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Shell Shortcuts in Windows Vista
This is more a personal reference than anything, but hopefully someone else will find it useful too. In Vista you can navigate to many of the system folders, such as the "Send To" folder by typing shell:<Command Name> (eg shell:sendto) Read More...
Windows Vista Hates Networks?
I received a Roku media player for Christmas, and wanted to hook it up to stream some holiday music right away. Pretty simple install on the hardware side, plug it into AC, plug in a pair of speakers, and configure it for WiFi (or hardwire to the LAN) Read More...
Remote Desktop Client Updated for Vista Use - Fast
Microsoft has released an update for the Remote Desktop Client for Windows XP SP2 and 2003 Server systems. This update has several enhancements, including security, visual improvements, and resource redirection. The most beneficial features for me are Read More...
Installing Vista RC2 on a Virtual Machine
Vista RC2 (build 5744) poked it's head out yesterday on the Microsoft Beta sites. This build seems easier to install on a VMWare virtual machine than previous builds, and performance is very usable. The only gotcha I had, and why I'm posting this, is Read More...
Vista, EVDO, and the Toshiba M400 Tablet PC
I just installed Vista on a shiny new Toshiba M400 Tablet straight out of the box (I booted to XP once just to make sure the hardware was ok). One of the items I have not seen addressed, and that I was concerned about was whether or not the internal Verizon Read More...