Fun: Internet Helpdesk Comedy
Watch this video performed by Wes Borg. Enjoy !
Month: July 2009
Manage your Microsoft Product support Lifecycles
Knowing what products are being used within your IT environment is key. From a technology planning point of view its also important to understand the entire product lifecycle of a given product, especially when the it’s being used by a Read More …
ToolTip: AM-Deadlink
Within our daily life in IT we often find interesting sources of information on the internet or on our company intranet. So after a while, most of us typically end up having a large number of Bookmarks. In my case Read More …
Another way to get a browser installed on Windows7 E
In my earlier post "How to download a browser on Windows7 E” I explained how to create a simple script to download a browser. I just came across another blog article that might be useful for those that do not Read More …
The “MZ” header in EXE files
When you open an executable in notepad, you might have noticed that every executable starts with the letters MZ These story behind these two letters is that these are the initials of Mark Zbikowski the designer of the DOS executable Read More …
Windows7 signed-off for RTM
Windows7 has been signed-off and now goes into RTM. See the video below where contributing development teams give their go to release Windows7. Windows Engineering blog – RTM announcement http://blogs.msdn.com/e7/archive/2009/07/22/our-next-engineering-milestone-rtm.aspx Windows 7 Team blog – When will you get Windows Read More …
ToolTip: Processor Check for 64-Bit Compatibility
In my earlier post “Detect XP Mode support” I wrote about a utility that checks the system for virtualization support. I have just found a similar one from VMWare that helps detecting if your CPU supports running virtual 64 bit Read More …
Windows7 BranchCache test results
Back in April I was playing with BranchCache in my home lab environment to get an idea about how things are supposed to work but simulating a real world WAN network isn’t that easy, unless you have access to some Read More …
How to download a browser on Windows7 E
As a response to the European Antitrust Commission, Microsoft will strip the Internet Explorer from Windows7 SKUs aimed for European markets. For end users this means that unless the hardware vendor has a browser pre-installed, which is going to be Read More …
Windows7 Enterprise Videos
The Windows7 Enterprise videos provide a great high-level overview for the following features: DirectAccess BranchCache Enterprise Search Scopes BitLocker AppLocker Virtual Desktop Enhancements Language Packs Click here to access the videos