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[Misc] If you need to visit the American Embassy in London but…

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:00:46 GMT

… 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)

[MS KBs] New KB Articles At Microsoft 25 Nov 2009 - Weekly Summary

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:16:59 GMT

.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)

[Misc] What’s Your Indispensible Vista Gadget(s)?

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:26:02 GMT

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)

[News] Google to offer free Wi-Fi on Virgin America flights

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:27:13 GMT

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)

[MS KBs] New KB Articles At Microsoft 14 Oct 2009 - Weekly Summary

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:38:00 GMT

.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)

[MS KBs] New KB Articles At Microsoft 7 Jul 2009 - Weekly Summary

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:25:00 GMT

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)

[Misc.] Passing of a Legend - The King of Pop Michael Jackson

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:21:38 GMT

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)

[Misc] A World Record Broken...

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:18:00 GMT

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)

[HP] HP Extends Environmental Leadership with New Technology to Save Customers Money

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:16:00 GMT

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)

[Misc] HP Calls on Communities for Environmental Change

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:15:00 GMT

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)

[Misc] HP Expands Global Software Partner Program with Flexible Licensing Options

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:09:00 GMT

PALO ALTO, Calif., June 2, 2009 HP today announced the expansion of its global software partner program to provide greater flexibility of licensing for select HP software portfolios, enabling customers to lower costs by using the software delivery model...(read more)

[Misc] HP Enables New Field of Flexible Electronics with Reflective Display Technology

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:06:00 GMT

Electronic Skins frees consumer electronics brands to design personalized products SAN ANTONIO, June 1, 2009 HP today announced the launch of a new display technology for the personalization of consumer electronics products. Electronic Skins, or eSkins...(read more)

[Misc] HP ProCurve Delivers Converged Networking Solutions for Enterprise Customers

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:02:00 GMT

PALO ALTO, Calif., June 1, 2009 HP ProCurve today announced new converged wired and wireless networking solutions that allow customers to drastically simplify delivery of multiple IP-based services by combining centralized network operations with a discrete...(read more)

[HP] EDS, an HP Company, Welcomes Symantec as EDS Agility Alliance Marks Five-year Anniversary

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Thu, 28 May 2009 16:08:00 GMT

Doesn’t seem like 5 years since this was setup but it’s produced some great solutions and long may it continue: PLANO, Texas, May 28, 2009 EDS, an HP company, today announced the five-year anniversary of the EDS Agility Alliance, a coalition of technology...(read more)

[Misc] Angels and Demons - A Review

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Thu, 14 May 2009 21:16:00 GMT

So opening night of Angels ad Demons a movie I’ve been waiting for and looking forward to for a LONG time (Necy said I was like a child sat on the edge of my seat waiting for the lights to go down and the ads/ trailers to start). I did read the book first...(read more)

[Misc] MS SyncToy v2.0 - An end to your data synchronisation nightmares?

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Fri, 08 May 2009 13:36:53 GMT

It amazes me there’s all sorts of tools and utilities “ out there ” on the net that you might not be aware of that can potentially make your life a LOT easier saving you the most important commodity of all - time. Probably like most I have external hard...(read more)

[Misc] Network Monitor V3.3 is now available

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:53:47 GMT

Looks like some good stuff in this latest release: Please download Network Monitor 3.3 from Microsoft.com . Visit the Network Monitor 3.3 Release Blog to get more information about this release. To provide feedback, go to our scenario voting page , and...(read more)

[MS Security Bulletin Summary for April 2009] Issued: April 14, 2009

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:18:30 GMT

This bulletin summary lists security bulletins released for April 2009. The full version of the Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for April 2009 can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-apr.mspx . With the release of the...(read more)

[Misc] Free TechNet Resources

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:31:36 GMT

Microsoft is making substantial efforts to provide customers with tools and services aimed at increasing the successful deployment and healthy operation of Microsoft products within customer environments. To that end, here is a list of free resources...(read more)

[Misc] Microsoft announces Silverlight 3, Expression Blend and updates to Azure at MIX 09

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:51:00 GMT

Microsoft Web Technologies Unveiled at MIX09 Help Businesses Deliver Return on Experience Microsoft announces Silverlight 3 Beta, new features in Expression Blend and continued progress in the cloud with updates to the Azure Services Platform. LAS VEGAS...(read more)