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 I was getting an error while I was trying to add a new managed account. An error occurred while getting information about the user username at server servername: The system detected a possible attempt to compromise security. Please ensure that you can contact the server that authenticated you. Solution: If you are trying to add a new managed account using a local account, you can perform this task via PowerShell. Right click on SharePoint 2010 Management Shell > Run as Administrator In the PowerShell window - type: $cred = Get-Credential You will be prompted to enter an account and password (here you can type in a local account) Back in the PowerShell window - type: New-SPManagedAccount -Credential $cred Even though the warning appears, the account is added.

It's a great thing that I bought a brand new PS3 Slim. And the first disc that I popped in was definitely GT5. What a game, rather, it's more than that. Once you have a look at it, it is quite hard to take your eyes off. When GT5 was launched, it was an unpolished and unfinished game. As of now, Polyphony Digital has worked hard to plug those gaping hole that stopped GT5 from being the crown jewel of sim racing across any console. After 2.0 update, it's not 100% perfect, but still after about 1.5 GB patch update (v 2.05), one should expect some real fix across the game. First thing that is noticeable, is the loading time. Its quite fast. I didn't spent much time on staring at the GT logo on a black screen. Rather the loading screen is just for loading the track. After that you get a menu to start the race, that's when the cars are loaded, one after another. But the loading speed here is acceptable. I don't blame it on the game though, I t...

1. Complete Information About your Phone *#*#4636#*#* This code can be used to get some interesting information about your phone and battery. It shows following 4 menus on screen: • Phone information • Battery information • Battery history • Usage statistics ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Factory data reset *#*#7780#*#* This code can be used for a factory data reset. It’ll remove following things: • Google account settings stored in your phone • System and application data and settings • Downloaded applications It’ll NOT remove: • Current system software and bundled application • SD card files e.g. photos, music files, etc. Note: Once you give this code, you get a prompt screen asking you to click on “Reset phone” button. So you get a chance to cancel your operation. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Format Android Phone *2767...

An awesome movie collection manager. A freeware project by sidtechster NEW FEATURES Fresh new UI, fresh new look. Built using Microsoft .NET WPF framework. UI optimized for HD screen resolutions. Navigation based on visual elements, rather than text elements. Code optimized for less system resource and network bandwidth usage. Re-worked scraper tool, 95% accurate in finding movie informations, works 70% faster it was in version 3. NEW TWEAKS Removed the old banner, added a new one to fit the appearance of the whole app. Replaced the search text box, users had problem with the cursor. New GLOW EFFECT is cooler. Press ENTER key after typing in the search box. Don't know, how I missed that with previous release :) For searching through collection, INSTANT SEARCH  (like Google) is included. The movie poster can be changed on-the-fly. Just click on the poster to get the new one. Click on the tick that appears on the poster to save it. That's it. The thumb...

I had the same problem with an Lenovo Z570 Laptop when trying to install NVIDIA GTX 540M Drivers for Windows 7 64bit edition. This solution really worked for me. When running the NVIDIA Install Program I got the error: NVIDIA Installer cannot continue This graphics driver could not find compatible graphics hardware The reason for this error is that the specific device ID for your graphics card does not show up in any of the INF setup files. More on this later. The way around this is to manually add your device ID to the INF file so it shows up when the setup programs checks for "compatible hardware" Steps: 1. Get your device ID: click on CONTROL PANEL, then CLICK on SYSTEM, then CLICK on DEVICE MANAGER 2. Under Other Devices/ (or if your video card already has a driver under Display Adapter) click on Video Adapter 3. Click on Details, Device Instance Id should already be selected 4. You will see something similar to this: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0DD1&...

A performer at the price point. Got all the features a mid range android phone can have. Improvements such as out of the box Froyo (v 2.2.1), Wi fi hotspot and great touch screen are some of the features that makes this phone different from competition esp. HTC Wildfire, a close competitor. I checked out HTC Wildfire before buying this phone. What I found was a laggy interface and Android v 2.1. It was definitely not worthy right now, it was the best mid range smart phone last year. After 1 week using this phone, I think it is money well spent. Bought it at Rs. 14,500 at Pune,India after searching through 5 stores. Vendors were very much stringent on the price, were giving 100 bucks discount after bargaining for half an hour :-P As per the phone, its neat, looks great, UI is fluid (dont expect iPhone though), easy on hands, thanks to the grippy back cover. On the downside, it would have scored 5/5 if it had a little bit more RAM (Samsung has added a task manager...

This post describes how the Active Directory (AD) and SharePoint integration can be leveraged to retrieve AD data and use in a SharePoint site. There are many classes written for accessing AD data, but this article demonstrates how to bring those data in a SharePoint site. It is a common business requirement where a SharePoint server administrator needs to check whether a site user exists in the AD. The main reason being, what I have seen, when our client had an audit process for their SharePoint sites. In some cases the user, who is a site owner, has either left the organization or due to some other reason, does not exist in the AD, but still is the owner of the site. So we can remotely access the server and search the AD. Otherwise, we can create a SharePoint application page that, with proper rights of course, can access the server AD and query it for a particular user. The page will also show the details of the searched user. In a nutshell, we will create a custom applic...