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If you have been involved in IT for any length of time you will know that the ONLY thing you can count on is change.  Change is the one unyielding constant that we all have to deal with.  Change in systems, change in technology, change in direction … the list goes on and on.  And, …

You may have come across the same disappointment as I did when trying to get the version of document while output it to Excel – i.e. the version column does not get exported. The post below goes through a technique for allowing you to capture the version history. https://blogs.technet.com/b/fesiro/archive/2012/12/01/how-to-include-retain-the-document-version-with-export-to-excel-spreadsheet.aspx This post has several gotcha’s regarding …

The following PowerShell can be used to take a subset of files from a document library in SharePoint and output them to the file system.  Note, this will need to be executed on the SharePoint server. [code language=”PowerShell”] $spweb = get-spweb -identity "http://yourdomain/yourweb" # Use the "pretty name" of your library below $list = $spweb.lists["Your …

In Word 2013 sometimes you can sit there scratching your head about where things have gone.  Case in point, the document properties or document panel is sometimes a necessity, and if you’ve perhaps closed it earlier in a session, you may be wondering how to get it back.  Below, I’ll show you just how easy …

I recently came across this issue and found the following blog to be the most clear and concise solution to the problem. http://sharepointdipesh.tumblr.com/post/15365838063/event-6050-user-synchronization-error This blog post goes into excellent detail about how to resolve the issue.  Be aware, if you’re not a domain admin, you’ll need to get some assistance from someone who is. Thanks …

Server 2012 and 2012 R2 introduced the concept and tool of Windows “Storage Spaces”.  To be frank, I was royally confused by what they were and what purpose they served until I sat through a 2012 R2 Jumpstart.  Now I “see the light” so I hope to be able to share the light with you.  …

What? The My Site search is not working.  When trying to search within your my site (http://mysites.company.com/my/personal/account), you’re seeing a web page “404 – page not found” (or similar looking) error.  So What? This is happening because the UPS (User Profile Service) has a bad URL in the “Preferred Search Center” field. Now What? To …

With the new year right around the corner, it’s hard not to reminisce about the “wild ride” that was the last 3,650 days. And no, that’s not a typo. Since itgroove turned ten in October 2013, we’ve spent quite some time thinking back over the last decade to where it all began. With each new …

I recently installed a brand new TZ215W at a new customer.  I loaded the latest 5.9.x firmware (which I have used on other Sonicwall’s) and didn’t see any issues.  But I did try something new and that is the “one touch” security config button that you see on the Settings page.  I’ve never used it …

Well, Christmas is almost here and today I went to the museum on a field trip with my son. I was in the section where you can see trends from the different decades and lo and behold, in the 80’s display there was a huge computer! I completely forgot that my mom surprised us all …