2008 June

If you were to take the article seen here at face value, my article’s title may very well be the reader’s conclusion. Once you get past the rabid Mac fans who have made their perspective clear in the comments, there is finally one comment that actually sheds some light on what I think is the [...]

Setting folder and file permissions gives you some network security, but it doesn’t secure your PC desktop. When you use the NT file system (NTFS) in Vista, however, you can set file permissions at the local PC level. That means that a user sitting down at a PC, not just a user accessing the resource [...]

According to the Department of Trade and Industry there are 4.5 million businesses in the UK of which 99.3% are small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs), employing 0-49 employees. These comprise 58.9% of the total workforce of 24.4 million and account for 51.9% of the £2,600 billion UK turnover. Bruce Hallas, a specialist in information [...]

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I am more less a “social networker” by need, rather than want. That is a fairly accurate description I think. And up till now, it has proven to be a royal pain in the backside. Trying to keep my Flickr, Twitter, Linkedin, YouTube accounts synced up in one place has been horrid nightmare. Recently Friendfeed [...]

Everything about this video — The Website is Down — is so sarcastically and stereotypically hilarious. Josh Weinberg (the creator) is my new hero.
A mashup of true and mostly-true stories from IT hell. If you’ve ever called tech support and wondered what the hell they are doing down there… well, this should answer some questions [...]

More advanced users may choose not to use the Public folder for sharing but would rather share folders individually. This method not only allows you to select the people who have access to your folders and files, it also lets you set permissions for each person.
There are two methods for sharing a folder in Vista. [...]

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Internet connectivity: where does it end? Apparently it will not be a limitation for passengers of select Chrysler vehicles! The idea, while interesting, seems confusing to me. Now stop me if I am missing something, but if you need mobile broadband chances are you would already have this with a Verizon card or PocketPC/BlackBerry? How [...]

Today Rob asks:
I am always seeing ads for those slow system repair software applications. My questions is are they any good and should I consider using one?
In my opinion, most of these programs are either junkware or just plain dangerous. Even worse, a select few contain questionable software that might end up becoming something of [...]

The Public folder in Vista is designed to simplify file sharing. Once you enable public folder sharing, the Public folder and all the subfolders and files contained within it are automatically shared. This eliminates the need for you to have to share individual folders. For example, if you have a folder called Marketing on your [...]

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Right up front, there are a couple of things to consider about this Bill Gates rant.

The email written by Bill Gates was done in 2003.
He is speaking about frustration with a select problem, so do not take this as him giving up on Windows altogether.

What got me thinking were these words being muttered from the [...]

A year after his first show (number 10!) Isaac Roybal comes back to talk about the state of IIS7 and the new modules being released by Microsoft. Recorded on the main floor of Tech Ed 2008 IT Pro in Orlando, Florida. And check out the new modules here.
Isaac Roybal is a Product Manager in Windows [...]

To share folders and files on your Vista system, you must first create or join a workgroup. It is recommended that all computers on your network be configured in the same workgroup. Using multiple workgroups increases the amount of effort needed to share folders.
To set the workgroup name in Vista:

Right-click Computer and select Properties

Under the [...]

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I don’t believe there is any question that here soon when you use Windows on a PC, it will be Vista. Despite begging and pleading with the Redmond giant, Microsoft has made their thoughts on the matter clear and now closed - there will be no reprieve, XP is a goner.
So this will mean a [...]

Today Fiona writes:
I have severe problems with Wi-Fi. I have year round problems with itchy, dark-pigmented, sticky eyelids when around Wi-Fi. I have seasonal allergies, sneezing, but only suffered with the eyelid problem when we installed Wi-Fi in the house (which became year round). It is really debilitating. I went into [...]

Before you start sharing resources on your Vista workstations, you should do a little pre-planning. The last thing you want to do is allow everyone access to everything. Although that may sound very democratic, it is an invitation to disaster. Nosy users on the network will quickly start looking at things they shouldn’t. All it [...]

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