Category: Random Crap
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Building Service Now Functions for adding to existing automation scripts.
I have been working on some bigger automation projects here lately. And ran into the need to learn more about Service Now and how to create Incidents and Change Requests via PowerShell and also how to add them to the Scripts I was already working on. So in good fashion, there was not much out…
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Using the ServiceNow Rest API Explorer
A month or so ago I was introduced into the world of the ServiceNow Rest API explorer. It was a rough into at best. A little backstory always helps. I am still working on a project to automate most of my daily tasks in the VDI world. The need to create Incidents and Change tickets…
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The Dirty Taboo topic of IT Debt! The Micro Series…. Maybe if I don’t see a Squirrel!
Why is it no one wants to talk about IT debt? Are they scared of saying hey I need help? Do they not have a clue that they are in debt? Maybe they feel like its job security? Maybe they are the ones putting you into debt? Over the years I managed to put myself…
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How does all this IT infrastructure stuff actually work?
So looking at this from a high level a day to day job of a admin is basically to keep the lights on and things moving forward. We put in a huge amount of time and effort in making sure what we are doing is done to a level we expect. But for some reason…
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My thoughts on Surface Pro 4
After been given some time with the Surface, I have got a chance to know it a bit. First off I would like to say thank you to those of you that convinced me that I should migrate to the Surface world. This thing is great. It’s a perfect format for what most people need.…
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OneDrive Changes Coming Soon To a PC near you.
I guess after a little more than a year microsoft realized they may have made too bold of a statement with Unlimited OneDrive accounts. What is changing? Well in a announcement last night Microsoft was going to cut the Unlimited OneDrive accounts down to 1TB of Data, claiming that most users only use 5.4Gb worth…
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Your Fitbit may need a flu shot!
I ran across an article on The Register this morning of someone hacking a Fitbit into malware spreading mode in less than 10 seconds. So that could be a hacker sitting at a park bench and you run past them and you are now contagious and spreading your newly contracted malware. This attack is done…
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Hold onto your Butts Wireshark 2.0 RC is available.
Its official Wireshark has a RC version on its 2.0 software available to download. Why is this a big deal? For a long time Wireshark has really just been about network and Bluetooth captures. Now with some added features like USBPcap with support from Wireshark. USBPcap is a USB Packet capture tool designed to capture…
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Boxer to join VMware Airwatch product line!
VMware announces its plans to acquire Boxer and bring it into the Airwatch product. Boxer is a company that delivers enterprise grade features with consumer grade design. This is a great announcement. The Airwatch product was amazing before, but this adds a secure mail, calendar, and into the suite. I have not used Boxer but…
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Is writing to yourself kind of like talking to yourself?
This has been really a long time coming. I am not one to blog, but why in the hell did I decide to write a blog? Well I needed to do something to get some of this stuff out on the cloud that no one understands and this is a way for me to get more comfortable…
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