Optimizing RDP for casual use

Optimizing RDP client/server for casual use. Make it use less bandwidth. Get higher throughput and adaptive transfers. Revisit Back in 2011 I wrote a blog post on optimizing RDP in Windows 7. I’ve been thinking of updating that post for some time, and now finally got around to it. Background Since sometime around 2000 I … Read more

Windows 2012 Storage Spaces not mounting after reinstall

After reinstalling Windows 2012 R2 Server you may find that the Storage Spaces virtual disks will not show up automatically. In fact you won’t even see them in “Computer Management”. The reason for this is that the server is not configured to use the old storage space setup. Authorize server for read-write to storage spaces First … Read more

Setting up OwnCloud on Windows: Your personal Dropbox

What is this? OwnCloud is a free personal alternative to Dropbox. You run your own server so storage is limited to whatever storage your server has. It has much of the same features (and some more) that Dropbox has, and after a few days use it seems “so far so good”. About this guide This … Read more