There is certainly no shortage of laptops to choose from these days and to help you fund your next purchase, you can exchange your old versions for cash with the help of firms such as Laptop Trade In. If you plan to use your laptop on the move a lot, it could be wise to…
Having a top-quality smartphone packed with useful applications is now a must for many businesspeople. The only trouble is knowing exactly which apps to go for. After all, there are so many to choose from and a considerable number of these simply aren’t worth bothering with. To give you some inspiration next time you’re on…
Java have now released update 60 of version 7 of their Java Client software. The update is available as an offline installer and using our guide below, you can extract the MSI from it and use it for deployment by using Windows Updates to update current machines or add to your Configuration Manager Application Catalog…
We are very pleased to announce that we now have over 2 million views on our Google+ profile! This is an extremely high number and probably says more about Google’s search engine than anything else but nevertheless, we are very thankful for your continued support. You can visit our Google+ profile page yourself by clicking…
We have recently had to rebuild a number of machines and the main issue that our users bring up is the fact that our first line techs keep forgetting to put users Outlook email signatures back. This, infuriates end users nearly as much as not putting back their 500 desktop shortcuts. Now, we – as…
You may have noticed that if you get an error when deploying an image using OSD in Configuration Manager the machine will display that error for 15 minutes and then reboot the machine. If you are running an image at lunch break or even overnight, this is obviously not even time to get the log…
If you want to report on the number of machines per manufacturer that you have within your Configuration Manager environment then you can run this query directly on your SQL database or you can use it to create a report within SSRS. How to create a Configuration Manager Report using SSRS The query is below…
If you want to report on the server names and properties of those servers that you have within your Configuration Manager environment then you can run this query directly on your SQL database or you can use it to create a report within SSRS. How to create a Configuration Manager Report using SSRS The query…
If you want to report on the number of certain makes and models of machines that you have within your Configuration Manager environment then you can run this query directly on your SQL database or you can use it to create a report within SSRS. How to create a Configuration Manager Report using SSRS SQL…
If you are using Windows 8 and have not yet updated to Windows 8.1 then you really should ensure that you run this update as soon as possible. The official cut of point by Microsoft for the release of new Windows Updates for Windows 8 was 13th May 2014 – however, they have now extended…
Dead Rising 3 for Xbox One, Zombie slaying fun. PROS Lots of replay value, better save system, hours of fun game play. CONS Too many Zombies at times, some boring missions, Humans enemies too tough. REVIEW With only seven days till an atomic bomb is dropped on the city of Los Perdidos, Nick Ramos must…
If you are having problems uninstalling a piece of software that has become corrupt then it can be an absolute nightmare to get it uninstalled from your machine fully. There are a large range of software products that will not allow you to install if a previous piece of software is still on the machine,…
If you want to check if any of the client machines within your Configuration Manager network have torrent software installed, you can run this query directly on your SQL database or you can use it to create a report within SSRS. How to create a Configuration Manager Report using SSRS The query is below and…
If you want to check the distribution status on your Configuration Manager Distribution Points you can run this query directly on your SQL database or you can use it to create a report within SSRS. How to create a Configuration Manager Report using SSRS The query is below and can be altered to fit your…
If you are playing Wolfenstein The New Order, you may want a walkthrough guide to help you with some of the trickier parts. Look no further – below is a 54-minute walkthrough taking you through part 1 of the game. Walkthrough Video Comments If you have any comments, please leave them below.
We are pleased to announce the release of our new small tool for Configuration Manager – DP PXEBoot Speed Up. This is a very simple and basic tool that allows you to make changes to your Configuration Manager Distribution Points registry settings to speed up the PXE booting process. For a long time now you…
Adobe have released a number of updates for their various products. You can get the MSI, MSP, executable installers or the SCUP catalog import files from the links below: DOWNLOADS Flash Player 13.0.0.214 Acrobat Reader 10.1.10 Acrobat Reader 11.0.07 Shockwave Player 12.1 COMMENTS If you have any comments, please feel free to use our comments…
If you require the MSI for Zune, then there is a very simple way you can get it. Download the standard Zune executable package using the download button below: DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS Once you have the full executable package, then you can use a tool like 7-Zip to extract all of the items in the executable….
Zune is the software that is required to use with your Windows Phone – it is iTunes to Apples iPhone if you like… A lot of businesses these days are now using Windows Phone as a slightly cheaper alternative to Apple iPhone and a more professional feel than anything with Android on it. Due to…
One of the great functions of Configuration Manager 2012 is the Software Catalog. This allows your users to become self-sufficient and stops them from pestering the IT Department every time they want the latest version of Java Client installed! So, apart from all your custom tools and programs, what should you have in your catalogue…
We have over time tried many different methods of improving our website by using many 3rd party tools and companies….all of which have failed miserably! In the past we have tried to use “Paywithatweet” for our freeware downloads – this caused a lot of problems and our visitors hated it, so we quickly removed it….
DustyPad is a new multi-tab notepad utility which comes as a standalone executable file for easy and quick use. With DustyPad you can add as many new pads as you like within a tabbed environment and then save your pads for later use. An easy to use interface is also provided to browse through your…
Welcome to our free downloads section. Below you find over 175 free downloads. Some are custom-built utilities that we have created ourselves, including the popular Ultimate Settings Panel. Other utilities include a large selection of MSI installer files for programs like Adobe Flash Player and Java Client. You can simply browse through the available list…
We are pleased to announce the release of Remote Computer Description Updater (RCDU) version 1.4. This program can be used to update the computer description on either a local machine that the program is run on, or you can use it to remotely connect to any machine on a domain network using your domain administrator…
We are pleased to announce the release of ImgWater v1.3 – our free image watermarking tool. This is an updated product release and is designed to allow you to import an image, type your own text watermark and then save the image with your watermark embedded in it. As always, this is a freeware utility…
Microsoft have made a number of its Office products available to use online through the Google Chrome web browser app store. You can now install Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, OneNote and OneDrive as Google Chrome Apps and use them for free in a full online version. To find them, go into your Google Chrome Browser…
We have been looking for a good Project viewer for years, but never really found one that suits our needs. We have never really understood why Microsoft would release viewers for Word, Excel and even Visio but not for Project! We have tried a number of viewers with the least worst one being OpenProj. However,…
It seems that our domain has been down for most of the day for some of our UK visitors, we are in contact with our domain host to try and find out why but it does look like most of their customers are having issues at the moment. Apparently Sky and Virgin Media customers are…
Visual Studio 2013 Update 1 has been released and you can either download this through Windows Update or there is a direct download link which is available below: DOWNLOAD
If you are looking at documenting your System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2 environment then you may want to create some Visio layouts to show your server and role structure. To help you do this, you can now download a Visio System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2 stencil pack. It is available from TechNet here:…
Java has now released update 55 of version 7 of their Java Client software. The update is available as an offline installer and using our guide below, you can extract the MSI from it and use it for deployment by using Windows Updates to update current machines or add to your Configuration Manager Application Catalog…
We have recently had a number of issues with web-based applications no longer working correctly due to Internet Explorer 10 or 11 being updated via Windows Update. To correct this, we have had to manually uninstall these Internet Explorer updates from users machines: KB2718695 – Internet Explorer 10 KB2841134 – Internet Explorer 11 This puts the…
