Fixing Microsoft Surface shortcomings

Microsoft Surface has received a few consistent complaints about shortcomings such as poor battery life and limited storage. In this post I will outline a few fixes that prepared Microsoft’s tablet PC for our corporate environment.

A picture of Joseph Moody By Joseph Moody - Mon, May 13, 2013 - 0 comments

Joseph Moody is a desktop administrator for a public school and help manage about 5,500 computers. I specialize in Active Directory, Group Policy, and software deployment.

Microsoft Surface Pro

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Upgrading vCOps 5.6 to 5.7

Last month the fine folks at VMware released an upgrade (5.7) of vCenter Operations Manager (vCOps) 5.6 that we discussed in the last article.

A picture of Jim Jones By Jim Jones - Fri, May 10, 2013 - 0 comments

Jim Jones has been a Windows/Network/Voice Systems administrator for over a decade and currently works as a Sr. Network Administrator in West Virginia, USA.

vCOPs update package

SCCM 2007 Client troubleshooting – Part 8: Internet Client installation

Internet Clients can be particularly difficult to troubleshoot for several reasons. Foremost, they are usually off-site, so that can present logistical challenges.

A picture of David Stein By David Stein - Thu, May 9, 2013 - 0 comments

David is an author and consultant, working for Endurance IT Services in Virginia Beach, Virginia, specializing in Microsoft enterprise systems and Business Process Automation.

Configuration Manager Properties - Internet

FrameFlow MSP – Windows-based server monitoring

FrameFlow MSP is a Windows-based server monitoring solution that is aimed at managed service providers (MSPs) in multi-site environments. By leveraging standard ports and industry standard protocols, FrameFlow enables network managers to centralize and report on administrative data from Windows servers, Linux servers, and SNMP-compatible routers and switches.

A picture of Timothy Warner By Timothy Warner - Wed, May 8, 2013 - 0 comments

Timothy Warner is a Windows systems administrator, software developer, author, and technical trainer based in Nashville, TN.

FrameFlow MSP Dashboard

How to install a DHCP Server on Server Core

To make life easier as an admin, several network protocols have been introduced to help manage TCP/IP. One of these protocols is the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).

A picture of Sander BerkouwerMVP By Sander Berkouwer - Tue, May 7, 2013 - 0 comments

Sander Berkouwer is a Microsoft Certified Professional and a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) with over a decade of experience in IT.

Install a DHCP Server with PowerShell