Monthly Archives: March 2008

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I wouldn’t start from here – if you want to go there

This entry was posted in Software on March 12, 2008 by HAL

Sage advice sometimes or useless information othertimes. Different people have different approaches in coming to terms with the changes they have to or want to make. It was at a Microsoft event discussing issues about Windows Vista and the forthcoming service pack that I noted a change in the tone of Microsoft’s approach to Vista […]

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There will be Blogs …..

This entry was posted in Software Tips Web on March 12, 2008 by HAL

After attending a launch event yesterday in Dublin – it struck me how much harder it is these days to get the information that you want in the hands of the people you want to deliver it to. The launch covered Vista, 2008 server and SBS 2008 (plus licensing, Office Communication server and the Live […]

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Ready for Launch

This entry was posted in Software Tips Web on March 10, 2008 by HAL

As I prepare to head for Microsoft’s official launch of Windows Server 2008 – the issue of backward compatibility for those wishing to implement the new OS on “legacy” equipment raises the spectre of finding out what works and what dooesn’t. Dave Northey from Microsoft Ireland pointed me to http://www.windowsservercatalog.com/ with details of Servers: http://www.windowsservercatalog.com/results.aspx?&bCatID=1333&cpID=0&avc=11&ava=0&avq=0&OR=1&PGS=25&ready=0 […]

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Internet Explorer 7 starts and displays “connecting”

This entry was posted in Software Tips Web on March 7, 2008 by HAL

I recently had a situation where Internet explorer stopped working – at start time a blank page would be displayed with “connecting” shown as the status of the tab(s). Checking that the site could be pinged I wanted to check if Safari could access if and it appeared to be the same. Firefox on the […]

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When thin clients attack …

This entry was posted in Software Web on March 4, 2008 by HAL

A recent project raised some questions about the level of documentation and knowledge provided by HP and Altiris for their thin client capabilities. The background is a production shopfloor with 20 HP 5720 thin clients connecting to a Windows 2003 Terminal server. The application that is required on the thin clients is hosted on a […]

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Iphone update

This entry was posted in Gadgets Software Tips Web on March 4, 2008 by HAL

In preparation for the imminent SDK release / announcement I popped my Iphone in the caddy attached to a Windows XP pro pc and waited to get the February update … see first the notes as iPhone Software Version 1.1.4 This version of the software includes bug fixes and supersedes all previous versions. For feature […]

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Whats new in Senturion Firmware 1.07

This entry was posted in Hardware Monitoring Must Have Sentry on March 4, 2008 by HAL

The latest release of the firmware for Senturion contains some interesting items specifically for me the one following :- * Enhancement #8171: Integrated Camera I’ll be back with some further info on this feature in another article but meanwhile a refresher on the upgrade process (this of course assumes an internet connection!) and some further […]

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