Author Archives: Simon

Weekly blog wrap up August 23rd to 29th

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Simon

Well that was a fun week for me, you might not have realised it but I wasn’t in the office I was enjoying the sun on the isle of Evissa. However before I went I blogged up with all this goodness… The best way to enjoy Facebook chat Windows Liv… Continue reading →

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Windows Live Messenger, the Beta Refresh and Facebook

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Simon

We already showed you how Messenger is a great social media aggregator so you know it brings everything together for you to make life easier.  What if you don’t have lots of people to talk to on messenger wouldn’t it … Continue reading →

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Why Google is not a business platform

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Simon

Danny Burlage of BPOS Rocks wrote this fantastic article on why Google is not fit for business – it’s something we know all to well, people who’ve gone Google tell us.  Danny’s article is very good so I’m not going to paraphrase it much … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on OpsMgr: SCOM Operators Basics SuperFlow

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Simon

Last week this popped up in my twitter feed and I really think it’s worth of some link love, so that’s just what I’m doing.  Thoughts on OpsMgr: SCOM Operators Basics SuperFlow It’s on Maarten Goet’s blog, he’s a SCOM MVP and knows … Continue reading →

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Excellent paper on IE6 compatibility with Windows 7

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Simon

I was just browsing around our internal sites and found this excellent white paper on Solutions for Virtualising Internet Explorer 6 (IE6), what amazed me was that it was externally available.
If you’ve got some applications that rely on IE6 (lik… Continue reading →

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Hurley by Weezer

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Simon

Weezer have released a new album, Hurley that I’ve added to my download list. Because it has a picture of Hurley from Lost on the front cover (I’m not a LOST fan but I like the thought) Because my Windows 95 CD had Buddy Holly by Weezer on the CD and I love it.  By [...] Continue reading →

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Attend meetings in your cowboy hat

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Simon

I know it’s silly but it made everyone on the conference call laugh.  I just attended a meeting like this having just attached a LifeCam HD Cinema to my laptop and used it with the Communicator 14 beta….a warning to … Continue reading →

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Breaking: IT Pros have a future with the cloud

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Simon

Ok it might not be breaking news but it sometimes feels like it.  The cloud is here to stay and yet I know it scares some people.  It’s kinda like moving from DOS to Windows, some people back then thought that all these GUIs would make it… Continue reading →

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The book that stuns everyone in the office

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Simon

Today I went to grab a copy of the Windows 7 resource kit that I reserved from the learning center to read on holiday.  It has since been used as a dumbell, a door stop and has as a booster … Continue reading →

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It’s my birthday soon, please can I have this

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Simon

Veyron 16.4 Super Sport on Cool Hunting
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