The Blog Of Dan
26 06 2015
I have created a quick script that will fix Windows Update on remote machines. It will need to be saved as a .bat file and requires PSTOOLS. If you have a machine that’s not picking up updates, or not reporting in correctly, or failing to install updates you can use this script. This can be […]
6 06 2015
I decided today, to finally start brewing my own beer at home. I have never brewed beer before, so it was something of a challenge. I’m not new to brewing, I have done Wines, Cider and English Ginger Beer. The type without hops. Today I started to brew a beer called Woodfordes Wherry. It’s a […]
5 06 2015
I needed to force a Group Policy Update to around 400 computers, this was to ensure they picked up the new policy that I had rolled out. I wanted to do this easily and without the hassle of exporting a text file list. Here’s how I did it: Download a copy of PSTOOLS and save […]
2 06 2015
I found a rather strange bug in windows a few weeks ago. It decided it was apparently a time machine and had gone back in time. As you can see Windows thinks it’s the Year 1629! Now Windows will not allow you to set a date like this. It also reset my language to all […]
25 03 2015
I have a large collection of DVD’s and Music CD’s. Possibly around 200 DVD’s, 20 Blu-ray Disks and 100 Music CD’s (These totals could be way more, as I have not counted them in ages) as well as many gigabytes of Photos and other Data. I needed a way to organise everything and cut down on […]
24 03 2015
A Cucamelon is a small cucumber-like fruit that are shaped like baby watermelons. It originates from Mexico. Cucamelons have a cucumber-like taste with a touch of lime. Which makes them perfect for adding to salads, pickling, adding in a Gin and tonic or even making a fresh Chilli Salsa. I plan to try all the above. I want to […]
18 02 2015
I wanted to grow something different this year. I have never grown Camellia sinensis before. But it would make a nice indoor plant which can be harvested from. Camellia sinensis is the plant Tea is produced from. I’m growing Camellia sinensis var. assamica. This is the Indian variety. Camellia sinensis on it’s own is the Chinese variety. […]
17 02 2015
I have started to plan what Chilli Plants I wish to grow this year. They will be started in my heated propagator, then matured in my home-made light-box. I will be planting the seeds in Jiffy7 Pellets. These are individual biodegradable seed containers. This year it’s mostly going to be compact chilli plants. As I […]
14 01 2015
Miller & Carter is a chain of restaurants that specialise in Steak, Burgers and Grills. I visited the “Bexley” Miller & Carter,which was the closest one to me on 28th December in the Evening. The restaurant has ample parking, and a little welcome desk area upon entering. The restaurant is situated in an old converted […]
3 01 2015
While moving email from Open Source version of Zimbra (Which only supports IMAP in Outlook, as it has its own Zimbra Client) to a Microsoft Exchange based system I ran into a strange problem. In Outlook E-Mails in folders would not show, yet they would on the OWA (Webmail) interface. This is because when the […]