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Customizing Configuration Manager 2007 Resource Explorer Icons
If you read the post on how to customize SMS 2003 Resource Explorer icons , then you'll have the history behind why I decided to figure this out. You...

Posted Saturday, March 14, 2009 8:30 PM by jgilbert | with no comments

Customizing SMS 2003 Resource Explorer Icons
I've done quite a bit of hardware inventory modifications in my time and while it's great to see the new information displayed in Resource Explorer...

Posted Saturday, March 14, 2009 2:03 AM by jgilbert | with no comments

Over 10,000 hits to my blog since June!
Since I added ClustrMaps visitor location tracking to my blog in June, I've had over 10,000 visitors! I thought this was a pretty cool milestone for...

Posted Sunday, September 28, 2008 8:15 PM by jgilbert | with no comments

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Anyone need 5GB of freely accessible shared storage?
Have a Live ID? Need to share files and folders between multiple computers or devices? Check out the Live Mesh Tech Preview at: https://www.mesh.com/Welcome...

Posted Friday, September 19, 2008 5:16 AM by jgilbert | with no comments

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The Microsoft Arc Mouse is now Available for Purchase!
I'm sure I'm not the only one who has been waiting for these to hit the market so for all of you waiting for it: The new Microsoft Arc mouse is...

Posted Tuesday, September 09, 2008 9:05 PM by jgilbert | 1 comment(s)

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Use Live Search to Donate to Charity
So you know about searching using www.live.com ...but do you know about www.searchandgive.com ? This site is (which is also powered by Live Search) is...

Posted Tuesday, August 12, 2008 5:23 PM by jgilbert | with no comments

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How to display computer properties on the desktop
Here's a method that I use when setting up lab machines that you might find handy. The problem I always have when switching between VMs is keeping...

Posted Saturday, August 09, 2008 12:08 AM by jgilbert | with no comments

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Subselect queries the easy way
Questions about how to use subselect queries seem to come up a lot, and I can never find a good example to use when I go looking for a subselect query...

Posted Tuesday, July 22, 2008 8:17 AM by jgilbert | with no comments

Inserting auto-text in a Word document
I think this is pretty cool and fun to play with (I like to insert things like this in documentation tech reviews to see if anyone notices…). Anyway, to...

Posted Friday, April 18, 2008 8:24 PM by jgilbert | 1 comment(s)

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How to format an external drive without losing the information stored on it
I generally format new USB drives NTFS as soon as I get them because for some reason they all still come formatted Fat32. You don't really notice this...

Posted Friday, January 11, 2008 6:40 PM by jgilbert | with no comments

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How to check the WMI repository before rebuilding it
I've had some WMI repository repair tidbits stashed away in my e-mail that I was going to blog about sooner or later. I'm not sure if today is...

Posted Friday, January 11, 2008 1:30 AM by jgilbert | 2 comment(s)

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Problems searching .pst's with Outlook 2007?
I had the same issue initially, and fellow writer and myITforum'er Rob Stack showed me the light. For my setup, I had Office 2007 Enterprise edition...

Posted Wednesday, December 19, 2007 8:31 PM by jgilbert | with no comments

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Shadow Puppet Rendition of A Wonderful World
and now for something totally different (and cool)...

Posted Thursday, August 23, 2007 6:57 PM by jgilbert | 1 comment(s)

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Manageability TechCenter launched on TechNet!
The Manageability TechCenter (http://technet.microsoft.com/manageability/default.aspx) was launched on Friday, August 17, 2007. It provides step-by-step...

Posted Saturday, August 18, 2007 10:43 PM by jgilbert | with no comments

Microsoft Virtual PC is now free!
Going through my email this morning I ran across an email from Technet Flash that really made my day! Microsoft Virtual PC is now free!!! I love this little...

Posted Friday, July 14, 2006 6:46 PM by jgilbert | with no comments

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