Adaptive Technical's Blog http://blog.beadaptive.ca Don't let technology leave you behind, Be Adaptive! posterous.com Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:53:17 -0700 If you're wondering what the future of technology looks like... http://blog.beadaptive.ca/if-youre-wondering-what-the-future-of-technol http://blog.beadaptive.ca/if-youre-wondering-what-the-future-of-technol
Microsoft has some ideas.  This is one of the most impressive concept videos I've ever seen.  Take a moment to see if there's something you can think of that they didn't.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/547319/Checkbox.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5AvzoJZhU1G1 Ian Sutherland Adaptive Technical Ian Sutherland Fri, 12 Aug 2011 12:04:18 -0700 Office365 Online Exchange, Lync and Sharepoint Demo http://blog.beadaptive.ca/office365-online-exchange-lync-and-sharepoint http://blog.beadaptive.ca/office365-online-exchange-lync-and-sharepoint Office365 is a great way to take advantage of the latest Enterprise level Microsoft technologies, without the costs associated with deploying them. If your infrastructure is getting a little old in the tooth, this is a great demo to watch to see what you're missing.

http://www.demoshowcasesuite.com/Main/DemoDetails?emailId=cef6b391-cba6-46e9-...

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/547319/Checkbox.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5AvzoJZhU1G1 Ian Sutherland Adaptive Technical Ian Sutherland Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:22:53 -0700 IBM Turns 100 Years Old http://blog.beadaptive.ca/ibm-turns-100-years-old http://blog.beadaptive.ca/ibm-turns-100-years-old On June 16th IBM turned 100 years old.  Maybe you know the story of the world's oldest computer company, but maybe you don't!  If you're interested, they've posted a site with some history.  It's pretty interesting.

My favourite quote from IBM:

"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers." - Thomas Watson, Chairman of IBM, 1943

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/547319/Checkbox.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5AvzoJZhU1G1 Ian Sutherland Adaptive Technical Ian Sutherland Fri, 06 May 2011 05:59:57 -0700 Microsoft Slings Mud At Google's Apps "Tax," Apple's Prices | Fast Company http://blog.beadaptive.ca/microsoft-slings-mud-at-googles-apps-tax-appl http://blog.beadaptive.ca/microsoft-slings-mud-at-googles-apps-tax-appl http://www.fastcompany.com/1751753/microsoft-on-the-defensive-bashes-googles-...

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/547319/Checkbox.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5AvzoJZhU1G1 Ian Sutherland Adaptive Technical Ian Sutherland Fri, 22 Apr 2011 11:13:24 -0700 Article: Microsoft sells 350 million copies of Windows 7 in 18 months http://blog.beadaptive.ca/article-microsoft-sells-350-million-copies-of http://blog.beadaptive.ca/article-microsoft-sells-350-million-copies-of Microsoft sells 350 million copies of Windows 7 in 18 months
http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2011/04/22/microsoft-sells-350-million-copies-of-windows-7-in-18-months/

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/547319/Checkbox.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5AvzoJZhU1G1 Ian Sutherland Adaptive Technical Ian Sutherland Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:09:23 -0700 CudaTel Phone Systems http://blog.beadaptive.ca/cudatel-phone-systems http://blog.beadaptive.ca/cudatel-phone-systems

Adaptive is proud to announce that we can provide full service Voice Over IP phone systems by Barracuda Networks.  Here’s a great video depicting how CudaTel helps a call centre.

Call us for details…

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/547319/Checkbox.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5AvzoJZhU1G1 Ian Sutherland Adaptive Technical Ian Sutherland Thu, 17 Mar 2011 10:32:00 -0700 Microsoft Launches It's Prettiest Browser Yet http://blog.beadaptive.ca/microsoft-launches-its-prettiest-browser-yet http://blog.beadaptive.ca/microsoft-launches-its-prettiest-browser-yet

Our favourite feature is the ability to “Pin” popular websites to the taskbar…

 

 

http://venturebeat.com/2011/03/14/internet-explorer-9-launch/

 

 

 

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/547319/Checkbox.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5AvzoJZhU1G1 Ian Sutherland Adaptive Technical Ian Sutherland Wed, 09 Mar 2011 11:27:29 -0800 Apple IOS 4.3 is Out! http://blog.beadaptive.ca/apple-ios-43-is-out http://blog.beadaptive.ca/apple-ios-43-is-out

IOS 4.3 has just been release, and for all you iDevice users, it offers a boatload of new features and upgrades.  Check them out here…. http://www.apple.com/ios/

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/547319/Checkbox.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5AvzoJZhU1G1 Ian Sutherland Adaptive Technical Ian Sutherland Mon, 07 Mar 2011 15:02:24 -0800 Looking for a new bookkeeper http://blog.beadaptive.ca/looking-for-a-new-bookkeeper http://blog.beadaptive.ca/looking-for-a-new-bookkeeper As of March 16th we will need a new bookkeeper. Submit resumes or recommendations to jobs@beadaptive.ca

