By BoonTee,on January 26th,2012 Someone asked a question about a specific detail in a Microsoft product,and about whether something was permitted in the End User License. Unless one had the paper copy of the EULA,you might not be able to find it. However,Microsoft have a EULA Tool to help you find them easily. Just go to this page –http://www.microsoft.com/About/Legal/EN/US/IntellectualProperty/UseTerms/Default.aspx By BoonTee,on January 17th,2012 The SBS Teem have released a Powershell commandlet that will allow you to fine tune and manage the reporting and alerting functions in SBS 2008 and 2011. There are a number of alerts that can be safely ignored and yet persist in the event alert reports,which often cause anxiety and uneccesary concern. This commandlet will allow you to configure and specify which alerts to ignore,thus providing less noise to work through in order to see the important alerts more clearly. The blog provides more information here –http://blogs.technet.com/b/sbs/archive/2012/01/16/managing-event-alerts-in-your-reports-an-sbs-monitoring-feature-enhancement.aspx By BoonTee,on January 9th,2012 As the title implies,we are finally able to purchase,implement and deploy the Windows Storage Server 2008R2 Essentials solution for small businesses. This server,which comes in a variety of hard drive options from 1TB to 6TB of storage will provide an excellent out-of-box solution for small businesses. Among the unique feature set are the following: - Automated daily client computer backups of Windows and Macintosh clients and server backups.
- Simple recovery of individual files,folders and entire computers from image-based backups.
- Centralized file organization.
- Remote Access similar to what is available in SBS and SBS Essentials can provide RWA access in branch offices and locations where there is no SBS server.
- Support for thrid party add-ins.
You can download the Datasheet here –http://www.powerbiz.net.au/files/WSSE2.pdf PowerBiz Solutions has partnered with Hewlett-Packard to provide a custom solution called PowerBiz Backup Essentials. Using the HP Proliant Microserver,the PowerBiz Backup Essentials unit is a self contained Windows Storage Server 2008R2 Essentials solution. Just start up the unit,and configure a few settings to your network,and it is ready to go. For pricing,specifications and availability,send an email to info@powerbiz.net.au. For more information on the HP Proliant Microserver,check out this blog post –http://blog.powerbiz.net.au/features/hp-proliant-microserver/  

By BoonTee,on January 5th,2012 Microsoft have released a beta of Windows Defender Offline beta here –http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/what-is-windows-defender-offline What is it? It is a bootable, offline anti-virus,anti-malware,rootkit scanner and removal kit. Just download and burn the ISO on to a bootable ISO or CD,and then boot your PC with the created media to scan,detect and remove any malicious . . . →Read More:Windows Defender Offline beta By BoonTee,on December 14th,2011 Chaning the password regularly is a good thing to do. However,this can be quite messy at times,especially when you have a number of devices that depend on this password. It is often easier to set a long and complex password,and to set it once. In this case,you may wish to disable . . . →Read More:Disable Password Expiration Policy in Office365 By BoonTee,on December 6th,2011 The Microsoft Online Portal is a wealth of information,but now easy to navigate. Here is a direct link to the help page where you can find information on how to set up Outlook,setting up your iPhone for Office 365 and many other articles. http://onlinehelp.microsoft.com/en-us/office365-enterprises/ff637580.aspx The Getting Started page is a very good place . . . →Read More:I need help with Office 365! By BoonTee,on November 24th,2011 I use various Geotrust products. There is an online checker tool that verifies the certificate that is inststalled on the website here –https://knowledge.geotrust.com/support/knowledge-base/index?page=content&id=SO9557&actp=LIST By BoonTee,on November 22nd,2011 Desktop Drives are cheap(er),but are not suited for use in a RAID array with a proper RAID controller. Why is that? Were the drive manufacturers pulling wool over our eyes so that they could sell more drives? Western Digital put out a KB article to explain how desktop drives were different from Enterprise drives, . . . →Read More:Why use Enterprise Drives in RAID instead of Desktop Drives? By BoonTee,on November 2nd,2011 Sometimes,a PC may have been disconnected from the network,and the password for the Client/Server Security Agent (CSA) for Trend Micro’s Worry Free Business Security is unknown or lost or forgotten. The following knowledge base article describes how to uninstall the agent if this case arises –http://esupport.trendmicro.com/solution/en-us/1036275.aspx Basically,it involves setting the registry . . . →Read More:How to uninstall Trend Micro’s Worry Free Business Security client agent without the password By BoonTee,on October 23rd,2011 Here’s a cool YouTube video that explains what Cloud Computing is all about from the perspective of the new “experts”in this field. | |
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