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For more information about the Windows Springboard Series visit http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=8418918 . In my last article I described the proper way to install Windows 7 on an Intel-based Mac using Boot Camp. But aside from the complete driver set, what else does Boot Camp offer? In the Windows...
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For more information about the Windows Springboard Series visit http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=8418918 . If you are reading this article on your Mac, this is an important article for you. Before you start though, I suggest you read my previous article outlining how I got to the point where I, the Mitch...
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For more information about the Windows Springboard Series visit http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=8418918 . My name is Mitch, and I am a PC and I run Windows 7! This statement will not surprise anyone who knows me. As a Microsoft MVP and trainer I have been quite vocal about Microsoft’s new client...
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As I sit watching Rabbi Wise’s computer upgrade from Windows Vista to Windows 7 I am thinking about a conversation that he and I just had. Three weeks ago he and I started discussing the benefits of Windows 7 over his currently Windows Vista, and he asked if I thought it was really worth the upgrade...
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For more information about the Windows Springboard Series visit http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=8418918 . In June of 2009 I wrote an article about a feature of Windows 7 that I loved… but couldn’t at the time confirm would actually make it into the final release of Windows 7. In fact I was unable...
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In her recent article ‘ Windows 7: Seven points of imperfection ’ (posted on IT World Canada, and written for PC World US) Jacqueline Emigh calls out seven deficiencies in Microsoft’s new client operating system. While I understand that columnists have to find a hook to please their editors, I...
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Mitch Garvis
on 12-07-2009
Filed under: MIcrosoft, Windows 7, Windows, Microsoft Canada, Article, Client OS, Windows 7 Launch Party, IT World Canada, Jacqueline Emigh, Imperfections, PC World, problems
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The week Windows 7 released Microsoft was slated to sponsor a portion of the Fox TV animated(and rather colourful) show Family Guy . At the last minute they pulled the plug because someone realized that the show did not quite … well frankly it is crude and tasteless. Nonetheless the original...
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On October 28 I was invited to present a STEP (Springboard Technical Experts Panel) Event for the Sarnia Computer Users Group in Sarnia, Ontario. Steve Syfuhs and I drove out there and had a great time, even though we were in for a surprise! I have to say that this group of retired hobbyists...
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When Microsoft announced that rather than throwing large launch events in select cities they would enable Influencers to throw ‘House Parties’ there was a lot of ridicule; many said it wouldn’t work, others poked fun and even shot mocumentaries about them. Cameron McKay and I set out to prove that...
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Mitch Garvis
on 11-04-2009
Filed under: Windows 7, STEP, Springboard, Deployment Point, Deployment, MVP, MVP Microsoft, Steve Syfuhs, Demo, Launch Party, Windows 7 Launch Party, Mitch Garvis, Cameron McKay, Sean Kearney
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My wife’s 17” HP Pavillion laptop broke; when I say that it broke I do not mean that the OS crashed or that the hard disk was defective, or even that the motherboard fried, which are all legitimate reasons for computers to stop working. It seems that a couple of people liked to carry the open laptop...
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Back when I was a computer support technician I used to carry a binder of CDs and DVDs, including (but certainly not limited to!) every version and edition of Windows client and server. This came in handy every time I replaced a hard drive because I could reinstall the OS without having to take...
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Mitch Garvis
on 10-16-2009
Filed under: MIcrosoft, Windows 7, Windows, USB Deployment Point, Article, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, Tim Mintner, Multiple-OS Deployments, Server 2008, Server, Servers, Business Desktop Deployment, Deployment Point, Deployment, Operating System, Server 2008 R2, Server Core, BDD, MDT, Client OS
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If a tool is cumbersome, unwieldy, inefficient, and difficult to use, would you use it? Would you look forward to the experience? Neither would I; so when at the end of last year my son’s Grade 5 homeroom teacher told me that the computers in the school were unreasonably slow, extremely cluttered, and...
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Mitch Garvis
on 10-15-2009
Filed under: Windows 7, Windows, STEP, Springboard, Microsoft Canada, Article, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, School, MGA, Meadow Green Academy, Case Study
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I got a frantic call from a friend this morning. ‘I installed Windows 7 last night; When I checked my System Rating the Windows Experience Index was 5.9, and now it’s only 4.1! Why is my system slower?’ This is not the first time I have gotten this question, and indeed noticed the...
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on 06-18-2009
Filed under: Performance, Windows 7, Moore's Law, Rating, Windows, Experience Index, IT Pro
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For more information about the Windows Springboard Series visit http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=8418918 . My first computer had a cassette drive; my next had two 5.25” floppy disk drives (which cost nearly as much as the computer). Going forward my next computers had both 5.25” and 3.5” drives...
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For more information about the Windows Springboard Series visit http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=8418918 . I moved into my new office this week. I have a desk, a chair, a plethora of computer equipment, and a entire bookshelf. What I don’t have yet is an office phone, which frankly will come...
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I hope by now most of you are running Windows 7. I think it is important that IT Pros are up to speed before the actual product release! However if you are running the beta 2 release – that is Build 7000 it is time for you to upgrade! the Release Candidate ( Build 7100 ) has been available...
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For more information about the Windows Springboard Series visit http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=8418918 . A lot of people cannot understand how IT Professionals and enthusiasts can get excited about some things. I ordered my new laptops last week; however the most exciting part of that has nothing...
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on 05-23-2009
Filed under: Windows 7, Windows, Springboard, USB Deployment Point, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, Tim Mintner, Multiple-OS Deployments, Server 2008, Server, Servers, Michael Niehaus, Business Desktop Deployment, Deployment Point, Deployment
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If you do not live in the Greater Toronto Area, or say between here and Niagara, this is probably not for you. However if you can get to Oakville next Tuesday and are interested in IT then this session is for you! **Special Event** Seminar with World Renowned Security Expert Kai Axford Sheridan...
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on 05-21-2009
Filed under: ITPro Toronto, Windows 7, IT Pro, Windows Home Server, Security, Kai Axford
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For more information about the Windows Springboard Series visit http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=8418918 . of all of the legitimate reasons I have heard why people and organizations have not upgraded to Windows Vista application compatibility has been a big one. I have been telling people for years...
Posted to
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on 05-18-2009
Filed under: Virtualization, Virtual PC, Windows 7, Windows, STEP, Springboard, XP Mode, Compatibility Mode, Compatibility
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For more information about the Windows Springboard Series visit http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=8418918 . User Account Control (UAC) has been one of the big complaints about Windows Vista. It certainly was the butt of one of the cutest ‘I’m a Mac’ commercials. The truth is, as I have mentioned previously...