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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 [...]
Not Going Vista at Work
09.May.08 | 6 Comments
Late last year I shared some of my thoughts about Vista. At that point I’d been using it on my work laptop for about a month. The conclusion at the time?
To wrap this meandering thing up, I’ll just brazenly come out and say it: I like Vista. (don’t confuse that with me saying I don’t [...]
So You Lost Your Vista Password?
03.May.08 | 2 Comments
I try a lot of software and utilities every week, both at work and at home. Most of it I never mention here on the blog for a variety or reasons. But when I find one that works well or is a life-saver, then I know what my next post will be about!
And this is [...]
Got My Free Vista Ultimate
01.May.08 | 6 Comments
You know what would be really useful for potential Vista upgraders? A way to get the Windows Experience Index score before installing Vista. The Upgrade Advisor doesn’t quite cut it…
Why do I care (again)?
Towards the end of last year I was invited to become a Windows Feedback panelist (I believe this is the correct link). [...]
Haven’t tried it with SP3 here. My...