Grassroots IT

Windows 7 Previous Versions not appearing correctly on Server 2003 network

Ben — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 02:17:43 +0000

OK, here’s another geeky one more for our own reference than anything else. If you are running a Windows 7 workstation on a Server 2003 network (including SBS 2003), the Previous Versions functionality may appear to be broken. You may see either nothing listed in the Previous Versions window, or everything may appear with the [...]

iPad Day One

Ben — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 10:16:49 +0000

I’ve been wanting one of the new Apple iPads since they were released in Australia a few weeks ago, but could I get the one I wanted? Noooo I could not. No 16g+3G for you! Apparently there’s a world wide shortage of this model or something-or-other. So today I coughed up the extra for [...]

iPhone OS4 – Potential problem for Exchange servers

Ben — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:53:37 +0000

Here’s an interesting one that we’ll be watching closely. Apparently the OS4 software update for iPhones recently released by Apple is causing problems with some Exchange servers. I’m guessing that the more iPhones you have hooking into your Exchange server the more likely this problem is to occur. Apple has released a quick and easy [...]

Hot tip on cool software: Dropbox

Annie — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:53:05 +0000

Every now and then something comes along that is so simple in design and, even better, that simply just works, you can’t help but pause and wonder why on earth someone didn’t think of it before now. When was the last time you needed quick access to a file, but weren’t at your computer? Maybe [...]

Exchange 2007 – Unable to edit distribution group membership

Ben — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 01:31:59 +0000

This is one that’s cropped up more than once, so for my own reference I’m sticking it up here as a post. Situation is that an Exchange 2007 distribution group has the ‘Managed By’ field set to a certain user. That user however is unable to manage the group membership as the setting may imply. [...]

Help wanted! Grassroots IT is hiring.

Ben — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 07:24:48 +0000

So here’s the deal. Grassroots IT is a small, energetic (and growing!) company providing technology support services to SMB clients. Our focus is on technology infrastructure and ‘getting the basics right’ for our clients, and we specialise in providing efficient support for existing systems and setting up new networks. But we’d like to think we’re [...]

‘My Documents’… My Goodness what a MESS!

Joe — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 04:29:39 +0000

If you’re anything like I used to be (and still am to an extent), If I had a file and it needed to be saved it was going in ‘My Documents’ or at work my ‘G Drive’. It made sense I mean it was my document it seemed like a perfectly sensible place for it [...]

Flex-time, working remotely and you.

David — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:58:35 +0000

Sickies, mental health days, playing hookie, call it what you will. There are even those times when people are genuinely sick (and not just gutted at the latest loss by the Reds). I started to feel sick on Tuesday and early on in the day, decided that it was going to be better to work [...]

Calendar Sharing in Outlook 2007

admin — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:09:35 +0000

Being able to see colleague’s calendars in Outlook can be very useful for co-ordinating meetings, arranging appointments or just being a sticky beak. In Outlook Calendar, in the Navigation Pane, there are several links to help you get started quickly with calendar sharing. Share My Calendar When you use an Exchange account, you can share your default Exchange Calendar with [...]

RIM announces new (free) Blackberry Enterprise Server Express

Ben — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:43:38 +0000

Research In Motion (RIM) today introduced BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express – free new server software that wirelessly and securely synchronizes BlackBerry smartphones with Microsoft Exchange or Microsoft Windows Small Business Server. I’m a little confused about this announcement today by Dynamic Business, given that there has been a ‘free’ version of the Blackberry Enterprise Server [...]