Category Archives: Quick Bits

Of Browsers & Operating Systems

There were a couple interesting events in the world of site statistics for this site (it’s a very small world).
Windows climbed to the top of list for operating systems used by visitors to this site and as of now 50% of all visitors is are on Windows. Since it’s launch OS X has always held [...]

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WHS: Disk Management Add-In & Power Pack 1

Philip Churchill, on his MS Windows Home Server Site, is reporting that the Windows Home Server Disk Management Add-In may have compatibility issues with the upcoming WHS Power Pack 1 update and shouldn’t be used with it.
I’ve mentioned before that I use the disk management add-in so wanted to pass this along. Although I’ve yet [...]

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If I Have the Space the Files Will Come

It seems there’s never enough space. I just added an additional terabyte of space to my Windows Home Server recently and already I’d eaten that up and added another 500GB through the eSATA connection. Prior to expanding the disk I had cleaned up old files and had nearly a terabyte free. Clearly I [...]

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Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron) Released

Canonical has released Ubuntu 8.04 LTS in both desktop and server editions. LTS means “Long term Support” and the desktop version will be supported through 2011 and the server through 2013.
Canonical has instruction for upgrading from earlier versions via the GUI .

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Safari 3.1.1 Released

Apple has released Safari 3.1.1 for both OS X and Windows. I installed it on my two Leopard Macs without a problem through Apple’s Software Update and a reboot was required. It’s also available as a standalone download.
The update includes four security fixes (two are Windows only). One of the patches plugs the [...]

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Aperture 2.1 Released by Apple

Apple has released Aperture 2.1. This time they’re more forthcoming with the release notes:
Aperture 2.1 updates various features of the application and addresses issues related to performance and overall stability. The updates include the following:

Dodge & Burn Plug-in. A sample plug-in is pre-installed, taking advantage of the Edit API introduced in Aperture 2.0. The plug-in [...]

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