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Microsoft BPOS end-user experience

Posted Monday, November 23, 2009 11:59 AM by adhall
This article contains screenshots and descriptions of the end-user experience when using BPOS at this point in time (November 2009). Online Services provides a portal when users login, providing links to company resources. Users can also download client Read More...
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What is the optimal use of a web browser?

Posted Saturday, November 14, 2009 6:53 AM by adhall
I was having a ‘discussion that involved opposing views’ with a customer the other day about web browsers.  The discussion was around their view that IE8 was ‘slow’.  I naturally inquired on how they quantified the description of ‘slow’ and Read More...
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What is your favourite Windows 7 built-on applet?

Posted Saturday, October 31, 2009 11:21 PM by adhall
Part of leveraging technology is to leverage what is built into the products that you use. What is your favourite Windows 7 built-in applet? http://www.itadvisory.co.nz/pages/polls.aspx Read More...
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TechEd NZ Special guest appearance at the WM SMACKDOWN?

Posted Saturday, August 22, 2009 9:50 AM by adhall
We are very lucky to have Loke Uei Tan ( follow on Twitter , read his blog ) coming down to TechEd NZ. MS employees will know that Loke Uei is famous for his running of the TechReady Windows Mobile SMACKDOWN, and we are very lucky that we maybe, just Read More...
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Microsoft technologies – making things easier

Posted Saturday, July 11, 2009 9:37 AM by adhall
In this current environment, the deepest recession most of us will ever see in our lifetimes, it is time to focus on the things that matter, and leave some of the emotional decisions behind. In the past 6 months, and I suspect for the upcoming 12 months Read More...
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How to determine if Online Services are right for you?

Posted Wednesday, June 17, 2009 11:48 AM by adhall
How do you know that moving to an online service is right for you?  Should you invest in on-premise hardware and software, or migrate to the ‘cloud’? For the purpose of this post, online services are defined to be: Hosted mail (mailbox, web access Read More...
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Optimizing your hardware spend with Windows 7

Posted Wednesday, June 17, 2009 11:44 AM by adhall
There has been some commentary about how Windows 7 runs very well on older hardware.  Don’t believe it?  Try it! Here’s a good article – Windows 7 on a P3 933 with 768MB RAM! What does this mean?  Customer can squeeze an extra year or two Read More...
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Search is Dead.

Posted Sunday, May 31, 2009 9:25 PM by adhall
Finding stuff is easy.  Finding stuff fast is quite easy.  Find the right stuff, now that is not always so easy. Google has done a great job of finding stuff.  And fast.  But does it find the right stuff?  I think a fair answer Read More...
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How long can Windows XP be efficiently be maintained?

Posted Monday, May 04, 2009 9:12 PM by adhall
I heard a comment today.  “We will not be upgrading our desktop OS in the next 3 years”.  I can’t write my initial reaction, but as I thought about it I wondered what the realities on remaining on Windows XP looked like. Could an organization Read More...
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Information Management – Removing Risk to save Money

Posted Sunday, May 03, 2009 8:57 AM by adhall
What price do you put on your information?  If your IP, your business confidential information, your go to market strategy, or your takeover plans were available to the public and your competitors, what would that cost you? Risk reduction as a cost Read More...
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Like a Kid in a Candy Store

Posted Wednesday, April 08, 2009 8:33 PM by adhall
I see, all too often organizations buying Technology like they are kids in a candy store.  What do I mean by this? When you are outside the candy shop and have to decide what you want, you know what you feel like.  It might be a Milk Bottle, Read More...
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Building the Business Case for Optimization

Posted Thursday, April 02, 2009 8:17 PM by adhall
Most organizations use some form or another of business case to decide where they will invest their money, so it is important that you put yourself in the best possible position to get your business case signed off. Given the current economic environment, Read More...
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Optimization and your Organizations Purpose for Being

Posted Thursday, March 19, 2009 8:44 PM by adhall
Every Organization has a Purpose for Being.  Every single one.  There are all different kinds of purposes, and these will vary between organizations who are in the same industry even. Do you know what your Organizations Purpose for Being is? Read More...
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Without a Destination, what use are Directions?

Posted Thursday, February 19, 2009 6:54 PM by adhall
I had a conversation with a client this afternoon, one who is undertaking to get control of their somewhat diverse environment. We got to talking about how Microsoft could help them, and about half way through the discussion I happened to ask if they Read More...
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Optimization: If you want to lose weight, don’t stop eating!

Posted Friday, February 13, 2009 6:48 PM by adhall
In the current economic turmoil, most organisations are looking to be more ‘economical’ with their finances. Unfortunately this requirement for fiscal responsibility quite often gets interpreted as ‘stop spending all money, reduce staff, cut back anything Read More...
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