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Perplexed by Vista “Run as Admin”
24.Aug.08 | Leave a Comment
I generally enjoy running Vista on my home PC. It does what I want, how I want, when I want. I dual-boot between it and Ubuntu and frankly, as far as user experience goes, they’re darned close to the same for me.
Well, except for Vista’s “Run as Administrator” option. There are some odd wrinkles with [...]
Fixed the Hitch in My Giddyup
20.Aug.08 | 2 Comments
Earlier today I decided it was time to re-subscribe to my old weakness, EverQuest, once again. I have upgraded my system since my last time around and was pretty excited to see how this new rig would fair against the stress that EQ can bring to bear.
Here’s the current Vista Experience thingy (click for full [...]
Something to Watch for with the Install in Windows Option
06.Jul.08 | 1 Comment
Here are two true statements:
My home computer, when running Vista, seems to lockup or crash when hibernating (I should probably try to fix that someday…)
I’ve been running Ubuntu via the Install in Windows option and sometimes, when attempting to start it, I get a funky error and no pretty UI
The funky error? A brief boot [...]
Ultimately Vista
23.May.08 | 5 Comments
My trusty old PC started another round of hardware issues this week - primarily cooling based this time. The heat-sink fan was getting sluggish and one of the case fans was having a rough time as well. I’ve limped this thing along through a series of cases, motherboards and upgrades for almost 6 years [...]
XP Service Pack 3 — Remote Desktop Change
13.May.08 | 1 Comment
If you’re an XP user used to using the /console switch to manage your servers, be aware that going to Service Pack 3 will alter your Remote Desktop options a bit.
Specifically, you’ll now need to use the /admin switch instead.
This makes it very similar to using Remote Desktop with Vista, as I discovered earlier this [...]
