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DQSD 4.1 64-bit Beta Releases to Web!
Published 6 August 8 7:59 AM | Charlie Russel
Old timers here will know that I simply love Dave's Quick Search Deskbar (DQSD). And that there was a semi-custom solution to running it in 64-bit that I used. Well, with a lot of hard work and persistence, we now have 64-bit support built into the...
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DQSD v4 - With Support for x64
Published 4 August 8 6:39 AM | Charlie Russel
As anyone who has known me for a while will tell you, I can be qute passionate about applications I really like. Well, one of those little gems is an opensource project called "Dave's Quick Search Deskbar" or DQSD as it's commonly known...
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MS Non-Support
Published 1 May 8 1:33 PM | Charlie Russel
One of my favourite fellow MVPs, Barb Bowman , posted a rant today about the latest Microsoft product to ship with no support for 64-bit users. In this case, a "professional" photographic tools application, Pro Photo Tools v1 . For shame, Microsoft...
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Hyper-V Release Candidate Released
Published 19 March 8 7:13 AM | Charlie Russel
For those of you testing or using Hyper-V as your virtualization solution, the good news is that they appear to be on track for a final release by the end of the summer. Microsoft has just announced the release of the Hyper-V RC. This update adds Vista...
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iRotate Utility
Published 8 January 8 12:5 PM | Charlie Russel
I've got a dual monitor setup, running off an ATI 1650 video card. Not exactly hot stuff, but adequate for most of my (non-gaming) needs. But the ATI software is the PITS. It keeps losing track of which monitor is which, turning off the older SGI...
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Windows Home Server - x64 Support Announced
Published 7 January 8 1:2 PM | Charlie Russel
The Windows Home Server Team Blog announced that Microsoft will soon be releasing (H1, 2008) a free, automatic, upgrade to Windows Home Server called "PowerPack 1" (PP1 for short.) PP1 has lots of new features I think are important, including...
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Two Factor Authentication
Published 27 July 7 7:18 PM | Charlie Russel
I spent last night installing the latest version of AuthAnvil and RWW-Guard on our network. Between the two, we now have a far more secure environment that enforces Two Factor Authentication (TFA) for access to critical accounts and resources. Normal...
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PowerShell for Windows Vista
Published 30 January 7 6:37 PM | Charlie Russel
Microsoft has released the Windows Vista versions of PowerShell for download! For those who haven't been paying attention, PowerShell (nee Monad) is the powerful new scripting language and interactive shell that combines the best features of UNIX...
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Finally - ISA Client for Vista and XP x64 releases
Published 12 December 6 7:58 PM | Charlie Russel
Finally, Microsoft has released an ISA Firewall Client that officially supports XP x64 and Vista. The download is a single download for both 64-bit and 32-bit, and is the same for all supported versions of Windows, up to and including Vista RTM. So go...
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TechNet Radio Interview
Published 8 November 6 5:43 PM | Charlie Russel
Technet Radio Interview - My thoughts on the Windows Vista and the beta process My thoughts on the Windows Vista and the beta process
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Vista BitLocker Drive Encryption
Published 31 October 6 12:27 AM | Charlie Russel
Had a chance this weekend to play around with the new BitLocker functionality in Windows Vista. For those that haven't been following, BitLocker (originally called "secure startup"), uses a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) to encrypt your operating system...
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Windows Virtual PC 2007 Beta Supports x64 Hosts
Published 11 October 6 7:21 PM | Charlie Russel
Time to sign up for the beta of Virtual PC 2007, which is now showing you the Microsoft Connect site . Scroll down to the Programs section, and you'll find Virtual PC 2007 Beta. Click Apply, and you're automatically accepted into the beta. Word...
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