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/547319/Checkbox.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5AvzoJZhU1G1 Ian Sutherland Adaptive Technical Ian Sutherland Tue, 01 Mar 2011 08:53:36 -0800 Gmail resets 150,000 accounts http://blog.beadaptive.ca/gmail-resets-150000-accounts http://blog.beadaptive.ca/gmail-resets-150000-accounts

If their odd user interface isn’t enough reason to use Microsoft Online instead of Google Mail, this morning over 150,000 users woke to find…  nothing.  Their gmail accounts had been reset back to their initial welcome message.  No more e-mail, attachments, or chat logs.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/547319/Checkbox.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5AvzoJZhU1G1 Ian Sutherland Adaptive Technical Ian Sutherland Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:26:24 -0800 HP P1606DN LaserJet Deal! http://blog.beadaptive.ca/hp-p1606dn-laserjet-deal http://blog.beadaptive.ca/hp-p1606dn-laserjet-deal

We have some stock on the P1606DN, 7 left @ $179.  A great desktop printer with duplexing, manual feed tray, and full network support.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/547319/Checkbox.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5AvzoJZhU1G1 Ian Sutherland Adaptive Technical Ian Sutherland Wed, 17 Nov 2010 10:51:37 -0800 HP Slate Demo http://blog.beadaptive.ca/hp-slate-demo http://blog.beadaptive.ca/hp-slate-demo

I’m not sure it completely WOW’d me, but it definitely has some perks being that’s it’s completely Windows based.  I just don’t know who’s going to carry around a pen with them at all times so that they can hand write their signature on their emails.  Either way, it’s worth a look.

http://h71016.www7.hp.com/html/interactive/slate_500/model.html?buyNowLink=no.../PDI/slate_500/ProdPage/flash/COMM/IDP

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/547319/Checkbox.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5AvzoJZhU1G1 Ian Sutherland Adaptive Technical Ian Sutherland Thu, 28 Oct 2010 16:51:14 -0700 Co-Authoring with Office 2010 #Office #MSFT http://blog.beadaptive.ca/co-authoring-with-office-2010-office-msft http://blog.beadaptive.ca/co-authoring-with-office-2010-office-msft

Often time we see “Locked” files on network drives when working with previous versions of Office.  This is because some other user on the network has that file open, and the changes in older versions were only available to one person at a time.  With Office 2010, a new feature called co-authoring gets around that.  Check out the video below.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-ca/videos/redir/va101848883.aspx

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/547319/Checkbox.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5AvzoJZhU1G1 Ian Sutherland Adaptive Technical Ian Sutherland Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:50:36 -0700 Sometimes you just wanna.... http://blog.beadaptive.ca/sometimes-you-just-wanna http://blog.beadaptive.ca/sometimes-you-just-wanna

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Feeling like this?  Give us a call.  J

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/547319/Checkbox.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5AvzoJZhU1G1 Ian Sutherland Adaptive Technical Ian Sutherland Mon, 25 Oct 2010 14:16:44 -0700 Kaspersky sees 35,000 new threat signatures per DAY http://blog.beadaptive.ca/kaspersky-sees-35000-new-threat-signatures-pe http://blog.beadaptive.ca/kaspersky-sees-35000-new-threat-signatures-pe Kevin Krempulec from Kaspersky talks about how they are seeing 35,000 new malware and virus threats per day. #channelnext

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/547319/Checkbox.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5AvzoJZhU1G1 Ian Sutherland Adaptive Technical Ian Sutherland Mon, 25 Oct 2010 13:12:00 -0700 ChannelNext Conference in Banff, Alberta http://blog.beadaptive.ca/channelnext-conference-in-banff-alberta http://blog.beadaptive.ca/channelnext-conference-in-banff-alberta So it's day one of the ChannelNext Conference here in Banff and we're meeting our fellow 150 top technology and managed service providers from Western Canada. Vendors that are exhibiting include Level Platforms, Autotask, Barracuda Networks, HP, Kaseya, Kaspersky Labs, D-Link, Lenovo, and Eaton Power. Our goal here is to find new ways to increase our service offerings to you, our customers. As well, we meeting partners that may be able to solve technology challenges that aren't our bread and butter, again, to increase our service offerings. Also, the food is pretty good, and this morning I saw a full grown 10 point Elk not five feet from the passenger side of my car as I slowed down. Stay tuned.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/547319/Checkbox.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5AvzoJZhU1G1 Ian Sutherland Adaptive Technical Ian Sutherland Fri, 01 Oct 2010 09:12:26 -0700 More Reason to be Safe Online http://blog.beadaptive.ca/more-reason-to-be-safe-online http://blog.beadaptive.ca/more-reason-to-be-safe-online

