Comments on: I sorta wish I was using a Mac again

By: Cody Simms

Cody Simms — Fri, 23 Sep 2005 23:56:57 +0000

Chad,
Being a newbie at my job now too, I have the exact same gripes as you. The standby thing is the worst, by the way. Also, until I changed my power-saving settings, the darn PC was going onto stand-by mode after sitting idle for something ridiculous like 15 minutes…meaning I would have to then wait while it started itself back up from scratch…not to mention the fact that I’d then have to reopen all of my applications. But…at least I can play with Yahoo! Music…
PC…bah!
-Cody

By: Steven Griffin

Steven Griffin — Fri, 23 Sep 2005 16:52:17 +0000

If you are using a non-MS client or even OWA it can be difficult to search e-mail. When searching my Exchange mailbox with Outlook I always use the advanced find tool, located under Tools | Advanced Find. You can search your whole mailbox or just one folder.

If Yahoo is using Exchange 2003 then searching your mailbox can be significantly enhanced if you enable full-text indexing.

Yes, typing in the dark is hard without a backlit keyboard. Have you tried one of those USB lamps?

MS has services for UNIX free to download on their website. You’d get C and Korn shells, gcc, and the rest. Be warned, it takes forever to install. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/sfu/productinfo/features/default.mspx

By: Peter Hoven

Peter Hoven — Fri, 23 Sep 2005 11:17:59 +0000

Your first gripe is easily fixed. Inside control panel is a Power Options tool. There is an Advanced tab that should let you set what to do when you close the lid (I like it to do nothing since I often carry it around the office) and what should happen when you hit the power button (I like hibernate).

You may run find that the panel is replaced by a hardware specific tool. In the case of my Toshiba, I need to select Toshiba Power Management Utility to actually perform the changes.