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I wouldn't bother. You're looking at fragmentation on a file system which is wrapped up in another file system (which itself may or may not be fragmented). You might get a benefit if you're using RDM, but the fragmentation could cause the SAN controller to look for other parts on a separate disk which could improve performance! Add file caching (guest OS + host OS) to the equation... Edit: to actually answer the question, yes it is safe. This post is more authoritative than my answer: http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2011/09/should-i-defrag-my-guest-os.html http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1006810

For quick loops, I use Seq24 (for Ubuntu, but it's available for Windows). When you first load it, you're scratching your head wondering how on earth it works, but look for some demos on Youtube and you'll be knockin' out phat wikd beetz before you know it. If you don't look at the Youtube vids, you'll never figure it out. The interface looks like something from 1993, but it's a great piece of simple software. It's pattern-based, so you can 'play' it live by switching on/off patterns. It's great fun. If you want something a bit more traditional (and free), Magix Music Maker Basic is worth a look. It's still available here: http://download.cnet.com/Magix-Music-Maker-Basic-Edition/3000-2170_4-10698848.html

Julie's not that popular amongst Microsofties. Observe the vitriol... Mini-Microsoft: A Microsoft Without Sinofsky? The comments make fascinating reading. I won't hear a word against Unity! It's my desktop of choice, and there's a lot of choice.

It's like deja vu all over again!

I'd go further - it's the company's obligation to the shareholders to minimise the tax exposure through any legal means.

True. But it's all rabbit out of the hat stuff. Starbucks buys its coffee from..... Starbucks in Switzerland! In the meantime, domestic, non-multinational companies are stumping up tax to pay for the NHS, police, etc, while savvy multinationals are avoiding it.

How to upgrade a package: VanBragt.Net Virtualization - How to: Update Virtualized Application Part 1: App-V Though personally, I'd make a new package. You then have the flexibility of rolling out different versions, which is the only practical option if you host loads of schools.

It would be just as if the SIMS software is installed locally, so it would access the machine in the same way. The only difference is that the software is pulled down on demand, and kept locally. This is why it's important to sequence the software correctly when you set it up.

It is indeed. There was an article in (I think) the Independent about her and her low-tax business interests. There certainly seems to be parallels with the pot/kettle hue comparison scenario. I don't understand how MPs think they're up to the job of grilling these characters. They couldn't grill a sausage.

I dislike the schizophrenic mode changes. Consistency is paramount when it comes to user interface design, and consistency is out of the window with 8 (some pun intended). I dislike the necessity of hovering over parts of the screen just in case doing so may reveal hidden things. I find this illogical as there are no visual clues to this action.

I trialled it a while ago and yes, it worked very well. It was only the APP-V licensing model which stopped us using it at the time. I think this might be a strong candidate for our future plans.

You can rebuild grub with: sudo update-grub

I hated the Charlie adverts. The frisbee in the substation one was good, though - 'Jimmeeeeeeeeeeeeeyyyy!!!'

The obfuscating Javascript has now gone. This is a very interesting read. Don't let its format put you off, it's very clearly written. Samsung Electronics (UK) Ltd v Apple Inc [2012] EWCA Civ 1430 (09 November 2012)

I deleted my post after I saw you'd already tried this.

To set the mood, my current fad is now photography (again), so I've dusted off my Canon 20D and bought a bunch of flashguns and radio triggers from ebay. So now I have three Sunpak 'potato masher' monster flashguns, each taking 6 AA batteries, and a Canon dedicated flash taking 4 AAs. Keeping 22 AA batteries charged is a logistical challenge, so I saw the Eneloop batteries and though they'd be right up my crescent. Mood established, scene set. So, where is the best place to get genuine, non-counterfeit Eneloops? I think I want the third generation, non-pro HR-3UTGB type, which has a good capacity and low discharge rate, and a good re-use figure.

Hmmm, probably a stupid assumption on the part of the software. Java does a similar thing - to find the user's area, it assumes that it's on the same drive as the user's desktop(!!!!). So to find the user folder, it traverses "%userprofile%\desktop > up a level", which is wrong if you redirect user desktops.

The default behaviour for the MSI is to load and save to 'My Documents'. Is it not doing this? Can you redirect My Docs to the students' areas?

If that happens again, you can put the database back to multi-user mode with this code. Run the code from a query window (after the rogue user has left the system, of course) alter database [your_sims_database_name] set multi_user with no_wait

That piece of code to shrink the log file (and setting the recovery to 'simple') has absolutely no place in a patch to reindex a database. They should take it out and publish the shrink patch as a separate patch. I just extracted the T-SQL that reindexes the databases and run it from a scheduled SQL job. We shouldn't have to do this, but it's better than knackering up your backups. Sigh.

It's not a new strategy, get 'em hooked young and they'll keep using Microsoft products. However, Windows is becoming less relevant with the plethora of non-Windows devices the kids are seeing these days. This in turn is feeding the trend towards platform-agnostic applications/cloud apps. Then again, I may be wrong.

It's let you down once already. Why do you think it won't let you down again? You've had your warning!

Be careful with the re-index patch. It does three things: Changes your database recovery model to 'simple'. This will utterly ruin your backups if you use the 'full' recovery model with log files backups, or you use log shipping. Watch out for this one, it's caught me out. We were on brown alert until I figured out what was causing the database recovery model to change. Re-index your databases. The main attraction (but why use a fill factor of 100?) Shrinks the log file to the minimum size possible. If you size your log files properly this will mess up your plan as you'll almost certainly experience auto-grow. It might not concern your set-up, but it's best to be aware of pitfalls.

Is this of any use? How to manually remove programs from the Add or Remove Programs tool

This sounds like a policy rather than a statutory directive. You'll need to pin down the source of these mutterings and press them. Hard. Nevertheless, it makes good sense to keep off-site backups.