Monthly Archives: February 2008

New Java Runtime Coming. Set Phasers To Yawn

Posted on February 27, 2008 by Aaron Parker

Sun are preparing a new Java Runtime Environment for release later this year and there’s a couple of changes to this version that have some bearing on deployment. I can’t imagine there is an enterprise out there that doesn’t have … Continue reading →

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Group Policy Preference Client Side Extensions Available

Posted on February 26, 2008 by Aaron Parker

Microsoft have made available the Group Policy Preferences Client Side Extensions for download and deployment. You’ll need Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista SP1 with the Remote Server Administration Tools (not yet available) to manage these. You do not need … Continue reading →

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SoftGrid Tip: What’s On That Q: Drive?

Posted on February 22, 2008 by Aaron Parker

Here’s a nice SoftGrid tip from one of the guys in the team here. If you want to take a look at the SoftGrid client drive, there a several methods. The most common would be to add a PRE LAUNCH … Continue reading →

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Planning and Deploying Group Policy? This Is For You

Posted on February 19, 2008 by Aaron Parker

Here’s a great document from the Microsoft writing team on planning and deploying Group Policy for Windows Server 2008. Many of the details in this document do apply to Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000 Server as well. This document … Continue reading →

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The Short NAP: Tuesday February 19 2008

Posted on February 19, 2008 by Aaron Parker

The Short NAP is a quick list of links covering Microsoft Network Access Protection and Server/Domain Isolation topics and related information. Network Access Protection is a great new feature of Windows Server 2008 that will help you understand the health … Continue reading →

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