A story from AP News:

Dozens charged in NY in global computer virus scam

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/547319/Checkbox.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5AvzoJZhU1G1 Ian Sutherland Adaptive Technical Ian Sutherland Wed, 29 Sep 2010 15:59:10 -0700 The Blackberry Playbook http://blog.beadaptive.ca/the-blackberry-playbook http://blog.beadaptive.ca/the-blackberry-playbook

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With all the recent hype around the Apple iPad, Blackberry doesn’t want to be outdone.  This week they announced the all new Blackberry Playbook, with stunning features that shocked the market.  Almost trash talking Apple with its proclamation of “Flash Friendly” browsing, it boasts even more.  Here are the specs…

  • 7-inch LCD, 1024 x 600, WSVGA, capacitive touch screen with full multi-touch and gesture support
  • BlackBerry Tablet OS with support for symmetric multiprocessing
  • 1 GHz dual-core processor
  • 1 GB RAM
  • Dual HD cameras (3 MP front facing, 5 MP rear facing), supports 1080p HD video recording
  • Video playback: 1080p HD Video, H.264, MPEG, DivX, WMV
  • Audio playback: MP3, AAC, WMA
  • HDMI video output
  • Wi-Fi – 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
  • Connectors: microHDMI, microUSB, charging contacts
  • Open, flexible application platform with support for WebKit/HTML-5, Adobe Flash Player 10.1, Adobe Mobile AIR, Adobe Reader, POSIX, OpenGL, Java
  • Ultra-thin and portable:
  • Measures 5.1"x7.6"x0.4" (130mm x 193mm x 10mm)
  • Weighs less than a pound (approximately 0.9 lb or 400g)
  • RIM intends to also offer 3G and 4G models in the future.

In relation to the iPad, the Playbook is a bit smaller, lighter, but has better hardware.  With a true HD screen, Multi-processor, and USB/HDMI connections, it seems to speak to all of the things iPad users felt was lacking from their device at launch. That’s good, because being 9 months behind the market usually means your product is DOR (Dead on release) in the tech field.

Now, the moment you’ve been waiting for…  The REVEAL!

The PlayBook is scheduled into retail channels for early 2011, with developers getting access next month.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/547319/Checkbox.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5AvzoJZhU1G1 Ian Sutherland Adaptive Technical Ian Sutherland Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:11:48 -0700 Adaptive Gets Gold! http://blog.beadaptive.ca/adaptive-gets-gold http://blog.beadaptive.ca/adaptive-gets-gold

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4 years into our business we are one of a handful of Dell Server Certified Partners in BC and now we’re Microsoft Gold Certified Partners as well.  With most of our clients so closely tied to Microsoft for their core infrastructure, it’s important that we foster an extremely close relationship with Redmond.  This relationship allows us to better serve our clients by being better able to support their core products.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/547319/Checkbox.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5AvzoJZhU1G1 Ian Sutherland Adaptive Technical Ian Sutherland Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:46:21 -0700 Windows 7 Sales & Features http://blog.beadaptive.ca/windows-7-sales-features http://blog.beadaptive.ca/windows-7-sales-features Microsoft will tell just about anyone that's willing to listen that Windows 7 is the fastest selling operating system in it's history with a mind-boggling 10 licenses sold every second since release.  Those numbers are supported by a number of features that users have reported being pretty enamored with.

1.  Windows Search.  Introduced in Vista, and refined in 7, Windows Search is a key feature of the new OS.


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Start typing into the Start menu search box—and you'll instantly see a list of relevant documents, pictures, music, and e-mail on your PC. Results are now grouped by category and contain highlighted keywords and text snippets to make them easier to scan.

2.  Snap (My personal favorite).  


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Snap is a quick (and fun) new way to resize open windows, simply by dragging them to the edges of your screen. Depending on which edge you choose—top or bottom, left or right—the window will expand vertically, fill the screen, or you can even position windows side by side. Snap makes reading, organizing, and comparing windows a...well, you get the picture.

3.  Live Taskbar Previews

With Windows 7, you can point to a taskbar icon to see actual images of all of your open files or programs. Then, move your mouse over the image to preview the window full-screen. Click on the full screen image, and you can start working with it immediately. You can even close windows from the thumbnail previews—a big time saver.

4.  Pin

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In Windows 7, you can use pinning to make your PC work even more the way you want. One big improvement is the ability to control where your programs appear on your taskbar. Always want your web browser right next to the start button? Drag the icon where you want it, and it'll stay there till you move it. You can also pin your program icon to the taskbar, so it's there all the time. You can even pin specific documents and web sites to Jump Lists on your taskbar.

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