May 15, 2008 | computers, hardware, Vista
We have learned a lot about Windows XP in the last seven years. I can work deeply in Windows XP with confidence, and I’ve developed a pretty good collection of tools for troubleshooting – some from third parties but a lot that are included with Windows XP...
Apr 14, 2008 | Apple, computers, hardware
I had a feeling of deja vu when I was talking to a friend about a new computer last week. In the late 1980s and early 90s, I set up dozens of Gateway computers. They were comparatively inexpensive, they were pioneers in the business of custom configurations for...
Apr 9, 2008 | backup, computers, domains, hardware, network, SBS
Network Attached Storage devices (“NAS”) are starting to appear regularly at small businesses. An NAS device is a small box with one or more hard drives and a simple operating system that can add huge amounts of storage space on a network just by plugging...
Apr 6, 2008 | computers, hardware, software, video, Vista
Wrestling with a black screen drew my attention to the world of video cards and computer graphics. Vista’s pretty visual effects – translucent borders, 3D flipping through windows, live thumbnail previews of windows from the taskbar and the like –...
Apr 4, 2008 | computers, hardware, video, Vista
Spent a few hours chasing down a problem with my office computer last night. It’s just remarkable how many ways our computers can go wrong, isn’t it? Honest, I would gladly give up much of my job security if it meant our technology would work more...
Mar 16, 2008 | backup, computers, hardware, Home_Server, Microsoft, network, remote
The products developed using Microsoft’s Windows Home Server software do a number of extremely useful things – backups, remote access, file and photo sharing, and file storage – using a very smart mixture of new and old technology. Here are...
