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Insanity Is…
We have all heard this quote before… and it is exactly true. However in your server environment, when you want things identical, then we would turn this phrase around: Insanity: Doing things manually over and over and expecting identical results. I have not spent a great deal of time learning PowerShell… but whenever I have…
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Broken Cluster? Clear it up.
Three years ago I wrote an article about cleaning up nodes of clusters that had been corrupted and destroyed (See Cluster Issues… how to clean out cluster nodes from destroyed clusters). Unfortunately the cluster command has been deprecated in Windows Server 2012 R2, so we need to go to PowerShell… which frankly is where we…
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New (and Free!) E-Books
Last month I posted an updated list of free ebooks that Microsoft Press offers (Free E-Books… Way beyond PDF Files!) which was extremely well received. Well today I was given information that MS Press released two new ebooks this month, both of which are extremely of interest to a lot of my readers. Microsoft System…
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Cluster-Aware Updates: Be Aware!
When I started evangelizing Windows Server 2012 for Microsoft, there was a long list of features that I was always happy to point to. There are a few of them that I have never really gone into detail on, that I am currently working with. Hopefully these articles will help you. Cluster Aware Updates (CAU)…
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Gone Phishing… NO!!!!
I remember the first time I got a phishing request from a bank. Not only was it a bank I had never done business with, I had in fact never heard of them. I looked into it, and sure enough they were a real bank… but that didn’t change the fact that I did not…
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Follow-up to a comment.
Per my comment reply to Peter, this is from the My Certifications > MCSE: Private Cloud page.
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To Recertify, or NOT to Recertify… THAT is the question.
I was definitely a proponent of expiring certifications when the topic came up. Why? Because my value as an MCSE was diminished by others who held the same title… from Windows NT. By making professionals renew their certifications we obtained the ability to differentiate between someone with current value and skills and knowledge and someone…
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Cloud Storage: What’s your favourite?
A few weeks ago Bauke Roesink, a fellow blogger, reached out to me to ask for a blub for a piece he was doing on Cloud Storage. He asked me to write up what platform I use to share large files, and why. The results would be featured in a piece he was doing, that…
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Watching TV…
When I moved into my condo in September I made a conscious decision to not subscribe to cable TV. The decision had nothing to do with reducing the number of hours I spend watching TV, it was simply a question of money… I had been unemployed for eight months, and although I was earning a…
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Thank You For Lousy Customer Service!
When I moved into my condo I bought a refurbished Cuisinart coffee machine. You know, the type that brews Keurig coffees. It was my first purchase for the condo, and I was very proud of it. Why? Well for one thing it is a very nice machine, and for another… well, mornings are just better…
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Free E-Books… Way beyond PDF Files!
Back in 2013 I published an article about free e-books from Microsoft Press, and I got some great response to it. Why? My readers love books, and everyone loves getting something for nothing. That is just simple math. I was having a conversation with my team last week, and they told me they did not…
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Time for a change…
It’s not what you’re thinking… I am still doing what I did professionally, although I did have a bit of a hiccup in my schedule today. I live in a condo building in Burlington. I have been here since September, and while I try to be friendly, it doesn’t seem that many of the neighbours…
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Apple Dongles… Dangling functionality in front of you!
“Just remember Mitch… you are coming into an environment where people love their Macs and their Linux. As long as you don’t come in and try to convert them, you will do well here.” Yes, when I had my initial conversation with the leadership at Kobo I was told something very much like that. Obviously…
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Whisky is Wonderful, but…
If you know me, you probably know that I am a whisky drinker. Had you asked me eighteen months ago I would have said I am a scotch drinker, but that changed when Michael Kulwicki joined the Rakuten End User Technology team in October of 2013. Michael is Scottish, but is living in Tokyo with…
The World According to Mitch
The day to day ramblings of an IT Professional (and so much more…)
