All posts published on 'July 2012'

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My thoughts on Surface RT

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Windows 8 RT Phone - what do you plan?

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Here be dragons - AuTechHeads v3.0!

AuTechHeads is 3 years old .. and the website is now at v3.0!

How to add your KMS keys for Windows 8 and Server 2012

Get your KMS Server ready for your new Windows 8 clients and Server 2012 OS's!

AVM Fritz!box 7390 – the ultimate home or small business router!

What's red and silver all over, and does everything for you, bar the dishes?

Top 5 Office 2010 features

This blog entry is not meant to be an IP transfer nor a thought provoker; rather this is more of a "did you know you could...." kind of blog.

Consolidated list of Windows 2008 R2 SP1 Hotfixes

An updated list of hotfixes for DPM servers, consolidated into a standard list of hotfixes for Win2k8 R2 SP1!

AuTechHeads 1st Anniversary Party - Registrations Open!

It's time to get your registration on. We're ready to party - are you?

Multiple Xbox 360 consoles and the Xbox Live Family Pack!

I was very lucky and privileged to have the help of some great AuTechHeads members in getting an Xbox 360 S. I've had fun getting it up and running with...

Empty users’ Recycle Bin with PowerShell and GPO

Want to force-empty domain user Recycle Bins (sounds like a Jedi power)? Can be done with PowerShell and GPO.

Fixing the Blackberry Enterprise Server Administration Service

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Windows Home Server 2011 Review

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iPhone 4S / iOS 5 Battery issue fix!

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July 2012

Office 2013 Preview – Critical Outlook patch available

Posted Thursday, 26 July 2012 11:19 AM By Nicholas (profile)

With Microsoft’s announcement and subsequent release of the Microsoft Office 2013 preview last week, I’m sure many of you have downloaded and installed the preview. Personally I am loving Office 2013 and using it on all of my devices which range from a Samsung Slate to a Convertible Tablet connected to dual 24inch Monitors. (but this is for another post) Today Microsoft have released a critical patch for Outlook 2013 Preview that resolves a problem where mail was being unintentiuonally de ...

The updates are available through the Microsoft Download Center and I’ve included the links here for you:

MicrosoftOutlook 2013 Preview 32-bit MicrosoftOutlook 2013 Preview 64-bit

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Remember me? Probably not...

Posted Thursday, 12 July 2012 8:10 AM By Peter (profile)

what happens when a geek is introduced to amateur photography, gets a divorce, sells one house and buys another and starts working from home?

Hell in a handbasket time. With an extra helping of devils.

Whew.

I have just got a moment to update where I have been, what I have been doing and why I haven't visited for a while.

Firstly, I have been monitoring discussions here, but have not been in a position to respond. Earlier this year, I changed jobs. I have had 2 retrenchments in the same number of years (isn't the economy strong?) and my new employer has me working from home. This is not my idea of fun. Working from home is great if you are single, or have no kids. If you are married, it probably includes doing stuff around the house as your significant other thinks up ways to make your life hell. As it is, I have an ex-wife who feels that I am a babysitter for my kids on call. This is a big learning curve as that is not the case.

I am (still) working for an iSecurity distributor. I have had a very short time to understand some complex technologies, be in a position to explain them to resellers and yet, every day there is something new released for me to learn about. Many of ...

TechEd Australia - Discount for User Group Members! #winning

Posted Friday, 6 July 2012 10:00 AM By Chris Brown (profile)
Awesome Dude

It's July again! Which, amongst other things, means it's getting cold. In unrelated news, TechEd Australia is just two very short months away.As usual, we at AuTechHeads are super excited about this conference and the opportunities it provides for geeks such as us.We are pleased to once again be able to offer a substantially discounted ticket to our members on behalf of Microsoft Australia.

Update: Unfortunately due to unprecedented demand, Microsoft have reached the capacity for User Group discounts and we are unable to accept any new requests. Early-bird registration is open until July 26 (5PM AEST), and regular registration is open until September 7th. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

It's July again! Which, amongst other things, means it's getting cold. In unrelated news, TechEd Australia is just two very short months away.

As usual, we at AuTechHeads are super excited about this conference and the opportunities it provides for geeks such as us.

We are pleased to be able to offer a substantially discounted ticket to our members on behalf of Microsoft Australia. If you're a member of AuTechHeads, simply register your details in the form (closes August 2) and we will pass your details on to the generous folk at Microsoft.

Once Microsoft receive the minimum number of user group registrations (just thirty - so we're quietly confident) the offe ...

My thoughts on Surface RT - AuTechHeads Blogs

Yep, I wasn't especially clear on that. I am aware there's an ability to work around this (and assume this is the reference). I meant a 'supported' configuration option, perhaps one that optionally submits sites for review to include in the official whitelist...

-- Matt Marlor

You can add sites to the flash whitelist, There is a whole thread on the xda forums about it. I tested it myself and it does indeed work. How long the loophole stays open for is the big question

-- Si

Speed up your Surface ... - AuTechHeads Blogs

It was late at night, so this post probably wasn't the greatest/most coherent .. but changing the page file minimum and maximum setting to Recommended definitely seems to have made a substantial and noticeable difference, and I've now had a few confirmations...

Windows 8 RT Phone - what do you plan? - AuTechHeads Blogs

I agree Matt. The push towards "If you can't do something in Metro, just switch across to Explorer" will fail horribly on a touchscreen tablet or RT device. I can't imagine running OS X on an iPad, it would be terrible. But for people that want a device to...

-- Nigel Wadsworth

Coalface Tech Episode 29 - Eh? U TechEd! - AuTechHeads

that is hillarious. Thanks for letting me sub in on the show and chatting!

-- Rick Claus

thanks for the shoutout guys. And Rick, at least you got to do the AD session in NZ, and you got the better evals this year - share the joy! ;-)(and I did mention what the 31st bit was for during the AD session!) :-P

-- Pete Calvert

Tips for First-Timers - AuTechHeads Blogs

Thanks for this post. I too was debating if it was worth bringing my laptop along to the sessions, good to see I won't be alone when doing so.

-- Rebecca Adamson

How to add your KMS keys for Windows 8 and Server 2012 - AuTechHeads Blogs

Is also worth noting that you MUST have SP1 installed. Because our KMS server was on a dedicated VM, it somehow got missed on our patching cycle (we basically forgot it existed). We soon found out when we got the "This update is not applicable to your setup...

-- Colin Smith

Windows To Go - AuTechHeads Blogs

It's actually an SSD drive with a USB interface. I dare say that supporting any USB is too risky due to the high failure rates of crappy USBs, which in turn won't look good for Microsoft.

-- Adam Fowler

I wonder why they've "locked it down" to those two USB keys ? I have a perfectly good 64Gb key I could use...

-- moldor

thanks.. my 3rd teched this year and almost forgot the business cards!!

-- Brent England

Awesome post Brownie. Much wisdom.. wish I was going :-)

I'm really going to miss it this year. Some great sessions, great products, and of course the party.

Yeah, I like to use a laptop for a) furious tweeting and b) taking notes. Occasionally a bit of c) keeping up with work emails (still on the clock!).Good point about the wireless!

-- chrisbrownie

These are great tips! This is going to be my first TechEd and I've been wondering whether people are actually going to bring their laptops in during the sessions and whether there are charging stations etc. I'm also gonna bring my D-Link mobile companion...

-- Michael Aulia @CravingTech.com

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