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Location-aware printing: Automatically selecting the default printer in Windows 7

Posted on December 12, 2009 by Shijaz Abdulla

Thanks to the location-aware printing feature in Windows 7, your computer will automatically print to the correct printer at home or office, depending on where you are.   Here’s how you can set up this feature: From the Start menu, … Continue reading →

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Top 12 mistakes while configuring ISA Server

Posted on May 3, 2009 by Shijaz Abdulla

This article used to exist on www.shijaz.com before it was taken down in May 2009. Originally published in August 2007.   This article lists some of the common configuration mistakes and gives information on how to avoid them. There is … Continue reading →

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Test your Exchange Server remotely

Posted on April 3, 2009 by Shijaz Abdulla

Microsoft Exchange Team has released the Exchange Server Remote Connectivity Analyzer. This tool helps you ensure that your Exchange internet services like Autodiscover, ActiveSync, Outlook Anywhere, Inbound SMTP have been configured correctly. Exchange implementers! Bookmark this website: www.TestExchangeConnectivity.com In the … Continue reading →

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My adventures with Blackberry

Posted on December 21, 2008 by Shijaz Abdulla

I like to visualize the BlackBerry server as a ‘black box’ – only because it is often difficult to figure out where the problem is. Perhaps my ignorance is to blame, or it’s just my love for the simplicity/transparency surrounding … Continue reading →

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Removing leading/trailing white spaces from displayName using PowerShell

Posted on November 14, 2008 by Shijaz Abdulla

I am moving thousands of Exchange 2003 mailboxes to Exchange Server 2007 over this weekend. Most of these are student mailboxes which have been provisioned using another third party system. Due to a minor bug, the third party system added … Continue reading →

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Unlocking files that are in use

Posted on October 22, 2008 by Shijaz Abdulla

Sometimes you cannot delete or rename a file that is currently in use. You might receive an access violation error, or simply a message telling you that your action could not be completed because the file is open in another … Continue reading →

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