Ok so the battle has been building up and…. there are many options a business can take when looking to deploy Core technology, especially starting from scratch. The main concern in this discussion is the hosted options. This means there is no need for...

Ta dah! Win 7 beta 1 is available! Oh yes! hello to all the things in vista that you thought wouldnt it be awesome if you could..... Now call me old fashion but one thing that has been phased out over the years are manuals (not that we would ever read...

Ok.....So in a very cliché and well used manner I will start by firstly welcoming you to not only my first blog but also an inside view from my new career. I began at Microsoft just over 4 weeks ago, and have not stopped learning. It is the inevitable...

As most of you aware there is migration documentation out there for going from SBS 2003 to SBS 2008. Transition Pack Migration Guide The migration in a virtual environment is essentially the same as real world. However the things to remember...

So the domains are verified and I am now going to configure them to get the full functionality. The first stage is to note the set up you get ‘out-of'-box’. On completion of the GApps signup & Verification you are presented with a step by step guide...

So a number of people have brought to my attention the licensing around SBS 08. So baring in mind that SBS is designed for small businesses where users are often changing, and often use temps, but don’t have an onsite IT guy to manage licenses, SBS 08...

Some of you will have seen my presentations and will have also seen the cool add-in that I use. If you haven’t heard of pptplex go find it: www.officelabs.com It will make presentations in powerpoint a whole lot less linear and more interactive! However...

So I got my hands on an Intel Modular Server MFSYS25 and had the initial joyous task of updating all the firmware and BIOS, which to be fair went of without a hitch, except for the fact it was like having a small turbine engine under my desk.   So...

In case you hadn’t worked out from the title the ‘Road to Windows 7’ videos have finally gone live. James O’Neil and myself cover various aspects of Windows 7 that you guys (Partners, consumers and IT Pros) will be interested in and have a heap of questions...

Some of have seen the road to Win7 videos, and those of you that havent WHY NOT? Its a great collection of vids (even if I do say so myself), but on a serious note we have had some great feedback around the content being worthwhile, so if you want a relaxed...

Tomorrow is an event in London where the one and only Nick King (Technical Product Manager) is flying over from the other side of the pond to give a presentation on the WESS gang. There will be all the usual content of a professional gathering, presentation...

Well Hello…….There are so many screenshots and blog posts out there that covering windows 7 would be overkill. So I’m going to simply give you to the msdn Win7 blog link: http://blogs.msdn.com/e7/ I have to say apart from being very rapid in installing...

So I have been asked a few questions based around using SBS 08 with 2 NICs teamed together. In doing a little research this a ‘Hardware supported’ answer in the fact that the software will only see (and look for) one NIC and therefore there wont be a...

  After training (death by powerpoint) and learning paths I have now not only a direction, but also some goals too....already, WOW, I KNOW....plus did i mention that I get to attend a black tie dinner and hold the pod/stand for Windows Essential...

So I attended the Misco Expo 2008, and the awards ceremony, where Microsoft picked up a Misco Star Award for "Best Software Vendor". It was a great event and was very interesting to hear peoples expectations of SBS 2008 and EBS 2008. Seems like a natural...

After the http://connect is run, the user has the option of selecting a local user profile to copy across. But what if there are more than one local user on that machine....IE a PA and Director. Will one be locked out and the other gain access to the...

Problem 1 getting SBS running in a test and dev environment…. The solution, using an 8Gb shuttle we set up SBS in a Virtual Machine on Windows Server 2008 (with hyper-V enabled). The set up of SBS is unbelievably simple, a complete guide all the way...

Over the next month I will be part of the team that travels around the country visiting SBSC User groups with the aim of delivering training and readiness on WESS. More details can be found here .. Just to wet your appetites there will also be some...

Completely off topic I know, but I was bought a driving experience day for Christmas. Thought I would wait till summer for the good weather (along with EVERYONE else), so 8-12 weeks after booking it, I finally got to play with the super cool toys….Below...

Another feature built into win7 is shake. You got a busy desktop? Shake the window (by clicking on the title bar and moving it rapidly up and down) Voila - Everything else behind the window minimises. Repeat the process to get everything back :)

Check this out: Thanks to Peacer for uploading this to the tube! :) and Great video guys!

Want to compare 2 windows? You may or may not know about the dock feature. Simply drag the window to the extreme left or right of the screen and it will dock to half the screen (NO MORE WASTED TIME RESIZING). However even more simply press:   +                                   ...

Everyone knows it takes 3 days for a new Domain to ‘properly propagate’. So When planning a greenfield install, or any other scenario that would involve you migrating or creating a new domain, this post will hopefully save you the hassle I had. When setting...

Download IE8 here and really start to have more fun with the internet not to mention how much easier everything is. Web Slices, isolated tabs (one tab crashes and the browser doesn’t die), coloured tabs, and the Accelerators are COOL; Simply highlight...

I thought I would blog about this as I personally found it quite complex to begin with. The Solutions Pathway is a way of saving money if you are migrating from a previous version of a product in the Windows Essential Server Solutions umbrella to a newer...