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

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

Mail Server Software Update

Just an update here… I've looked at a few new mail server programs and have decided to give MailEnable Professional a try.. I am looking at it and SmarterMail Both Programs look Great! MailEnable does seem to require less system resources.. But other than that they seem to compare really closely. Except in Price.. But, I can deal with that … Read more

Mail Server Software

I'm in the market for some new e-mail server software… Anyone out there have any suggestions. I'm currently using Capesoft E-mail server, which is great… Really in-expensive. It includes unlimited domains/users and is really easy to set-up. But lacks some other functions, Webmail for instance. I wrote a little Coldfusion webmail application but it is very basic.. Only letting the … 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