ROBERT OWEN — Technology Leader & Musician
Technology leadership, music, and the space where they overlap

Get Fax Receipts from SBS 2003 Fax Services

This had eluded me.. But I just found the solution so I thought I would post it… I had to reinstall a Windows 2003 Small Business Server last week.. This particular customer made use of the Fax Service. Before the reinstall the Fax Service would e-mail a receipt through Exchange to the sending user but this was no longer happening. … Read more

Vista Service Pack 1

First I'd, like to type my normal apology for slow posts… It's been a hectic month. ANYWAY, today I see that Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is now being pushed out via windows update. I know it was released last week but today is the first time it has showed up in my automatic updates. My friend Doug requested that … Read more

Speed up File Copy in Vista

I've been using Vista Ultimate as my primary OS now for nearly a year and, I have to say I'm having VERY FEW problems. Certainly not the horror stories you read all over the web and, really no more than I had with Windows XP Pro. It may have something to do with the machine I built to run Vista. … Read more

Remote Desktop Slow in Vista

I am using my Vista Ultimate machine primarily now for day-to-day work.. And everything is running quite smoothly to be honest. No crashes, no freezes, no spyware.. Everything is great. I help manage SEVERAL servers across my WAN and use Remote Desktop to great effect. But, last week a new Server was added. I logged in with my trusty Remote … Read more

Microsoft Security Bulletin

I periodically receive Security Bulletins from Microsoft and thought I would share the latest… ******************************************************************** Title: Microsoft Security Bulletin Re-Release Issued: September 27, 2007 ******************************************************************** Summary The following bulletin has undergone a major revision increment. Please see the appropriate bulletin for more details. * MS07-042 – Critical Bulletin Information: * MS07-042 – Critical – http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-042.mspx – Reason for Revision: Bulletin … Read more