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		<title>MCTS Qualification Achieved</title>
		<link>http://www.lewisroberts.com/2010/09/01/mcts-qualification-achieved/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lewisroberts.com/2010/09/01/mcts-qualification-achieved/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:19:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lewis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, I&#8217;m finally, FINALLY Microsoft certified. I&#8217;ve been doing this stuff successfully for ten years without the compulsion to get myself certified but I decided recently to add credence to my experience by taking the exams. This is step one &#8230; <a href="http://www.lewisroberts.com/2010/09/01/mcts-qualification-achieved/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>VMWare Workstation conversion to ESXi 4</title>
		<link>http://www.lewisroberts.com/2010/08/26/vmware-workstation-conversion-to-esxi-4/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lewisroberts.com/2010/08/26/vmware-workstation-conversion-to-esxi-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:31:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lewis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;is not made easy by our friends at VMWare. Oh sure they&#8217;ll provide you with a tool called VMWare Converter Standalone which purports to convert your VMWare workstation guests in to fully fledged ESXi compatible versions but does it actually &#8230; <a href="http://www.lewisroberts.com/2010/08/26/vmware-workstation-conversion-to-esxi-4/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Extract all mail enabled groups with PowerShell and ADSI</title>
		<link>http://www.lewisroberts.com/2010/08/16/extract-all-mail-enabled-groups-with-powershell-and-adsi/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lewisroberts.com/2010/08/16/extract-all-mail-enabled-groups-with-powershell-and-adsi/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:15:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lewis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Scripting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve just finished off this first attempt at an actual useful PowerShell script. This should extract all Mail Enabled groups &#8211; that&#8217;s both security and distribution groups &#8211; and present them in a human readable format. Though I&#8217;ve played with &#8230; <a href="http://www.lewisroberts.com/2010/08/16/extract-all-mail-enabled-groups-with-powershell-and-adsi/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Windows Server 2008 x64 IIS7 random errors and binary corruption with VNC 4</title>
		<link>http://www.lewisroberts.com/2010/08/09/windows-server-2008-x64-iis7-random-errors-and-binary-corruption-with-vnc-4/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lewisroberts.com/2010/08/09/windows-server-2008-x64-iis7-random-errors-and-binary-corruption-with-vnc-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 10:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lewis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My usual process for deploying Windows Server boxes involves the installation of VNC for remote console management. I know Remote Desktop is the best practice way to do this but as they say, old habits die hard. When I recently &#8230; <a href="http://www.lewisroberts.com/2010/08/09/windows-server-2008-x64-iis7-random-errors-and-binary-corruption-with-vnc-4/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Scripting FTPES (Explicit TLS/SSL) with cURL</title>
		<link>http://www.lewisroberts.com/2010/08/06/scripting-ftpes-explicit-tlsssl-with-curl/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lewisroberts.com/2010/08/06/scripting-ftpes-explicit-tlsssl-with-curl/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 20:39:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lewis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I thought I&#8217;d post quickly about automating FTP using explicit TLS/SSL with cURL. No, this isn&#8217;t a particularly advanced subject in the grand scheme of things (the command line is very simple) but some of the connectivity issues you might &#8230; <a href="http://www.lewisroberts.com/2010/08/06/scripting-ftpes-explicit-tlsssl-with-curl/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Re-creating SQL Logins for standby databases</title>
		<link>http://www.lewisroberts.com/2010/08/05/re-creating-sql-logins-for-standby-databases/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lewisroberts.com/2010/08/05/re-creating-sql-logins-for-standby-databases/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:51:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lewis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In preparation for an upcoming DR test I was aware of a limitation of using Standby/Read-only SQL databases that may be required to be brought online and immediately accessed by user accounts that didn&#8217;t exist on the DR database server. &#8230; <a href="http://www.lewisroberts.com/2010/08/05/re-creating-sql-logins-for-standby-databases/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Windows Media Center Sky Digibox PIN Entry</title>
		<link>http://www.lewisroberts.com/2010/07/21/windows-media-center-sky-digibox-pin-entry/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lewisroberts.com/2010/07/21/windows-media-center-sky-digibox-pin-entry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:21:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lewis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve spent a few minutes thinking about this one this morning and came up with what I believe is a decent solution to a common problem. Despite trawling the net for ten minutes or so, I haven&#8217;t seen this solution &#8230; <a href="http://www.lewisroberts.com/2010/07/21/windows-media-center-sky-digibox-pin-entry/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Media Center Remote IR Blaster speed</title>
