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

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 … Read more

Vista Service Pack 1 – The Update

Ok. All things considered in a Microsoft world, this was a pretty painless update. It may be hard to read but, the image left says that this installation will take an hour or more. Well, it's not joking. The entire process took me right at 1 hour to complete. Step one – Download the update. Now, make sure and download … 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