or maybe even what you don’t know? I recently (last night) came up with an idea on how to do a better job of sharing information with the rest of my department. We use SharePoint for a lot of things. It occurred to me that a Blog would be a good way of sharing information… Continue reading Document what you know…
Windows Live Writer
I happened to read one of the many junk e-mails that I get from Microsoft (I get them on purpose) and saw this tool for posting to a blog. I thought I would try it out. I just downloaded and installed it, but I haven’t read anything on it yet. I thought I would go… Continue reading Windows Live Writer
Windows cannot access the specified device…
Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item. OR you may just need to removed Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration. I haven’t ever like it. This is just one more reason.
Explanation of User Account Control in Vista
I found this by accident when I was installing SQL tools on my Vista machine. I think it gives a pretty good short explanation of User Account Control. http://www.microsoft.com/sql/howtobuy/windowsvistasupport.mspx This paragraph starts the helpful explanation: Microsoft Windows Vista includes a new feature, User Account Control (UAC), which helps administrators manage their use of elevated privileges.… Continue reading Explanation of User Account Control in Vista
DHCP Scope Migration
So, I was thinking that I would write a script to transfer some DHCP scopes from one machine to another. Well, wouldn’t you know… there is already a tool to do that, and I didn’t even have to install software, just read a little article… http://www.geekadmin.com/?p=13 I have Windows Server 2003. So here is the… Continue reading DHCP Scope Migration
A MAC guy writes about Vista
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2048070,00.asp?kc=EWENTEMNL110306EOAD
Skip the “www”
I wasn’t familiar with how to get a website to repsond without the “www” in front, and when I went to do searches on it, I wasn’t too happy with the results. So, I am creating this entry just to remind me how to do this simple little task. To get a website to respond… Continue reading Skip the “www”
Windows Experience Index
In Windows Vista, Microsoft is making an effort to help you figure out where your weaknesses are when it comes to PC performance. The Windows Experience Index is an evaluation of key components of your system. When you want to know what to do to improve performace, you can take a look at it and… Continue reading Windows Experience Index
Windows 3.1??
I was looking around and found a blog entry that stipulates that Windows 3.1 is still alive. http://bink.nu/photos/news_article_images/category1022/picture13552.aspx Silliness prevails it seems.
ReadyBoost???
So I was looking through the Services and noticed a couple of interesting items. You probably have already seen this, but when I saw “ReadyBoost” I was a bit stumped as to what that could possibly be. I noticed there are a LOT of new services with Vista, and decided to look it up. (One… Continue reading ReadyBoost???