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John Savill

John Savill is a Windows technical specialist, an 11-time MVP, an MCITP: Enterprise Administrator for Windows Server 2008, and is ITIL certified. He is the author of the popular FAQ for Windows and a senior contributing editor to Windows IT Pro. John is the author of The Complete Guide to Windows Server 2008 (Addison-Wesley), and he's currently writing his latest book, Microsoft Virtualization Secrets (Wiley).

Email: john@savilltech.com

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Q: How can I make my website load faster?

By John Savill, 02/10/2012

Four tools to optimize your website performance.

Q: How can I access Microsoft SkyDrive files from Windows Explorer?

By John Savill, 02/09/2012

Connect to SkyDrive from Explorer by using this tool.

Q: Can I block applications running on mobile devices that are managed with System Center Configuration Manager 2012 by using the Exchange Server connector?

By John Savill, 02/08/2012

SCCM can be configured to block specific applications but this applies only to certain mobile devices.

Q. How can I write a long command, over multiple lines, in either the command prompt window or a batch file?

By John Savill, 02/07/2012

Writing multiple line scripts? This line continuation character can help.

Q: How can I tell which virtual machines are using Virtual Machine Device Queues with Hyper-V?

By John Savill, 02/06/2012

Here's a Windows PowerShell script that tells you if the port is using VMDq.

Q: Can I use Windows Intune in a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure environment?

By John Savill, 02/06/2012

Windows Intune is supported in virtual environments, but you can’t run it on any server OS, so you can’t install it on Hyper-V.

Q: What are Virtual Machine Device Queues?

By John Savill, 02/02/2012

With VMDq, the network adapter can create multiple separate queues, distributing the processing load.

Q: Where can I get Microsoft OneNote for Apple iPad?

By John Savill, 02/02/2012

Hurray! OneNote is on iPad!

Q: Where is the configured language for Multilingual User Interface (MUI) installations stored in the registry?

By John Savill, 02/01/2012

For Windows Vista and Windows 7, the language selection for each user is stored in the registry. We pinpoint where.

Q: Does Windows ThinPC support network boot?

By John Savill, 01/31/2012

Windows ThinPC does support booting but there's a "however" you should know about.

Q: Does Microsoft Office 365 support the Lync mobile clients?

By John Savill, 01/30/2012

Office 365, mobile devices, and Lync work together.

Q: The Lync client is installed on my mobile device, so why can’t I connect to my organization’s Lync server?

By John Savill, 01/29/2012

Did you know that Lync Mobility Service must be installed?

Q: How do I get the Lync client for Windows Phone 7.5?

By John Savill, 01/28/2012

Want to dive into corporate IM? Here's how to access Lync client for Windows Phone 7.5.

Q: Will there be a Lync client for other mobile platforms?

By John Savill, 01/28/2012

While Microsoft has a Lync client for the other mobile platforms, the capabilities might differ according to the smartphone or device.

Q: How do I enable compatibility logging with Internet Explorer 7 and 8 in the Event Log?

By John Savill, 01/27/2012

How to enable compatibility logging with IE 7 and IE8.

Q: Can I have more than one Exchange Connector with System Center Service Manager 2010 to enable connections to more than one mailbox?

By John Savill, 01/26/2012

System Center Service Manager (SCSM) Exchange Connector (both 1.0 and 2.0) allows only a single instance of the connector to be configured.

Q: Can I deploy Windows 8 Client by using System Center Configuration Manager 2007?

By John Savill, 01/25/2012

SCCM 2007 doesn’t currently support the deployment of Windows 8.

Q: How can I track my Xbox Live progress on the Apple iPad?

By John Savill, 01/23/2012

Yes, there is an iPad app for tracking Xbox Live progress.

Q: Does Microsoft have any special guidance for virtualizing Microsoft SQL Server, Exchange Server, and Hyper-V?

By John Savill, 01/23/2012

Resources for SQL Server and Exchange virtualization.



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