I run Windows Server 2003 on my work laptop (largely because I’m getting up to speed with Windows SharePoint Services right now). I find that pretty much anything designed for Windows XP runs under Windows Server 2003, but there are some configuration differences out of the box. One of these is the shutdown event tracker – a useful feature on enterprise servers, but not so useful for me on my everyday laptop – so I was pleased to stumble across Microsoft’s advice on configuring the shutdown event tracker, including how to disable it. Interestingly, Microsoft knowledge base article 293814 reports that the functionality is also available in Windows XP but is disabled by default.
(Finally) joining the iPod generation
There. Done it. Bought an iPod Mini on the way out of Heathrow this morning…
(and my iTrip Mini should be in the post later today…)
So I finally joined the iPod generation (and I’m well impressed). Okay, so the software setup had a few hiccups on Windows Server 2003 – but that is an unsupported platform after all. I still got up and running pretty quickly. I know I’ve previously expressed concerns about Apple’s use of its proprietary AAC format, but Stuart pointed out to me that iPods can also play MP3 at up to 192kbps and let’s face it, Apple products are very stylish.
Right… off to find some good podcasts for the flight back home tomorrow…