No no, I haven’t converted to the “other side”, but I had the need to extend my Windows Server 2008 VMWare image from 20GB to 40GB. Extending the virtual disk was a piece of cake (thanks to VMWare) but extending the disk on Windows Server 2008 was kinda “difficult” until I found the following description. [...]
Most of you probably remember the UI of the movie “Minority Report”. We all thought that this would be way cool to interact with our machines like that. Well, good news. The future of the UI is here. The makers of the movie did not only show us what could be done, but also allowed [...]
I’ve been a vegetarian all my life and so it comes natural for me. I have never had the desire to eat meat, thus the discussion, why it is difficult to stop eating meat is hard to understand. But as it seams, there are a lot of people who understand why being a vegetarian is [...]
Given gMail has one of the best web application interfaces (for its usage) and can sit happy in your browser tab, it is after all still a web application and can not interact with your local address book, offers no drag and drop possibility and desktop notifications. Furthermore, Gmail offers some really useful features like [...]
I like to keep myself informed on different topics, as such RSS feeds are a great way to keep informed. They allow you to follow a site, without having to visit a specific website and scan for the latest articles. Moreover, it can keep you updated of software updates or news that would not enter [...]
I had the need to retrieve mails from one Google App account to another Google App account over POP. Like this you can actually “swap” from one primary domain to another primary domain (since Google does not allow it to be exchanged you need to create a new account and do all the needed steps [...]
It seems to be hard times everywhere these days. I hope you can find some way to survive, make money, feed your children, heat your homes and have some time to enjoy life. I think now is the time to look at the things that are free in life. I can think off; walking by [...]
The fifth major revision of the HTML markup language (HTML5) brings some real power to web applications and will close the bridge for Online/Offline application. As an example, Google has just showcased how they would leverage the power of HTML5 with the integrated database and Caching with the use of their famous GMail service. Since [...]
The other day I posted about “Exchange, Kerio, Zimbra and Google or the Quest for the perfect Collaboration Tool“. In that post, one of the main goals was how to keep all your eMails & Calendar entries up to date on different devices. Today, I want to share my experience with Google Apps (eMail & [...]
One of my main goals in my everyday work flow is to keep all my informations at one central location and have access to them from everywhere. Meaning I want all my emails, contacts and calendar entries in sync, whether I use my mobile phone, my own laptop or I have to get to my [...]