If you use a Telstra 4G Mobile Broadband dongle, you might occasionally have issues with it, as I have found out from time to time. Something seems to corrupt the local settings forcing a complete uninstall and reinstall of the device driver(s) and Mobile Broadband Manager software. When re-installing, when […]
Introduction We have a requirement at the moment to modify AD FS 3.0 (which is a role in Windows Server 2012 R2) to allow users to authenticate without having to specify the domain name. This is for two reasons – the current external system doesn’t have a requirement to prefix […]
This week at work, I’ve spent a fair amount of time working in the infrastructure space as we conducted a review of SQL Server and the underlying network infrastructure. As always, it inspired me to take a look at my home configuration – and do some tinkering. NIC Teaming The […]
Introduction Well, it’s been a week of big announcements. Hot on the heels of finding out the next version of Windows will be Windows 10, Microsoft has today released a new “Technical Preview” of Windows 10, Windows Server and System Center. Windows 10 Technical Preview x86 (2.9GB ISO)Windows 10 Technical […]
Intro Those of you who have been following this site for a while will know that I have a certain proclivity towards engineering sometimes complex home theatre configurations. Naturally, as an Architect and Software Engineer (former life) I’m a huge fan of continual improvement – and my home theatre experience […]
Hi All. I’ve long moved all my kit reviews over to the Lego Republic but I felt that this one deserved some presence here at Sanders Technology. Over the Father’s Day weekend, I assembled the following advanced Lego kit which is based on “The Tumbler” from the most recent Batman […]
Well, I’ve finally managed to assemble the dream – a proper work space for working on servers, workstations, laptops and the like. It’s been years since I’ve been in a position to put something together, but a few weeks ago I managed to finalize the installation. Aside from the home […]
It’s been over two years since my last foray into the murky waters of Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) 2.0 and it came past due for a return to claims-based authentication and federation. My previous journeys were somewhat chronicled here and here. This time around though, I’m going to be […]
Today I authenticated to the Azure portal to look at setting up a new Azure service when I took note of the alert (above) which popped up from the notification bar. So what are subscriptions and directories? Subscriptions and directories are accessed via the Subscriptions menu within the portal: You […]
Hi There, Today we’re taking a look at the rather appealing Kensington KeyFolio Executive with Bluetooth keyboard. As regular readers would know, I’m a bit of a keyboard junkie, and I have developed a number of mobile keyboard solutions over the years. Here’s one of my favourites – a […]
Today I was able to successfully migrate all of my Windows Azure artifacts from one Microsoft Account/Subscription to another Microsoft Account/Subscription. The scenario was – I had an MSDN subscription via my former employer, and over the source of the past year, I’d developed a number of applications whilst learning […]
Introduction Recently I was asked to look into solutions for moving some WordPress sites in-house for a client. At first this looked fairly straightforward, until I realised that they wanted the ability to spin up new self contained VM sites with little effort. Naturally, I pursued the logical step of […]
Last month I was lucky enough to try out a wireless charging solution for the iPhone 5/5s courtesy of a local mobile phone accessories site called MobileZap. Before we get into the charger itself, I just want to point out how well designed the site is to use, it’s terribly […]
This morning I struggled to get Microsoft Lync 2013 to work. The symptoms consisted of the application running normally – I could authenticate, and the contact list would load – but after a few minutes the application would hang. Naturally, I Googled the symptoms and found a match for the […]
Early last December we were fortunate enough to move into a brand new home which we bought off the plan – with a couple of slight alterations. One of those alterations was to fully network all rooms with CAT-6 Ethernet, terminating in the garage with plenty of space for wall […]