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We are pleased to announce the release of Shoretel Contacts Fix version 3.0. This program is a complete redesign and recode (moved to C# from VB.net) of our previous release of Shoretel Contacts Import Enabler. WHAT DOES IT DO? If you are a user of Shoretel Communicator, you will know that you have should have … Read more
If you are building a Configuration Manager 2012 server there are a number of pre-requisites that have to be installed for it to work correctly. It can be quite time consuming installing all of the server features that are required so to help with this process, you can run Powershell cmdlets that will take care … Read more
We are asked a lot both in a professional context and through this website about how first line techs can use the remote control functionality that Configuration Manager gives us without giving out access to the full Configuration Manager Console. Well, the answer is fairly simple, if your client machines have the Configuration Manager client … Read more
If you are using our utility Windows Lock Screen Changer then you may be interested in our range of lock screens. Download Windows Lock Screen Changer We will be adding to this collection on a regular basis so check back here for more designs. If you wish to add your own to our collection then … Read more
If you are using SCCM for Operating System Deployment (OSD) – which is one of the main functions of the system so we will assume that you are – then you may want to monitor the process of your task sequences. To do this, you should go into your Configuration Manager Console and click on … Read more
We are pleased to announce the release of ShareSentIt version 1.1. Our new product is designed to help Outlook 2013, 2010 and 2007 users who use shared mailboxes in a corporate environment. If you are a regular user of shared mailboxes, you may already be aware that when an email is sent from a shared … Read more
An excellent tool to use alongside Configuration Manager is SCCM Client Center Tool. We have been using it for years and it also makes a great tool to hand out to helpdesk staff if you do not want them to have access to the full Configuration Manager Console. The tool has many functions but the … Read more
We are pleased to announce the release of Windows Lock Screen Changer. This small standalone utility is designed to change your Windows lock screen easily and quickly to a custom image of your own choosing. With this utility, you can import your own custom JPG image into the tool, preview the image to ensure you … Read more
If you are a Google Blogger and you would like to have your new posts automatically posted to your Facebook page then you can do this by using the following guide. LINK How to Post Blogger Automatically to Facebook
If you are trying to use Office 2010 and Office 2013 products like Visio or Project and you have Mimecast for Outlook Client, you may find that you get an error like: “Default account is not an exchange account” The process below should fix this for you. Under the following registry key you’ll find a … Read more
If you are a Google Blogger and want to add meta tags and a meta description to your blog, then you can do this by editing the HTML of your template and entering the information that you want. To do this, login to your Google Blogger control panel and click on the Template option on … Read more
Introduction If you are trying to use any remote tools like sysinternals against Windows Vista, 7 or 8.1 machines then you need to have remote UAC elevation privileges to enable you to carry out changes on the machine you are trying to amend. However, you may find that you are still having problems with connecting … Read more