Does your sysadmin or desktop environment pass Van Halen’s M&M test?

January 31st, 2012

iTWire: even rock star sysadmins need quality checking.


Microsoft Windows Intune review

January 26th, 2012

iTWire: Microsoft’s new enterprise grade security system learns a lot from Security Essentials.


What your IT department wish you knew about requesting support

January 26th, 2012

iTWire: On the one hand, requesting help desk support should be a walk in the park. On the other hand, so many users are so bad at it yet wonder why they aren’t receiving support?


Business finance for the IT professional

January 26th, 2012

iTWire: You may be the technical guy but at the end of the day business is all about the bottom line.


All-in-one Linux computer and phone so near, so far

January 26th, 2012

iTWire: I am so disappointed that the hype and expectation of the Motorola Atrix was not met with its reality.


Could Ubuntu Linux 12.04 turn Canonical into the new Apple?

January 26th, 2012

iTWire: Mark Shuttleworth proposes a new imagining of the traditional WIMP user interface, focusing on user intent rather than a hierarchy of menu items.


Optimise your personal IT value chain

July 15th, 2011

iTWire: What’s your personal value chain? How do you do your job? How do you enhance the business you work for? Let me help you think about it, and find ways to enhance your productivity.


Tools to keep your GAL healthy

June 29th, 2011

iTWire: Following on my previous story why you should keep your company GAL / AD / LDAP fully-populated and up-to-date, here’s the how for Windows sysadmins.


Good IT comes at a price not a cost

May 11th, 2011

iTWire: Are you tired of people saying “IT is a cost centre, not a profit centre”? There’s a fundamental problem with that statement. Read why good IT may have a price tag, but it shouldn’t cost.


Build a website for under $1K

March 23rd, 2011

NETT: Ok, it won’t be the greatest, but it can be do-able. My tips to building a website for less than $1000.