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:   +                                   ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

The next stage was to test out both trials. The ease of sign-up and basic out of box configuration was something I wanted to get to grips with as well as later test the full functionality. However as this section states, this is the sign up phase. The...

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...

Apologies for the delay in getting this information up and available, but with the launches of late it has been a little manic to say the least…… So here is a shed load of information for you guys from the New Microsoft Partner Network: Core Infrastru...

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...

Check out the trailer & take the poll, who do you pledge your allegiance to? http://www.mycomputerisalive.com/poll.html

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...

http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/24/core-i7-imacs-showing-up-doa-including-ours/ “Apple's new Core i7-based iMac might be a performance monster, but it looks like the whole family's having some problems getting out of the gate : in addition to the previously...

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...

So, hopefully, most of you will have seen the hype around Windows 7 lately, and those of you that haven’t are either living with your head in the sand, or don’t own a TV/PC/or radio :p. So with all this positive hubub around a Microsoft operating system...

Check this link out : http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/windows-7-breaks-amazon-uk-pre-order-volume-record-ousts-harry/ We outsold Harry Potter :D

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...

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 :)

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...

Microsoft have done it, they have come up with not only a competitor to Google, but a product that over the first few months has more unique visitors than Google. Bing isn’t JUST a search engine!!! Its a solution finder! For example, search for a flight...

Small Business Server 2008 – Installation, Migration, and Configuration David Overton Set up and run your small business server making it deliver big business impact Step-by-step guidance through the installation and configuration process with numerous...