I've been in a MCT Conference this week in Sydney getting the lowdown on Windows Server 2008. I'm using my new laptop and trying to see just how much life I can get from the battery. Yesterday I got about 6 hours out of it and that was with about 4 hours of using my Vodafone VMC card too. So here's a few tips so far on how to get battery life from it when your at a … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2008
Things I love about my new phone
One of the cool things that came with my new phone is a copy of CoPilot Live v7. This software uses the inbuilt GPS antenna on the TyTn II to guide me from site to site. One of the really cool features though is that it allows my family to login to a webpage and see where I am. The blue dot below is me on the way home today. It updates my location to the website every 5 … [Read more...]
So you want Exchange 2007 in your SBS Environment- really?
By the look of it many people just can't wait for SBS Cougar to be released, therefore they want to get onto Exchange 2007 right now. Let me tell you people don't bother. Wait for SBS Cougar instead as you'll find everything will work in the SBS way. The SBS Blog has info on how to get Exchange 2007 into your SBS 2003 environment right now. It's here … [Read more...]
Interesting W2003 SP2 Side Effect
I was onsite earlier this week helping out a friend with his SBS 2003 installation. He had done the install himself and all things looked pretty much ok. He had applied W2003 Service Pack 2 as well. I showed him how to setup computers and all worked well - he added the computers to the domain and proceeded to use the server for a week or so without problems. His server is a … [Read more...]
Vodafone – 5GB Data Bundles – Misinformation abounds
In December, Vodafone announced a 5GB Data bundle for $39. This included a 24 month contract and a free data card. As we were a reseller, I was aware that these were coming and we had discussions with Vodafone about this back in October and were advised that we would be able to attach these data plans to our existing mobile phones which were part of a Business Cap plan. That … [Read more...]