Jul 23, 2010

When I was a young man visiting my dad’s office, he would routinely walk down the hall to check on how the employees in his accounting department were spending their time. My father was old school and hands-on. He paid attention to every aspect of his department to make sure the results were what he expected and demanded from his staff.

So how would my father have to adjust his management style today? READ MORE

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Jul 15, 2010

The official word from Microsoft is you can’t upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7; you need a clean install. But in fact you can upgrade, including moving your data, applications, and settings. Here are some tips to help.

With Microsoft having abandoned Windows XP SP2, late-adopting companies still using XP are being pushed to make the upgrade to Windows 7. Windows XP is a dying breed.  It’s time to upgrade. Microsoft says only Windows Vista systems are eligible to upgrade, while Windows XP users need to make a clean install of the new operating system:

You can’t directly upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7, says Microsoft.

You can’t directly upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7, says Microsoft.

Thankfully, you can avoid the need to wipe the disk of each PC and clean-install Windows 7 manually.  Some tricks are more effective than others. Let’s look at some of these upgrade options, the DO’s and DON’Ts, and pick the slickest (and cheapest) and method.
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May 12, 2010

Moving from Windows XP or Windows Vista en masse to Windows 7 across the enterprise can be done in a series of manual steps to upgrade, or IT managers can make use of a variety of tools to do some of the drudgery automatically. In this webinar, held in April, 2010, we examined several tools reviewed at IT Expert Voice and asked the vendors’ product managers to offer their own options and opinions. READ MORE

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Feb 16, 2010

Connected peopleLove it or hate it, nobody runs networks without TCP/IP somewhere in that picture nowadays. Here, we take a guided tour of some great toolbox elements—most of them free, but all of them fabulous—that IT admins and even power users will like and use regularly. READ MORE

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Dec 3, 2009

BSODIf things go wrong in Windows 7 and the OS fails to boot, don’t fret. There’s a good chance you can repair the PC with only a couple of clicks, using the built-in Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE). This article teaches you how it works. READ MORE

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Nov 9, 2009

Person-center-of-pointersXSmallWindows 7 supports SQL Server in multiple versions and edition combinations. In this article, I explain which editions and versions of both Windows and SQL Server work with each other. I also explain the uses for each SQL Server edition, a few installation and configuration tips, and how to leverage new features in Windows 7 for SQL Server.
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Nov 2, 2009

FrustratedwithPCXSmallThe good news: You can upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7. Several tools, from Microsoft and other sources, can make the transition easier. Now, the bad news: The upgrade process is not easy. In fact, chances are you’ll be much better off buying a new PC for Windows 7.
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