Windows Server Fixing my Western Digital Sentinel DX4000 server A couple of years ago I bought a Western Digital Sentinel DX4000 server. It's a Network Attached Storage device that runs Windows Server. It has served me well for the last 5 years, but it disappeared from my network from one day to the other. It turns out
Windows Devices Installing Windows 8.1 to a Samsung Series 7 Slate Note: I already had the latest firmware version installed. If you haven't upgraded your firmware, do so before installing Windows 8 or 8.1 RTM. For the //Build tablets this is firmware version 05WJ [http://www.samsung.com/global/buildpc/data/WIN_05WJ.zip]. If you don'
Windows Devices Take a screenshot on a Windows 8 slate I was working on a post the other day and needed a screenshot. I didn't have a keyboard with me and that makes a screenshot very hard to take... I remembered the Windows Phone shortcut key (Win+Pwr), but that didn't work at all on the
Windows Devices Cisco responds to WPA2-Enterprise issues > UPDATE: Both Microsoft and Cisco now have an official knowledge base article available for this issue: * Windows 8 clients may not be able to connect to wireless network [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2749073] * Windows 8 clients can't associate to Cisco Unified Wireless [https://supportforums.cisco.com/
Windows Devices Installing the Apps you loved from Windows 8 CP and RP on RTM I found that a couple of apps I got very used to weren't among the apps in the Windows 8 RTM appstore, but I found that you can install them anyway. The ones that were still missing for me were Sketchbook, MetroTwit and a couple of games. To
Windows Devices Installing Windows 8 RTM on a Samsung //Build slate Note: I already had the latest firmware version installed. If you haven't upgraded your firmware, do so before installing Windows 8 RTM. For the //Build tablets this is firmware version 05WJ [http://www.samsung.com/global/buildpc/data/WIN_05WJ.zip]. If you don't your tablet
Windows Devices Windows 8 freezing issue resolved! It looks like the Windows 8 freezing issues have been resolved by installing the following hotfix: Multimedia or communication activities may cause a computer that is running Windows 8 Release Preview or Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate to stop responding [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2727113]
Windows Devices Micro HDMI to HDMI now available through DealExtreme Given that the dock for the Samsung 7 Slate has an HDMI-A (the big one) and the slate itself has an HDMI-D (micro) connector, you either need to carry two adapter cables or.... when shopping for adapter cables you had to choose between them. It has been hard finding an
Windows Devices Things I'd want to change to the Samsung 7 Slate I've been using the Samsung //Build slate as my primary machine for the past few weeks and I can say that I like it very much. There are a few things I'd change to it if I had a chance. Different dock The dock that comes
Windows Devices Installing Windows 8 Release Candidate on the Samsung //Build slate Updates: * Updated post available detailing the installation for the Windows 8 RTM version [https://jessehouwing.net/windows-devices-installing-windows-8-on-samsung-tablet]. * Installing apps you loved from the Windows Release Preview or the Consumer preview onto your RTM installation [https://jessehouwing.net/windows-8-installing-apps-you-loved]. * Connecting the Samsung 7 Slate to a projector or external monitor [https:
