Category: Windows 8
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The Kobayashi Maru of Desktop Deployment
A couple of years ago I was asked to write an article on desktop deployment. Back then Windows 7 was reasonably new, and there was a lot of chatter about the fact that you could not upgrade from a Windows XP machine directly to Windows 7. Recently a lot of people have asked me about…
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Actual Reality: Desktop Virtualization Solutions from Microsoft
In July I presented my first webcast with BrightTalk. They were putting together a series on virtualization, and asked if I would be able to speak about VDI and Desktop Virtualization strategies. It was my pleasure! The webcast is now available on-line. I encourage you to download it, and let me know what you think!…
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Vancouver Helping Calgary
The news is ablaze with stories of the terrible flooding in Calgary. As I wrote in an article yesterday (Leaving Calgary…) I got out before the worst of it, but only barely. The rivers are overflowing, entire neighborhoods are under water, and the news is not getting better. At least two dead, and people are…
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Hey Vancouver, Eight is NOT Enough!
Are you coming to the Windows 8 Install Fest in Vancouver this week-end? It was recently brought to my attention that a mailing went out letting people know that I will be discussing and demonstrating Windows To GO (WTG). If you want to follow along, bring along an 8GB USB key. I do not know…
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Microsoft Windows 8
I just came across a great new commercial for Windows 8… it really tells the story well, and there is no dancing, rapping, or funny faces. I hope you like it! –M
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A Great Response Regarding OEM/Upgrade Media
Earlier this week I wrote a piece called “For when you want to let go… but can’t completely.’ I got a few interesting responses to it, but one really well thought out one from H. Mertens. Here is his comment, and my responses to him. -M A clarification over the OEM/Upgrade media issue: A OEM…
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For when you want to let go, but can’t completely.
Mitch, I have been using my Windows 7 laptop for nearly three years. It has all of my applications on it, and because of the custom dev work that I do a lot of what I have in there simply cannot be recreated – anywhere, let alone on another OS. I want to upgrade my…
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Not thrilled with WordPress today…
I want to be clear that this is a one-time rant. I generally LOVE WordPress. I think it is an excellent blogging platform and I recommend it to everyone who asks. This is probably ‘just one of those things.’ As well, it is actually a rant about the WordPress App for Windows 8, and not…
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The Benefits of Windows Intune
Last month I had the opportunity to sit down with Robert Crane, the host of the Need to Know Podcast, about Windows Intune. These podcasts are great for keeping IT professionals up to date on technologies that they may not know a great deal about, and Windows Intune is certainly one of those. Dubbed by…
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One man’s blame is another man’s credit?
Andy Borowirz of The New Yorker, tongue in cheek, posted an article on his blog this morning that states that North Korean President Kim Jong Un had to delay their missile launch because of Microsoft. While it is of course bogus, the article is quite amusing! Check it out here: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport/2013/04/north-korean-missile-test-delayed-by-windows-8.html
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Video Conversion Software Giveaway
Welcome to Spring! As you know, from time to time software vendors contact me with promotions and giveaways for you, my readers. I like to pass along the ones that are really appealing, so when Digiarty Software told me that they are giving away copies of the WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe (the latest and…
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Converting VHDs to VHDX and other questions…
Many of the articles I write for both The World According to Mitch and the Canadian IT Pro Connection come directly from people I meet through my travels. They send me questions about technology by e-mail and rather than simply replying to them, if I feel the questions are relevant, I write them up as…
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Windows 8: Client Hyper-V and Why It Matters
Recently I sat down with Kevin Remde from Microsoft’s US DPE team to discuss virtualization in Windows 8. We had a great discussion about VDI, client-side Hyper-V, and a lot of other interesting options. Let us know what you think! -M http://aka.ms/fe3epl
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Converting an SD Card to Permanent Storage in Windows Devices
So as you know I was all excited to buy the very first Microsoft Surface Pro. I bought the 128 GB model because I knew that despite the fact that I have all sorts of external hard drives I was even likely to ax out 128 GB pretty quick. Fortunately between Cloud-based storage (SkyDrive for…
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How Surface changed my thinking… and helped my shoulder
I travel heavy. When going through airport security it is not uncommon for me to pull three or four laptops out of two laptop bags. In addition to that I will have external hard drives, a plethora of cables, and all sorts of other junk. It has resulted in very strong – albeit often aching…
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