Ten things you need to know about Microsoft MCSA and MCSE Certifications
This month, we were over the moon to receive the Microsoft global award for learning, in front of nearly 16,000 people at Microsoft’s worldwide partner conference in Toronto. A brilliant achievement...
View ArticleBack from TechEd 2012 on the Gold Coast
So many great sessions, so little time. I started with the AppFest before the conference. It has certainly got me enthused about developing for Windows 8, not just the ease of developing for multiple...
View ArticleThe long road to Windows 8
Can you remember where you were when you first saw Microsoft Windows? I was a hardware engineer in the early 1980’s. Back then we would throw the 5.25 inch Windows install disks that shipped with new...
View ArticleUseful Windows 8 keyboard shortcuts – for those without a touch screen!
For those of you who have installed Windows 8 on a PC without a touch screen, here are some useful keyboard shortcuts – they do of course work on a device with a touch screen too – if you have a...
View ArticleBack in 2001, Harry Potter got his first wand, and we got Windows XP. A lot...
Can you recall August 2001? Where you lived, the car you drove or the mobile phone you so proudly owned. There is a good chance that the car was a Holden Commodore (bestselling car in 2001) and that...
View ArticleVirtualization saved my marriage…
Many, many years ago I was a high school teacher, teaching biology, chemistry and mathematics to hormone infested pimply-face kids. Back then I realised that owning a 386 266Mhz desktop running Windows...
View ArticleVirtual Machines: I’ll just build a new one, it’s so easy… look at me go… and...
Following on from my previous blog “Virtualization saved my marriage…” – let’s go through the process of creating virtual machines and getting them connected. Firstly, make sure your computer has...
View ArticleIf you gotta go, you gotta … setting up a quick shutdown for Windows 8
Ever been in a situation where you just have to go… no ifs or buts, you gotta go! Well if you gotta go, then you gotta go! One thing that I have found useful is setting up a quick shutdown option in...
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