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On Monday 21st February, I’m giving a live demo to some local entrepreneurs and academics to show how, for me, Windows Live Writer has revolutionised blogging. Some of the topics I’ll cover and expand upon during the demo are: My Approach to Blogging...
I’ve had a miserable experience with RSS feeds in Outlook. There are feeds (suc as those from teh Stack Overflow Trilogy sites) that I just know should update at least every few minutes, yet Outlook often takes an hour or more to show any changes. Today...
I’ve recently being doing a server migration from SBS 2003 to SBS 2008, using Microsoft’s migration method. I ran into a problem where the SBS08 install finished with an error. I didn't make a note of the exact wording, but the general gist was “I...
Everyone has questions when they start a business and it’s not always easy to get the answers. There’s a great new resource is http://startups.com ( video ) where you can ask your questions and have them answered, for free and often within minutes. Startups...
I’ve run into a problem in Windows 7 RC where the ‘All Programs’ menu goes completely blank, making it a pain to access installed programs. The search feature still works and programs can be accessed that way. This happens when there are more than about...
Since the original computer bug shown in the image was documented by Grace Hopper , computer software sometimes fails in mysterious ways. This is frustrating for end users and developers alike, but there are a few do’s and don’ts that will get the problem...
I’m currently involved in a project to create the next version of the ASCOM Platform – version 5.1. I’ve taken the lead role in putting together the build and deployment for the next platform release. The journey began a few weeks ago and I think it is...
Having problems with your sleep? Well, I can’t help you with that. Try reading an RFC or something. However, if it’s your computer that will not go to sleep, I have a suggestion. In the network adapter’s properties is a Power Management tab. There are...
Server Fault Public Beta Launches - Blog - Stack Overflow All you IT Professionals out there need to check out Server Fault – if it is as successful as its sister site Stack Overflow , then it is going to sweep away sites like Yahoo Answers and Experts...
Technorati Tags: HowTo , Hacks , Small Business Server , Beta Testing , Windows 7 , Microsoft , Technology , Workarounds No, I haven’t had a falling out with Windows 7, we’re still friends. But, I did have a little problem I needed to solve that left...
The Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) is finally here, but – shock, horror – it doesn’t allow you to upgrade from Windows 7 beta. Microsoft’s rationale for that is that they want people to have a ‘real world experience’...
LinkedIn has a handy profile widget that enables pop-up LinkedIn profiles to be inserted in blogs and other web content. Example: Tim Long I got this working in my Community Server blog without directly modifying and HTML content, as follows. First, go...
In a recent article I described how Windows can prevent certain types of files from being launched, particularly Help (.chm) files which are essentially HTML and therefore can contain script and so are potentially harmful. Several people have commented...
This is a common problem that occurs with Windows Help (.chm) files that have been downloaded from the Internet. Ever seen this? Most people assume there is a problem with the help file, since the Help application opens, the Table of Contents is visible...
I’m experimenting with social networking at the moment and in particular, LinkedIn . Light bulbs are starting to turn on. One of the pieces in the jigsaw is a service that picks up my blog RSS feeds and automatically creates a tweet for me on Twitter...
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