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Need to create bootable live linux usb drives ?

This entry was posted in Interesting and tagged UNETBootin on October 24, 2012 by HAL

UNetbootin allows you to create bootable Live USB drives for Ubuntu, Fedora, and other Linux distributions without burning a CD. It runs on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. You can either let UNetbootin download one of the many distributions supported out-of-the-box for you, or supply your own Linux .iso file. In my case it […]

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Windows 8 – what will it mean for you ?

This entry was posted in Interesting and tagged Windows 8 on October 4, 2012 by HAL

The upcoming release of Windows 8 is a crossroads for Microsoft in terms of its domination of the desktop operating system envirnment. So much hinges on the success of Windows 8 that its hard to see any area of MS that won’t be affected. Office is getting a makeover to match Windows 8. Windows 8 […]

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Virgin now aiming at 120MBPS download – hold on to your browser

This entry was posted in Interesting Internet Tips Web and tagged Virgin on October 3, 2012 by HAL

If you’re one of Virgin Media’s top-tier (XXL) internet customers, you may soon see your service getting even more speedy. The Branson-backed company is boosting its top speed from 100Mbps to 120Mbps, thanks to a £110 million infrastructure investment. The majority of the network — around 60 percent — has yet to be upgrade , […]

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The problems with Windows 8 ?

This entry was posted in Interesting and tagged Windows 8 on September 24, 2012 by HAL

The main problems that will be faced by organisations thinking about moving to Windows 8 when it is released are training, training and training. Oh yeah – and more expensive touchscreen technology. This isn’t an unusual situation – it tends to happen each time a new o/s gets released and is normally part of an […]

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Whois that ?

This entry was posted in Interesting Review Software Tips and tagged Nirsoft WHOISTHISDOMAIN on September 14, 2012 by HAL

When looking for internet domain details there are a myriad of web sites that you can use. However if you want a tool that you can run from your PC to perhaps check a range of addresses then look no further than Nirsoft’s WhoisThisDomain tool available here. This tool allows you return details about the […]

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The strange case of Fixcamera.exe and a broken xpmode vm on windows 7

This entry was posted in Interesting and tagged VMWARE Player xpmode on September 7, 2012 by HAL

This particular case was odd as it drew together a number of different problems and clues. The initial problem was a windows 7 64 bit machine running an xpmode vm. The client reported that it had just stopped working and would not start. On checking what really appeared to be happening was that the vm […]

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Cheeky – Microsoft HyperV conversion Plugin for Vsphere

This entry was posted in Interesting Software Virtualisation and tagged HyperV VMWare on August 16, 2012 by HAL

Microsoft fire another salvo – putting the conversion capability from vmware to hyperv in a plugin that runs inside the vsphere client !!! This will appeal to those admins looking at a test of the new HyperV3 capabilities when its released. (PS you can get it here) The MVMC Plug-in for VMware vSphere Client Beta: […]

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A virtual battle begins – Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter Solution Accelerator Release Candidate announced!

This entry was posted in Interesting Software Tips and tagged HyperV VMWare on August 1, 2012 by HAL

Microsoft has been hoping to steal some of the thunder from VMWorld announcements so heres the latest Announcing the Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter Solution Accelerator Release Candidate! Download The Release Candidate We are very excited to announce the release candidate of Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter. Clickhere to join the connect program. If you have already […]

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