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DreamScene - Movies as Wallpaper!

mcsieinf — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 01:33:00 GMT

If you've managed to upgrade to Vista Ultimate then you just have to checkout the DreamScene feature. Use the Windows Update feature from the start menu and the Windows Ultimate Extras section should offer you the Windows DreamScene application. Download...(read more)

Presentation Mouse

mcsieinf — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 02:30:00 GMT

This may be a little geeky, but I came across a new gadget that you might like to take a look at. It's a nifty little mouse that doubles as a presentation remote control. It enables you to easily step through slides etc. Allowing you to maintain delivery...(read more)

Exchange 2007 Storage Calculator

mcsieinf — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:44:00 GMT

T he Exchange 2007 Storage Calculator has been released. This calculator focuses on identifying the storage requirements (I/O performance and capacity) and the optimal LUN layout based on a set of input factors following the best practices identified...(read more)

Exchange 2007 Comparison

mcsieinf — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 16:24:00 GMT

As you probably know Exchange 2007 has now been released to manufacturing. You may be considering whether and when to upgrade. If so, you'll find the following feature comparison useful when making the decision. It compares the feature sets of Exchange...(read more)

System Center Operations Manager 2007 at RC2

mcsieinf — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 13:23:00 GMT

It's going to be a busy year! Hot on the heels of new releases of Office, Vista and Exchange... We've just announced that SCOM2007 Release Candidate 2 (formally MOM) has been realeased to customers for testing. This is a major milestone for the product...(read more)

Exchange 2007 RTM's

mcsieinf — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 14:31:00 GMT

Exchange 2007 released to manufacturing on Friday. Previously known as E12, the product delivers some great new technology including: - Unified Messaging that delivers voice mail and fax messages to the Exchange inbox - Greater mobility support – for...(read more)

Unsupported Apps in Virtual Server

mcsieinf — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 18:24:00 GMT

We get a lot of questions and calls about what Server System software is or is not supported in a Virtual environment. There's a good KB on this: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;897614 But in summary, the following apps are NOT...(read more)

MBSA Offline Mode Update

mcsieinf — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 13:51:00 GMT

MBSA 2.0.1 is an update to MBSA 2.0 to enable compatibility with the new Windows Update (WU) offline scan file. MBSA version 2.0.1 does not contain any new features but simply enables MBSA to download and read the new file format. In order to run offline...(read more)

Vista, Office 2007 and Exchange 2007 set for launch!

mcsieinf — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 01:05:00 GMT

Just in case you hadn't heard, we've officially announced a launch date of November 30th for the new versions of Vista, Office and Exchange. Could be a busy weekend for a lot of you! Please note this is a business launch only. The consumer product will...(read more)

System Center Operations Manager RC1 Now Available

mcsieinf — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 23:38:00 GMT

The newest release of MOM is now at Release Candidate 1 stage. This release marks an important milestone for this development cycle in preparation for product launch early next year. Significant testing and quality assurance has went into the release....(read more)

Customising Exchange Warning Messages

mcsieinf — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 13:08:00 GMT

I was recently asked by a customer to find out if they could customise the default system message generated when users reach their mailbox size limit. This message recommends that the user sets up a PST file to archive old messages. The site policy is...(read more)