Facebook Might be Adding an "I Want" button

So it looks like Facebook is moving forward with the idea of adding an "I Want" button.  The first I had heard of this was from an article posted on Forbes (see link below).  The author seemed to be really worried that Facebook's less than successful public trading performance is forcing them to really change their tone in a less than favorable way. I read the article staying pretty neutral in my thinking and then moved on with my week.  It wasn't until later in the week when I was shopping on Amazon.com and looked up to notice that my wife had been browsing through Pinterest for the last 25 minutes that I realized the author's worry that Facebook is looking for it's users to pull out their wallets is way off. ...

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How to shutdown, or reboot, a remote Windows Machine

Need to shutdown a remote machine?  The fastest easiest way is to use the Shutdown command from a command prompt to open up the shutdown dialog.  Use the /i switch to do so:     When you hit enter the Shutdown dialog will pop open.  Enter in one or more remote machines to shutdown or reboot, select the additional options, and then click ok:     It is also possible to run these same commands through a bat file or or command prompt without the need for the user interface.  Reference an earlier article I wrote about Shutting Down a Local Machine, or reference the Technet articles below.   Technet Linkshttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb491003.aspxhttp://technet.micros...

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How to shutdown local machine throuh a command prompt

Need to shutdown, or reboot, your pc from a command prompt?  Use the shutdown command! To Reboot the Machine simply just use the /r switch:    shutdoown /r or to shutdown the machine use the /s switch:    shutdown /s This command works on all servers Windows 2000 and forward.  It also works for Windows 2000 pc's and newer. Need more options?  Technet has a few articles that help you to logoff, restart, shutdown, hibernate, specify the reason for the restart or shutdown, etc. Technet Links http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb491003.aspx http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732503(v=WS.10).aspx...

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View Server or PC information for local or remote machine

Ever need to quickly get detailed information about your local Windows PC or Windows Server.  The systeminfo command to the rescue.  With this command you can retrieve local or remote system info in just seconds either manually or programmatically. Here are the basics: systeminfo /s [remote server name] or systeminfo This info can be extremely helpful when needing to view or send detailed info to a tech support person.  I have also used it built into a slick tool that pulls down network pc/server details into central database application. Below is a TechNet article with more details if you need them. technet article for more details: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb491007.as...

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Windows 2008 R2 Server Hangs on Reboot

Have you noticed recently that your Windows 2008 R2 Server seems to hang or delay during the first logon after a reboot?  Are you running a Windows 2008 R2 Server with backup software that leverages VSS snapshots.  Whether you are snapshoting VHD files, or Echange or SQL Server inside a Windows 2008 R2 server you could be at risk. We battled this issue for weeks not knowing what the issue might be.  We first noticed it on our Exchange 2010 server which we have a backup process snapshoting using VSS several times a day.  The first time we noticed it the Exchange Server took about 30 mins to boot up.  We thought that maybe it was a dirty shutdown and the logs needed to replay or something.  Then the following...

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