September 2011

• September 29, 2011 29 Sep'11

  Top reasons your business shouldn't go to Office 2010 -- yet

  Migrating to Microsoft Office 2010 takes planning, time and money. Our expert explains why some businesses should wait to adopt the latest versions of Word and Excel.  Continue Reading

• September 28, 2011 28 Sep'11

  Windows 8 User Profiles: Roaming in the Cloud?

  Wow! There's a fascinating new post on the Building Windows 8 blog from Monday (9/26/2011). It's entitled "Signing in to Windows 88 with a Windows Live ID," and it explains how Windows 8 users can ...  Continue Reading

• September 27, 2011 27 Sep'11

  Why your business shouldn't move to Office 2010 and Outlook just yet

  Continuing his series on Microsoft Office 2010, our expert looks at more reasons why enterprises may want to wait to move to the latest version of it and apps such as Outlook.  Continue Reading

• September 27, 2011 27 Sep'11

  Exposing Windows vulnerabilities by using Metasploit

  Rather than wait for a malicious user to infiltrate your system, find out how to use Metasploit to expose the missing patches in time to protect your desktops.  Continue Reading

• September 26, 2011 26 Sep'11

  Testing Footprint Reduction Methods for SSD Migration: Before (Part 1 of 2)

  OK, so I've been blogging lately about a bunch of steps to migrate from a conventional notebook PC hard disk to an SSD replacement. I'm starting that process today on my Alienware M11x notebook, a ...  Continue Reading

• September 26, 2011 26 Sep'11

  How Windows 8 could affect the future of Microsoft Hyper-V

  With the release of Windows 8 approaching, a revised version of Microsoft Hyper-V will be included in both desktop and server versions. Find out what this new version has to offer.  Continue Reading

• September 23, 2011 23 Sep'11

  Great UEFI Post Appears on "Building Windows 8" Blog

  Microsoft's UEFI boot sequence diagram from "Building Windows 8" blog post The BW8 (Building Windows 8 ) blog struck gold again yesterday (9/22/2011) with a new post entitled "Protecting the pre-OS ...  Continue Reading

• September 22, 2011 22 Sep'11

  Noodling on Windows 7 Footprint Reduction for SSD Migration

  I'm in the process of switching all my production notebook PCs over from conventional hard disks to SSDs, thanks to a recent sale at Newegg that put the latest 120 GB OCZ Agility 3 units (SATA 2/3, ...  Continue Reading

• September 19, 2011 19 Sep'11

  The Real Secret Behind SLAT and Hyper-V for Windows 8

  So now that I've been introduced to Second Level Address Translation (SLAT) as a requirement for Hyper-V on the upcoming release of Windows 8 (see my recent blog on this discovery at edtittel.com: ...  Continue Reading

• September 16, 2011 16 Sep'11

  Combatting Notebook Windows 7 Video Driver Woes

  OK, I admit it: I'm dangerous when bored. Earlier this week, I was stuck in an all-day conference where I started to lose both interest and focus. As is sometimes my wont when that happens, I fired ...  Continue Reading

• September 15, 2011 15 Sep'11

  Microsoft Windows 7 Task Manager troubleshooting tips

  Here are some troubleshooting tips for Microsoft Windows 7's improved Task Manager -- from identifying processes and services to using the Resource Monitor.  Continue Reading

• September 14, 2011 14 Sep'11

  Windows 8 Developer Preview Now Available!

  Rats! I'm working out of town this week, and when I tried to grab the "new Windows Dev Center" Web page yesterday, it wasn't up and running just  yet. Now, I just tried again and there it is! The ...  Continue Reading

• September 13, 2011 13 Sep'11

  Microsoft pre-release of Windows 8 now open to scrutiny

  Many IT shops are just installing Windows 7, but like it or not, it's time to start talking about Windows 8. This OS lets many apps work across a wide range of end-user devices.  Continue Reading

• September 12, 2011 12 Sep'11

  Automating Windows 7 Deployment: tools and strategies

  Enterprises have some decisions to make as they deploy Windows 7. Should they use Microsoft's tools or use third-party options? Here are some steps to follow and example tools.  Continue Reading

• September 10, 2011 10 Sep'11

  Interesting Windows 7 Driver Signing Issue

  Apexwm is an active but anonymous IT professional who posts all over UK forums, and who also blogs prolifically for ZDNet in the UK. He recently posted a fascinating item entitled "Windows 7 driver ...  Continue Reading

• September 06, 2011 06 Sep'11

  IT pros get System Center-like features with revised Windows Intune

  Microsoft's cloud-based desktop management console Windows Intune will be generally available next month with new features for IT shops without Systems Center.  Continue Reading

• September 05, 2011 05 Sep'11

  Best Windows 7 System Drive Space-Saving Techniques

  In the past couple of weeks, I've gone through some systematic exercises to reduce the disk space consumed on my Windows 7 system/boot drives, especially on notebook/laptop systems where disk space ...  Continue Reading

• September 05, 2011 05 Sep'11

  Integrating Windows Phone 7 with SharePoint enterprise systems

  Accessing anything on a Windows Phone 7 with SharePoint requires Unified Access Gateway. Here are step-by-step instructions on how to create the SharePoint application in UAG.  Continue Reading

• September 02, 2011 02 Sep'11

  Ed Bott Gets "Invert Selection" Right

  I'm working on a book about Windows 7 right now for the Microsoft Technology Association (MTA) program, specifically for Exam 98-349 "Windows Operating System Fundamentals."  And in fact, I'm knee ...  Continue Reading