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July 2007 - Posts

Cant have triple screens because you only have one video output? Solution fixed...
I got this today from my flightsim.com newsletter. How much does this rock??!! Im a bit of an avid Flight Sim'er and with only a single VGA output from my laptop this could be awesome!! Get the real flight experience with Matrox TripleHead 2Go Digital Read More...
Should you use SQL 2005 SP2 with SCCM 2007?
Wade emailed me today with a problem. He was reading my guide to setting up SCCM properly and having issues with his SCCM 2007 install and why he was getting ODBC errors. He asked me whether you could use SQL 2005 SP2 in the installation rather than SP1 Read More...
SCCM 2007 RC1 and NAP integration first thoughts
So if you saw my last post on SCCM 2007's install you'll get the idea that I'm still somewhat unimpressed with the initial setup of the product. I think its still a little messy and requires knowledge outside of the prerequisite checker. Hopefully that Read More...
SQL Downunder Podcast No 23: DR, Clustering, Log Ship etc now available
Been awhile since i posted one of these - from the pen of Greg Low: "...SQL Down Under show 23 (audio podcast) with guest SQL Server MVP James Luetkehoelter discussing disaster recovery, clustering, log shipping, database mirroring and snapshots is now Read More...
Getting SCCM 2007 RC1 to install and work properly
So a new version of SMS is dawning on us...and one that Im very excited about aside from the new name! It integrates very nicely with NAP which Ive blogged about before and Im keen to see the level of integration so Im having a play with it. In fact Phil Read More...
DSD includes Windows Mobile 5 and 6 in the Common Criteria Evaluation
This is news that really turns heads! The Common Criteria standard (through the evaluation of the Australian DSD (Defense Signals Directorate)) is in the process of evaluating Windows Mobile 5 and 6 for EAL 2+ . That really highlights the moves Windows Read More...
TechEd Australia Sold Out!
Well its happened early this year! TechEd has sold out. If you were planning on coming then we're sorry but there's no more places available to attend!! That said if you are coming its gonna be awesome!! :) Read More...
SysAdmin Day - why didn't I find this sooner??!!
You've heard of secretaries day? How about Christmas Day? Well now there's SysAdmin day! Apparently this has existed since 2000 but Ravi only just made me aware of it! I especially loved their list of things that the "users" waste our time on! Check out Read More...
Sharing experiences: Dopod C730 with Windows Mobile 6
Its not often that I really like a mobile device. They have either compromised too hard on making it a phone while other models steer right away from that in becoming a PDA. The last one I actually used a lot was the imate SP5 which was a Windows Mobile Read More...
New Virtual Server Management Console released
This is probably old news now but I'm just getting back on top of blogging again!! Matthijs has made a better console to manage Virtual Server R2 than the kludgy web version it ships with. A much better console!!! You can download it from the download Read More...
What's happening to Qantas??
I fly a lot and I always fly with Qantas. I'm a Platinum flyer with them. Lots of Microsoft Australia staff also fly with them though lately something really bad is happening. Their quality has hit the bottom and things on the aircraft are always broken Read More...
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