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For more information about the Windows Springboard Series visit http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=8418918 . Six weeks ago I was sitting at Starbucks (until Java U comes to Oakville...) working on my laptop when the manager started talking to me. It...
For more information about the Windows Springboard Series visit http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=8418918 . I am not going to lie to you. Windows Vista has some serious hardware requirements, and like most versions of Windows ever released the minimums...
I have always loved going to the movies. I remember as a child going to some of the old 'Paradise Theatres' in Montreal like the Imperial and the Rialto. Sitting in the grand old theatres - it was rare for there to be even two screens in the theatre...
I was sitting in a cafe minding my own business the other day when I overheard a couple of network administrators discussing the benefits of virtualizing their server room. As this is a topic about which I am quite passionate I was delighted to...
One of the great advantages to MVP Summit is the information that is made available to us; speak to any MVP and chances are they were in no fewer than a dozen sessions over the course of four days, not to mention all of the break-out sessions, the Open...
There is a big difference between things that can be done as opposed to what should be done. I have discussed virtualization in great detail of late because of how interesting it is to the average IT Professional. Windows Server Virtualization...
So what is Essential Business Server (EBS) ? In simple terms EBS is a complete corporate network for mid-sized companies in a box, or rather in three or four boxes depending on the version. Let me explain: In the beginning there was the PC...
For years I have been saying that Small Business Server was the best solution for small businesses that did not have huge IT budgets; it allowed them to take advantage of the same enterprise-level tools such as Microsoft Exchange Server, SQL Server, and...
Microsoft Windows Small Business Server is a great solution for small businesses of any size, from two to seventy-five seats. The standard package offers the complete functionality of Windows Server, along with a web server, mail server, SharePoint Services...
' The End is nigh! A big stakes suit to save us all.' That is the Page Two headline in today's International Herald Tribune . It is the story of how two men - Walter Wagner and Luis Sancho - are suing the Conseil Européen...
I have a confession to make: I was a bad kid. I was rebellious, I was anti-authority, I did or tried to do what I thought was cool without much concern for what was right. Up until my eighteenth birthday and probably a bit beyond that I was...
This past Monday I had the opportunity to present what I call a 'Let's Get Excited' presentation to an architect audience at Microsoft Canada. I was asked to showcase several new features of Windows Server 2008, due to launch on February...
I suppose I don't do a very good job of advertising the fact that I am the Chief Training Officer for Certguard.com, an organization dedicated to helping IT Pros get certified, and to boosting the credibility of those certifications by actively hunting...
A couple of months ago I effectively moved in with Theresa; that is to say I have not yet vacated my apartment, but have relegated it to being little more than a drop box, sometimes office, and place to store things until we actually hire a truck to move...
One evening this week at the dinner table Theresa and I were discussing some of the steps that we took to protect Aaron (our nine year old) while he surfs the Internet. He piped up that he did NOT like any of these measures, and I told him that...
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