		<link>http://www.lewisroberts.com/2010/07/17/media-center-remote-ir-blaster-speed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lewisroberts.com/2010/07/17/media-center-remote-ir-blaster-speed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2010 19:44:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lewis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lewisroberts.com/?p=517</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you want to slow down or alter how quickly the Windows Media Center Remote Control and IR Blaster solution sends IR commands to your set top box, you only get three options during the Media Center (sic) setup procedure; &#8230; <a href="http://www.lewisroberts.com/2010/07/17/media-center-remote-ir-blaster-speed/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Spangly new WordPress 3.0</title>
		<link>http://www.lewisroberts.com/2010/06/19/spangly-new-wordpress-3-0/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lewisroberts.com/2010/06/19/spangly-new-wordpress-3-0/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 23:24:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lewis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just installed WordPress 3.0 and already making full use of the new header image functionality. Expect to see a little more of my photography appearing in the header! -Lewis]]></description>
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		<title>Pixelated contacts on Exchange sync&#8217;d HTC</title>
		<link>http://www.lewisroberts.com/2010/04/25/pixelated-contacts-on-exchange-syncd-htc/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lewisroberts.com/2010/04/25/pixelated-contacts-on-exchange-syncd-htc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 18:32:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lewis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contact]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[desire]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[high resolution]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been struggling with getting nice high-res images for my contacts for quite some time. Infact I first had the issue with my Nokia N97 and put it down to something I had no control over. Though I could change &#8230; <a href="http://www.lewisroberts.com/2010/04/25/pixelated-contacts-on-exchange-syncd-htc/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>My HTC Desire has now shipped!</title>
		<link>http://www.lewisroberts.com/2010/04/09/my-htc-desire-has-now-shipped/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lewisroberts.com/2010/04/09/my-htc-desire-has-now-shipped/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 13:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lewis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Just a weekend and a single working day to wait now before I get my HTC Desire as eXpansys have now shipped it and it&#8217;s heading my way! Goodbye Nokia, hello Android. -Lewis]]></description>
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		<title>Tech support email</title>
		<link>http://www.lewisroberts.com/2010/03/22/tech-support-email/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lewisroberts.com/2010/03/22/tech-support-email/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:02:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lewis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lewisroberts.com/?p=477</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Saw this email at work today that sent a chuckle around the office. hi thespacebaronmykeyboardinthegroundfloortrainingroomisbroken. pleasecansomeonecomeandtrytofixit? thanks sam LOL. -Lewis]]></description>
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		<title>MSDTC through a firewall to an SQL cluster with RPC</title>
		<link>http://www.lewisroberts.com/2009/08/16/msdtc-through-a-firewall-to-an-sql-cluster-with-rpc/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lewisroberts.com/2009/08/16/msdtc-through-a-firewall-to-an-sql-cluster-with-rpc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 18:58:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lewis</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[cluster]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Distributed Transaction Coordinator]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[endpoint mapper]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lewisroberts.com/?p=459</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s not a pretty title and it&#8217;s not a pretty subject, that much I can tell you. Strap in, this one&#8217;s a biggy&#8230;. The company I work for are busy developing an application that will make use of DTC from &#8230; <a href="http://www.lewisroberts.com/2009/08/16/msdtc-through-a-firewall-to-an-sql-cluster-with-rpc/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Orange cancel their terms change plans &#8211; people power!</title>
		<link>http://www.lewisroberts.com/2009/08/12/orange-cancel-their-terms-change-plans-people-power/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lewisroberts.com/2009/08/12/orange-cancel-their-terms-change-plans-people-power/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:57:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lewis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I received the following email from Orange Customer Services at 8:55am. Dear Lewis Thank you for your email regarding the changes to your talkplan. I was sorry to learn that you are unhappy with the changes to your talkplan and &#8230; <a href="http://www.lewisroberts.com/2009/08/12/orange-cancel-their-terms-change-plans-people-power/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Orange contract cancellation letter.</title>
		<link>http://www.lewisroberts.com/2009/08/08/orange-contract-cancellation-letter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lewisroberts.com/2009/08/08/orange-contract-cancellation-letter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 09:51:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lewis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clause 4.3]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Sir/Madam, At 19:21 on Â 7th August 2009 I received a text message stating that Orange were altering pricing structures for calls that are not included in my plan. This is an alteration to a contract which I signed and &#8230; <a href="http://www.lewisroberts.com/2009/08/08/orange-contract-cancellation-letter/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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