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Create Popular Windows Desktop Shortcuts for All Users
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Create Popular Windows Desktop Shortcuts for All Users

Dallas MarksJuly 10, 2013April 25, 2017

Create public shortcuts to make everyone’s life easier.

How to Find Microsoft Windows Uptime?
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How to Find Microsoft Windows Uptime?

Dallas MarksJuly 5, 2013May 19, 2021

Unix and Linux users can easily determine the uptime of their system by entering the command who -b.  Microsoft Windows users…

First Impressions of Microsoft Windows 8
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First Impressions of Microsoft Windows 8

Dallas MarksJanuary 28, 2013March 8, 2026

I just don’t “get” Microsoft Windows 8.

The Fun Never Ends with 64-bit Windows and ODBC
Administration & Security, Semantic Layer

The Fun Never Ends with 64-bit Windows and ODBC

Dallas MarksNovember 19, 2012April 21, 2017

Still making fun of the Microsoft Windows ODBC panel.

Microsoft Manual of Style, 4th Edition
Book Review

Microsoft Manual of Style, 4th Edition

Dallas MarksMarch 5, 2012April 22, 2026

As an IT consultant, conference speaker, and blogger, I have found the recently updated Microsoft Manual of Style to be indispensable.

Odds and Ends

Googlighting

Dallas MarksFebruary 24, 2012

Microsoft hates Google, therefore it posts a funny commercial on Google YouTube. Hmmm…

Still Having Fun with 64-bit Windows and ODBC
Administration & Security

Still Having Fun with 64-bit Windows and ODBC

Dallas MarksFebruary 21, 2012April 18, 2026

Copying ODBC DSN’s from XI 3.1 to BI4 need not be a tedious chore.

Adding Central Configuration Manager (CCM) to Windows Server Startup Folder
Administration & Security

Adding Central Configuration Manager (CCM) to Windows Server Startup Folder

Dallas MarksJanuary 5, 2012April 28, 2017

A simple but useful trick.

Browser Envy, Revisited
Platform

Browser Envy, Revisited

Dallas MarksOctober 19, 2011April 28, 2017

Support for Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 is a key priority for many SAP BusinessObjects customers.

Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 Start Menu
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Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 Start Menu

Dallas MarksOctober 19, 2011April 28, 2017

Where are the shortcuts on the Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 Start Menu located?

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As a cloud and analytics practitioner, author, instructional designer, and trainer, I help organizations harness the power of analytics in the cloud, on-premise, or hybrid. I prefer piano keyboards over computer keyboards when not blogging or tweeting about analytics.

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