Two cool things this week – that is things that I have just come across that do something I need today:
Windows Live Sync – I find myself travelling quite a bit at the moment, this free and simple to use software is keeping my files up to date and where I need them, in my case a server, a laptop, a netbook and a mac. At last software that does what I want at a price I like.
Just Fix It – I am not usually a Redmund groupie, but this is another item that caught my attention, then a day later it presented itsself to fix on a problem on one of our laptops. This is Microsoft’s new button called (funnily enough) “Fix It”. In certain cases when you find yourself looking for help for a problem with MS software you will now find a Fix It button. Basically a bit of active-X later and hopefully your problem is fixed without you working through the fix manually. By chance having read this C-Net Beyond Binary one of our laptops developed a problem, and being Vista volunteered a fix to the problem the next morning, clicking the link gave the usual (or unusual) explanation of what caused the problem and the new Fix It button. So I try it and it works, offers a test to ensure the problem is fixed (it is) and then asks for feedback. I like it! Lets see if it gains momentum…
