Posts Tagged ‘windows’

So, you were all happy that the new HP MediaSmart home servers finally gave you a choice other than the anti-trust Time Capsule to do backups remotely… in the home. And, you are now ready to run out and buy one, blindfolds on to any compatibility issues.
Sorry, I once again have to burst your bubble.
The [...]

While I’m usually say that store-bought Windows Home Servers are a bit of a waste… this new one has me questioning that.
The new line of MediaSmart ex485 & ex487 “Encore” servers offer a few features that are new. Now, MediaSmart servers have always had additional enhancements like built-in virus scanning and media encoding… but these [...]

My Windows Home Server died just before Thanksgiving. Read more to read the saga, and learn a bit more about Windows Home Server’s robust Server Reinstallation process (and, how it works in the real world).

I am staring at a dead Windows Home Server. And, it appears the latest NVIDIA ForceWare drivers (version 178.24) are to blame.
What happens, is that after installing the latest ForceWare drivers, Windows Home Server doesn’t allow users to log in via the Console and Remote Desktop. Yes, a graphics card update that winds up locking [...]

At PDC, Microsoft let drop the announcement that I pushed for. The Windows Home Server Team has announced that the next version of the product will indeed feature Live Mesh technology integration.
Live Mesh will be a big help for solving one of the inconsistencies in the Windows Home Server offering. As I’ve noted in the [...]

As it stands right now, Windows Vista Service Pack 2 still won’t include TV Pack 2008.
I haven’t heard official word from Microsoft, but I can confirm that TV Pack 2008 is absent from SP2. It’s not clear why the Media Center team didn’t add this. Microsoft has confirmed to me that TV Pack 2008 will not [...]

That’s right. Even if you use Boot Camp, you’re stuck at Bluetooth 2.0 on your Windows-powered MacBook. I didn’t realize this until I considered getting one of those nifty MacBook Air units now that they have reasonably good graphics.
Not that this would really tip my decision either way… but Microsoft added support for Bluetooth 2.1 [...]

I’m on my third complete reinstall of Windows on my Inspiron 530n. Completely erased the hard drive, reinstalled Windows from scratch… and the same problem keeps happening.
Worse, my Inspiron 530n is plugged into my HDTV… making troubleshooting a royal pain.
Here’s the problem. With Vista SP1, this computer keeps corrupting my user account. This is the [...]

Tiger and Apple TV will put Apple in an interesting situation, once Snow Leopard comes out.
See, Apple has a house rule on product lifespan. Only the prior, major, release of Mac OS X is to be supported. That means that if a device can’t be upgraded to the last version of Mac OS X, it [...]

Microsoft has launched a new tool out called the Web Applications Installer. This is a refined program that does the same functionality as scripts like Fantastico. Basically, you chose what web software you want to install… and the app will configure your Windows Server to run it.
So, if you want to install WordPress on your [...]