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Enable Wireless (Wi-Fi) in Windows Server 2008 (R2)

I was just about to drop a post on how to enable Wi-Fi in Server 2008 (R2) as I just bumped into this when installing a Server 2008 R2 on a HP 8730p n...

Posted by Alex Verboon on Friday, August 13, 2010

ReadTip: Is BranchCache right for remote, serverless software distribution?

BranchCache is a new feature available in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 that reduces WAN bandwidth usage and improves application responsivenes...

Posted by Alex Verboon on Saturday, August 7, 2010

ToolTip: Domain Time LMCheck

Refreshing my knowledge a bit on Time Synchronization, NTP etc. and came across this utility. It’s FREE and doesn’t require installation. The Domain T...

Posted by Alex Verboon on Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Windows 7 Compatibility Search

Just came across the Windows 7 Compatibility Search provider, allowing you to do a quick Windows 7 compatibility check for an application or hardware....

Posted by Alex Verboon on Friday, July 30, 2010

Optimizations for Virtualized Windows 7 clients

Just found these two blog posts that describe some Registry and Services optimizations when running Windows 7 as a virtual client. [Windows 7 Registry...

Posted by Alex Verboon on Friday, July 30, 2010

ToolTip: BootRacer

When Microsoft developed Windows 7 a dedicated team was assigned to focus on startup performance. For details, read the [Engineering Windows 7 – Boot ...

Posted by Alex Verboon on Wednesday, July 7, 2010