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Laptop Hunters and Apple

I have to confess that I never got to see any of the advertisements that Microsoft has been running (I saw a couple on YouTube out of curiosity, but never on TV) where they give something like $1500 to a person and tell them to buy the best computer that Read More...
Posted Wednesday, August 12, 2009 2:25 PM by Daniel Oxley | 0 Comments
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Saving The World, Printer Ink First

Saving something seems to to be the big thing in I.T. at moment, which is never a bad thing. The current big thing is the Green Computing initiatives, particularly with the prominence now of virtual computing and power saving features in new operating Read More...
Posted Wednesday, August 05, 2009 1:08 PM by Daniel Oxley | 0 Comments
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He-Man on YouTube

This has absolutely nothing to do with IT, nor Microsoft, but I thought I’d post it anyway seeing as today is Friday :-)    Some people have too much time on their hands!  It’s an extremely funny video (for me, anyway!), especially Read More...
Posted Friday, June 26, 2009 12:05 PM by Daniel Oxley | 0 Comments
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IKEA-fying my computer

I have had this blog post in the pipeline for a while now, but I have been waiting until all the pieces fell into place, to make it something actually worthwhile to read! Be warned though, this is a rather long blog post – but please stay awake! Having Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 09, 2009 12:50 AM by Daniel Oxley | 2 Comments

Yes, I am still alive...!

I know posts here have been sparse recently but I haven't neglected the blog, honest! Firstly, I was in the Canary Islands for a week’s holiday and since then I have been swamped with preparation work for the upcoming release of Windows 7. Consequently, Read More...
Posted Tuesday, May 19, 2009 7:30 PM by Daniel Oxley | 0 Comments
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Network Issues prevent certain Installations (otherwise known as 0xc000000f)

I have recently been setting up a Hyper-V laboratory for a Windows 7 project.  I had all the machines installed, and I was configuring them using an RDP connection rather than using VMConnect (the reason is that it is nice and easy to get access Read More...
Posted Thursday, April 02, 2009 11:28 AM by Daniel Oxley | 1 Comments
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It ain’t me

Given the prominence of the internet nowadays, it is no surprise that there are other people with the same name as me on the internet that also publish on the web. So, seeing as I get asked this often, the answer is “NO”! I don’t have any other websites, Read More...
Posted Monday, March 02, 2009 6:35 PM by Daniel Oxley | 0 Comments
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Just fix it for me please…

Articles on the Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) sometimes contain pretty straightforward solutions, such as changing a single value in the registry or running a simple command.  They are often so simple that I always wondered why Windows could not Read More...
Posted Tuesday, January 13, 2009 8:33 AM by Daniel Oxley | 0 Comments
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Translating TechNet instantly

Here’s a little something I discovered the other day which I have found to be super useful. As anyone who is not a native English speaker knows, English is the predominant language on the Internet; and in the world of IT, this seems to be especially true.  Read More...
Posted Thursday, December 18, 2008 1:25 PM by Daniel Oxley | 2 Comments
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Big fat TechNet discount

Want a 20% discount on your new TechNet subscription or renewal? A rather rhetorical question actually as I am sure that you do! Just click here to buy it online, and use the promotion code: TNPAN09 . The offer expires on the 30th of June 2009 , and is Read More...
Posted Tuesday, November 11, 2008 1:18 PM by Daniel Oxley | 3 Comments
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Job/Life/Reputation protector 2.0

Back in January I posted some simple VBA code for adding an “are you sure?” type question to the Reply To All button in Outlook. Since then I have received a few suggestions for improving the code, one of the most common of which was to add to the question Read More...
Posted Monday, November 10, 2008 12:58 PM by Daniel Oxley | 4 Comments
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A good and bad end to the Formula 1 season

Yesterday the Formula 1 season finished with quite a nail-biting last 20 seconds, I really thought Felipe Massa had won (even the commentator had started congratulating Massa as well) until Hamilton stole it in the last possible second. The good news Read More...
Posted Monday, November 03, 2008 6:41 PM by Daniel Oxley | 1 Comments
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Mark Russinovich presents...

Mark Russinovich is presenting another live virtual conference over the Internet, this time titled "Under the Hood: Windows Vista Performance…Need Answers?".  Judging by the success of the last one, this event should be pretty popular Read More...
Posted Monday, September 15, 2008 12:04 PM by Daniel Oxley | 0 Comments
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Throwing your own eggs at Steve

Some people seem to have far too much time on their hands, so it was only a matter of time before someone created a game where you could throw virtual eggs at Steve Ballmer! So, with reference to the recent incident in Hungary, you can either play as Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 04, 2008 11:25 PM by Daniel Oxley | 0 Comments
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