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Terminal Services Client V6 notes

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Since I moved to a Vista 64 bit desktop – I have noted some of the subtle and not so subtle differences in the terminal server client. Specifically the annoying popup about not being able to verify the server you are connecting to and its “fix” – Always connect, even if authentication fails Server authentication […]

Oops I did it again ….. again

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My main phone is a TyTN II with Orange. I depend on it for my normal contact with clients and for it to have problems is really not a great option. So I have to ‘fess up. I’ve had the phone handset replaced twice in the last three weeks !! Both times the unit was […]

Vista on a TC1100 tablet PC

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If you’d have asked me about this a few weeks ago – I’d have been dubious about the performance – even about the viability of this. After a disk failure I was left with the decision of what operating system to put back on to the new larger disk I used to replace the faulty […]

Using Slax from a USB key on a TC1100

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Sometimes you needs tools that can indirectly allow you to verify that a machine is working. In this case I wanted to boot a HP Tablet TC1100 to allow me to check that the hard disk and the files within are accessible (ie the disk is working to some extent). So I used slax 6.10 […]

We’ll have none of that slacking (slaxing actually).

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After a meeting yesterday I rebooted my HP Tablet TC1100 to install some updates. This machine has given virtually no trouble in all the time that I’ve used it and its travelled with me much more than any other machine. I didn’t notice that the machine was constantly rebooting until much later and then began […]

Sco Far Sco Good

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Following on from the article about getting Sco up and running as a VMWARE machine – I can also confirm that running it on Vista 64BIT Vmware workstation – the graphical interface works !! I suspect that this is due to the underlying hardware and graphics capabilities. The next challenge will be in migrating the […]

50 ways to fix your printer

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The problem is all inside your head She said to me The answer is easy if you Take it logically I’d like to help you in your struggle To be free There must be fifty ways To fix your printer Apologies to Paul Simon (Writer of : 50 ways to leave your lover) There is […]