Free MS Books for Kindle or Kindle App
zulfikar Whether you have a Kindle, or a smartphone/tablet with the Kindle App installed you can download the following Microsoft related technical books…
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Windows 7 to Windows 10 migration
According to Microsoft they have invested heavily in making the process of moving from Windows 7 directly to Windows 10 as easy…
CV Appraisal LinkedIn Scam – Global Resumes Alliance(!)
I just got wind of the ‘Global Resumes Alliance (UK)’ about time someone did something about all those rubbish CV/Resumes out there,…
Migration Guide: Shared Mailboxes in Exchange
The question is often asked if Shared Mailboxes can be put into a 2 way continuous synchronisation throughout the duration of migration…
Migration Guide: FRS to DFS Replication
In an effort to reduce SYSVOL bloat and replication across Domain Controllers (DCs) consider using DFS Replication (DFSR). A bigger reason however…
Windows 10 TP Enterprise Activation
For some reason the Technical Preview (TP) version of Windows 10 Enterprise arrives with a KMS activation setting. Type in slmgr /dlv…
Uplifting Active Directory to 2012/2012 R2
Background Following on from my earlier post about the death knell for Server 2003 which is due to retire in July 2015…
Migrations – been there, done this…
Always in a state of transition, IT departments around the world are continually deploying new systems, applications and hardware. However one of…
a classic Response to a poor LinkedIn InMail
I recieved the following within the LinkedIn internal ‘InMail’ messaging system: Hi Zulfikar, Greetings for the day. Wipro Technologies is a global…
Visio Stencils .vssx
I just downloaded a new Visio stencil to use in my artistic creations! However my copy of Visio 2010 (yes, 2010!) could…
The tragedy of QNAP support
QNAP make some pretty cool NAS storage products. However their after market support leaves a lot to be desired. If your QNAP…
Predictive Analytics – a caution from Harold
Having watched with interest since season 1 I have to say Person Of Interest is one of my favourite TV shows. It…