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Windows Live Writer and WordPress 2.3 Tags

31 October, 2007 (11:45) | WordPress | By: Ben

If you are going to use use Windows Live Writer and WordPress 2.3 it is suggested you install the wlw manifest helper as found at this blog. You may have to have Windows Live Writer redetect your blog.  Once done the keywords field should be activated for you to use as your WordPress Tags.

Update:

WordPress 2.3.1 has this built in now.

Windows Live Writer and Safari

26 October, 2007 (13:30) | Technology | By: Ben

I’ve finally found something that I don’t like about the Windows Live Writer. The only maps it supports by default are maps from Microsoft’s website. Birds Eye View on Microsoft’s website is a lot of fun except it doesn’t work on Safari. So what I really don’t like is that the bird’s eye doesn’t work on Safari. I changed all the links on my sites that  had linked to Microsoft maps over to Google maps which has better support for more browsers.

The SCO Group Files Chapter 11

14 September, 2007 (14:54) | Technology | By: Ben

So The SCO Group has filed Chapter 11

Click here to see what your SCO stock is worth now

Does this mean the end of lawsuits against Linux or pieces thereof? I don’t think so. Linux and its licensing system represents a fundamentally different set of thinking from the corporate world. For some Linux is a belief system. Personally I like it and wish more companies supported it for day to day operations in user-land. My server closet is full of Linux in backbone operations.

The suit by SCO against Linux was more of a puppet show run by bigger players than SCO. It was set up in a win-WIN situation for these puppet masters. Win 1, only SCO or Linux is out of the picture. WIN 2, both are out of the picture. Somehow it only polarized the Linux fan base by martyring Linus T. with only minimal overall effect on SCO which was already setup to get itself out of the corporate picture.

Any guesses on the next round?

Shoretel 7 on Windows 2000

30 July, 2007 (12:01) | Shoretel | By: Ben

Did you need to run the Shoretel version 7 client on Windows 2000? Shoretel has dropped support for Windows 2000 clients while at the same time is not certifying Shoretel versions less than 7 to work with the latest necessary Microsoft server security patches. So if you to were forced to update to version 7 while you still have some Windows 2000 Workstations in use, this trick may help you out.

The Shoretel client upgrade is blocked with a message about NETWORK SERVICE not available. Simply create a user called NETWORK SERVICE and then run the client upgrade again. It worked for me on ST7 v.12.5.8107.0.