Category Archives: My TechNet Blog

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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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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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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Little things in Windows 7 still make me smile

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Simon

I’ve been using Windows 7 for almost 18 months now and the little things still make me very happy.  That’s an important thing to remember because people love this OS for it’s simplicity, deploying it will make them feel better.&… Continue reading →

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Another not-very-revolutionary feature: Gmail does “undo send”

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Simon

Gmail’s undo send feature is being talked up all over the web right now.  Why.  It’s revolutionary of course.  WRONG. Outlook has done this for YEARS, all that’s happening is that a delay is introduced.  To do this in Outlo… Continue reading →

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Microsoft Online Services Setup Accelerator

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Simon

One of the best things about BPOS and Exchange Online is how simple it is to setup and what makes it even easier is the guide that takes you through it.  The guide is totally customised to your setup too, which I think is a neat way of walki… Continue reading →

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Weekly blog roundup 16th to 20th August

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Simon

This week my boss caught me enjoying too many Chai Tea lattes (above).  You might be interested in how we work around, it’s a bit like this.  You can’t see the fancy dress stuff on the other side of the room in this shot… Resource… Continue reading →

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Resources for BPOS and Exchange Online

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Simon

Continuing my BPOS odessy I’ve found some good resources for BPOS and Exchange Online that I thought it’d be worth pointing you to:
Online Services TechNet library – this library contains details of lots of differnet aspects of BPOS, … Continue reading →

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