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I have upgraded my main workhorse machine.

Components are:

• Intel S2011 Core i7 3930K 3.20GHz 6x Core CPU (No Heatsink included)
• Corsair Cooling Hydro H80 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
• ASUS S2011 Rampage IV Extreme Motherboard with BF3
• DDR3 32GB (4x8G) G.Skill 1600Mhz Ram
• Internal All-in-1 Memory Card Reader Black
• 2 x 300GB Western Digital VelociRaptor 10000rpm SATA HDD
• 2 x 2TB Western Digital FYPS 7200rpm 64M SATA HDD 24x7
• 3 x NVIDIA GTX560 Ti 1GB Asus PCIe Video Card
• 6 x 21.5" Samsung BX2240 LED LCD Monitor – these can be portrait or landscape
• Corsair ATX Graphite 600TM Black Case
• Thermaltake 1500 Watt Toughpower ATX Modular Power Supply
• Logitech G19 Gaming Keyboard
• Logitech M950 Performance Mouse
• Powerware 5110/1500VA Line Interactive UPS
• Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit

Some of my design and specification choices.

I have taken a lot of photos in 2011 in all sorts of genres. Around 80,000 or so. I have chosen some of my favourites from each month and showcased them here. I hope to improve my skills and widen my repertoire next year.

January 2011

February 2011

March 2011

April 2011

May 2011

June 2011

July 2011

August 2011

September 2011

October 2011

November 2011

December 2011

This vide is a good watch to get some really creative juices flowing - imagination drives innovation and invention.

Some links and resources about how to improve your use of Windows 7 and understand more about cloud options with Windows tools and server technology.

• Getting the most from Windows 7 - Microsoft Technet article with lots of links
• Optimising Windows 7 Across the Enterprise - a good read for system administrators and architects
• Windows Tweaking and Optimization: Myths and Reality - this is great stuff - main tip - uninstall crap you don't use!
• The Cloud on your terms - a 30 part series
• Screencast - building a private cloud - 3 part series
• Windows, iPad and Android - Managing and Using Your Office Assets in a Tablet World - a 6 part series