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Parallels or Fusion?
22/01/20 21:23
I get asked about virtualisation on MacOS a lot. Let's look at the two leading contenders here.Click here for more
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Windows Server 2016 Evaluation Upgrade to Full
29/06/18 15:18
Upgrading an Evaluation 2016 Server to Standard - Error: This Edition Cannot Be Upgraded
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Windows 10 - Profile is Grey
09/01/18 19:52
Messing around with one of my Windows 10 VMs earlier, and the profile seemed to lose its colour and go grey/gray. Here's how to fix.
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Windows Update Errors (Insider Preview)
15/09/17 13:53
Windows 10 Insider Preview 16193.1001
17/05/17 11:28
Visio Stencil Shapes Wrong
22/11/16 11:25
KB3194496 Fails to Install
11/10/16 09:05
Windows Server Update Services
12/03/16 11:01
Skype for Business Click to Run
31/10/15 08:56
You can also use Click to Run to off-line deploy Skype for Business 2015/2016, whether Basic or full fat. Let's have a look how.
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Office 2016 Click to Run
29/10/15 23:02
I've seen a lot of posts recently with people struggling trying to work out how to deploy Office 2016 to multiple machines when Office is being supplied through Office365. Let's have a look how it's done. Click here for more
Clearing Storage
17/01/15 10:40
Got a drive with weird partitions on that you can’t work with? Here’s how to clean them down.
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Outlook Advanced Searching
10/12/14 17:06
Utilities I couldn't live without...again
24/11/14 16:29
Enabling PIN Login on Windows 8/8.1
21/11/14 20:19
How can you allow PIN logon on a Windows 8/8.1 machine when it’s in the AD Domain?Click here for more
Parallels Desktop 10.0
20/08/14 12:03
Cannot enter coherence mode in Parallels Desktop 9
18/03/14 08:32
A recent update has produced a lot of comments about not being able to switch in to Coherence Mode in Parallels Desktop 9 - here’s a work around that works for me.
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Windows 8.1 RTM Benchmarks
11/09/13 20:03
Parallels Desktop 9 Windows 7 Look
11/09/13 09:31
VMWare Fusion 6/Parallels Desktop 9 Roundup
08/09/13 09:22
Quick round-up of my recent blogs on VMWare Fusion 6 and Parallels Desktop 9.
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VMWare Fusion 6 & Parallels Desktop 9 Benchmarks
06/09/13 23:26
Some benchmark comparisons between Parallels Desktop 9 and VMWare Fusion 6.
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VMWare Fusion 6
06/09/13 10:07
Early run through of the newly issued VMWare Fusion 6 virtualisation package.
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Parallels Desktop 9.0 - Pauses & USB Connections/Disconnections
31/08/13 16:43
Issue with random pauses, and also USB devices randomly disconnecting & connecting.
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Parallels Desktop 9.0 - Issue with iSight WebCam
31/08/13 16:32
Parallels Desktop 9.0
31/08/13 16:07
Early run through of the newly issued Parallels Desktop 9.0 virtualisation package.
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Google Chrome showing your saved passwords
07/08/13 21:47
Embedding Video in Office
02/08/13 14:44
USB 3 - Real World Performance?
07/07/13 22:10
Configuring Windows IIS ARR
21/06/13 13:01
Details the processes involved in configuring Application Request Routing (ARR) for reverse proxy services.
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Testing Schema Updates
25/05/13 14:08
Duplicating your Active Directory for a Test Environment
24/05/13 21:59
How do you create a replica of your active directory for testing purposes?
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Why do I like Windows 8 so much?
18/05/13 20:46
Why do I like Windows 8 so much? Some thoughts on that thing that’s called Windows 8.
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Lenovo Thinkpad Tablet 2 - Windows 8 Pro Tablet
17/05/13 20:42
Early days opinion on the Lenovo Tablet 2 Windows 8 Pro Tablet. Updated 17 May 2013, and it’s not good.
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Automating Common Administrative Tasks
15/05/13 20:08
Another look at how to automate common tasks - making your administrator's life easier.
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Accessing Apple HFS Volumes from Windows
07/05/13 21:22
Running Windows 8 on VMWare Fusion 5 - on OSX
25/04/13 15:09
Experiences of running Windows 8 on VMWare Fusion 5 - virtualised on OSX.
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Running Windows 8 on Parallels 8 - on OSX
25/04/13 15:02
Reset lost Windows XP/Vista/7 or Windows 8 Password
24/04/13 08:08
Windows 8 Tablet - HP ElitePad
13/04/13 14:34
Windows 8 Touch Keyboard and Handwriting Panel - Gone
11/04/13 22:31
Building an Exchange 2013 Server for Demo
25/03/13 17:16
I’ve been building up a number of machines for my demo environment - this one is for Exchange 2013. - a video in here shows the build process.
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Building a Windows Server 2012 on VMWare Fusion
25/03/13 12:50
Quick run-through of building a Windows 2012 Standard Edition Server using VMWare Fusion. It’s built on an SSD so pretty fast.
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Quickly Bulk-Create lots of AD Users
23/03/13 20:32
Quick blog showing a small script that can bulk create a lot of Active Directory users for you.
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Installing Office Web Apps on Server 2012
22/03/13 21:01
Quick run through of installing Office Web Applications on to Windows Server 2012.
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Activating Windows 8 from the Command Line
20/03/13 09:34
Dual Homed Servers
13/03/13 12:53
In this blog I look at how you can dual-network home a Windows server, and how you need to consider the network routing.
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Unified Communications - The Importance of Design
01/03/13 12:05
Article discussing the importance of technical design for Unified Communications platforms.
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Lync - Utilities & Plug-ins
01/03/13 11:34
HyperTerminal on Windows Vista/7/8/Server
01/03/13 11:32
Do you ever miss HyperTerminal when you’re on a later Windows edition? If so, you should find this article interesting.
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Windows 8 Keyboard Shortcuts
01/03/13 10:30
Active Directory Migrations - Why so hard?
20/01/13 01:27
For some reason the processes and requirements for carrying out directory migrations are often underestimated. In here I talk about some of the issues you may encounter. Click here for more
