Rob Marshall @ MyItForum.com

Thailand floods and the price of HHDs

Everythings possible - You just need to [insert search engine here] it — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:41:00 GMT

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/...(read more)

A Swarm of Nano Quadrotors

Everythings possible - You just need to [insert search engine here] it — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:55:46 GMT

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...(read more)

Top 10 console changes in ConfigMgr 2012

Everythings possible - You just need to [insert search engine here] it — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:03:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Windows Phone 8 details

Everythings possible - You just need to [insert search engine here] it — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:57:41 GMT

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...(read more)

BDNA SCCM (they meant ConfigMgr!) GURU Webcast Series

Everythings possible - You just need to google it — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:25:02 GMT

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...(read more)

Linux File System Fsck Testing – now that is hardcore geekage

Everythings possible - You just need to google it — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:20:16 GMT

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...(read more)

Guide to Surviving with System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

Everythings possible - You just need to google it — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:15:23 GMT

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...(read more)

Replacement file system for Windows

Everythings possible - You just need to google it — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:47:45 GMT

Microsoft readying up a new File System, say hello to ReFS , and goodbye NTFS Some chatter on it: http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2012/01/18/microsoft_refs/ http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/microsoft-goes-public-with-plans-for-its-new-windows-8-file...(read more)

System Center 2012 - No longer cloudy (sorry couldn't help myself!)

Everythings possible - You just need to google it — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:44:00 GMT

Check out the Microsoft System Center keynote (Brad Anderson and Satya Nadella), big reveals in there! Universal installer ... Watch the video ... Still trying to work out what the 'vision' is? Read on ... http://www.informationweek.com/news/cloud...(read more)

Choosing site codes for your Hierarchy

Everythings possible - You just need to google it — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 09:11:28 GMT

When it comes to choosing site codes you have 3 characters to play with, and while crafting a new site code you should be aware there are a bunch of reserved site codes that cannot be used, these are AUX, NUL, PRN, CEN. There is a KB for this, it has...(read more)

WMUG - Available Videos

Everythings possible - You just need to google it — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:01:00 GMT

We've got a bunch of videos building up on the site, thought I'd index them and locate in an easy to find place on the website. You'll find them in the following Group called Training Videos Here's a list of the videos there today: Wally...(read more)

Commodore 64 hits 30 this week

Everythings possible - You just need to google it — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:49:00 GMT

The Commodore 64 will be 30 years old this week (06/01/12) I remember my first C64, and, yep I feel old :-) Here's a write up I found out there (thanks to PC Authority) http://www.pcauthority.com.au/News/168019,vintage-tech-looking-back-at-the-commodore...(read more)

WMUG Video - Wally Mead - Technical Overview of ConfigMgr 2012 - Video now online

Everythings possible - You just need to google it — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:49:00 GMT

Took me a bit of time, but we just got the first of three videos taken at the recent WMUG November 4th 2011 event presented by Wally Mead. This, the first of three videos, is a technical overview of the ConfigMgr 2012 product itself. WMUG-Nov4-2011-WallyMead...(read more)

System Center 2012 Vision event

Everythings possible - You just need to google it — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:31:00 GMT

President of Server and Tools Satya Nadella and Corporate Vice President of System Center and Management Brad Anderson will be presenting the System Center 2012 Vision! Be warned, the word Cloud is going to be used a lot. The event is online and takes...(read more)

Microsoft ConfigMgr 2012 Courses

Everythings possible - You just need to google it — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:07:34 GMT

Bechir Gharbi another MVP in ConfigMgr brought this up, two MOC’s for ConfigMgr 2012, both to be available first half of this year according to the links: Course 10747A Administering System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Published: April 26...(read more)