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Folder Redirection: Where’d these warnings come from?
Congratulations. You have decided to implement a Folder Redirection policy on your domain. There are real advantages to this, not the least of which is that all of your users’ profile folders will get backed up centrally… and that when they change computers their files and settings are just there. You have created a Group…
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Ending Snow Days? Sorry kids, but it SHOULD happen soon.
Originally posted on The World According to Mitch: This month I had lunch with Sharon Bennett, a veteran of the IT industry and blogger.? We discussed a number of topics relating to both technology and community… I asked her a ton of questions, and the one that got me the most intriguing answer was: ‘What…
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Do IT Remotely
A few days ago I was in with my boss and he asked me to perform a particular bit of maintenance during off-hours. ