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System Center Technical Preview VHD Downloads Available

Microsoft have recently released the System Center Technical Preview Evaluation VHD’s for you to to take a look at and launch using your Hyper-V environment. DOWNLOADS You can download the VHD’s using the links below for the following products: Data Protection Manager Evaluation VHD Operations Manager Evaluation VHD Orchestrator Evaluation VHD Service Manager Evaluation VHD Virtual Machine Manager VHD COMMENTS …

Skype 6.21 Released – MSI Download Link & Silent Install Instructions

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Skype version 6.21 has now been released and if you would like to either add this to your Configuration Manager Software Catalog or even have it available through WDS or Group Policy, then you will want to download the MSI file for it. Skype do provide a direct download link for its Skype software and the installer is packaged as …

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Watch Star Wars Episode IV in ASCII Format through Telnet

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This is not our usual thing, but we found this absolutely brilliant so felt the need to share it with our visitors. You can now watch Star Wars Episode IV in glourious ASCII format using Telnet – see the screenshots below: You can connect to this through telnet by connecting to: If you want to view it without telnet you …

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Evaluation Product Keys for Windows Server 2008 R2

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This post now forms part of our KMS and evaluation product keys series. We have shared with you all the product keys you should ever require for Microsoft user and server operating systems. You can see the full list available to you by clicking the link below: Microsoft Evaluation and KMS Product Key Series This is more as a reminder …

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Windows 10 Technical Preview Download and Licence Key

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Microsoft have now released the Windows 10 Technical Preview for you to try out on an evaluation licence. You can download the ISO files from the link below but be warned, they are about 4GB in size each: Windows 10 Technical Preview Download The serial number that you should use to active your Windows 10 Technical Preview Evaluation is: PBHCJ-Q2NYD-2PX34-T2TD6-233PK …

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Apple IOS 8 Rant

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With the recent release of IOS 8 for Apple devices, the obvious thing to do is to update all your Apple devices all at the same quickly as quickly as you can. So this is what we did on our iPhone’s and iPad’s. However, as soon as you update, you immediately regret it! First of all, we have to remove …

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DomainWhoIs – Domain Who Is Lookup Tool

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We are pleased to announce the release of a new program called DomainWhoIs. This is a first version release so if you find any bugs, please report them to us using our support forums and we will get any issues sorted out as soon as possible. DomainWhoIs is a program that can search for Who Is information about web domains …

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Configuration Manager 2012 R2 CU3 Released

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Microsoft have released Cumulative Update 3 for System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager. The hot fix download is available using the link below: Configuration Manager 2012 R2 CU3 The full details of the update are below: Issues that are fixed Software distribution and application management Content distribution from a Central Administration Site (CAS) to remote distribution points can take longer …

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Create a Bluetooth Settings Shortcut in Windows [2019 Updated]

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We have had a lot of people asking us about how to get into the Bluetooth settings in Windows 8.1 without having to go through the charms on the side. Basically, a lot of people want to access their Bluetooth devices and settings just like in Windows 7 – through a window. This guide has also now been updated in …

Windows Updates Stuck on Shut Down or Reboot

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Windows Update Stuck on Installing Update.

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Simple to follow guide to help you fix the Windows Update issue when it gets stuck on reboot or shut down of the operating system.

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Utility Pro Versions

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Thank you for taking the time to download and use our freeware. In addition to the freeware utilities that we provide, you can enhance some of these buy purchasing the Pro versions. This also helps with the running costs of this website and allows us to keep the site going in the future due to ever increasing hosting costs and …

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UnityPDF – Free PDF Software

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If you are looking for a PDF utility then we can recommend UnityPDF. We have been testing it for a few weeks and it allows you to merge, split, divide, extract and insert PDF documents. It is very simple to use with a user-friendly interface, but its big plus point is that it is completely free both for home and …