Well, over here you can have a read through this blog post on how to use the new Windows Server 2008 as a workstation. I’ve been successfully using WS2K8 as my primary Operating System since just after Christmas last year (the RC1) and I’ve only had some expected issues to […]
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Just a quick post to point out that the folks at Network World have published a review of the GM (Gold Master) edition of Windows Server 2008. You can find the article here: http://www.networkworld.com/reviews/2008/022108-windows-2008-server-test.html I’ve been using WS2K8 as my primary OS since late December, 2007 and it has […]
Well hello. A little while ago I was surprised when a number of people stared blankly at me when I suggested that they alter their HOSTS file. I’ve been meaning to write up a short entry on what it is and where you find it. I know this will […]
According to this thread on this blog someplace, if you duplicate a virtual hard drive which has a Windows operating system on it, and then try to add both to an active directory domain you’ll get this funky error message (on the second machine registered, most likely): "The name or […]
This post is to address my ongoing love affair with Windows Server 2008, which is in RC1. Those of you who have been following my travesties with Windows Vista will undoubtedly know through my numerous posts to this blog, my pain and suffering under that particular operating system. Not […]
Hi, well I’ve been installing Team Foundation Server 2008 and I’m still amazed that the TFS Application tier won’t run on 64 bit processors. From the official TFS help documentation: "You can install some, but not all, Team Foundation components on these 64-bit operating systems. Visual Studio Team System Team […]
Hot on the heals of my previous post about the free Windows 2008 Server courses… The fine folks over at Tom’s Hardware have posted this very detailed review of the current RC0 of Windows 2008 Server. I’ve read some of the review and think it’s worth taking the time to plough […]
More surfing the interweb has turned up this patch from Microsoft. It’s not been included thus far with Automatic Updates, but is available as a separate download. I’m installing it today to gauge for myself whether the patch does indeed stabilize Vista because my recent experiences have been horrible. Just […]
News today comes via news.com.au that Microsoft is redesigning Windows Live Search. Coincidentally, Bruce Mcleod was just taking aim at the variations between Google and Windows Live search on his blog. Based, in part, on Bruce’s argument I think it is clear to see why the Live search functionality needs […]
So, I’ve been considering the purchase (or salary sacrifice) of a new laptop. My two current Laptops are great, but could use improvement. The tabby (‘Lil’ Beastie) really won’t like Windows Vista and will probably be a Windows XP Tablet Edition machine for the rest of it’s life. It’s the […]
From the good people at Ars Technica comes this weeks’ bogus US legal ruling, which originated from a court case pitting the Motion Picture (MPAA) against well known BitTorrent site, TorrentSpy.com which is based in Europe: "Judge Cooper took issue with TorrentSpy’s argument that data in RAM is not […]
Welcome to the Advance Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI). If you’ve not heard of this before, you probably aren’t using a laptop 
Well, in any case, you might want to take this little tip on board..My Motion Tablet recently developed some kind of ACPI "hiccup". Everything’s been swell […]
Well, in any case, you might want to take this little tip on board..My Motion Tablet recently developed some kind of ACPI "hiccup". Everything’s been swell […]Well, it’s a damn good thing I’m not ET – ’cause for a while there I couldn’t phone home. Three weeks ago I broke my mobile phone – iMate Jamin – when (encased in the protective thingy) it careened off my belt to land face first on the floor of the […]
According to this article: http://blogs.msdn.com/ausdev/archive/2007/05/03/windows-vista-beta-2-rc1-and-rc2-set-to-expire.aspx Those still running Beta and Release Candidate copies of Windows Vista are soon to be set to deal with their OS expiring. This as a consequence means that people will either have to upgrade to the RTM version (which isn’t a bad idea) […]
So, some tips on installing Team Foundation Server. 1. Be wary if you have installed Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) before TFS 2. Dual Tier is a pain 3. SharePoint is pretty straightforward 4. If a TFS Project can’t create a Team Portal Site, it won’t rollback the database […]