Roaming User Customisations in Office 2010
in Applications on Office 2010
Note: for a more complete article on customising your Office 2010 deployment see this article: Customising Office 2010 before deployment
Dell owners - avoid the IDT 92HDxxx HD Audio driver
in Hardware on Dell, Drivers, Virtualization
I’ve been mucking around with MDT 2010 lately, which has made it pretty simple to create an unattended install routine for my Dell Latitude XT2 (hopefully more on that soon) and to inject drivers into the build; however in doing so I’ve found a nasty bug in the IDT 92HDxxx HD Audio drivers from Dell (version 6.10.0.6217, A09).
Use a PAC file to make proxy settings dynamic
in Applications on Internet-explorer, Proxy server
Windows Server 2008 SP2: What's in it for Terminal Servers?
in Microsoft on Terminal server
As you’re most likely aware, Microsoft has recently made available Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2. If you would like to know the details of every single fix and feature in the service pack, download this spreadsheet: Hotfix and Security Update List: Windows Server 2008 SP2 and Windows Vista SP2.
Windows 7 on a Dell Latitiude XT2
in Hardware on Windows 7
I’ve been looking to get a tablet PC for some time now and I’ve just recently picked up a Dell Latitude XT2, which includes multi-touch support. It arrived the same day as the Windows 7 Release Candidate, so the default Windows Vista install, disappeared pretty quickly.
My Windows box has insomnia
in Microsoft on Power management
When Windows just won’t stay in sleep mode there’s a simple fix. First you need to identify which component keeps bringing Windows out of sleep mode.
MSI Live Update disables User Account Control
in Applications on Uac
I thought I’d seen just about every dumb thing that a developer could do, but this latest one from MSI is a whopper..
Some More Windows Virtual PC Screens
in Microsoft on Virtual-pc, Windows 7
Of course, Windows Virtual PC has been covered in detail already, but I got a chance to play with the product and there’s some neat UI experiences that I hadn’t seen covered yet. Here’s a quick overview of interacting with Windows Virtual PC.
Did you know that App-V 4.5 CU1 is not beta?
in Applications on App-v
I’m a little slow off the mark here (I’ve got my head buried in something unrelated), but I’ve just found out today that the App-V 4.5 Cumulative Update 1, although only available on Connect, is not actually a beta, it is the final code that you can start deploying.
Pismo File Mount for using ISOs in Windows 7
in Applications on Iso, Windows 7
My old favourite Daemon Tools just hasn’t been working in Windows 7, so I’ve been on the look out for another tool for mounting ISOs. I haven’t really liked other tools like CloneDrive or PowerISO, but I’ve come across Psimo File Mount (via My Digital Life, I think) which so far has been working a treat.