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View from the very top of the Burj Dubai Nov 16, 2009

Working for a company that designs some pretty impressive buildings this video of the Burj Dubai caught my eye. Whilst it isn’t one of ours, it’s equally impressive and this video shows just how tall the building is. I’m not sure how much I’d like being up there! Read More…

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Windows 7 Device Installation without Administrator Privileges Nov 10, 2009

Windows 7 Group Policy allows you to use Windows Update to install devices and printers without the need for administrator privilages or finding signed device drivers. Read More…

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Direct Access Infrastructure Planning and Design Oct 26, 2009

To go along with the release of Windows 7 last week, Microsoft have today released the Infrastructure Planning and Design guide (IPD) for DirectAccess. Read More…

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Integrating Enterprise Search into Windows 7 Oct 20, 2009

With Federated Search Windows 7 can use remote enterprise search solutions such as SharePoint using OpenSearch. This guide shows how to configure this with Active Directory Group Policy Preferences Read More…

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Disk2VHD: Convert a live disk into a VHD Oct 20, 2009

Disk2VHD from Microsoft Sysinternals lets you create a virtual hard disk (VHD) from an online disk which can then be used to 'boot from VHD' in Windows 7 Read More…

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