Swiss File Knife - the open source file tree processor

Swiss File Knife is a free multi function command line tool that belongs onto every USB stick. SFK can be downloaded from sourceforge. this package contains binaries, source and buildscripts for Windows and Linux. You may also download just the Windows executable sfk.exe or the Linux binary for Ubuntu or DSL. No installation, no registry entries, no DLL's - one exe handles all.

How to Backup Exchange 2007 Databases using Exchange 2007 SP2 VSS plug-in

There are many frustrated admins regarding backing up exchange 2007 on windows 2008 with windows server backup.Microsoft has been released VSS plug-in with exchange server 2007 SP2 as a solution for this problem.I will show you how to backup and restore to Original location and alternative location using VSS-plug-in in this multi part article. In the first article contain how to backup and restore to original location.

See full article which covers:

• Backing Up Exchange 2007 SP2 on Windows 2008 SP2
• Restoring Databases to Original Location

Simulate SQL Server Activity on a Disk Subsystem with SQLIOSim from Microsoft

The SQLIOSim utility simulates the I/O patterns of Microsoft SQL Server 2005, of SQL Server 2000, and of SQL Server 7.0. The I/O patterns of these versions of SQL Server resemble one another. The SQLIOStress utility has been used to test SQL Server 2005 I/O requirements for many years.

For more information and to download SQLIOSim utility from Microsoft see KB231619.

NOTE: The SQLIOSim utility replaces the SQLIOStress utility. The SQLIOStress utility was formerly named the SQL70IOStress utility.

Email To SMS Address List - US Cell Providers

Ever wanted (or needed) to send an email to a cell phone via SMS?  It's easy - as long as you know the cell phone carrier and their SMS/email domain name.

US & Canadian Carriers

3 River Wireless

• 10digitphonenumber@sms.3rivers.net

ACS Wireless

• 10digitphonenumber@paging.acswireless.com

Alltel

• 10digitphonenumber@message.alltel.com

AT&T

• 10digitphonenumber@txt.att.net

Bell Canada

• 10digitphonenumber@txt.bellmobility.ca

Bell Canada

• 10digitphonenumber@bellmobility.ca

Bell Mobility (Canada)

• 10digitphonenumber@txt.bell.ca

Bell Mobility

• 10digitphonenumber@txt.bellmobility.ca

Blue Sky Frog

• 10digitphonenumber@blueskyfrog.com

Bluegrass Cellular

• 10digitphonenumber@sms.bluecell.com

Boost Mobile

• 10digitphonenumber@myboostmobile.com

BPL Mobile

• 10digitphonenumber@bplmobile.com

Carolina West Wireless

• 10digit10digitnumber@cwwsms.com

Cellular One

• 10digitphonenumber@mobile.celloneusa.com

Cellular South

• 10digitphonenumber@csouth1.com

Centennial Wireless

• 10digitphonenumber@cwemail.com

CenturyTel

• 10digitphonenumber@messaging.centurytel.net

Cingular (Now AT&T)

