Archive for August, 2009

Like most I am very happy with Windows 7, however the pinned Explorer icon drives me nuts as it opens “libraries” instead of “computer” – don’t worry though all is not lost! Create a new shortcut on your desktop and as a destination path put the following %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /E,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} Once this is created right click and pin […]

Sunday, August 30th, 2009 at 17:58 | 0 comments
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Andrew Fryer from Microsoft UK just posted an interactive YouTube vignette that focuses (in no great detail) on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. Andrew will be producing the UK launch event for Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Exchange Server 2010 at Wembley Stadium. It seems there was a lot of interest as […]

Friday, August 28th, 2009 at 19:06 | 0 comments
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Brief Description Windows Server Update Services 3.0 Service Pack 2 (WSUS 3.0 SP2) delivers updates to corporate environments from Microsoft Update. This release adds new features and fixes issues found since the release of the product. Overview WSUS 3.0 SP2 delivers important customer-requested management, stability, and performance improvements. Some of the features and improvements include […]

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009 at 07:59 | 0 comments
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Back in early 2007 my workplace were in the market for an enterprise strength unified communications system, the aim from a high level was to take the businesses voice and data collaboration systems to the next level. In addition to this we knew it had to have: Instant Messaging Voicemail to E-mail Presence Conferencing opportunities […]

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009 at 18:25 | 0 comments
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The deployment of Office Communications Server 2007 R2 usually requires a PBX for telephony functionality, however the R2 version allows for remote SIP trunking, therefore the opportunity to integrate with 3rd party telephony breakout services. To-date I am not aware of any Microsoft partners offering these services, until now… Taken from JahJah’s website: Introducing JAJAH […]

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009 at 10:13 | 0 comments
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Exchange 2007 SP2 has been released and is required for Exchange 2010 interconnectivity, other features below: Enhanced Auditing – New Exchange auditing events and audit log repository enable Exchange administrators to more easily audit the activities occurring on their Exchange servers. It allows the right balance of granularity, performance, and easy access to audited events […]

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009 at 09:46 | 0 comments
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