I’ve been a user of Dropbox for some time now and really like its simplicity, plus the way you can easily shared folders amongst other users. The only limiting factor was the free space they provided you which wasn’t too much trouble as if you were clever you can increase this through their Beta program… Continue reading SkyDrive on Windows 8 with Office 2013: Turning a useful tool into a useless one
Tag: Windows 8
Windows 8 and RDP with Windows Server 2012
So today I found a nice “feature” of the new Metro Windows 8 interface. Now that the start button can be exposed by moving your mouse to the bottom left of the screen this does not work well when you have RDP in full screen mode. I have just connected to Windows Server 2012 using… Continue reading Windows 8 and RDP with Windows Server 2012
MIcrosoft Surface RT and SkyDrive
So having been using the Surface RT for just over a week now and I am very impressed with it. I had previously tried Windows 8 on my laptop and it just didn’t feel right. It may have been because it was such a huge change that it will take me a while to get… Continue reading MIcrosoft Surface RT and SkyDrive
SkyDrive Versions (Desktop, Metro and Pro)
Having used Windows 8 for over a week now I am start to get familiar with how SkyDrive should be used, it actually comes in 3 flavours. There are detailed below: 1. SkyDrive Standard or Desktop Mode This is likely to be the SkyDrive everybody is familiar with, it installs like any other application and… Continue reading SkyDrive Versions (Desktop, Metro and Pro)
Confirm Delete missing on Windows 8
So after using Windows 8 for a few weeks I have found a few “features” that may frustrate a few people. I will start making a note of some of these and provide configurable workarounds where needed. The first one up is the confirm delete option when deleting files. I understand why this may be… Continue reading Confirm Delete missing on Windows 8
Activate Windows 8 when Receiving “DNS name does not exist” error
After installing a fresh version of Windows 8 Enterprise and adding it to our AD domain, I proceeded to active the copy, however I received the “DNS name does not exist” error when clicking activate. During the installation process I never entered a product key, however it appeared that one was showing on the activation… Continue reading Activate Windows 8 when Receiving “DNS name does not exist” error