• 10digitphonenumber@txt.att.net

Clearnet

• 10digitphonenumber@msg.clearnet.com

Comcast

• 10digitphonenumber@comcastpcs.textmsg.com

Corr Wireless Communications

• 10digitphonenumber@corrwireless.net

Dobson

• 10digitphonenumber@mobile.dobson.net

Edge Wireless

• 10digitphonenumber@sms.edgewireless.com

Fido

• 10digitphonenumber@fido.ca

Golden Telecom

• 10digitphonenumber@sms.goldentele.com

Helio

• 10digitphonenumber@messaging.sprintpcs.com

Houston Cellular

• 10digitphonenumber@text.houstoncellular.net

Idea Cellular

• 10digitphonenumber@ideacellular.net

Illinois Valley Cellular

• 10digitphonenumber@ivctext.com

Inland Cellular Telephone

• 10digitphonenumber@inlandlink.com

MCI

• 10digitphonenumber@pagemci.com

Metrocall

• 10digitpagernumber@page.metrocall.com

Metrocall 2-way

• 10digitpagernumber@my2way.com

Metro PCS

• 10digitphonenumber@mymetropcs.com

Microcell

• 10digitphonenumber@fido.ca

Midwest Wireless

• 10digitphonenumber@clearlydigital.com

Mobilcomm

• 10digitphonenumber@mobilecomm.net

MTS

• 10digitphonenumber@text.mtsmobility.com

Nextel

• 10digitphonenumber@messaging.nextel.com

OnlineBeep

• 10digitphonenumber@onlinebeep.net

PCS One

• 10digitphonenumber@pcsone.net

President's Choice

• 10digitphonenumber@txt.bell.ca

Public Service Cellular

• 10digitphonenumber@sms.pscel.com

Qwest

• 10digitphonenumber@qwestmp.com

Rogers AT&T Wireless

• 10digitphonenumber@pcs.rogers.com

Rogers Canada

• 10digitphonenumber@pcs.rogers.com

Satellink

• 10digitpagernumber.pageme@satellink.net

Southwestern Bell

• 10digitphonenumber@email.swbw.com

Sprint

• 10digitphonenumber@messaging.sprintpcs.com

Sumcom

• 10digitphonenumber@tms.suncom.com

Surewest Communicaitons

• 10digitphonenumber@mobile.surewest.com

T-Mobile

• 10digitphonenumber@tmomail.net

Telus

• 10digitphonenumber@msg.telus.com

Tracfone

• 10digitphonenumber@txt.att.net

Triton

• 10digitphonenumber@tms.suncom.com

Unicel

• 10digitphonenumber@utext.com

US Cellular

• 10digitphonenumber@email.uscc.net

Solo Mobile

• 10digitphonenumber@txt.bell.ca

Sprint

• 10digitphonenumber@messaging.sprintpcs.com

Sumcom

• 10digitphonenumber@tms.suncom.com

Surewest Communicaitons

• 10digitphonenumber@mobile.surewest.com

T-Mobile

• 10digitphonenumber@tmomail.net

Telus

• 10digitphonenumber@msg.telus.com

Triton

• 10digitphonenumber@tms.suncom.com

Unicel

• 10digitphonenumber@utext.com

US Cellular

• 10digitphonenumber@email.uscc.net

US West

• 10digitphonenumber@uswestdatamail.com

Verizon

• 10digitphonenumber@vtext.com

Virgin Mobile

• 10digitphonenumber@vmobl.com

Virgin Mobile Canada

• 10digitphonenumber@vmobile.ca

West Central Wireless

• 10digitphonenumber@sms.wcc.net

Western Wireless

• 10digitphonenumber@cellularonewest.com

Tail for Windows 7, Vista, 2008, etc.

Tail for Win32 is the Windows version of the UNIX 'tail -f' command.

Features

• Watch multiple files in realtime
• Detect keyword matches, and highlight occurences
• Send mail notifications on keyword matches by SMTP or MAPI
• Plugin architecture allows you to write specialised handlers
• Can process files of any size on all types of drive (local or networked)

Tail for Win32 can be used to monitor changes to files; displaying the changed lines in realtime. This makes Tail ideal for watching log files.  Tail has a plugin architecture, which allows notifications to occur when certain keywords are detected in monitored files. At the moment a MAPI plugin is available, and work is in progress on an SMTP version.

Download Tail for Win32 at the SourceForge project page.

Using Windows Server Backup to Back Up and Restore Exchange Data

Applies to: Exchange Server 2007 SP3, Exchange Server 2007 SP2, Exchange Server 2007 SP1.

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) includes a new plug-in that enables you to make Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS)-based backups of Exchange data using Windows Server Backup in Windows Server 2008. You can use Windows Server Backup to back up and restore your Exchange 2007 SP2 databases. A thorough understanding of what needs to be backed up, where to store backups, and how to restore backups is key to being an effective Exchange administrator. For more information about what needs to be backed up in Exchange 2007, see What Needs to Be Protected in an Exchange Environment.
The new plug-in is delivered in the form of a single executable called WSBExchange.exe. This plug-in is automatically installed by SP2 on all Exchange 2007 Mailbox servers. The plug-in enables Windows Server Backup to be able to make Exchange-aware VSS backups. Before using Windows Server Backup and the Exchange plug-in to back up Exchange data, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with the following features and options for the plug-in:

• Backups are VSS-based only. You cannot make streaming ESE backups using Windows Server Backup with or without the plug-in.
  
• Backups taken with Windows Server Backup occur at volume level. To back up a storage group and database, you must back up the entire volume containing the storage group and database. You cannot back up any data without backing up the entire volume containing the data.
  
• The backup must be run locally on the server being backed up, and you cannot use the plug-in to take remote VSS backups. There is no remote administration of Windows Server Backup or the plug-in. You can, however, use Remote Desktop or Terminal Services to remotely manage backup.
  
• The backup can be created on a local drive or on a remote network share.
  
• Only Full backups can be taken. Log truncation will occur only after a successful completion of a full backup of a volume containing an Exchange storage group and database.
  
• In a continuous replication environment, only volumes that contain active database copies can be backed up by using the plug-in.
  
• When restoring data, it is possible to restore only Exchange data. This data can be restored to its original location or to an alternate location. If you restore the data to its original location, Windows Server Backup and the plug-in will automatically handle the recovery process, including dismounting any existing databases and replaying logs into the recovered database.
  
• The restore process does not directly support the Recovery Storage Group (RSG). However, if you restore to an alternate location, you can then manually move the restored data from the alternate location into an RSG, if needed.
  
• When restoring Exchange data, all backed up storage groups must be restored together. You cannot restore a single storage group or database.
  
• The plug-in does not support the Exchange Replica VSS Writer that is part of the Replication service. As a result, you cannot use Windows Server Backup to backup passive copies of storage groups.
  

For detailed steps about how to back up an Exchange server using the SP2 plug-in for Windows Server Backup, see How to Perform a Backup of Exchange Using Windows Server Backup.
For detailed steps about how to restore data from a backup taken with the SP2 plug-in for Windows Server Backup, see How to Restore a Backup of Exchange Using Windows Server Backup.

Convert VMDK VMware to VHD Virtual Server Files

Convert VMDK VMware to VHD Virtual Server Files using Vmd2Vhd tool from vmToolkit.

Here's an article with details.

Find Local Open Ports on Windows 7, 2008 & Earlier Versions as Well

The NETSTAT command can be used to find all "listening" and "established" ports on your Windows computer.  From a command prompt run:

netstat -an |find /i "listening"  OR  netstat -an |find /i "established"

To see all open, established, closing and other used ports type:

netstat -a

How To Print From an iPad

Having trouble printing from your iPad?  This is the easiest way to print from and Apple iPad.  It's so simple a caveman could to it.

Barack Obama, "Leveling the Playing Field"

Trickle-up Poverty