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Welcome to the BDTS tips and resources section. How-to guides and tips are added to this section regularly.

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Android ( 4 Articles )
Apple - OSX ( 3 Articles )
Email ( 1 Articles )
Linux ( 2 Articles )
Media Centers ( 4 Articles )
MSI Packaging ( 29 Articles )
Security ( 7 Articles )
Virtualization ( 4 Articles )

Web Browsers ( 1 Articles )
Websites & Social Media ( 9 Articles )
Windows - General ( 3 Articles )
Windows 7 ( 7 Articles )
Windows 8 ( 2 Articles )
Windows Server ( 24 Articles )
Wireless Networks ( 1 Articles )

Android

All things Android - the operating system itself, the phones that run it, Android apps & tricks

3 Mobile Internet Settings for Android	13 Sep 2010
Android Live Wallpaper	27 Oct 2011
Importing a Nexus One to Australia	23 Apr 2010
Vodafone Mobile Internet Settings for Android	26 Oct 2011

Apple - OSX

Guides for Apple's OS X operating system

Connect to Wireless Network in OSX	17 Mar 2010
Setup Local Apple Software Update Server	05 Mar 2013
Windows 7 Boot Camp install	15 Nov 2011

Tips for backing up and maintaining your email program

Backing up Outlook Express

17 Jan 2010

Linux

Tips and how-to guides for linux operating systems

High Availability HA LAMP server	15 Sep 2010
Ubuntu with Windows Proxy	02 Aug 2010

Media Centers

Adding Multiple Tuners to Vista Media Center	19 Feb 2010
Automatically Convert .wtv to .dvr-ms	16 Mar 2010
DVRMSToolbox Guide	10 Dec 2010
Stream Live TV onto network	01 Aug 2012

MSI Packaging

To rapidly deploy software to computers in a Windows domain via Group Policies, the program must be packaged as a Windows Installer File or .msi

Adobe Reader Offline Installer	02 Apr 2012
Deploy .NET Framework 3.5 SP1, 3.0 SP2 and 2.0 SP2	19 May 2010
Deploy ActivInspire	25 Oct 2011
Deploy Adobe Air	17 Apr 2013
Deploy Adobe Reader 9.2	10 Dec 2010
Deploy Adobe Reader 9.3	10 Dec 2010
Deploy Adobe Reader 9.4	10 Dec 2010
Deploy Adobe Reader X	13 Sep 2012
Deploy Adobe Reader XI (11)	07 Mar 2013
Deploy Adobe Shockwave Player	17 Apr 2013
Deploy ArtRage	06 May 2010
Deploy CDBurnerXP	11 Nov 2011
Deploy ClickView Player	14 Sep 2010
Deploy Firefox	17 Apr 2013
Deploy Google Chrome	29 Nov 2011
Deploy Google Sketchup 8	10 Jun 2011
Deploy Java 6	06 Feb 2012
Deploy Java 7	17 Apr 2013
Deploy Jolly Phonics for the Whiteboard Version 2	20 Oct 2011
Deploy Jolly Phonics for the Whiteboard Version 3	19 Jul 2012
Deploy Microsoft Visual C++ 2005	06 Sep 2010
Deploy Office 2007	22 Jul 2010
Deploy Paint.NET	07 Jun 2012
Deploy Quicktime 7	17 Apr 2013
Deploy Silverlight	07 Jun 2012
Deploy Smart Notebook 10	29 Nov 2012
Install Adobe Flash Player	17 Apr 2013
Prevent Office 2010 First Run	21 Feb 2011
Prevent Office 2013 First things First	19 Dec 2012

Security

Tips for securing your PC from virus and spware

AVG Free Offline Install	11 Aug 2010
Deploy Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection	10 Jul 2012
Malwarebytes Manual Update	03 Sep 2010
Manage Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection with Group Policies	10 Jul 2012
Manually Update Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection	10 Jul 2012
Microsoft Security Essentials Manual Update	14 Dec 2011
Spybot Manual Update	24 Mar 2010

Virtualization

VMware Server is virtualization program for running multiple operating systems on your machine at once.

Backup VMware Server	02 Jun 2010
Migrate from VMWare Server to Hyper-V	09 Aug 2011
Using Microsoft Hyper-V Server in Workgroup	12 Dec 2011
VMware XP 7B Stop Error	12 Dec 2011

Web Browsers

Guides for getting the most out of your web browser and changing settings

Change Internet Explorer Proxy Settings

13 Sep 2010

Websites & Social Media

Create a Facebook Fanpage	20 Apr 2010
Creating an Invite Friends Tab	31 Jan 2011
Increase php upload_max_filesize from 2M	27 Feb 2012
Joomla enable tp=1	27 Sep 2012
Joomla Facebook Share images and description	07 Dec 2011
Joomla Move Last Updated Created Date	07 Jul 2011
Speed up Joomla	26 Jul 2012
Ubuntu easy LAMP install	27 Sep 2012
Using Joomla with LDAP Active Directory	27 Sep 2012

Windows - General

GenieTimeline Drive is full, you need to change your backup drive	26 Oct 2012
Volume Icon Missing from System Tray	11 Apr 2011
Your system is low on virtual memory	23 Mar 2010

Windows 7

Tips for people using Windows 7 or migrating from Vista / XP.

Mandatory Profile only works on every second login	02 Dec 2010
Pinned taskbar icons for network users	06 Jun 2011
Set Network Device Priority	16 May 2011
Windows 7 keeps creating temporary profiles	15 May 2012
Windows 7 Movie Maker	17 Jan 2010
Windows 7 OpenVPN Server	11 Aug 2011
Windows 7 Shortcuts Missing or Deleted	05 Sep 2011

Windows 8

Tips on using and deploying Windows 8

Change Windows 8 Product Key	26 Nov 2012
Deploy Windows 8	10 Dec 2012

Windows Server

Add drivers to offline WIM	02 Feb 2012
Add Drives to Windows Server Backup	25 May 2012
Copy files to every users profile	03 Mar 2011
Deploy Drivers to Windows 7	10 Nov 2011
Deploy Printers with Group Policy	25 May 2012
Deploy Software with Group Policies	17 Apr 2013
Disable Some library features are unavailable due to unsupported library locations	23 Feb 2011
Error 0xc1420127 adding drivers to WIM	23 Feb 2012
Event ID 5012 The DFS Replication service failed to communicate with partner	18 Nov 2010
IIS 401 error after sharing wwwroot folder	28 Mar 2013
Move Driver groups between WDS Servers	23 Feb 2012
No Package in the software installation data in the active directory meets the criteria	22 Jul 2010
Prevent Windows Media Player First Run	21 Feb 2011
Remove Backup Drive from Windows Server Backup	29 Mar 2012
Script restart print spooler	13 Sep 2010
Setup KMS for Windows 7 and Office 2010	22 May 2012
Start menu shortcuts in Mandatory Profiles	23 Feb 2011
Sysprep Windows 7	03 May 2012
System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SCCM installation guide	22 Mar 2013
WDS PXE-E32: TFTP open timeout	01 Sep 2011
Windows 7 Mandatory Profile	15 May 2012
Windows Server Backup Email Notification	26 Feb 2013
Windows Update error 0x80244021 WSUS	28 Jun 2012
WSUS client error 800B0001	15 Apr 2013

Wireless Networks

Cisco 1142 Autonomous to Lightweight

14 Mar 2013

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