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BYOD won’t save you money, says Blackpool ICT chief

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April 26, 2012

BYOD won’t save you money, says Blackpool ICT chiefRolling out bring your own device policy is costing Blackpool council more than providing mobile itself, according to the local authority’s head of ICT services Sade Laja Guardian Professional, Thursday 26 April 2012 13.12 Councils considering implementing bring your own device (BYOD) initiatives should not think...
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FREE! PDQ Inventory

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April 12, 2012

Techno Dave loves free stuff. Techno Dave also loves inventories, so what’s not to love about PDQ Inventory? PDQ Inventory is our free software for tracking the hardware, software and O/S configurations in your Windows network. Gather detailed information about installed software, services, hardware, printers, etc. Features at a Glance Collections Organize computers based...
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MDOP to Include User Experience Virtualization

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April 9, 2012

Techno Dave is looking at User Experience / State Virtualization and notes that our chums at Microsoft have announced Microsoft User Experience Virtualization, (UV-E), a potentially exciting new addition to the MDOP family. MDOP is the add-on available to organisations with Windows 7 Pro, with software assurance, that gives a number of great desktop...
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CAPS is dead…Long live CPA

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April 5, 2012

If you work in an Organsiation which takes its security seriously then you may have come across CAPS: CAPS (CESG Assisted Products Service) enables products to be cryptographically verified by CESG to HMG cryptographic standards and formally approved for use by HMG and other appropriate organisations.   This standard will shortly cease and is to be replaced...
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Citrix Reciever and the “New” iPad

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March 21, 2012

Techno Dave likes iPads. Techno Dave likes Citrix. Techno Dave likes this: Citrix Receiver 5.5 for the “new” iPad leverages the high resolution retina display, 4G speeds and more powerful CPU. The result is an even better experience for getting work done when mobile. The new display is especially helpful for apps that need...
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