Monthly Archives: October 2012

Home media server and media streaming devices

Posted on October 30, 2012 by hedscratchers

Thought I’d share by media server/torrent/seeding setup with you all, my be useful to somebody. It has been uber reliable for well over 30 months now, with scarcely a reboot. I moved from the UK to the US (UK born … Continue reading →

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Windows Software

Posted on October 27, 2012 by hedscratchers

I’ve been using Windows Desktop OS’s for years, starting with Windows 3.1, 95, 98, XP, Vista…etc…etc.. – I was also a SysAdmin for  Server 2000/2003 for quite a few years, picked up a few things a long the way. This … Continue reading →

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For 4 or so years, and with great success, I’ve been using Cobian Backup (For Windows, it’s free BTW) to backup various family PCs, but I had a few problems getting the email notifications to play with a gmail account. … Continue reading →

Posted on October 21, 2012 by hedscratchers | 2 Comments

Windows 7 – how to find Users, Contacts and Groups

Posted on October 3, 2012 by hedscratchers

Okay, to search the Active Directory in XP Pro, all I had to do was to go to Start > Search > Printers, Computers or People > People in your address book then select Active Directory from the drop down … Continue reading →

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