A couple of months ago, Mrs Zoo Keeper suggested I attempt to grow a beard. I’m 42 years old at the time of writing, and have never managed much beyond a straggly goatee. I’ve always experienced patchiness and itchiness, to such a point where the razor has had to come back out. This time, we… Continue reading Beards
Author: TheZooKeeper
An Azure Cloud Architect with a background in messaging and infrastructure (Wintel).
Bearded dog parent who likes chocolate, doughnuts and Frank's RedHot sauce, but has not yet attempted to try all three in combination!
Sheffield Wednesday 1896 picture – help request!
Mrs Zoo Keeper was working through some old family photographs last night, and came across what seems to be a very old one, backed on what appears to be hardboard. There are actually two pictures mounted on the board, on one side a seated lady with a stood gentleman, on the other a team picture… Continue reading Sheffield Wednesday 1896 picture – help request!
A kick in the squishy bits…
So….. I’ve recently found out that “life’s a b!tch”… At least, I’ve had it reconfirmed. Again. I don’t use Facebook, Twitter or Google Plus anymore to whine about life in a public forum, so I’m using my blog to do it instead. 🙂 Anyway, let the whining begin :
How to import a .pfx SAN certificate to the BAS keystore
One of my many roles is that I’m responsible for and manage a number of BlackBerry Enterprise Servers (BES) for both our company and our customers. From 40 user BES Express up to 10,000 user licensed resilient enterprise systems. Some of them I’ve implemented, some I’ve inherited. I know some messaging system administrators don’t really… Continue reading How to import a .pfx SAN certificate to the BAS keystore
Spring is here?
So the other day was the Spring equinox. Depending on how you look at it, today is either the 3rd or the 4th day of Spring. Last year at this time, we were closing in on 19 or 20 Celsius. Today, it’s below freezing and I’m seeing snow drifts deeper than anything I’ve seen for… Continue reading Spring is here?
Enhance your Active Directory PowerShell
I really like the PowerShell for Active Directory, that you find in Windows Server 2008 and above. I cut my teeth on PowerShell with Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, and love the ability to script almost everything – even if the script is just a bunch of repeated commands against a list in Excel, that’s copied… Continue reading Enhance your Active Directory PowerShell
RDP to Windows Server 2012 from Windows XP
I came across an annoying little issue today. Whether it be down to the default settings of Windows Server 2012, or one of the hardening settings of our corporate build, I don’t know, but it’s annoying either way. My corporate provided laptop operating system is mandated at Windows XP. I regularly (90+% of every day)… Continue reading RDP to Windows Server 2012 from Windows XP
Creating ringtones for iPhones
I think my worst fears are being brought to reality, and this is becoming a technical blog. I guess if your worst fears in the world are about blog entries, your life’s pretty sweet, so I’ll stop complaining now… 🙂 Mrs Zoo Keeper and I have had a variety of mobile phones over the years,… Continue reading Creating ringtones for iPhones
USB thumb / flash drives and Microsoft Windows
A quick technical post! Occasionally, I’m called upon to deal with minor issues for users of USB thumb drives, and I thought I’d pull together a few little tips and tricks here which help me get things sorted.
How to make yourself sad…
To begin, spend at least a week creating documentation for a procedure to install a complex messaging solution based on Microsoft Exchange 2010. Don’t bother saving it to a server or somewhere that’s backed up – it’s still just a work in progress. Save it to a nice folder on your computer desktop instead.