Problem This blog runs on Umbraco and due its popularity, or lack thereof, IIS was shutting down the application pool frequently. Not the best first impression if a visitor has to wait 10 seconds ...

Problem While investigating an SQL issue with a customers Lync environment, discovered the following in the local SQL Express instance error logs: SQL Server detected 8 sockets with 1 cores per so...

Introduction Challenged to collect call statistics from our Sonus UX 1000 SBC the first thought was to use SNMP. After enabling SNMP and pointing an SNMPwalk tool with MIB to the SBC, I struggled ...

Introduction Since Lync Server 2013 Cumulative Update 1 (February 2013), it has been possible to use the Unified Communications Web API (UCWA) to provide web-based communications interactions with...

Introduction I got one metre of the Adafruit LPD8806 RGB LED strip with a NetDuino Plus 2 many years ago with bold visions of colourful Christmas decorations on the front of the house. After some ...