School maybe out for summer but that doesn’t mean that the ICT Services team is having time off. One of the high priority tasks since starting my new job as Network Manager at an Academy in Oxford has been updating the storage and no I don’t mean SANs or DAS storage… add in some basic shelving from Rapid Racking and some… Read more
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10ZiG 5818v – Hardware
The first thing that will strike you about any thin client is how small (in physical dimensions) they are and the 5818v is no exception. In the past this small size meant poor hardware specifications; however, this time is long behind us. The 5818v comes with 2GB of DDR3 RAM, a Intel Atom D2550 dual core CPU, 16GB of local storage… Read more
10ZiG 5818v Review – Boot time
One of the great features of the 10ZiG 5818v is the WE8 operating system. Based upon Windows 8 this thin client includes the same software that makes full Windows 8 PCs fast most notably kernel hibernation. The premise goes that when you click Shutdown on your PC the core components of Windows are hibernated and saved to a single file… Read more
10ZiG 5818v Review – First Impressions
In this series of posts I’m going to be looking at the all new 10ZiG 5818v Thin Client. Recently released and coming with Intel Atom D2550 CPU this thin client sets its self apart from others with the introduction of Windows Embedded 8 (WE8). WE8 is essentially a cut down version of Windows 8 that is focused on devices that have… Read more
Update Dell BIOS using SCCM 2012 Task Sequence
Recently I came across a need to update the BIOS of a number of Dell PCs, given that the PCs were due to be re-imaged it made sense to perform the update as part of the System Centre Configuration Manager 2012 task sequence process. To kick this process off you will need A need to update the BIOS – you should… Read more
Forcing the Windows Phone 7.8 update (HTC Pro 7)
For the past few days Microsoft has been slowly rolling out the shiny new Windows Phone 7.8 update to all the happy people out there with Windows Phone on 7.5. Nokia phones were reportedly the first to get the update however other users with phones like the HD7 have also reported that the update has started to appear on their phones. Some… Read more
Basic Gaming PC under £350 – Dec 2012
A little while back in response to a poorly researched article on a tech website I decided I would list out the parts I would use of building a basic gaming PC for less than £350. With Windows 8 and AMDs latest FM2 socket processors now out it seemed to make sense to update that article. So for a mere… Read more
Microsoft Surface RT – Getting your Xbox Controller to work
Its hard to not know about Xbox but one thing you may not know about it is that you can use your Xbox Controller with Windows PCs (if you have a wireless controller you will need one of the Windows PC wireless receivers). What makes this even better is you arn’t limited to using it with Windows 8 but also… Read more
Microsoft Surface RT – Drive Encryption
Encryption still seems to be a bit of a dirty word in the world of IT – all to often we hear about a notebook PC being stolen and that it had unencrypted data on it. Luckily the Microsoft Surface RT comes with encryption built in right out of the box and to make things even better it Uses the… Read more
Microsoft Surface RT – Printing
Lets all face it we don’t live in the paperless office…yet…and from time to time you will find a need to print something. With most modern tablets printing maybe an issue, maybe you will be lucky have you have the latest HP printer next to you with Apple AirPrint (to see the rather short list click here) but if you are… Read more