Mimecast have now released version 5.3.1139.13090 of their Outlook Client. This version of the MSO client now supports the following: Archive Search optimizations when dealing with large archives SMIME support for Citrix environments Improvements to Managed Senders workflow Minor UI updates We have tested this version with Outlook being open during the install and although…
We get asked a lot of highly technical questions which we do try our best to answer and post guides on this website, however, sometimes we also get asked basic questions like “How do I open a zip file?”. To most of us this is second nature, but there are a lot of people out…
Adobe has released another update to their Adobe Flash Player software, this time taking it up to version 17.0.0.134. As always, you can download the executable file or get the MSI file so that you can load it into your Configuration Manager Software Catalog. The update is also now available to import through System Center…
Skype version 7.2 has now been released and if you would like to either add this to your Configuration Manager Software Catalog or even have it available through WDS or Group Policy, then you will want to download the MSI file for it. Skype do provide a direct download link for its Skype software and…
We have taken the decision to shut down our neglected sister website, gaminggeekshome and we have now merged all the posts from that site into our site here at techygeekshome.info. Most posts are pretty old so you will have to search through our archive to find them or click the “Gaming” tab on the menu…
When running or trying to create a large report in SSRS, you may come across an error stating the below: Error 2: There was an exception running the extensions specified in the config file. Maximum request length exceeded. It took us a while to figure this one out but it is actually very simple. After…
Apple have today released iOS 8.2 – you can get the update now by going into your settings on your iPads, iPhones and iPods and updating your device. The big news is that Apple have decided to stick an advertisement app on the home screen for the Apple Watch – NOT COOL APPLE! This is…
If you are interested in Speed Painting Videos then we came across an excellent YouTube Channel recently with many great paintings on it for you to take a look at. You can even make a request to the author for them to create your own paintings! Speed Painting YouTube Channel You should go over to…
If you were already not aware, Google Earth Pro is now available to use for free! The cost for this product was around $450 a year on subscription but since January 2015 you can directly download and login to the service for free. Google themselves released a blog post about this which you can read…
We have now uploaded to our Java microsite, the MSI installers for the latest Java version. The versions that have been added are: Java 7 Update 75 x86 Java 7 Update 75 x64 Java 8 Update 40 x86 Java 8 Update 40 x64 You can go and download these new installers by click the Download…
Java have now released update 40 of version 8 of their Java Client software. The update is available as an offline installer and using our guide below, you can extract the MSI from it and use it for deployment by using Windows Updates to update current machines or add to your Configuration Manager Application Catalog…
As you may be aware, we have previously created an MSI installer for FileZilla FTP Client, well there is a new version and we have now created an MSI installer for version 3.10.1.1. This is the standalone version that has been repackaged by us into an MSI installer. This means that you can use this…
We believe that VLC Player is the best media player available on the internet at the moment and has been for some time, but there is no MSI installer for it. MSI installers can be used easily for distribution using systems like Configuration Manager, WDS or Group Policy. So, we have taken the standalone version…
Adobe have now released version 12.1.7.157 of their Shockwave Player software and if you would like to either add this to your Configuration Manager Software Catalog or even have it available through WDS or Group Policy, then you will want to download the MSI file for it. Adobe do provide a direct download link for…
As you may have seen from previous posts, we make available the latest Java MSI files for you to be able to easily distribute and update clients using Group Policy, WSUS and Configuration Manager. As Java have recently released version 8 update 31, you can now find the MSI files on our Java microsite. You…
We have had a number of requests to create a PuTTy MSI installer, so we have! You can now download the PuTTy MSI installer from our SourceForge project page by clicking the download button below: DOWNLOAD This puts the putty.exe file into your Program Files location and then creates a Desktop shortcut on the users…
We are pleased to announce the release of Ultimate Settings Panel version 2.4. This release now has 10 different configuration tabs including Windows 8 and a total of 224 configuration items. You can download the new version by clicking the download button below: DOWNLOAD VIDEO DEMO (version 2.1) UPDATE LOG In this version we the…
We have had a number of people asking us about how to boot Windows 8 into Safe Mode, mostly so that they can carry out the Windows Update fix as detailed in our guide here: Windows Updates Stuck on Shut Down You should take a look at oiur guide which gives you all the various…
