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[Misc] How do I get BGInfo to display the machine's architecture?
Tue, Sep 20 2011 7:28

I LOVE BGInfo as when you're working with several VMs/ remote machines it can provide a wealth of information right there on the desktop so I can see...( read more ) Read More... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Misc., FAQ

[Downloads] Looking for a Free IP Subnet Calculator?
Fri, May 13 2011 4:51

An IP subnet calculator should be one of the key tools you have in your "SMS/ ConfigMgr" toolkit for those times when you need to calculate a boundary based on a non-standard subnet mask I've always used the free WildPackets one (now renamed... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Misc., ConfigMgr 2007, Downloads, ConfigMgr 2012

[Misc] Microsoft is recruiting for ConfigMgr and OpsMgr Positions
Wed, Oct 20 2010 12:32

The Management Platforms and Service Delivery (MPSD), within Microsoft are currently recruiting for the following positions: ConfigMgr Client Health Engineer / Senior Service Engineer – https://careers.microsoft.com/JobDetails.aspx?ss=&pg=0&so... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Misc.

[MS KBs] New KB Articles At Microsoft 18 Oct 2010 - Weekly Summary
Tue, Oct 19 2010 1:15

.NET Framework 2.0 2436257 Updates for the .NET Framework 2.0 SP2 and for the .NET Framework 3.0 SP2 may chain-install other updates Expression Web 2445851 Information about the SuperPreview feature in Expression Web 4.0 Forefront Client Security 2394439... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Misc., IE, KBAlertz, MS Office, MS KBs, ConfigMgr 2007

[Misc] Formatting lost when pasting into Windows Live Writer
Thu, Jul 29 2010 16:25

OK this one was a bit of a head scratcher for me. I installed a VM on my Mac and inside this installed Windows 7 and Windows Live Writer as I've unfortunately been unable to find a native Mac blogging tool as good as Live Writer. Everything was going... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Misc., Mac

[Misc] We're having a boy.
Thu, Jul 29 2010 15:18

Well my wife and I went to the hospital today for our second scan as we're expecting our first baby in December. I'm delighted to say everything went OK and we're having a baby boy...!!!...( read more ) Read More... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Misc., Announcements

[Misc] Microsoft Team Blogs - New articles from 22-Mar-2010 to 28-Mar-2010
Mon, Mar 29 2010 9:36

240 Microsoft Team blogs searched, 101 blogs have new articles. 288 new articles found searching from 22-Mar-2010 to 28-Mar-2010 BlogMS Resource Guides: Directory of Microsoft Team Blogs Free Microsoft Software and Online Services Categories: Consumer... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Misc.

[Misc] Microsoft Team Blogs - New articles from 15-Mar-2010 to 21-Mar-2010
Mon, Mar 22 2010 9:34

240 Microsoft Team blogs searched, 107 blogs have new articles. 279 new articles found searching from 15-Mar-2010 to 21-Mar-2010 BlogMS Resource Guides: Directory of Microsoft Team Blogs Free Microsoft Software and Online Services Categories: Consumer... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Misc.

[Misc] Microsoft Team Blogs - New articles from 08-Mar-2010 to 14-Mar-2010
Mon, Mar 15 2010 17:22

240 Microsoft Team blogs searched, 110 blogs have new articles. 282 new articles found searching from 08-Mar-2010 to 14-Mar-2010 BlogMS Resource Guides: Directory of Microsoft Team Blogs Free Microsoft Software and Online Services Categories: Consumer... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Misc.

[Misc] Thank you, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year for 2010
Thu, Dec 24 2009 3:06

So with only one sleep left until the big fat fella drops down our chimneys to bring our presents and drink our beer I just wanted to say a BIG thank you to all of you that have helped me, supported FAQShop/ WMUG, read this blog, contributed, attended... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Misc.

[Misc] If you need to visit the American Embassy in London but…
Fri, Dec 4 2009 2:00

… need to take your mobile or other electronic devices or ANYTHING with a battery in (yes including car keys that contain a battery for remote central locking whether the battery is built into the key or on a central fob), then you will NOT be admitted... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Misc., Security

[MS KBs] New KB Articles At Microsoft 25 Nov 2009 - Weekly Summary
Thu, Nov 26 2009 12:16

.NET Framework 2.0 200715 In a multithreaded access to a Type's custom attributes via Type.GetCustomAttributes() (or PropertyInfo.GetCustomAttributes()), sometimes an attribute object returned does not have the constructor run Internet Explorer 6... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Misc., IE, KBAlertz, SQL 2005, Win OS, SQL 2008, MS KBs

[Misc] What’s Your Indispensible Vista Gadget(s)?
Thu, Nov 12 2009 16:26

Now I’ve been assimilated into the Vista Collective (or should that be the “All Windows Vista” Collection ;-) I was just wondering what Vista gadgets people are using or are they just a gimmick? I’ve got the System Center gadget loaded but if there are... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Misc.

[News] Google to offer free Wi-Fi on Virgin America flights
Tue, Oct 20 2009 6:27

I read in this article that Google has teamed up with Virgin America to offer free in-flight Wi-fi on all flights between 10th November - 15th January. Fingers crossed this trial goes well and pretty soon we get to see free wi-fi on ALL flights (would... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Misc., News

[MS KBs] New KB Articles At Microsoft 14 Oct 2009 - Weekly Summary
Wed, Oct 14 2009 12:38

.NET Framework 2.0 976111 Introduction to URL rewriting, to URL mapping, and to URL routing in ASP.NET in a .NET Framework environment 976112 Introduction to ASP.NET inline expressions in the .NET Framework Expression Web 957488 MS09-062: Vulnerabilities... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Misc., OpsMgr 2007, KBAlertz, SQL 2005, System Center, Win OS, MS Office, SQL 2008, MS KBs

[MS KBs] New KB Articles At Microsoft 7 Jul 2009 - Weekly Summary
Tue, Jul 7 2009 3:25

Forefront Security for Exchange Server 961728 The MSExchange Transport and MSExchangeIS services do not start after a server restart 960465 Description of Forefront Security for Exchange Server with Service Pack 2 961397 Additional logging that is implemented... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Misc., KBAlertz, SQL 2005, Win OS, MS Office, MS KBs

[Misc.] Passing of a Legend - The King of Pop Michael Jackson
Fri, Jun 26 2009 3:21

When I heard the breaking news late last night just before going to bed that Michael Jackson had been rushed to hospital little did I know that when my alarm went off this morning as it does every morning in time for me to wake up to the 7 o’clock news... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Misc.

[Misc] A World Record Broken...
Thu, Jun 11 2009 4:18

What would you do with £80 million? Big house? Flash sports car? Holiday Villa? Well personally none of that is for me. If I had a fraction of this I’d LOVE to be able to travel the world with my camera capturing it’s beauty and man’s achievements starting... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Misc., Photography

[HP] HP Extends Environmental Leadership with New Technology to Save Customers Money
Tue, Jun 2 2009 8:16

Hot on the heels of the last announcement comes this one (I wonder how long 1 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity would last the average home or even power a city for?): PALO ALTO, Calif., June 2, 2009 HP today announced several additions to its... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Misc., HP

[Misc] HP Calls on Communities for Environmental Change
Tue, Jun 2 2009 8:15

Glad to see HP trying to do it’s bit for the environment, although we can already use ConfigMgr and tools like 1E’s NightWatchman to help with this: Power To Change initiative allows users to realize the impact of shutting down idle PCs PALO ALTO, Calif... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Misc.