Comments for Bruceb News http://www.brucebnews.com technology news and computer tips for small business and individuals from bruceb consulting Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:18:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Small Business Server 2011 Essentials, Part 3: Backups by Bryan Woodsmall http://www.brucebnews.com/2011/10/small-business-server-2011-essentials-part-3-backups/comment-page-1/#comment-4443 Bryan Woodsmall Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:18:47 +0000 http://www.brucebnews.com/2011/10/small-business-server-2011-essentials-part-3-backups/#comment-4443 Thanks. It does look very handy. I remember now that I came across that when I was focusing on something else and forgot about it when I was working on finding an imaging solution. Thanks. It does look very handy. I remember now that I came across that when I was focusing on something else and forgot about it when I was working on finding an imaging solution.

]]> Comment on Small Business Server 2011 Essentials, Part 3: Backups by Bruce Berls http://www.brucebnews.com/2011/10/small-business-server-2011-essentials-part-3-backups/comment-page-1/#comment-4440 Bruce Berls Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:43:06 +0000 http://www.brucebnews.com/2011/10/small-business-server-2011-essentials-part-3-backups/#comment-4440 I'm familiar with the process from the previous version of Windows Home Server. It was magical. Boot the workstation from the included CD; the recovery environment would locate the server and identify which workstation you're sitting at (from the MAC address of the NIC, I assume). The restore process took, oh, 40 minutes or so, and at the end the machine would start up, just like it was the night before. Super cool. I haven't tried it yet but it looks like SBS 2011 Essentials and Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials have stepped it up one more level. From the SBS console, go to Computers and Backup / Additional client computer backup tasks / Tools / Computer recovery. The server formats a bootable USB flash drive with all the settings necessary for a workstation recovery. Boot the workstation from the USB stick and the restore begins. Great stuff! More info here: http://onlinehelp.microsoft.com/en-us/sbs2011essentials/ff357119.aspx Good luck! I’m familiar with the process from the previous version of Windows Home Server. It was magical. Boot the workstation from the included CD; the recovery environment would locate the server and identify which workstation you’re sitting at (from the MAC address of the NIC, I assume). The restore process took, oh, 40 minutes or so, and at the end the machine would start up, just like it was the night before. Super cool.

I haven’t tried it yet but it looks like SBS 2011 Essentials and Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials have stepped it up one more level. From the SBS console, go to Computers and Backup / Additional client computer backup tasks / Tools / Computer recovery. The server formats a bootable USB flash drive with all the settings necessary for a workstation recovery. Boot the workstation from the USB stick and the restore begins. Great stuff!

More info here: http://onlinehelp.microsoft.com/en-us/sbs2011essentials/ff357119.aspx

Good luck!

]]> Comment on Small Business Server 2011 Essentials, Part 3: Backups by Bryan Woodsmall http://www.brucebnews.com/2011/10/small-business-server-2011-essentials-part-3-backups/comment-page-1/#comment-4439 Bryan Woodsmall Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:30:45 +0000 http://www.brucebnews.com/2011/10/small-business-server-2011-essentials-part-3-backups/#comment-4439 Great article. I have been wading through the dashboard, 2008 R2 help files, technet, and everything else trying to find all this information. I had found most of it, but somehow had not seen anywhere (or had lost it in the shuffle when I was trying to figure out so many things at once) that a computer backup turns out to be an image of the computer system. Since it was not mentioned in the help at the dashboard, and it doesn't show up in the wizard when you do a restore (now I see that you start the restore differently when you're using it as an image) I had about concluded that it didn't have that feature. I was about to buy imaging software, but now I will test out this functionality. Thanks. Great article. I have been wading through the dashboard, 2008 R2 help files, technet, and everything else trying to find all this information. I had found most of it, but somehow had not seen anywhere (or had lost it in the shuffle when I was trying to figure out so many things at once) that a computer backup turns out to be an image of the computer system. Since it was not mentioned in the help at the dashboard, and it doesn’t show up in the wizard when you do a restore (now I see that you start the restore differently when you’re using it as an image) I had about concluded that it didn’t have that feature. I was about to buy imaging software, but now I will test out this functionality. Thanks.

]]> Comment on OneNote 2010 – Syncing And Sharing by Bruce Berls http://www.brucebnews.com/2010/07/onenote-2010-syncing-and-sharing/comment-page-1/#comment-4419 Bruce Berls Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:02:05 +0000 http://www.brucebnews.com/2010/07/onenote-2010-syncing-and-sharing/#comment-4419 I'm not sure. There have been a few times that I've been frustrated when OneNote has turned out not to be quite as simple and carefree as I had hoped. You might be able to get help from Microsoft. It started offering support for Office products - free to a point, then paid - although it hasn't publicized it much. Details are here: http://www.brucebnews.com/2011/12/live-tech-support-from-microsoft-answer-desk/ Good luck! I’m not sure. There have been a few times that I’ve been frustrated when OneNote has turned out not to be quite as simple and carefree as I had hoped.

