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An acquaintance sent me an e-mail yesterday in which he essentially asked: 'I am interested in becoming an IT Professional. What certifications should I get and where should I start?' Here is my answer to him: You are right on the...
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...
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...
Every so often an event comes along that has the potential to offer a lot to many for very little. The problem in deciding which ones are worthwhile is not only deciding which ones are primarily focused towards marketing rather than offering benefit...
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...
It occurred to me that thanks to the US Government (and my wacky travel schedule) 2008 is the first year that I have ' sprung forward ' twice. I am of course referring to the fact that North America switched from Daylight Savings to Standard ...
The following is a comment I made to a blog article on Network World on the topic of certification exam security. The actual post can be found here: http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/26502 Using the MCP ID card as your security poses...
' 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 got to Sweden on Tuesday and it did not take me an hour to be fleeced by a taxi driver (A four minute taxi ride from the Kista subway station to the Microsoft office which was not my intended destination cost me 195SEK, or about USD$33). Later...
I arrived in Sweden on Tuesday on a Lufthanza plane filled with a Canadian hockey team coming to play a tournament here. Good luck Canada! Getting to my hotel was a little tricky. Fortunately there is a great tourist information counter at...
So I arrived at the airport several hours early... I just had very little left to do and thought that because I was booked to travel Economy Class I would arrive early for a better chance to be able to use an upgrade certificate. In theory members...
Tuesday evening was the inaugural meeting of the IT Professionals Community of Greater Toronto ( www.itprotoronto.ca ). The event was hosted at Nexient in Mississauga. The evening's presentation was entitled ' Virtualization Fever... Catch...
So I have raved to anyone who will listen about my HTC Tilt PDA... I bought it in November, and although it was pricey I have not regretted it for a minute. If there is a function that a phone or device an do, it does it. It has a great CPU...
Jacob, our Boston Terrier/Beagle cross (often called a Boggle) has been with us for nearly five months now. As any of you who have spoken with me will know he is the absolute love of my life, and will always hold a very special place in my heart...
On Wednesday I got together with five thousand of my closest friends at the Direct Energy Centre in Toronto for the launch of, among other products, Windows Server 2008. It was one of those events that you had to be at to believe! Most of you know...
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