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  • June Technet Articles on Vista

    Ask the Experts: How Windows Vista Delivers IPv6 Prepare for the next generation in networking with this look at how Windows Vista will allow for more advanced applications and networks with Internet Protocol version 6. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/network/ipv6wv.mspx Enterprise Networking with Windows Vista This article provides a high-level overview of Windows Vista enterprise networking technologies. This article does not discuss consumer networking scenarios http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/network/entnet.mspx Joining a Windows Vista Wireless Client to a Domain http://www.microsoft.com/technet/itsolutions/network/wifi/vista_bootstrap_wireless.mspx Active Directory Schema Extensions for Windows Vista Wireless and Wired Group Policy Enhancements http://www.microsoft.com/technet/itsolutions/network/wifi/vista_ad_ext.mspx Windows Vista Step-by-Step Guides for IT Professionals http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=311f4be8-9983-4ab0-9685-f1bfec1e7d62&DisplayLang...
  • Financing help from Microsoft for customer - partners can finance the whole deal, services, software and hardware - get the 1st 6 months for £50 per month followed by 36 monthly payments

    Buy now pay later '6/50' promotion from Microsoft Financing This attractive low-start offer will help drive adoption of new product releases, providing you with a simple, compelling way to sell IT solutions, including software, hardware and your own services. Customers pay just £50 each month for the first six months, and the loan balance is then paid in 36 monthly installments. Financing is available for the complete Microsoft solution, not just the Microsoft product elements. This is not always the most competitive rate a customer can get, but it is extremely useful especially when the rates the customer has been offered is not so good. ttfn David
  • Microsoft Windows Vista Help and Support Beta - online

    I found this on the web today and thought people should know that they can get help and answers. HARDWARE AND DRIVERS PROGRAMS PERSONALIZE YOUR COMPUTER PRINTING FILES AND FOLDERS PICTURES AND VIDEO SECURITY INTERNET NETWORKING MAINTENANCE MUSIC GAMES Source: Microsoft Windows Vista Help and Support Beta ttfn David
  • Want to understand the details about Windows Vista's changes to the network stack, IP6, diagnostics etc

    http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/netw... will be your answer. ttfn David
  • UK 2024/25 Excel formulas to work out take home, NI and income tax.

    I know most people don't need this sort of information, but since I just entered it into a spreadsheet and found the information wrong in Co-Pilot, I thought I'd share the correct information. In the UK, NI rates can be found here and income tax rates can be found here. The formula to calculate NI is as follows.  I've used the LET function to make it easier to read. This presumes the annual salary is in cell A1. If you want a monthly figure, you will need to divide PT and UEL by 12 (directly in the formula eg “12570/12”) =LET ( salary , A1 , PT , 12570 , UEL , 50270 , rate1 , 0.08 , rate2 , 0.02 , IF ( salary <= PT , 0 , IF ( salary <= UEL , ( salary - PT ) * rate1 , ( UEL - PT ) * rate1 + ( salary - UEL ) * rate2 ) ) ) The UK Tax calculation would look like this. It has a lot of variables. =LET ( salary , A1 , pension_rate , 5%, pension_contrib , salary * pension_rate , adjusted_salary , salary - pension_contrib , base_PA , 12570 , BR , 50270 , HR , 125140 , rate_basic , 20% , rate_higher...
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