Ahh... It's Friday!! It's time for the Friday Funnies. This week's Friday Funny came again via e-mail but, I don't remember who it came from because I save the funny and tossed the mail. So... If you set me this, thanks! Friday Funny Subject: A husband and wife having dinner at a fine restaurant. A husband and wife are having dinner at a fine restaurant when this absolutely stunning young woman comes over to their table, gives the husband a big open-mouthed kiss, then says … [Read more...]
Remote Desktop /console change in Vista SP1
A while back I blogged about Remote Desktop in Windows XP. Since the start of my Vista Quest I have continued to use the Vista remote desktop with great success. That is until I installed Services pack 1. Here lately I've been noticing some differences when I log into some servers I manage. Nothing drastic mind you but there were some things that were no longer the same. So I got to Googeling... I use the /console when logging in to these servers. For those who don't know the /console … [Read more...]
Friday Funny – The Druggist
Ahh, the Friday Funnies. They've not been around in a while. Now they're back with the following little gem I received in my e-mail. The Druggist: Upon arriving home, a husband was met at the door by his sobbing wife. Tearfully, she explained, "It's the druggist. He insulted me terribly this morning on the phone. I had to call multiple times before he would even answer the phone." Immediately, the husband drove downtown to confront the druggist and demand an … [Read more...]
Site of the Week: FreeRice.com
It's been a while since my last Site-of-the-week... Sorry for the long delay but nothing has really shown through, IMHO, until now. My wife found this one and I think it's great! FreeRice.com FreeRice is a sister site of the world poverty site, … [Read more...]
Unable to log you on because of an account restriction
Here's a "duh" for you... If, when trying to log onto a Win XP machine via Remote Desktop, you get: "Unable to log you on because of an account restriction." This can occur if the account you are using to connect with has a null (blank) password. Apparently you cannot establish Remote Desktop connections when you are using an account with a null (blank) password. … [Read more...]