West Ham started brightly...http://blog.garethhowell.com/en-usTue, 26 Aug 2008 21:37:23 +0100 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:37:23 +0100 Karl-Henry Martinsson Don’t erase it, shoot it! Link } to put a few rounds into it. It totally tore it up, blew away big parts of the case and penetrated the platters. I kept teh shot up drive on my shelf at work, to the big amusement of my then-editor-in-chief... :-)]]> Link } to put a few rounds into it. It totally tore it up, blew away big parts of the case and penetrated the platters. I kept teh shot up drive on my shelf at work, to the big amusement of my then-editor-in-chief... :-)]]> http://blog.garethhowell.com/dx/26082008172436GHOM9G.htm?opendocument&comments#08262008093723PMDOMS7E.htm Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:35:11 +0100 Ian Don’t erase it, shoot it! http://blog.garethhowell.com/dx/26082008172436GHOM9G.htm?opendocument&comments#08262008073511PMDOMPT3.htm Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:35:03 +0100 Ian Don’t erase it, shoot it! http://blog.garethhowell.com/dx/26082008172436GHOM9G.htm?opendocument&comments#08262008073503PMDOMPSY.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:32:25 +0100 Gareth Howell Why am I excited by Lotus Foundations?
Well, I see Foundations as a solution for the small business (5-100 people) who need a single server installation that delivers the bulk of their IT needs and does it without requiring them to have any in-house IT expertise.

This is exactly the market to which Microsoft markets Small Business Server: file sharing, email and Internet security.

The advantage of Foundations is that it does it cheaper and in a more autonomic fashion. Aspects such as backup, which is always a challenge for companies with no in-house IT, is a doddle with Foundations.

I have to say though, that if Microsoft ported the automated workstation backup stuff from Windows Home Server to SBS, then there might be more of a fight.]]>
Well, I see Foundations as a solution for the small business (5-100 people) who need a single server installation that delivers the bulk of their IT needs and does it without requiring them to have any in-house IT expertise.

This is exactly the market to which Microsoft markets Small Business Server: file sharing, email and Internet security.

The advantage of Foundations is that it does it cheaper and in a more autonomic fashion. Aspects such as backup, which is always a challenge for companies with no in-house IT, is a doddle with Foundations.

I have to say though, that if Microsoft ported the automated workstation backup stuff from Windows Home Server to SBS, then there might be more of a fight.]]> http://blog.garethhowell.com/dx/02072008165748GHOLQP.htm?opendocument&comments#22072008123225GHOFJV.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:57:59 +0100 Anton Why am I excited by Lotus Foundations? http://blog.garethhowell.com/dx/02072008165748GHOLQP.htm?opendocument&comments#22.07.2008095759DOMCJA.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:22:54 +0100 Gareth Howell The sparrows are eating us out of house and home
I was totally blown away by the hummingbirds at a friend's house in California. There were dozens in his garden in the evening.]]>
I was totally blown away by the hummingbirds at a friend's house in California. There were dozens in his garden in the evening.]]> http://blog.garethhowell.com/dx/16072008094909GHOCCN.htm?opendocument&comments#17072008102254GHOCZR.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:19:26 +0100 Gareth Howell The sparrows are eating us out of house and home
Actually, at this new house we don't have a squirrel problem.

The old house was in the middle of an area populated with Black Squirrels (a mutation of the grey that occured in the Letchworth, Baldock and Stevenage area). We had to use steel feeders there to prevent the squirrels chewing right through the mesh.]]>
Actually, at this new house we don't have a squirrel problem.

The old house was in the middle of an area populated with Black Squirrels (a mutation of the grey that occured in the Letchworth, Baldock and Stevenage area). We had to use steel feeders there to prevent the squirrels chewing right through the mesh.]]> http://blog.garethhowell.com/dx/16072008094909GHOCCN.htm?opendocument&comments#17072008101926GHOCXL.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:08:18 +0100 Mary Beth Raven The sparrows are eating us out of house and home
Luckily there were a few finches and cardinals who managed to get a seed in edgewise during the squirrel fight!]]>
Luckily there were a few finches and cardinals who managed to get a seed in edgewise during the squirrel fight!]]> http://blog.garethhowell.com/dx/16072008094909GHOCCN.htm?opendocument&comments#07172008030818AMDOM4J9.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:16:04 +0100 Kit Davis The sparrows are eating us out of house and home http://blog.garethhowell.com/dx/16072008094909GHOCCN.htm?opendocument&comments#07172008021604AMDOM3HL.htm Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:25:39 +0100 Gareth Howell To Vista or not to Vista
I know that the correct response is to ditch the T60 and buy a new Powerbook with triple booted Mac OS X (with Fusion), Vista and Windows 2008 Server, but I can't afford that right now.

I probably will still shrink my XP environment right down and virtualise it though.

#2 I take your point Julian (and apologies for the posting error, I really must look into that). This installation of XP is close on 2 years old now and is getting to the "it's time to re-install" stage anyway. It was this, and the increased "pressure" from Microsoft, that triggered the thought about upgrading to Vista.

