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The best thing about going awa…
By skid on January 13, 2009 in Twitter | No Comments
The best thing about going away is coming home. About to head to SFO airport to start our journey home. See you back in Canberra!
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Resolving the Slow File Transfers in VistaBy skid on January 12, 2009 in Tip of the Week | No Comments
One aspect of Windows Vista which I have found frustrating is the excruciatingly slow copying and moving of files. Should you be experiencing this same problem there is a workaround. Go to the “Start” button > “Control Panel” and open the “Program and Features” control panel (you may need to first click the “Classic View” link in the left sidebar). In the window that appears, click the “Turn Windows features on or off” in the left sidebar. In the Windows Features window which appears, untick “Remote Differential Compression”. Click OK to save and close. Check whether the problem has been resolved.
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Backing up DataBy skid on January 12, 2009 in Windows XP | No Comments
I would like to backup my entire system (running Windows XP) to an external drive in case of a major crash. I have purchased a 500 GB USB hard drive, which is twice the size of my internal hard drive, to store the backups. I recall that last year you provided some advice on appropriate procedures for completing a full system backup, but I cannot remember your suggestions. Could you recap these again? (more…)
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