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Picking my new laptop
Over the past few weeks I have started shopping for my new laptop… and am still open to suggestions, although I am looking for something fairly specific in that I need a lot of power, but do not want to lug around a 10lb system (I travel a bit). This…(read more)
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The next generation of Windows is here. Join the conversation…
Take a behind- the-scenes look at the next generation of Windows at http://www.TalkingaboutWindows.com , a video blog offering IT professionals genuine insight on Windows 7 from the Microsoft engineers who helped build the product. Listen as engineers talk about…(read more)
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Are you a Mac or a PC?
I have long believed that a computer is a tool that should do what you need it to do. The whole Mac versus PC debate is interesting in that if you step back someone who has never used a either will have to learn one of them, and frankly both are…(read more)
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A Reply to a Trainer Who Knows His Students Cheat
I am a member of a private community of Microsoft Certified Trainers on a well known networking site. In the last couple of days one of my colleagues complained that his students were passing their exams by using Brain Dumps, and that these tools…(read more)
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We’re ALL a PC!
During the 2009 MVP Global Summit we recorded a video of the lot of us – fifteen hundred MVPS! – proclaiming that we are PCs. Of course they recorded it, and here it is… the booming voice that you hear in the second run through is Steve Ballmer…(read more)
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What’s New Pussycat?
As I sit in the MCT Summit this week I am blown away by what’s coming down the pipe. These are the things that I will be focusing on in the next little while: Virtualization Of course I have been talking about Hyper-V for over a year now… and System Center Virtual Machine Manager is…
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A Violinist in the Metro
I came across this piece in the 180 Systems Blog (www.180systemsblog.com) this evening and found it fascinating. Please feel free to visit them for more insightful pieces. -M A man sat at a subway station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces…
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Your Certification Journey Starts With a Single Step
Sunday morning I woke up to find a foot of snow in my driveway; time to break out the shovel! I dressed up warm (the thermometer read -9°C / 19°F), grabbed my shovel, and opened the garage door… and was flummoxed. Where should I start? There was a wall of snow all along both sides…
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Get All the Facts
On Sunday I was shoveling my driveway, and quite enjoying myself. I had decided ahead of time to only do one side of it that day, and finish it Monday or Tuesday. As I stood at the base of the driveway admiring my work someone came up to me and said ‘It looks like you…
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January in Ontario… My shovel runneth over
It happened again… over a three day period nearly a foot of fresh snow fell on Oakville. As I usually do I ignored it for a bit until it got too bad for my car to drive through, but this morning I decided to get out there and clear it. I actually discovered in December…
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A Quick Guide to Phinding Phishing
The following message appeared in my Junk Mail box today. (These are only the first few lines… it looked complete and quite official) From: paypal.support@520838.com Security Center Advisory! PayPal is constantly working to ensure security by screening accounts daily in our system. We recently reviewed your account, and we need you to verify information to…
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The Three Fingered Salute Explained
The Ctrl-Alt-Delete key combination has been a piece of computer trivia and lore for years… it really is the most famous ‘Easter Egg’ of all time. Here is an interesting video of the father of the feature (Dave Bradley) explaining its origins. http://www.flixxy.com/computer-history-ctrl-alt-del.htm
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Microsoft Dog Food (NOT what you think)
I just got an e-mail from the Microsoft Company Store confirming they were shipping my recent order… which I read as this: ‘We wanted to inform you that your most recent order of DOG TREATS is en route.’ This week’s ‘Gingit’ toll: 1 pair leather shoes (mine…) 1 Xbox 360 wireless controller 1 Wireless Notebook…
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Day Job versus Independent Consultant: Which is right for you?
I was looking for an e-mail from years ago when I came across this letter I wrote to the Senior Editor (Careers) for TechRepublic.com nearly six years ago. Although the circumstances hardly apply to me anymore it may be interesting for IT Professionals just starting out, weighing the pros and cons of leaving their cozy…
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Oh What a Night!
New Years Eve… December 31st, 2008. We left our hotel at 1pm and did not stop having an incredible time for over twelve hours! I started to blog when we came home last night, but it was a lost cause. It is now New Years Day, and I have a lot to remember from last…
The World According to Mitch 