#5 I use just about everything in my work and home life: Mac OS X, XP, Ubuntu, CentOS, Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows 2008; you name it, I use it for something. An increasing amount our business is now SharePoint and Groove rather than Notes

#6 Thanks for the feedback Simon. As I said above, I do use Ubuntu on one of my home machines. I took an almost instant dislike to Office 2007 when I installed it because of the radically changed UI. At the time, I just couldn't afford to re-learn all my Word and Excel habits, so I re-installed Office 2003. It may be time for another try.]]>
I know that the correct response is to ditch the T60 and buy a new Powerbook with triple booted Mac OS X (with Fusion), Vista and Windows 2008 Server, but I can't afford that right now.

I probably will still shrink my XP environment right down and virtualise it though.

#2 I take your point Julian (and apologies for the posting error, I really must look into that). This installation of XP is close on 2 years old now and is getting to the "it's time to re-install" stage anyway. It was this, and the increased "pressure" from Microsoft, that triggered the thought about upgrading to Vista.

#5 I use just about everything in my work and home life: Mac OS X, XP, Ubuntu, CentOS, Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows 2008; you name it, I use it for something. An increasing amount our business is now SharePoint and Groove rather than Notes

#6 Thanks for the feedback Simon. As I said above, I do use Ubuntu on one of my home machines. I took an almost instant dislike to Office 2007 when I installed it because of the radically changed UI. At the time, I just couldn't afford to re-learn all my Word and Excel habits, so I re-installed Office 2003. It may be time for another try.]]> http://blog.garethhowell.com/dx/11072008134631GHOGZ4.htm?opendocument&comments#14072008092539GHOBW7.htm Sun, 13 Jul 2008 09:31:01 +0100 Simon Kennedy To Vista or not to Vista
My view is that Ubuntu is nowhere near ready for the mass market. I can deal with it because I have some experience of Unix at work. However, the recent upgrade to 8.04 came with a beta release of Firefox and even though Firefox 3.0 is now officially released my version will not display Flash animations without me clicking on them. Firefox 3.0 on Vista works perfectly.

Vista is a dream to use, particularly in the area of wireless networking and it is quick to boot (although difficult to compare a dual core 64 bit Athlon chip against a 3.4Ghz Pentium.)

Last week at work I got a ThinkPad T61 running XP. It is slow, and the XP/Office software is poor when compared with Vista/Office 2007.

What it will be like when I'm upgraded to Office 2007 and Notes8 later in the year remains to be seen...

Personally, I would do a clean install of Vista and spend the time reinstalling the apps you need You will probably find the laptop runs faster as a result.]]>
My view is that Ubuntu is nowhere near ready for the mass market. I can deal with it because I have some experience of Unix at work. However, the recent upgrade to 8.04 came with a beta release of Firefox and even though Firefox 3.0 is now officially released my version will not display Flash animations without me clicking on them. Firefox 3.0 on Vista works perfectly.

Vista is a dream to use, particularly in the area of wireless networking and it is quick to boot (although difficult to compare a dual core 64 bit Athlon chip against a 3.4Ghz Pentium.)

Last week at work I got a ThinkPad T61 running XP. It is slow, and the XP/Office software is poor when compared with Vista/Office 2007.

What it will be like when I'm upgraded to Office 2007 and Notes8 later in the year remains to be seen...

Personally, I would do a clean install of Vista and spend the time reinstalling the apps you need You will probably find the laptop runs faster as a result.]]> http://blog.garethhowell.com/dx/11072008134631GHOGZ4.htm?opendocument&comments#13072008093101DOMBZF.htm Sun, 13 Jul 2008 09:30:53 +0100 Simon Kennedy To Vista or not to Vista
My view is that Ubuntu is nowhere near ready for the mass market. I can deal with it because I have some experience of Unix at work. However, the recent upgrade to 8.04 came with a beta release of Firefox and even though Firefox 3.0 is now officially released my version will not display Flash animations without me clicking on them. Firefox 3.0 on Vista works perfectly.

Vista is a dream to use, particularly in the area of wireless networking and it is quick to boot (although difficult to compare a dual core 64 bit Athlon chip against a 3.4Ghz Pentium.)

Last week at work I got a ThinkPad T61 running XP. It is slow, and the XP/Office software is poor when compared with Vista/Office 2007.

What it will be like when I'm upgraded to Office 2007 and Notes8 later in the year remains to be seen...

Personally, I would do a clean install of Vista and spend the time reinstalling the apps you need You will probably find the laptop runs faster as a result.]]>
My view is that Ubuntu is nowhere near ready for the mass market. I can deal with it because I have some experience of Unix at work. However, the recent upgrade to 8.04 came with a beta release of Firefox and even though Firefox 3.0 is now officially released my version will not display Flash animations without me clicking on them. Firefox 3.0 on Vista works perfectly.

Vista is a dream to use, particularly in the area of wireless networking and it is quick to boot (although difficult to compare a dual core 64 bit Athlon chip against a 3.4Ghz Pentium.)

