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 […]
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).
Last week, I noted in an article comments how my Windows Home Server blew up right before Thanksgiving… literally. With that in mind, I returned to my office this morning to back up my main workstation using Vista Complete PC backup. The backup hung. So, not giving up, I went to install Acronis True Image […]
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 […]
There’s a rumor spreading like wildfire across the web that the Zune will be used as a secondary hard drive for game and content purchases on the Xbox 360. I’ll outline why it’s a bogus rumor. See, the rumor started because of a survey. Essentially, the user was asked what they connected to their Xbox […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
It appears that the latest Microsoft Office 2008 update (12.1.13), has the same bug the last version did. Namely, if you strip the unnecessary foreign language translations (using a tool like Youpi Optimizer, Monolingual, or even Finder)… the updater will complain that there aren’t any viable installations available. And yes, this is a bug. Apple […]