**AUTHOR’S NOTE: While I am not, strictly speaking, an IT Security Specialist, I do hold a number of security-related certifications; in my work as well as for my personal usage, I try to do everything securely. I am writing this article without having a full understanding of the security behind the feature. I know that … Continue reading Back and Forth…
Author: Mitch Garvis
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Wouldn’t You Know It?
Last Tuesday I passed a certification exam that was quite valuable. It was a difficult exam, but in the end the system congratulated me. I was extremely happy… and then I had to wait. Minutes, hours… it was not until the next morning that I received the email from CompTIA congratulating me on my new … Continue reading Wouldn’t You Know It?
Exam Retakes
Certification exams are not cheap. Depending on the certification (and the certifying body) they can range from $100 to… well, much more. That is one of the reasons I have always been nervous about sitting exams – passing is great, but if you fail… not only do you walk out of the exam room with … Continue reading Exam Retakes
RDP With AzureAD Accounts
In 2001 I purchased the Gateway desktop computer that I would be using for my certification journey. I had purchased seven classes from a training centre, and I now had two computers to study and prepare. One thing that I was thrilled to be able to do was to configure my server with Terminal Services, … Continue reading RDP With AzureAD Accounts
Certification Exams… At Home Again.
· I should go back and see just how many posts I have written about certifications… if I can count that high. It has long been a topic that I have been passionate about, and that has not changed. When I looked at my Microsoft Learning Transcript the other day I was surprised to see … Continue reading Certification Exams… At Home Again.
CAPTCHA… Working or Not?
We have all come across them, and some of them are more or less annoying. A CAPTCHA is usually a secondary verification system after we’ve entered our password to make sure that we are real, and it is not a bot (automated system) trying to access our account. I got a notification from a friend … Continue reading CAPTCHA… Working or Not?
Has it been that long?
The first public presentation that I delivered to a Microsoft community audience was the launch of Windows Server 2003 R2. As a user group leader at the time, I was sent a copy of the product, along with a lot of materials to help me to deliver the presentation in the MPR room at Microsoft’s … Continue reading Has it been that long?
Shake Your Thang!
I remember sitting in a MCT Airlift for Windows 7 when we were introduced to Aero Shake. I was a huge fan of Shake, which allowed someone with a very busy desktop to take the title bar of the window they were using, shake it, and all of the other open windows (desktop clutter) would … Continue reading Shake Your Thang!
Windows 11 Taskbar
Welcome to Windows 11. It is amusing how many complaints I have gotten from people about the new taskbar. Why amusing? Firstly, I do not work for Microsoft! While it may be fun to gripe about it to someone who once was a Microsoft contractor, I cannot do anything about it. Oh, you want me … Continue reading Windows 11 Taskbar
Memories Of A World We Once Knew
Last week I was reminded of something that happened to me on the first day of either Kindergarten or Grade 1… I don’t remember which. I was either five or six years old; we were picked up in the morning by a big yellow school bus, and dropped off in the afternoon by the same. … Continue reading Memories Of A World We Once Knew
The Secrets of The French…
The first class that I took on Microsoft Windows was with a very nice French-Canadian instructor whose name I think was Denis. He told an interesting story that I wish I had retained the details of. He told us that following The Great War (WW1), the government of France decided that codes and secrets and … Continue reading The Secrets of The French…
Amazon Dumbness
There are a lot of you out there who do not like Amazon. They are trying to take over the world, they are putting the little guy out of business, and more of that. I respect that position, and respect anyone who would rather not do business with them. I am not in that camp. … Continue reading Amazon Dumbness
Errors Unknown and Unknowable
Every so often I encounter a problem that needs to be escalated. This one had a lot of us scratching our heads for a couple of weeks.It is a French server, but in simple terms: When trying to run the Hybrid Configuration Wizard to connect the Exchange Server to Exchange Online, we ran into myriad … Continue reading Errors Unknown and Unknowable
LinkedIn Spam
I am sinking in spam.“Hi Mitch! I would love to connect with you on LinkedIn!” –Someone I’ve never heard of, but we might have mutual connections…Ok, I connect. Why? You can never know too many people professionally. From someone who has often been out of a job or between contracts, it is often important to … Continue reading LinkedIn Spam
The World According to Mitch 