Last week at work I got a ThinkPad T61 running XP. It is slow, and the XP/Office software is poor when compared with Vista/Office 2007.

What it will be like when I'm upgraded to Office 2007 and Notes8 later in the year remains to be seen...

Personally, I would do a clean install of Vista and spend the time reinstalling the apps you need You will probably find the laptop runs faster as a result.]]> http://blog.garethhowell.com/dx/11072008134631GHOGZ4.htm?opendocument&comments#13072008093053DOMBZC.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:50:16 +0100 JFranchetti To Vista or not to Vista
It looks a lot better than XP, which I appreciate\enjoy. I love the new Start menu's search ability and windows desktop search overall is very good and a productivity win.

I believe the anti-Vista hype is a bit overdone at this point (before SP1 it had merit as the OS had bugs and HW vendors hadn't caught up with driver), though now if you use it for a few months I am confident you will not want to switch back to XP.

Whether another vendor OS is in your future, I think have people post such is what is inevitable. If you use and/or support Windows in the office (work life), there is some personal benefit to using it on your home equipment.]]>
It looks a lot better than XP, which I appreciate\enjoy. I love the new Start menu's search ability and windows desktop search overall is very good and a productivity win.

I believe the anti-Vista hype is a bit overdone at this point (before SP1 it had merit as the OS had bugs and HW vendors hadn't caught up with driver), though now if you use it for a few months I am confident you will not want to switch back to XP.

Whether another vendor OS is in your future, I think have people post such is what is inevitable. If you use and/or support Windows in the office (work life), there is some personal benefit to using it on your home equipment.]]> http://blog.garethhowell.com/dx/11072008134631GHOGZ4.htm?opendocument&comments#07112008055016PMDOMMRG.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:36:38 +0100 Julian Woodward To Vista or not to Vista http://blog.garethhowell.com/dx/11072008134631GHOGZ4.htm?opendocument&comments#11072008173638DOMMGX.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:35:55 +0100 Julian Woodward To Vista or not to Vista
But it doesn't need to be now, and it certainly doesn't need to be Vista, unless you particularly want it to be either/both of those things.

Personally, Vista is the OS for which the phrase "I need it like a hole in the head" was invented. Not touching it myself in 2008 that's for sure.]]>
But it doesn't need to be now, and it certainly doesn't need to be Vista, unless you particularly want it to be either/both of those things.

Personally, Vista is the OS for which the phrase "I need it like a hole in the head" was invented. Not touching it myself in 2008 that's for sure.]]> http://blog.garethhowell.com/dx/11072008134631GHOGZ4.htm?opendocument&comments#11072008173555DOMMGH.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:35:36 +0100 Julian Woodward To Vista or not to Vista
But it doesn't need to be now, and it certainly doesn't need to be Vista, unless you particularly want it to be either/both of those things.

Personally, Vista is the OS for which the phrase "I need it like a hole in the head" was invented. Not touching it myself in 2008 that's for sure.]]>
But it doesn't need to be now, and it certainly doesn't need to be Vista, unless you particularly want it to be either/both of those things.

Personally, Vista is the OS for which the phrase "I need it like a hole in the head" was invented. Not touching it myself in 2008 that's for sure.]]> http://blog.garethhowell.com/dx/11072008134631GHOGZ4.htm?opendocument&comments#11072008173536DOMMGB.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:33:29 +0100 Simon Scullion To Vista or not to Vista
Have a look at Ubuntu, there is no excuse now with the Wubi installer { Link }

I'm avoiding Vista at all costs, haven't seen anything in it to make me want to go that route, quite the contrary!]]>
Have a look at Ubuntu, there is no excuse now with the Wubi installer { Link }

I'm avoiding Vista at all costs, haven't seen anything in it to make me want to go that route, quite the contrary!]]> http://blog.garethhowell.com/dx/11072008134631GHOGZ4.htm?opendocument&comments#11072008143329DOMHWG.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 05:33:04 +0100 Graham Dodge elastictime is a Lotus Foundations business partner http://blog.garethhowell.com/dx/26062008150647GHOJKC.htm?opendocument&comments#06272008053304AMDOM7CQ.htm Fri, 6 Jun 2008 22:16:23 +0100 Chris Miller Thoughts on using Twitter
So spread the word some more. I am glad you found the Lotusphere 'channel' that I created and got started. This year it will be even bigger]]>
So spread the word some more. I am glad you found the Lotusphere 'channel' that I created and got started. This year it will be even bigger]]> http://blog.garethhowell.com/dx/06062008131436GHOGD8.htm?opendocument&comments#06062008101623PMDOMSXS.htm Sun, 1 Jun 2008 23:39:10 +0100 Michael Sampson SharePoint and the "7 Pillars"
Will advise when it is done ...

M.]]>
Will advise when it is done ...

M.]]> http://blog.garethhowell.com/dx/30052008121821GHOFA2.htm?opendocument&comments#06012008113910PMDOMUKJ.htm