synergy

behavior of a system that cannot be predicted by the behavior of its parts.

Inventory and Spiceworks, Windows 7 Upgrade

When I started at my current employer, one of my major projects and initives was to get our inventory and assets logged and under control. I explored numerous different applications and options, with price ranging from free to thousands. Nothing seemed to be easy to use, scalable, cost efficent, or worth while. I stumbled upon [...]

$10k for finding the secret site, TechNet

As a citizen of the US it’s not like I have a chance to participate in this but still find it fascinating anyways. In a push to promote IE8, Microsoft Australia has created a hidden website that can only be viewed in IE8. There will be clues posted daily on Twitter that will lead you [...]

Free TechNet Subscription, Vista woes

After my install of SP2 for Vista, I have to say I have not seen much that has impressed me. I now having an odd issue which I’ve found reported as a problem in some of the beta releases of SP2 involving task manager. When you open it, the icon appears in the task tray [...]