I was looking for a way to get some information out of the TSM Database to use in a reporting project and came across this:

Introduction

This tutorial is intended to help with the first steps into working directly with the TSM database for the SQL illiterate administrator. We give a brief overview of the table structure and introduce some basic queries that might be helpful in the day to day administration.
Check out the Advanced Tutorial for more complex queries.

General Storage

I recently came up with an idea to use an internal blog to document stuff happening in our group at work.  (Document what you know...) 

The problem was that SharePoint Blogs by default limit you to one category per post and that just would be as helpful in my mind.  So I did a search and came up with this post on Lawrence Liu's Blog.

or maybe even what you don't know?

I recently (last night) came up with an idea on how to do a better job of sharing information with the rest of my department.  We use SharePoint for a lot of things.  It occurred to me that a Blog would be a good way of sharing information on how to fix issues, troubleshoot issues or even to say "we know there is a problem, but we haven't figured it out yet.

Well you don't really want to put that stuff out in public unless it has been cleared of information that you don't want everyone to know about.  Specifics of your organization may end up there and it would probably be a good idea to not allow that sort of information to be just randomly published.  But if it is an internal, authentication required to view, you must have a reason for being there kind of place...

So we have set up a Blog site for our group.  A colleague and I will try it and see if we can get the rest of the guys on board with it.  (That is if I can get him interested.)

I happened to read one of the many junk e-mails that I get from Microsoft (I get them on purpose) and saw this tool for posting to a blog.  I thought I would try it out.  I just downloaded and installed it, but I haven't read anything on it yet.  I thought I would go with a "trial by fire" sort of approach. 

It looks like you can do standard blog tasks with it, such as insert tables, pictures, maps, tags, or hyperlinks.  I am just going to insert a hyperlink to the download.

Click here to go to the Windows Live Writer download page.

Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file.  You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item.

OR you may just need to removed Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration.  I haven't ever like it.  This is just one more reason.

I found this by accident when I was installing SQL tools on my Vista machine.  I think it gives a pretty good short explanation of User Account Control.

http://www.microsoft.com/sql/howtobuy/windowsvistasupport.mspx

This paragraph starts the helpful explanation:

Microsoft Windows Vista includes a new feature, User Account Control (UAC), which helps administrators manage their use of elevated privileges. When running on Microsoft Windows Vista, administrators do not use their administrative privileges by default. They perform most actions as standard (non-administrative) users, temporarily assuming their administrative privileges only when necessary. This separation of privileges causes some known issues.

So, I was thinking that I would write a script to transfer some DHCP scopes from one machine to another.  Well, wouldn't you know...  there is already a tool to do that, and I didn't even have to install software, just read a little article...

http://www.geekadmin.com/?p=13

I have Windows Server 2003.  So here is the pertinant part for me:

Use this command to export all scopes from the source machine:

netsh dhcp server export C:\dhcp.txt all

Install the dhcp server on the new machine and run this import command:

netsh dhcp server import C:\dhcp.txt all

After that authorize the dhcp server and that´s it!

Quick and easy.

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2048070,00.asp?kc=EWENTEMNL110306EOAD