Archives: 2007 September

 Here’s ZDNet columnist Mary Jo Foley’s view on Microsoft’s decision to delay the deadline to cut off sales of XP on new computers:
» Is Windows XP too good for Microsoft’s own good?
I take the view that XP ain’t broke and am only recommending Vista on new computers in rare circumstances. Looks like I’ll be [...]

A client of mine is preparing a presentation that will include logos from several of their business partners. They asked these business partners to send logo files that could be inserted into a PowerPoint presentation. Many partners sent .jpg or .gif images that my client had no trouble copying and pasting in, but some partners [...]

WebHost4Life’s SharePoint hosting architecture seems to mirror that of Mail2Web. Both of these companies allow me to create a SharePoint site in a subdomain of a domain hosted elsewhere, unlike 1&1. Both WebHost4Life and Mail2Web allow me to access my site at a fixed IP address prior to creating an A record in my authoritative [...]

Still waiting for WebHost4Life to set up my SharePoint hosting site, so in the meantime I set up an account at Mail2Web.com instead. Setup wasn’t instant, but at least it didn’t require me to contact support. I just had to wait 23 minutes after placing the order until an e-mail arrived with further instructions. Mail2web [...]

One of the attractive SharePoint hosting packages I found was WebHost4Life. I had previous experience with them building a DotNetNuke site so I decided to try them for SharePoint. Creating a new hosting account took just minutes. However, I was led to believe that I was then going to be able to create my SharePoint site [...]

A bunch of bloggers have been ranting (and counter-ranting) about Microsoft licensing lately. If you’re tired of listening to my own diatribes, try these instead:

Vijay Riyait
Dave Overton #1
Dave Overton #2
Susanne Dansey
Adam Vero

To review my past postings on the topic, see the category summary.
Incidentally, the question I posed in the final three paragraphs of my recent [...]

Most Microsoft Windows users have heard the term BSOD, meaning Blue Screen of Death. That’s what you see when Windows crashes so hard that it can’t even give you a little error window with an OK and Cancel button. Fortunately, those are becoming less and less common. But now I’ve got a new one that [...]

When MozyPro starts its online backup process, it cycles through a few different messages, including this one:

Until now, I’ve never taken the time to learn what a spline is or exactly how one would reticulate it. As I understand it, the phrase means “forming a network of special functions.” What that has to do [...]

The world can’t be a bad place if I can make myself look like this:

Now you try!

A few clients of mine are seeking to build extranets — collaborative online environments that cross corporate boundaries. These sites will be used for password-protected sharing of documents, discussions, calendars, and other types of information. Although it’s possible for a small company to host its own extranet on Small Business Server, it’s not advisable. There [...]