Sep 17, 2008 | Apple, audio, hardware, Microsoft, network, photos, software, video, Vista, WinXP
Since the market for living room computers never developed, Microsoft decided to focus on “extenders,” a different way to deliver media to your television. Huge numbers of people already have a computer in the house running Windows Vista Home Premium,...
Sep 7, 2008 | backup, hardware, Home_Server, remote
Windows Home Server deserves more recognition. It had a nasty bug that took too long to cure but that’s over now and it’s back to being the helpful tool that I described a year ago. It offers safe storage of your files and photos, easy ways to share...
Aug 21, 2008 | backup, computers, file_sharing, hardware, Home_Server, mail, network, SBS, software, web_services
Tough week! Here are the kind of things that fill my days. And bear in mind, these are all stories about software and services that I love dearly – this is the good stuff, these are what I recommend because they’re better than the rest! Client with hosted...
Aug 14, 2008 | broadband, computers, hardware, mobile, software, wireless
I have a Verizon mobile wireless adapter built into my Dell Latitude D630. I pay sixty bucks a month so I can connect to a reasonably fast EVDO broadband connection from just about anywhere. It’s becoming a standard accessory for business travellers who...
Aug 13, 2008 | computers, Dell, hardware, laptops
Dell introduced seven new models of Latitude business notebooks today. There are details, videos, and some screen shots on this page. Here’s a partial list of new and improved features: Vastly improved battery life, in some cases up to 19 hours. Lots of...
Aug 5, 2008 | backup, computers, hardware, network, SBS
Let me tell you a scary story. When we plan our backups, the idea is to have a duplicate copy of our data on something separate from where it is normally stored and used. In theory, it is unlikely that both sources will fail simultaneously. Even very small businesses...
