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Remove annoying SharePoint credential prompts in Internet Explorer

Anyone using Windows and IE7 knows how annoying all of those SharePoint prompts are. Below is a list of steps that you can take to make most of the prompts go away… From Internet Explorer, click on Tools --> Internet Options Click on the Security tab Highlight Local Intranet and then click on the...

Posted to Tom's Blog (Weblog) by Tom on 02-29-2008
Unrecognized Lacie big disk

Scary moment tonight when I noticed the blue light on the front of my Lacie Big Disk was blinking in a very bizarre pattern. Upon reviewing the system it was connected to, I saw that the drive was no longer being recognized, but was showing up as a TUSB6250 Boot Device. Huh? According to this FAQ on...

Posted to Tom's Blog (Weblog) by Tom on 01-21-2008
Unidentified network on Windows Vista

For awhile now, every time I connect to a Wireless network, Vista has been telling me that I was connected to two networks: The actual wireless network (Local and Internet) Unidentified network (Local only) These systems were annoying at first, but I started having problems with VPN connections and accessing...

Posted to Tom's Blog (Weblog) by Tom on 12-26-2007
I've gone 64-bit, and can't be happier

When I got my new Lenovo T60p Vista rig awhile back, I made the decision to run with the OEM installation of Vista (and all the crapware that came along with it) for as long as I could stand it. I knew this would be somewhat painful, but I often like to do this when using a brand new machine because...

Posted to Tom's Blog (Weblog) by Tom on 11-14-2007
Disappearing LAN interface on Lenovo ThinkPad T60

Since rebuilding my beloved T60 (to rid myself of all the pre-installed Lenovo bloatware), I have been having some serious issues with the NIC. The device would disappear at random times, regardless of the power state, and I had many an error within the System Event Viewer talking about the device "disappearing...

Posted to Tom's Blog (Weblog) by Tom on 10-26-2007
Intel wireless drivers on Windows Vista

I just began using a new Lenovo T60p that came pre-loaded with Windows Vista Business. The machine is wonderful, and is easily the best experience I have had with Windows Vista to date. Recently I started noticing some reliability problems with the built-in Intel 3945ABG WLAN card, and this is a big...

Posted to Tom's Blog (Weblog) by Tom on 07-10-2007
PDF preview handler for Outlook 2007

One of the new Outlook 2007 features that I use the most is the ability to preview attachments within the email message. Of course, this assumes that the attachment is a photo or document created with Microsoft Office. Sadly, there was no preview handler for PDF's built into Outlook. My PDF viewer of...

Posted to Tom's Blog (Weblog) by Tom on 03-25-2007
Why is IE7 so slow on my ThinkPad?

I got a new Lenovo ThinkPad X60 Tablet about six weeks ago now, and immediately installed Windows Vista Ultimate on it. Things were wonderful. Now, six weeks later, things are not so wonderful. I use both Firefox and IE7 on a regular basis, but IE has become noticably slower recently. Tonight, I finally...

Posted to Tom's Blog (Weblog) by Tom on 03-20-2007
Windows Mobile and Vista

If you are using a Windows Mobile device and you have moved to Windows Vista, than you might be wondering where Active Sync is... With Windows Vista, Active Sync is no more. You will need to download and install the still beta product known as "Microsoft Windows Mobile Device Center Beta 3 for Windows...

Posted to Tom's Blog (Weblog) by Tom on 12-27-2006
HyperTerminal for Vista

I learned the hard way today that Microsoft has removed HyperTerminal from Windows Vista, when I needed to connect to a Cisco router through a local COM port. The good news is that you can still get HyperTerminal from Hilgraeve, the company that Microsoft licensed the application through. You could also...

Posted to Tom's Blog (Weblog) by Tom on 12-21-2006

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