ToolTip: Move Mouse
Here’s a tool that has came in handy for me during the past 3 days, so let me share this one with you. Move Mouse is a simple application that generates mouse activity. You can either move the mouse pointer, Read More …
How to prevent pending updates from installing when shutting down Windows
The meeting should have finished since 10 minutes but they keep on talking, you look at your watch and notice that you only have a few minutes until you need to leave the office so that you catch your train. Read More …
How the Windows Defender Offline Beta Tool works
In addition to the Microsoft Security Essentials software and the Microsoft Safety Scanner Microsoft just recently released another FREE antimalware removal product called the Windows Defender Offline Beta. While Security Essentials and Safety Scanner run within Windows, the purpose of Read More …
Skype Group Policy Settings
Just recently one of our customers requested the Skype (Business version) Application to be packaged for software distribution, so I wondered what the status is these days with regard to locking down Skype with Group Policy. Well the results are Read More …
Reducing Energy Costs and Carbon Footprint with SCCM 2007 R3
Almost all companies I know do have some sort of a Green-IT policy in place but in my view this should go beyond just putting an e-mail footnote like “Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail”. Many companies use Read More …
The Internet Explorer Compatibility List
In today’s blog post I’d like to share some basic information I gathered today about the Internet Explorer Compatibility list option that is available within the Compatibility View Settings in Internet Explorer 8 and 9. By default this setting is Read More …
ToolTip: Mouse Without Borders
If you’re using more than one computer on your desk I strongly recommend you look at the Mouse without borders utility that came out of a Microsoft Garage project this year. With Mouse without borders you can just use one Read More …
ReadTip: Group Policy Central Access Policies Extension Specification
If you are interested in Group Policy stuff, here’s a new Open Specifications Documentation for Group Policy: Central Access Policies Extension that appears to be something new coming with Windows 8. To be honest with you, I guess I need Read More …
Running within an SCCM 2007 Tasksequence or not?
I’ve been working on a batch script that runs as part of an SCCM 2007 TaskSequence or simply as a regular program. Because there were different conditions whether I run the script as part of a TaskSequence or just as Read More …
The Windows SKU’s with a 7
I was listening to a podcast from RunAs Radio today and someone mentioned wondering about how many Windows SKU’s with a “7” there are. Well here we go. Windows 7 Starter Windows 7 Home Basic Windows 7 Home Premium Windows Read More …