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AdamRuth

  1. 7 Signs That You're Server Room Is Lacking hub.am/KehJNa
  2. PDQ Inventory 1.1.2 (Beta 1) hub.am/JX89Ov
  3. Finally got around to trying Virtual Machine Manager 2008R2 in my dev lab. UI a bit cluttered (MMC after all) but works well so far.
  4. Silent Install Foxit Reader with PDQ Deploy hub.am/KKavgj
  5. Easy system reboot using PDQ Deploy hub.am/JaDdsk hub.am/JaDdIA
  6. I always wonder why drag and drop APIs always seem so complex, but then I think about the alternative and cringe.
  7. "To hold that friendship is an end and not a means." -- Lions Ethics
  8. Inventory Scans - Using multiple accounts for mixed environments hub.am/Ju4hX4
  9. Getting NGEN to work properly is a bit tough, but the performance boost makes it all worth it.
  10. Advanced - Group Computers into PDQ Inventory Collections hub.am/HXGU84
  11. Microsoft has really outdone themselves with the performance improvements in .NET 4, our upcoming PDQ products just fly in some places.
  12. Deploy Adobe Reader (or any application) the Smart Way hub.am/HGNkDM
  13. @Negh_Var @adamruth I'm not ashamed of my bugs, I've created so many that I've become desensitised ;-)
  14. Professional IT Community Conference - PICC 2012 hub.am/HEJgSv
  15. In 1972 group makes bad guess about life in 1990. In 2012 they predict life in 2030. I wouldn't worry. freakonomics.com/2012/04/05/dej…
  16. I know it's been around for a while, but can I just say how much I love Google's multiple sign-ins. hub.am/HBIcRT
  17. .NET 4.0 really rocks in performance. Looking forward to releasing much faster PDQs very soon.
  18. PDQ Inventory 1.1 (Release 2) hub.am/HgejZC
  19. Deploy .NET 4 hub.am/GBOSio
  20. 9 Business Travel Tips for Sys Admins hub.am/wD4o6v