Tech – Mitch Bartlett

WordPress: Scheduled Posts Don’t Post

April 21, 2022April 21, 2022 by Mitch Bartlett

I have had a problem with WordPress websites running from Bitnami installations where scheduled posts don’t post properly. I would wake up in the morning to find all of the posts I scheduled would say “Missed schedule” next to them in the admin console. After doing some research, I discovered that cron hadn’t been configured … Read more

PowerShell: Find Active Directory User by GUID

July 3, 2021January 11, 2021 by Mitch Bartlett

If you need to find an Active Directory user when all you have is the objectGUID, you can do so with PowerShell.

Cloudflare: Fix “AutoSSL reduced SSL coverage” Error

August 6, 2019 by Mitch Bartlett

After configuring my website to use Cloudflare, I found a scary looking message in my inbox that had a subject of “AutoSSL reduced SSL coverage“. The email showed a message that said ‘“www.streamersworld.com” does not resolve to any IPv4 addresses on the internet.‘

How to Get WordPress Out of Maintenance Mode

July 9, 2019 by Mitch Bartlett

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?

May 23, 2019 by Mitch Bartlett

You’ll often find many resources dedicated to speeding up public websites on the Internet. But what about web applications in your company?

Cost Cutting IT Project Ideas: Printing

May 17, 2019March 30, 2019 by Mitch Bartlett

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?

March 27, 2019 by Mitch Bartlett

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

Contact Form Messages DMARC Error

March 26, 2019June 5, 2018 by Mitch Bartlett

I had an interesting problem this week where a client of mine said she was not receiving email messages via her website contact form. I quickly brought up the site and submitted a form successfully. The email went through OK. So I was all like “What the heck are you talkin’ about lady?!?!” and said things worked fine.

20 Essential Programs For Servicing a Windows PC

March 27, 2019June 2, 2017 by Mitch Bartlett

Ever been working on a PC and find that you don’t have all of the tools you need? If the computer is filled with spyware and your Internet connection is so slow, it may take forever to download what you need. To be better prepared, I have complied a list of the things that I have needed at one time or another. I put these tools on my flash drive and hold it close to my heart at all times.