I recently had to migrate a Windows 7 installation from a Precision T3500 to the newer T3600. Normally this would not be a problem, however at the time of the migration I did not realize the storage controller on the T3600 was different than its predecessor and Windows doesn’t have a built-in driver for it. […]
How can we get our logo on here? Is what my boss’s boss asked me right after I installed Windows 7 on his machine. Being one of the first 5 people in the office with a Windows 7 workstation and a pioneer in my rollout, I quickly told him: of course! … then I […]
The problem I have a few Windows 7 Home Premium machines at home which I network together. I don’t use HomeGroups yet, and may not in the near future but I do keep some resources on the network that each machine has to access. Windows 7 Home Premium (and lower) does not remember credentials for […]
I just recently migrated my data to another machine (to use as a file server) since it has a Sans Digital NAS attached to it. Normally working with files across the network (I now map a shared drive to the share on the server) is perfectly acceptable – however, there are some operations better […]
I am sure this has happened to more people than would care to admit it: Your clients’ (or your employer’s) backups are running smooth and you correct any hiccup right away but you are lazy about your own backups. So I start my (somewhat shameful) and hopefully eye opening post. A few days ago I […]
I have two HTPCs at home, one in my bedroom and one in my living room (*cough*, the living room HTPC is coming soon), as well as another notebook that my lady uses. These machines are a perfect candidate for the Windows 7 family pack that Microsoft is offering for $150, which is good news […]