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31 October 2005
Bizarre Weekend Stuff - Halloween came early

Ghosts in the machine. Literally. I'm helping out at the Oracle User Group in Birmingham tomorrow and Wednesday (yes, it's also running today), and was planning on demonstrating some of the features in the latest Windows Vista build. However, on Sat morning, Read More...

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Filed under: Beta Products, Desktop Operating Systems, Misc Factoids & Rambling

 

01 September 2005
Windows Vista Fast User Switching on domain joined machines

Woohoo!!! I'm suddenly one very happy person. The killer feature I've been hoping to see in Windows XP Pro is present in Windows Vista Beta 1. No guarantees for the future, but it shows the boys in Redmond have the capability. Here's what it is and why Read More...

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Filed under: Beta Products, Desktop Operating Systems, Misc Factoids & Rambling

 

23 August 2005
Vista Beta 1 and Smartcard Readers - USB may be a better option?

For connecting to the Microsoft Corporate Network over VPN, we use connection manager and SmartCards. I've got two PCMCIA smartcard readers, one for each laptop, made by GemPlus. One is the standard GemPlus PC reader, and the other is a GemPlus 400 model. Read More...

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Filed under: Beta Products, Desktop Operating Systems, Network Infrastructure Systems, Misc Factoids & Rambling