February 2012 - Posts

• Raspberry Pi –General release

  Thinking of purchasing one of these when I get back to Blighty, proper retro, take me back to my childhood!   Sexeh!   http://www.raspberrypi.org/ Posted Feb 29 2012, 02:36 PM by Everythings possible - You just need to [insert search engine here] it

• Windows 8 Server Beta is out!

  Now this is worth checking out for us admins to see what our data center experience will look like once this puppy starts deploying. Here’s the doco’s And the filez here Have to get this into my lab when I get back from the MVP Summit 2012!!! Posted Feb 29 2012, 12:42 PM by Everythings possible - You just need to [insert search engine here] it

• Windows 8 Consumer Preview available now

  Yep its out and you can download the 32/64 bit versions in multiple languages.   Some of the prerequisites are: Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit) Hard disk space: 16 GB (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit) Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device or higher To use touch, you need a tablet or monitor that supports multitouch To access Windows Store and to download and run apps, you need an active Internet connection and a screen resolution of at least 1024 x 768 To snap apps, you need a screen resolution of at least 1366 x 768 I hear it doesn’t play well with VMWare? Posted Feb 29 2012, 12:35 PM by Everythings possible - You just need to [insert search engine here] it

• TRENT IMP1000

  I bought this, arrived yesterday, http://www.amazon.co.uk/New-Trent-iCruiser-IMP1000-Blackberry/dp/B004CHMP50 Should recharge my smartphone and tablet during a 9hr flight out to Seattle ... I'll pop back in a week to comment on its performance but so far I've recharged my Samsung Galaxy S2 in under 1hr from no charge, expecting the iPad2 to recharge in less that two hours ... sleek little unit, good form factor, recessed power button, weight isn't much of a problem Posted Feb 24 2012, 04:47 AM by Everythings possible - You just need to [insert search engine here] it Filed under: Recharge, Trent, Battery Pack, IMP1000, USB

• Another search engine

  Someone just introduced me to another search engine, Zanran, a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend ... knows the designer! (LOL!) It searches web images, graphs, charts and tables ... http://zanran.com/q/ Posted Feb 13 2012, 08:20 AM by Everythings possible - You just need to [insert search engine here] it Filed under: Search engine

• Thailand floods and the price of HHDs

  Worth a read for those not aware that disk prices went through the roof shortly after the floods in Thailand last year ... http://www.techspot.com/guides/494-hard-drive-pricewatch-thai-floods/ Posted Feb 09 2012, 07:41 AM by Everythings possible - You just need to [insert search engine here] it Filed under: thailand, HHD

• A Swarm of Nano Quadrotors

  Meet our robot overlords … Experiments performed with a team of nano quadrotors at the GRASP Lab, University of Pennsylvania. I want 1 … hundred ! Rise my evil creations, time to take over the world muhahah Posted Feb 06 2012, 12:55 PM by Everythings possible - You just need to [insert search engine here] it Filed under: Robotics

• Top 10 console changes in ConfigMgr 2012

  Worth checking out, the new ConfigMgr 2012 console has a stack of new features, entirely rewritten, its a lot faster and far more usable than the ConfigMgr 2007 console ... Top 10 Admin Console Improvements in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Posted Feb 06 2012, 04:03 AM by Everythings possible - You just need to [insert search engine here] it Filed under: Console, Configmgr 2012, ten, 10, Top

• Windows Phone 8 details

  Microsoft move to create a bridge between the desktop and the new Windows 8 smartphone, by reusing the Windows 8 (W8) OS Kernel for Windows 8 Mobile, developers can re-use their code on the smartphone. More info here, here and here Posted Feb 04 2012, 03:57 AM by Everythings possible - You just need to [insert search engine here] it Filed under: Windows 8, SmartPhone, Kernel

• BDNA SCCM (they meant ConfigMgr!) GURU Webcast Series

  Just saw that Sherry Kissinger is presenting on the SCCM Guru Webcast series, been meaning to blog this as they came up, there’s been quite a few top quality ones done already, like these 7. Very nice! Sherry presented for WMUG a while back, check that out here … While I’m at it, might as well pimp these other excellent videos   Posted Feb 03 2012, 02:25 PM by Everythings possible - You just need to google it

• Linux File System Fsck Testing – now that is hardcore geekage

  Just read an article about XFS and Ext4 with stupid storage sizes like wtf?!?! I’d like to have that test kit … token nod to Jerryey Layton, EnterpriseStorageForum for the read Posted Feb 03 2012, 02:20 PM by Everythings possible - You just need to google it

• Guide to Surviving with System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

  If you’re studying up on ConfigMgr 2012 at the moment, make this your homepage! System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Survival Guide Lots of people are contributing links and content so you’ll see this grow rapidly … there's a stack of awesome videos on there already, check ‘em out! Posted Feb 03 2012, 02:15 PM by Everythings possible - You just need to google it Filed under: Microsoft, Guide