You might be able to get help from Microsoft. It started offering support for Office products – free to a point, then paid – although it hasn’t publicized it much. Details are here: http://www.brucebnews.com/2011/12/live-tech-support-from-microsoft-answer-desk/

Good luck!

]]> Comment on OneNote 2010 – Syncing And Sharing by Josh http://www.brucebnews.com/2010/07/onenote-2010-syncing-and-sharing/comment-page-1/#comment-4418 Josh Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:46:20 +0000 http://www.brucebnews.com/2010/07/onenote-2010-syncing-and-sharing/#comment-4418 I am trying to sync OneNote to our internal network. When I send the link to another party (giving them clearance to view the contents of the folder), they just get the previous version of the OneNote notebook and are not able to sync. Is there something that I am missing when saving the notebook? I am trying to sync OneNote to our internal network. When I send the link to another party (giving them clearance to view the contents of the folder), they just get the previous version of the OneNote notebook and are not able to sync. Is there something that I am missing when saving the notebook?

]]> Comment on Law Firms In The Cloud: Credenza by Bruce Berls http://www.brucebnews.com/2011/10/law-firms-in-the-cloud-credenza/comment-page-1/#comment-4397 Bruce Berls Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:41:05 +0000 http://www.brucebnews.com/2011/10/law-firms-in-the-cloud-credenza/#comment-4397 I've gotten some good feedback on Credenza from other lawyers as well. I don't know if there are plans for document assembly. It also has only rudimentary support for connecting the data to a billing program, apparently. But the simplicity and the familiar interface in Outlook makes it pretty compelling, even if you have to step outside it for some functions. Good luck! I’ve gotten some good feedback on Credenza from other lawyers as well. I don’t know if there are plans for document assembly. It also has only rudimentary support for connecting the data to a billing program, apparently. But the simplicity and the familiar interface in Outlook makes it pretty compelling, even if you have to step outside it for some functions. Good luck!

]]> Comment on Law Firms In The Cloud: Credenza by Jay http://www.brucebnews.com/2011/10/law-firms-in-the-cloud-credenza/comment-page-1/#comment-4396 Jay Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:36:12 +0000 http://www.brucebnews.com/2011/10/law-firms-in-the-cloud-credenza/#comment-4396 Any update on Credenza? I LOVE Outlook and never wanted to leave it because it's just so easy to use and Needles Prolaw and every other software out there has a huge learning curve. I've been playing with Credenza now for about a week and one thing is IT IS SIMPLE! You just install it and there's no real learning curve. I would like to be able to automatically create documents though with all my Wordperfect forms. Any update on Credenza?

I LOVE Outlook and never wanted to leave it because it’s just so easy to use and Needles Prolaw and every other software out there has a huge learning curve.

I’ve been playing with Credenza now for about a week and one thing is IT IS SIMPLE! You just install it and there’s no real learning curve.

I would like to be able to automatically create documents though with all my Wordperfect forms.

]]> Comment on Enable Outlook 2010 Search And Indexing On Windows 7 by Bruce Berls http://www.brucebnews.com/2011/04/enable-outlook-2010-search-and-indexing-on-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-4383 Bruce Berls Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:48:03 +0000 http://www.brucebnews.com/2011/04/enable-outlook-2010-search-and-indexing-on-windows-7/#comment-4383 by reading the article by reading the article

]]> Comment on Enable Outlook 2010 Search And Indexing On Windows 7 by saleh groum http://www.brucebnews.com/2011/04/enable-outlook-2010-search-and-indexing-on-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-4376 saleh groum Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:55:23 +0000 http://www.brucebnews.com/2011/04/enable-outlook-2010-search-and-indexing-on-windows-7/#comment-4376 how can i enable indexing in my outlook how can i enable indexing in my outlook

]]> Comment on Enable Outlook 2010 Search And Indexing On Windows 7 by Jim H http://www.brucebnews.com/2011/04/enable-outlook-2010-search-and-indexing-on-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-4375 Jim H Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:55:55 +0000 http://www.brucebnews.com/2011/04/enable-outlook-2010-search-and-indexing-on-windows-7/#comment-4375 I am having the same problems. I can locate a contact when searching within the Contact context menu but not within the home menu's "Find a Contact" box. The contact is there. I found a work around but am not too happy with it. That is to add an Advanced Find function to the ribbon. It works, but you have to select Contacts from the dropdown list. But it finds the contacts. Here is the link: http://forums.techarena.in/windows-software/1368645.htm Best wishes, Jim I am having the same problems. I can locate a contact when searching within the Contact context menu but not within the home menu’s “Find a Contact” box. The contact is there. I found a work around but am not too happy with it. That is to add an Advanced Find function to the ribbon. It works, but you have to select Contacts from the dropdown list. But it finds the contacts. Here is the link:
http://forums.techarena.in/windows-software/1368645.htm

Best wishes, Jim

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