https://youtu.be/tSdigf4cEqg In this video, I demonstrate how to: 1. Utilize PowerShell to rename the computer and configure network settings 2. Utilize PowerShell to join a Windows Server 2012 R2 Server Core system to a domain 3. Utilize PowerShell to install the appropriate components to support Active Directory Domain Services and DNS, and become a … Continue reading Installing a New Domain Controller with Windows Server 2012 R2 Server Core
New Active Directory Forest with Windows Server 2012 R2 Server Core in (about) 10 Minutes
https://youtu.be/czLetT-eyb4 UPDATE: I replaced the original video with a newer version. This was my first attempt at a YouTube video and I learned a lot during the production of the first two videos. So, this new video includes the same content, merely improved editing and better use of YouTube features. In this video, I demonstrate … Continue reading New Active Directory Forest with Windows Server 2012 R2 Server Core in (about) 10 Minutes
Splitting CSV files in PowerShell with Split-Csv
In the course of my work, I am often times dealing with large CSV files that need to be broken up into smaller files, for whatever reason. If the CSV file has a header, I can't simply use something that breaks up the file by number of lines because I need to retain the header … Continue reading Splitting CSV files in PowerShell with Split-Csv
Moving an AD User from One Group to Another via PowerShell
This week I had a request that seemed rather simple. Given a CSV file containing the User Principal Name of the user, determine if the user is a member of a specific Active Directory group, remove it, and add it as a member to another specific Active Directory group. I am not sure of what … Continue reading Moving an AD User from One Group to Another via PowerShell
A New Take on Old English with “The Wake: A Novel”
As a devotee of language, I am also a fan of history. Language and its change are a result of what happens in history; when cultures meet, trade, meld, or dominate... there is linguistic change. For the English language, the single most transformative period followed the Norman Conquest of 1066. We do have writings from … Continue reading A New Take on Old English with “The Wake: A Novel”
Beginning Norwegian
For quite some time, I have wanted to learn Norwegian. I have purchased some resources in the past, but what really motivated me was the release of Norwegian (Bokmål) on Duolingo. My ultimate goal was to learn Norwegian from German, but that resource is not available. So, I began some of the basic lessons and … Continue reading Beginning Norwegian
Old English – Introduction and the Shift from G to Y
Old English, as we know it today, is the original Germanic language [group] spoken by the Angles, Saxon, and Jutes that migrated to the isle of Great Britain from around the 5th century to the 11th century leading up and through the Norman Invasion of 1066. It is a language that is virtually unrecognizable compared to contemporary … Continue reading Old English – Introduction and the Shift from G to Y
Desired State Configuration, the Next Thing
PowerShell has been the topic for Windows systems administrators and engineers to learn ever since the release of Exchange Server 2007, the first major product to utilize PowerShell. Many IT professionals are still behind the curve on adopting PowerShell and I highly recommend getting on the ball and becoming not just familiar, but intimate, with … Continue reading Desired State Configuration, the Next Thing
K12 Language Learning in America
Language learning has been consistently viewed as a tenuous and unproductive task in America, but this hasn't always been the case; let me first clarify that I am merely attempting to shed some light on this topic and not write an academic response (this has already been done by others). As a matter of "patriotism," … Continue reading K12 Language Learning in America
Dustin Dortch 