IT Professionals
Further Debate Over Google Desktop Search
As you may remember from last time, we talked about the harsh feelings between Google and Microsoft over Google’s frustrations with Microsoft allegedly making it difficult for the average user to have much success with Google’s desktop search in Vista. Well as it turns out, it seems that Microsoft and Google are going to be [...]
Accessing Ubuntu Files From Windows With Samba
Today, Gress writes: I’m not sure whether this should be in this form or the Linux edition. I just put Ubuntu 7.04 as a dual-boot on an old PC. Everything went well – no problems. I have a wired network of Windows PCs which Ubuntu sees without problem. However, the Windows PCs do NOT see [...]
Installing And Configuring Windows Server Update Services 3.0 Part IV
You can obtain updates from the Microsoft Update Web site through synchronization. However, if the WSUS server is behind a proxy server, you must first configure the network connection so it can access the Internet. Configuring Proxy Settings By default, WSUS will be configured to obtain updates from Microsoft Update. If the server is behind [...]
This May Sound Weird And Creepy, But…
Do you enjoy touching your computers? That may sound weird and creepy, but I’m not talking about touching your computers in general. Instead, I’m referring to the way in which you interact with them. For many of us, the keyboard and mouse are still our primary methods of interacting with computers, and they work just [...]
Moving To Vista – Importance Of Preinstallation
I keep hearing about it over and over again – how come Vista compatibly is so bad? To be honest, I suspect a lot of this is over blown as many people have not had as much trouble as some other people out there have experienced. Who 2 Install Vista In 2 Min – The [...]
We Make Implicit Bets Every Day
In last week’s column, I explored the possibility that calculating the payoff for making a bet is insufficient to decide whether or not it is in your best interest to take it. Even if the odds are heavily in your favor, other considerations might prohibit you from gambling. A common deterrence to taking a chance [...]
Installing And Configuring Windows Server Update Services 3.0 Part III
Once your server meets the requirements outlined in the previous section, you should be ready to install WSUS. The process is straightforward and the steps are outlined below. Keep in mind that you must log on with a user account that is a member of the local Administrators group on the server in order to [...]
Google Desktop Search Versus Vista Desktop Search
Is Google just being unreasonable or instead, do they have a valid point regarding an application slow down when Google Desktop Search is installed on a Vista box? Personally, I would say it is just the nature of the new OS. See, Vista already has a program running that does this – thus rendering Google’s [...]
YouTube Runs Really Slowly
Today, Richard writes: I live in Germany and I’m using Vista premium. Every time I watch YouTube videos they are always intermittent. I have a Dell 6400 laptop; new. $100.00 a month till I die. Yours Truly, Richard – 66years old. Hi Richard, Speaking for myself, I would question the connection to the Internet you [...]
Installing And Configuring Windows Server Update Services 3.0 Part II
Before you attempt to install WSUS on a server, there are some pre-installation tasks that you need to be completed. This will ensure that the server meets all the configuration requirements needed to install WSUS. Disk Requirements The system partition and the partition that WSUS will be installed on must both be formatted with NTFS. [...]
