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Fixing Windows 2012R2 Hyper-V Role Failing at 99 Percent
In October 2013, Microsoft released Windows 2012R2, containing many improved features. A good article outlining those improvements can be found here:...
View ArticleWindows 8.1 Upgrade
If you are having problems finding the FREE Windows 8.1 Upgrade in the store, this is the best fix I have found.Note: This is only available if the version of windows is OEM, not an after market...
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Design Efficiently - Hot Keys & Keyboard Shortcuts in Tableau
Are you as efficient as you could be in Tableau when in comes to finding functionality? Most of Tableau's functionality is designed for access with Drop-Down Menus, Right Click Menus and Toolbar...
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How to Fix Driver Issue on Windows Server 2008 R2
After updating the driver on a Dell TL2000 tape drive, the devices appeared in Device Manager with a bang, indicating the driver was corrupt.Error message:"Windows cannot load the device driver for...
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Displaying Long Text Fields in Tableau from Excel
The ProblemMany times, it is necessary to display content in Tableau in a verbose manner. For example: displaying comments from a survey or showing lengthy project descriptions or calls to action in an...
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Three Underused Features of Tableau 8 and 8.1
In the spirit of the season and inspired by Tiffany’s recent blog post (Design Efficiently in Tableau) listed below are three underutilized features of the Tableau 8.x families that will save you some...
View ArticleA Look at Film Trilogies: Tableau 3-Minute Win Viz Challenge
As part of Tableau's The 3-Minute Win Challenge, I decided to build a 3 minute Tableau viz using film trilogy data. The rules of the challenge: Start from scratch. Build something useful. Do it...
View ArticleLooking at 35 Years of NFL Data: Tableau 3-Minute Win Viz Challenge
My submission for the Tableau 3 Minute Win Viz Challenge - looking at 35 years of NFL data in only 3 minutes!The dashboard is also available on Tableau Public here.
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Extreme Viz Makeover with Tableau: Unemployment Aid, The Washington Post
I came across an interesting article today on WashingtonPost.com by Niroj Chokshi. It visualized the impending effects of the estimated 1.3 million people that will lose unemployment benefits when they...
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Alteryx and Tableau: Complementary Tools for Every Analyst
Alteryx and Tableau are powerful tools that can revolutionize data analytics and data consumption in any organization. Alteryx is a user-friendly ETL platform with a powerful suite of tools, including...
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Creating a Windows 2012 or 2012R2 Domain Controller
With Windows 2003 nearing end-of-life, it is becoming more imperative to upgrade to a newer operating system. For many IT admins, this is a great opportunity to start upgrading infrastructures to...
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DATEPARSE-ing Tips for Successful Speed Dating with Tableau 8.1
Thanks to another new and improved feature in the Tableau 8.1 release, we no longer have to spend time writing out long tedious calculations to reformat date fields! If you haven’t met the new...
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Three Seasons of Man vs. Food Visualized in Tableau 8.1
I recently upgraded my version of Tableau Desktop to 8.1. While on holiday, I decided to play with the program a bit to mess with some of the new features. In lieu of any ground-breaking analysis, I...
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Promoting a Windows 2012R2 Server to Domain Controller
Once a Windows 2012 or Windows 2012R2 has had the Active Directory Domain Services role installed, the domain controller must be promoted to a domain controller. This article outlines the steps needed...
View ArticleInterWorks Announces ‘Tableau Your Data!’ Book Tour with Author, Dan Murray
Stillwater, Okla. – InterWorks, the premier provider of Tableau Software services, is collaborating with Tableau User Groups (TUGs) across the U.S. to promote acclaimed Tableau guidebook, “Tableau Your...
View ArticleFresh Windows 8 Pro OEM install failing due to "Missing Drivers..."
When freshly installing Windows 8 pro OEM on a wiped laptop, I received an error message:"A media driver your computer needs is missing. This could be a DVD, USB, or Hard Disk driver. . . ."I found it...
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Life as an InterWorks Consultant: Oh, the Places You Will Go
In case you’ve been living under a rock for the past two decades, tech companies have become some of the most powerful entities in the world today. Think of the most successful companies that come to...
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Transferring FSMO Roles to Another Active Directory Controller
With virtualization continuing to grow into the small and medium business marketplace, it is now affordable for many IT administrators to implement many common best practices such as having a minimum...
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How I Went from Casino Operations Manager to InterWorks Consultant
Recently, we shared a blog post entitled, "Life as an InterWorks Consultant: Oh, the Places You Will Go." In that post, we announced that we would be doing a follow-up series outlining the varied...
View ArticlePowerShell: Get Last Logon for All Users Across All Domain Controllers
Here is a quick PowerShell script to help you query the last logon time for all of your users across all of your domain controllers. It will also save the output to a .csv file specified in the...
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