Category Archives: windows

Windows Home Server in VMware Fusion 3

Posted on March 22, 2010 by blandname

I set off on a quest to get the home backup / media server / remote access solution Windows Home Server with Power Pack 3 running inside of VMware Fusion 3 running on top of Apple OSX Snow Leopard (10.6). Continue reading →

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Free Ebook – Windows Vista Resource Kit Second Edition

Posted on February 20, 2009 by blandname

As part of Microsoft’s 25th anniversary, the Windows Vista Resource Kit, 2nd Ed. PDF (covering Vista SP1) download, is being offered as a free download for a limited time.  Shame we don’t get the accompanying CD, but all the same, … Continue reading →

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Right Click Using Your Keyboard (Windows)

Posted on January 16, 2009 by blandname

Here’s a quick tip: You can right-click just as if you were using a mouse, but without using your mouse, using the shift and F10 keys together. For example, if you’d like to extract a .RAR in a directory, simply … Continue reading →

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IE8 Beta Download

Posted on March 6, 2008 by blandname

A nice offshoot of MIX 08 is the public availability of Internet Explorer (IE) 8 Beta 1 as of yesterday. While the new browser has many features, the standards support is what has me tickled pink, and you’ll be happy … Continue reading →

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Parallels Server Beta 2 Download

Posted on March 5, 2008 by blandname

You can now register to download Parallels Server Beta 2! From the announcement: Key Features (Parallels Server Beta 2) Hardware-optimized hypervisor-based virtualization solution. Installable on host servers running Linux, Mac OS X and Windows, including the Windows Server 2008. Bare … Continue reading →

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