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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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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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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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User Account Control explained really well

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Simon

I was just browsing around on TechNet for info and came across Paul Addams blog and a post about UAC.  It’s one of the best write ups of what UAC is and why you should be using it not turning it off that I’ve seen.  It goes into superb te… Continue reading →

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Confused about deploying Windows 7? Try this…

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Simon

Lots of people are looking at how they should go about deploying Windows 7 in their organisation, a few I’ve seen first hand are struggling to understand how to migrate.  One of the major steps in planning your deployment is probably to bui… Continue reading →

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How to Take Full Advantage of Your Solid-State Drive

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Simon

Very handy little guide form Lifehacker here on how to get the best out of an SSD.  I’ve just ordered one for my “demo beast” laptop and it should help my VMs fly…interesting ideas around hibernation in this guide…not something … Continue reading →

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The Arc Keyboard: White | The Office Stylist

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Simon

I thought the black version was good, but now I’m all about the white version.  I’ll be getting me one these, it;s stunning and will look super in our all white office! The Arc Keyboard: White | The Office Stylist.

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Bing Screensaver

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Simon

The Live Side guys have noticed a new Bing Screensaver that looks very cool if you like the Bing daily images.  Bing Screensaver – LiveSide.net.  I’m currently using my Honeymoon photo’s as my wallpaper and screensaver and I’ll post a … Continue reading →

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Getting Your Laptop Card Reader to Read 4GB SD Cards

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Simon

Windows 7 is amazing at getting most things working on any laptop, however I constantly have a problem with my very old Gateway laptop and the card reader driver.  This is how to fix it: Getting Your Laptop Card Reader to … Continue reading →

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HP EliteBook 2740p

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Simon

Uncrate have short piece on the very nice looking HP EliteBook 2740p notebook and tablet.  I’ve love my TX2 for quite some time, and this looks like it’s from the same stable. Frankly I want to try one now….

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