Nature of the Beast
AuTechHeads doesn't fit well to the 'usual' user group mould. It never has. The group has always been as much - or perhaps is more - an idea as anything else. How do you sell an idea to people? I still...
View ArticleWho is AuTechHeads?
who is AuTechHeads? are you a blogger, a technician, an industry professional? Do you have things that make you passionate about technology that are outside the norm? Why are you here? what could the...
View ArticleOkay, who blinked?
If you blinked and missed it, I had a job. I don't right now, but am hoping to change this pretty soon. The following happened when I did. I have told a couple of vendors to check out this site, see if...
View ArticleHow to add your KMS keys for Windows 8 and Server 2012
Hi, Now that Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 are out, any company that uses KMS keys needs to add the new ones from Microsoft's Volume Licensing Service Center...
View ArticleOffice 2013 Preview – Critical Outlook patch available
With Microsoft’s announcement and subsequent release of the Microsoft Office 2013 preview last week, I’m sure many of you have downloaded and installed the preview. Personally I am loving Office 2013...
View ArticleRemember me? Probably not...
Whew. I have just got a moment to update where I have been, what I have been doing and why I haven't visited for a while. Firstly, I have been monitoring discussions here, but have not been in a...
View ArticleMy Solution to Online Password Management
(crosspost from my personal blog http://adamfowlerit.blogspot.com.au) Hello, Today's blogpost is about password management. I have (what I think) is a good solution that means you'll only need to...
View ArticleNew ANZ MVP for System Center Cloud and Datacenter Management!
While AuTechHeads isn't focused specifically on Microsoft technologies, it's certainly a big part of the IT landscape in the ANZ region, and we do have our share of Microsoft experts around the joint....
View ArticleSamsung Galaxy Note Review
Hi readers,I have been trialling out the new Samsung Galaxy Note. For those of you who haven't heard or seen this phone before - it's huge. Huge compared to any other phone you've seen with a 5.3”...
View ArticleData....
Data. We save it, store it, back it up and access it as we need to. We grow larger and larger storage capabilities to fit it in, we implement backup regimes with SAN / NAS and Virtual Tape Libraries to...
View ArticleIntegration fundamentals - What to Avoid
Hi, An opinion piece here, so please poke holes and post criticisms below. Lately I have been going through a lot of system changes at work. That is to say, more than normal, and most at the early...
View ArticleBackup Part Two
So the last post I wrote was 3 months ago. A lot changes in 3-months. The products I was advocating at the old company (they retrenched me for commercial reasons) are still there, and are great, I am...
View ArticleBrisbane AuTechHeads Social Drinks - December 3
Hi All, Quick post to let everyone know that the AuTechHeads are getting together for social drinks on December 3, 7pm after Infrastructure Saturday. We're meeting at the Villager in Brisbane. All...
View ArticleAUTechHeads Inaugural Melbourne MeatUp!
It’s that time of year again…for the first time. Monday night will herald the first AuTechHeads Melbourne MeatupTM. We hope you can join us for what is sure to be the first of many fantastic foody and...
View ArticleiPhone 4S / iOS 5 Battery issue fix!
If you had a read of my iPhone 4S review, you would have noticed my mention of the poor battery life. Since I posted, the battery life has hovered between dodgy and horrible. This has also been noticed...
View ArticleiPhone 4S on Telstra - One Week in Review!
If you've been living under a rock, you would probably know that Apple released the iPhone 4S on the 14th of October, to much noise and hullabaloo. I was one of those who trekked out early to pick one...
View ArticleSMBiT Professionals Brisbane Spotlight - GPO and RDS
G'day All (and anyone else listening in), Just a heads up to let you know that SMBiT Professionals Brisbane is running a Spotlight Session this coming Sunday (2011-10-23) at the Chalk Hotel in...
View ArticleMy Initial Telstra 4G Experience
Hi, Thanks to Telstra, I've been given a 4G card to trial - so let's see how we go! This is just a quick 'Out of the box' experience and not intended as a full review or guide. First, I've put the SIM...
View ArticleNovember is PowerShell Time!
In the month of November, join Shane Hoey (PowerShell MVP) and Chris Brown as they run some free (as in free beer) PowerShell virtual workshops. If you're interested in learning or refining your...
View ArticleBackup - Hard drive, Tape, Online, It doesn't matter where, Just do it!
A few years ago, I had a coffee cup that stated, with a picture of a homeless man busking: "Software Meltdown, Data Destroyed, Didn't do no Backup, Now I'm Unemployed". I used to trot that cup out at...
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