Which VMware Server Product is Right for You? - VMware
Good VMware overview of the two differing products. One is free, one, well, isn't...
November 2006 Archives
itgroove Announces New Website for Royal BC Museum
Nov 21, 2006itgroove is pleased to announce the new (and gorgeous) website for the Royal BC Museum(www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca) has been launched. itgroove recognizes the hard work of the RBCM staff, local companies Caorda and SDR Project Management and is pleased to have been a part of the success of this massive undertaking.
Check it out!
www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca
itgroove provided technical architecture expertise, document and policy management and assisted in managing the provision of the partners that ultimately resulted in a very successful launch and product.
Key features of the new RBCM website include vastly improved navigation, a fresh new look and a Content Management System (CMS) which will provide ease of adding new website content, timely content and future facelifts, quickly and easily.
itgroove recommends visiting the BC Archives website (www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca) in early December as it will also be experiencing a similar revolution in design and content update.
For more information go to www.itgroove.net
Ok, installed Windows Vista Premium and Office 2007 the other day...
First impressions...
- Installed without a flaw on my Sony Vaio (I ran the upgrade test first to make sure I was aware of what would and wouldn't work - it was very clear, very nice)
- I'm running anything 3rd party or a concern in a VMWare VMDK - VMWare works just fine on it
- Outlook 2007 wanted to take a while to sync but a logoff and back on fixed that quick
- Power management on the Wireless nic and it going to 'sleep' really did for once, but this was a pain so I disabled it
I think both interfaces are stunning...
But, I don't see a single tangible business benefit (Besides the integrated security - ie. a fresh start) for having it - Office Ribbons are a struggle to find what I'm looking for but I think for the new user, who has basic needs it is a breeze, but if there is a particular function you are looking for, happy hunting - it's there but not where you would expect to find it ;)
This facelift may require a Hollywood budget...
Hey folks,
Your friends at itgroove here.
This time we're here to tell you that Windows Vista (and its SEVEN versions, that's right 7) are due to hit shelves in January.
Are you considering upgrading your PC to Vista when it is released? Are you considering a new PC for Christmas and want to be sure it will support Vista? We are getting these questions already, so we thought we'd share what we have learned so far...
Considering Upgrading Your Current PC?
We suggest you run the upgrade advisor to test your current system for hardware and software compatibility which is available for free @ the Windows Vista Upgrade Information Website.
Considering Buying A New PC?
Below is a quick checklist of our recommended requirements for Vista (don’t underestimate this fabulous new bloatware):
Processor - 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) or better
128 MB of graphics memory or better
1 GB System Memory
15 GB of free Hard Drive space
DVD ROM drive
Look for the Certified for Vista logo
What version should I buy?
There are 5 versions of Vista available for North America (seven if you count the two specialized versions required for the European Anti-Trust settlement).
They are:
Home Basic (why bother, stick with XP...)
Home Premium (vava voom...)
Business (the smart choice for business...)
Ultimate (does my work PC really need to do video?)
Enterprise Edition (paranoid or have more than 50 PCs, this may be for you)
We are recommending Business Edition (as it comes with necessary business functionality such as remote desktop and domain membership capabilities) to most of our business clients and Home Premium to our friends and family for their home PC’s. Our opinion is if you go with Home Basic there are not enough advantages to warrant the expense of upgrading from Windows XP. For a more detailed look at all the versions go to the Windows Vista 'Get Ready' Pages.
Windows Vista has already released to manufacturing (translation: getting pretty packaging and ready for shipment) so that PC makers can test and start preparing their newest machines for sale. We expect to see retail versions on shelves by the end of January.
Ok, so I was installing WSS 2007 (3.0) over top of my WSS 2.0 installation. But everytime I ran the "SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard", I would get errors about 'Prescan' - specifically, "Microsoft.SharePoint.PostSetupConfiguration.PostSetupConfigurationTaskException was thrown"
Anyways, had a brief brainstorm and tried running PreScan independent of the Sharepoint Wizard (nothing in the setup suggested this sadly). I ran:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\PRESCAN.EXE /ALL
And voila, I was then able to run the SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard again, this time without error.
Take that!! Hope it helps you.
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They are here!: New Application Templates for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
Sadly, at this writing, this page is empty but I'm bookmarking it as I'll be checking again in a week...
Update: See some of them in action here...
http://www.wssdemo.com/application/default.aspx
Don't mind me. Just storing the Bell ExpressVu channel lineup for my Slingbox. Oh, ya, you should get one :)
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/editions/default.mspx
Not sure which edition to install or purchase? Try this handy dandy and colourful breakdown page.
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The 2007 Microsoft Office System - Learning Portal
Worth a peek.
Well, I've never bothered to find anything better but here is hoping version 11 is actually reliable instead of just full of new crap skins...
