, and gives you alot of information! Its coverage for the world cup isn’t perfect, but if you are a soccer fan then i definitely recommend this for all your games post world cup! you can set favorites in every league, track players, get updates on stats and standings. its absolutely wonderful for soccer in general!

And I’ve saved the best for last! One of the great things about hosting this world cup in South Africa is the energy you get from the fans in the stand! So much national pride, love of the game, and they have brought their own touch to the game…. that’s right, I’m talking about the Vuvuzelas! The wonderful horns that will forever remind me of soccer! And this is the best app to get your Vuvuzela on in your local pub or watch party! “World Cup Virtual Vuvuzela” Ive tested all the ones on the market now, and this one is absolutely the best!

That’s all Ive got for now! not really much else that would improve the world cup for an android user other than mobile video, looks like we will need to wait till next world cup for that one! Hope you enjoy my suggestions!!

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If your exchange 2010 server is stuck on Applying Computer Settings during boot up it could be any number of things! First off make sure that noone recently disabled IPv6, that can screw up alot of things. if that has recently happened boot into safemode with networking, and re-enable IPv6. Another cause could be if someone has brought up another exchange server on your domain. You really hafto get the configuration perfect on the new exchange server before rebooting the original. otherwise the original willnot boot properly. if this may be the cause just shut down the new server and reboot the original. once it safely boots up you can bring the new one back up aswell.

Another possible issue is that your server was never placed in the proper groups. Check to make sure your exchange server is a member of the following:

Domain Computers, Exchange Domain Servers, Exchange Enterprise Servers, Exchange Servers

It may be different if your on a forest, but this is what solved the problem for me! If you have anything to add or need any help please comment!

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Quake Hair?

June 7, 2010

So back in 2004 I shaved a quake symbol into my head for Quakecon, it was wicked awesome and I got alot more free stuff as a result. but I was 18 at the time.. I’m 24 now.  What I’m saying is I want to do it again, so as usual with these decisions I’m turning it over [...]

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Failed To Install Due To Pending Reboot

May 25, 2010

Ive run across this issue several times, and with several installs. the story always goes like this, Cannot install X software because the system is waiting to reboot. and obviously a reboot doesn’t clear it or i wouldn’t be posting about it. The software that prompted me to post this was SQL server 2008. Heres [...]

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Error 0x8099319e When converting Physical to Virtual (SCVMM)

May 12, 2010

Ive been playing with converting some of our physical servers into virtual machines lately using the System Center Virtual Machine Manager. its actually surprisingly easy! but occasionally on some of our web servers i would get the following errors: Error (3154) An internal error has occurred trying to contact an agent on the server. (Internal [...]

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How to fix “Invalid Disk” error in Windows 7

April 16, 2010

Ive been running windows 7 for a while now, and decided to pull some data off of old hard drives. I plugged in one of my ata drives though a usb device and the disk management said it was an invalid disk. i tried taking it off line and bringing it back online and that [...]

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Tron Legacy Viral Marketing

March 21, 2010

So I’ve been following the tron legacy viral marketing stuff and i love it! Ive always loved the idea of viral marketing, I’ve done similar posts but this one is going to be my favorite! So the first thing that happened was the Comic Con reveal. they had a bunch of people meet at a [...]

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How To Move Outlook Auto Complete Address List

March 16, 2010

A while back i had users complaining that they no longer had their drop down address list when they were sending email in outlook. You know that list that drops down when you start typing the name of your intended recipient? If your not using folder redirection this is how to move that list form [...]

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Quick Tip: How to move Bookmarks in Firefox

March 16, 2010

So when swapping out a users computer, if you don’t have folder redirection setup you’ll need to manually move their bookmarks and all over to their new compy. this is easy with IE, but with Firefox its a little different. Everything you’ve configed in Firefox is located in one directory that you can just copy [...]

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