News & Updates
September 14, 2009
Spam - is it a real problem? More than 90% of emails are spam.
At PicNet we managed service a number of corporate environments, and at some, we have installed Google email filtering powered by Postini (that we resell rebranded as Risk shield email protection). At others, we have Sophos and also GFI MailEssential ...
September 10, 2009
XML Settings Files - No more web.config
One of my pet hates is working on projects where previous developers have decided to dump all of their settings in the web.config file. Some of the reasons why I dislike this practice is: So now lets look at the nice way of doing this. A settings fil ...
September 1, 2009
Top 10 Bad IT decisions
Want to take a look at the history of stupid decision making in the IT field? Click here: ...
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August 31, 2009
Handy Tool in Windows 7 to force what codec Windows uses
Windows 7 now has built-in support for DivX, XviD, H.264 out of the box! - so you no longer need to install codec packs etc, when playing back your favourite video (AVI) files However even if you do Windows 7 won't use them and use its own DirectShow ...
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August 27, 2009
Do you wonder how to complete an IT project on time?
Have you ever wonder about the feeling of completing an IT project on time? Believe it or not, there are a good number of examples where IT projects have been completed on time, on budget and as per agreed specifications. The most basic form of contr ...
August 20, 2009
Windows 2008 R2 goes RTM!
The newly released Windows Server 2008 R2 has a stack of new features that build on the award-winning Windows Server 2008. This new version expands on existing technologies and enables organisations to increase the reliability and flexibility of thei ...
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