Quickly Determine Which Domain Controller(s) Hold Which FSMO Role(s)

1. On any Domain Controller, open up a command prompt
2. Type the following and hit Enter:

netdom query /domain:<domain> fsmo (where <domain> is the name of YOUR domain)

The results will return the server hosting each of the 5 FSMO roles

Free Date Calculator with Windows 7

If you are looking for a quick and simple Date Calculator (finding the number of years, months & weeks or days), the calculator application for Windows 7 now includes one.   Load up calculator (Start à Run à type calc and hit Enter).   You should see the usual calculator app appear:

Go to the File menu, and select Date Calculation toward the bottom of the screen.  Now, the calculator program will expand into a date calculator, allowing you to select 2 dates and calculate the total days in between them or the Years, Months and Weeks between.

Windows 8 Community Preview Product Key

To install the Windows 8 Consumer Preview, for all versions of Windows 8, you will need the following Product Key:

DNJXJ-7XBW8-2378T-X22TX-BKG7J

To download Windows 8 Consumer Preview, click here

Generating Strong, Random Passwords

While there are many sites out there that generate a random password for you, the one listed below has an added benefit in that it will provide you with the phonetic pronunciation of the password as well.  Simply select your requirements from the following list, click the Generate Password(s) button, and a random password will be generated for you:

Password Length, Show Phonetics, Include Letters, Include Mixed Case, Include Numbers, Include Punctuation, No similar characters, Number of characters.

http://www.pctools.com/guides/password/