The websites and organisations listed below are those which we refer to most frequently as valuable resources. We hope you find some of them useful to you.

We would be interested in any feedback by email you may have about the content or usefulness of these sites or if any links do not work.

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Getting IT Right
The personal weblog of Technical Director, Adam Vero

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Security Forums.com
Adam is a Moderator of this popular forum covering a wide range of systems and security topics. Browse without registering or join this peer support group and ask (or answer) questions of your own.

GPanswers
Adam is a prolific contributor and former site administrator of this specialist website and community forum. The site is owned by Jeremy Moskowitz: author, consultant, tutor, and one of only 8 MVPs for Group Policy worldwide. We are very proud to have been given the opportunity to work closely with Jeremy on a number of projects. The site has loads of information about Group Policy, useful FAQs, a forum and links to advanced third party products to take GP management beyond the tools provided by Microsoft. Simply the best single resource for Group Policy information on the web.

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CWNP.com
Training, white papers and up to date information about 802.11 WLAN technology and all other things wireless. The CWNP (Certified Wireless Network Professional) is a vendor-independent program of training courses covering all aspects of wireless networking.

The Register
Slightly irreverent but good-humoured coverage of high-tech, IT industry and legal topics relevant to ICT managers in the UK.

ItsShowTime - Microsoft events online
If you have missed a Microsoft event in the UK or abroad, there's a good chance it is available to download here. Includes movies and presentations to watch online or save for later reference (some very large files - be warned).

Information Commissioner
Formerly known as the Data Protection Office, this government website has lots of useful information about how you can apply current laws and follow good practice guidelines in running your business.

System Administrator Appreciation Day
The last Friday in July is a day to show your gratitude to your IT systems administrator - the guy or girl who keeps your machines and network up and running and puts up with your demands all year round without complaint and insufficiently appreciated.
Click the calendar icon on the right to put a reminder in your diary so you don't forget.

Free Foxit PDF reader software

If you do not already have software to read PDF files installed on your computer, you can download the excellent free Foxit PDF reader software from this link. You can use this free software to read PDF files downloaded from this and other websites, and it is much smaller to download and run than Acrobat reader.