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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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Wake up and Win - Windows 7 PC's on October 22nd

Posted Monday, October 19, 2009 12:05 PM by adhall
      Microsoft, Hewlett Packard and New Zealand’s most famous Number 7 – Richie McCaw, invite you to help celebrate the launch of Windows 7 and HP’s all new range of Windows 7 PC’s.  Be part of the moment when Windows 7 becomes available Read More...
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Using the Problem Steps Recorder to solve user issues

Posted Friday, October 16, 2009 5:16 PM by adhall
One of the unsung heroes of Windows 7 I think is the PSR, or Problem Steps Recorder. This is a built in utility that does 4 things: Takes a screenshot of everything that the user does Records the executable detail and UI components interacted with Saves Read More...
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VDI – Behind the scenes of the TechEd NZ Hands on Labs!

Posted Wednesday, September 16, 2009 4:03 PM by adhall
This is a quick post to show you a real world example of how VDI works and how useful it can be. The team at Intergen ( http://www.intergen.co.nz ) have done a fantastic job getting the TechEd NZ 2009 Hands on Labs running, and showcasing both the Microsoft Read More...
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TechEd NZ – CLI200 – Windows 7 Top 10 reasons to deploy

Posted Monday, September 14, 2009 10:45 PM by adhall
This morning in the first session of TechEd NZ 2009 (#tenz9 on twitter) we presented the Top 10 Reasons we see for businesses to adopt Windows 7. Note that these are the Top 10 reasons , not features. Here’s the list (in no particular order): Deployment Read More...
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Windows 7 testing and deployment quick start guide

Posted Thursday, September 03, 2009 12:25 PM by adhall
The previous version of this guide was posted prior to the Windows 7 RTM. This has now been updated with some additional information and new links. As before, this guide is to help with getting started quickly and is not intended to replace the official 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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Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcuts – the complete list

Posted Monday, August 17, 2009 12:41 PM by adhall
There has been a lot of articles written about the new Windows 7 keyboard shortcuts. Well, here is the single source of truth, as posted on the Microsoft website. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/Windows7/Keyboard-shortcuts Ease of Access keyboard shortcuts Read More...
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Remote Desktop Services versus VDI – spot the difference

Posted Friday, August 07, 2009 4:48 PM by adhall
What is the difference between publishing a Windows Server 2008 R2 Remote Desktop (RDS), and providing a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)? Take a look at the screenshots below.  Which one is the 2008 R2 RDS published desktop, the other is Windows Read More...
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Windows 7 Tips and Tricks – a huge list of resources

Posted Monday, July 27, 2009 4:24 PM by adhall
Another Microsoft ATS, Craig Swartz has posted an awesome list of Windows 7 resources, tips and tricks. The original post is here: http://blogs.technet.com/cswartz/archive/2009/06/15/windows-7-inside-tips.aspx He has also posted some links to What’s New Read More...
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Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 have been RTM. Great, now what?

Posted Monday, July 27, 2009 3:15 PM by adhall
Now that Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 have been Released To Manufacturing , it’s time to look at the steps from here so that you can start experiencing the benefits of these new platforms and some new ways of working. Understand your capability Read More...
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Understanding how to license for VDI scenarios

Posted Monday, July 20, 2009 9:25 PM by adhall
I've lost count of the VDI conversations I have had over recent times, and universally there is confusion and misunderstanding of how to license the VDI scenario. So here's some clarification. To set the record straight, Windows XP is NOT exempt from Read More...
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Get deploying! Assessment and Planning Toolkit v4

Posted Saturday, July 18, 2009 1:29 PM by adhall
The Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit makes it easy to assess your current IT infrastructure for a variety of technology migration projects. This Solution Accelerator provides a powerful inventory, assessment, and reporting tool to simplify the Read More...
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The Optimized platform – Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2

Posted Thursday, July 16, 2009 12:41 PM by adhall
A very common question is what features of Windows 7 Enterprise and Windows Server 2008 R2 require each other to operate, and what is better when you have both? Well, the link below will help you out! Link to 2-page capability summary   There are Read More...
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Windows 7 - Prerequisites, Considerations and evaluation - UPDATED

Posted Monday, July 06, 2009 4:07 PM by adhall
An update to my previous post I have updated the document with some corrections and new information. Thanks to Joe Keller for some updates. As before, whilst I have tried to ensure that all information in this document is accurate, no guarantee is made. Read More...
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