If you need to find an Active Directory user when all you have is the objectGUID, you can do so with PowerShell.
How to Disable Author Pages in WordPress
I am not a fan of the Author Pages in WordPress. You know, the pages that show everything a single author has published on the site? It’s great if there are more than one author, but if there is only one or two, it is useless.
How to Get WordPress Out of Maintenance Mode
Sometimes WordPress gets stuck in Maintenance Mode. Visitors to the page will see a “Briefly unavailable for scheduled maintenance. Check back in a minute.” when this happens.
Why Don’t Companies Optimize Their Apps for Speed?
You’ll often find many resources dedicated to speeding up public websites on the Internet. But what about web applications in your company?
How to Report Phishing Scams to Google
This week I was contacted by a Nigerian scammer who was posing as a job recruiter. The phisher went by the name “Joseph Chavez” and used a the hiringallegisgroupofcompany@gmail.com Google account with Hangouts and Gmail to attempt to scam me.
The scam worked like this. The scammer puts me through a fake job interview, then makes me an offer. They then try to get me to send money to him for supplies that I would need to perform my job.
Cost Cutting IT Project Ideas: Printing
This is the first entry in my “Cost Cutting IT Project Ideas” series, where I will provide project ideas that are commonly needed in almost any IT organization. Bring these ideas to your manager, then take them on and be viewed as a hero in your department.
I Caught Another Admin Snooping User’s Email. What Should I Do?
I’m an honest person. I always pride myself on having integrity with my job as a Senior System Admin. I think it’s a must in this kind of position. I don’t ever spy on users in any way outside of my job requirements. I believe it’s a must that an admin never look at anything … Read more
Don’t Let Jerks Control What You Create
Recently, Lisa Barone of Outspoken Media wrote a wonderful post about Internet trolls. You know? Those fools who waste their lives trying to make others feel bad so they can feel better about themselves.
Google Analytics Throws “Missing Permissions” Error
I sat here at my desk for about an hour trying to figure out why I kept getting an error whenever I tried to open my Google Analytics page. The error said:
Missing permissions
You do not have access to the account, property, or view. Contact an Analytics administrator who has the Manage Users permission.