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Well, by now you have probably had this problem if you are reading this.   Windows 7 SP1 is crashing on bootup on Dell, HP and Acer OEM installs of Windows. This is a terrible problem, and I am not sure if I blame HP, Dell, Acer or Microsoft.   But I can say this…. Microsoft are the only ones being helpful!  … Read more →

OK, this isn’t listed anywhere on GFI’s website, and until it is, at least you can find the info here. If you have a firewall policy in place restricting internet access but still want to allow the GFIMAX agent to run, you need to allow access to: upload1.systemmonitor.co.uk   94.236.25.147 upload2.systemmonitor.co.uk   94.236.25.149 upload3.systemmonitor.co.uk   94.236.25.146 upload4.systemmonitor.co.uk   94.236.25.148   Tags: GFIMAX, Firewall Read more →

Well, the time has come….   our office has been testing the latest beta version of Small Business Server (V7) and I am about to embark on the migration (Microsoft’s method, not Swing migration) to the RTM code. Here are my notes, as it happens…..   I am reading a RC version of Microsoft migration document. Source Server Prep…. I am running… Read more →

Well, the time is nearly here.   Small Business Server 2011 is soon to be released to the masses, so start reading up here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg490793.aspx   Read more →

Via Susan Bradley No point in posting the video twice Read more →

      Well, I was going to do a fanfare and a great big long blogpost…. but since we have just had Twins added to the Whittome family I am going to use that as the best excuse ever to simply link to the official post over on the Official SBS Blog! You should note the new Essentials edition,… Read more →

I really do not know what it is about the Sage Management and their underlying development team, but they never seem to finish anything!   I remember years ago when I was working for a Sage Solutions Centre in Dublin they must have tried to release a windows version of Sage Soverign (which later got named Line 100) about 5 times… Read more →

But it sure reminds me of the excitement it generates when snippet videos are released.   Unfortunately also I am not going to make it to this years MVP summit 🙁     That means that bribes and whisky won’t work this year. The Microsoft Flight Team over at Microsoft have updated the site again, and put up another video.   Check it out.… Read more →

Over the past couple of days (i’m behind I know!) Clearone Netstreams have released a bunch of cool stuff.   Its worth a blog post as some of this is a major change for the system. First!   There is a completely overhauled and improved website – www.netstreams.com – which gives you a far better feel for the systems from Clearone Netstreams. Next,… Read more →

Lenovo appear to have screwed something up….. If you have fingerprint software, or facial recognition software installed on your lenovo you are going to get the message “looking for credential tiles” stuck on your screen. Uninstall that crap, and type your password in 😉 Tags: Lenovo, Outlook+2010, Bug Read more →