Nov 15, 2010 | business, domains, Home_Server, Microsoft, Office, SBS
Over the past few weeks, Microsoft has laid out the technology that will power small offices for the foreseeable future. When these are on the market (likely within the next 3-6 months), the landscape for small businesses will be completely different than anything you...
Apr 12, 2010 | Home_Server, Microsoft, network, SBS, search, Vista, Windows7, WinXP
Previously: Windows 7 Searches – Small Business When you click on Documents in the Start menu in Windows 7, your cursor arrives blinking in Libraries. I’ve been annoyed by that for months, but I finally had an “ah-ha!” moment when I discovered what libraries can do...
Apr 12, 2010 | Home_Server, Microsoft, network, SBS, search, Vista, Windows7, WinXP
If the right elements are in place, Windows 7 can be used for lightning-fast searches through shared folders in small businesses and law firms. There are a couple of tricks to that process; it will take a couple of days to give you the background and show you some...
Mar 25, 2010 | backup, Home_Server, OneCare, security, Vista, Windows7, WinXP
This is for anyone who might have been procrastinating. Look down in the lower right corner for the icon for your security program. If you see the Windows Live OneCare icon (pictured above), it’s time to move on! If you see the Microsoft Security Essentials icon...
Jan 4, 2010 | computers, domains, Home_Server, SBS, security
There is more frustration with passwords than almost any other part of our interactions with computers. Part of the frustration is the difficulty of remembering them, of course, but there is also no consistency to help you understand when a password is required or...
Sep 30, 2009 | backup, business, file_sharing, hardware, Home_Server, HP
Philip Churchill’s WHS blog has more details on the HP Data Vault, built on Windows Home Server. There are some fuzzy screen shots in the HP white paper showing that HP’s software has been lightly overhauled to make it look more businesslike, with less emphasis on...
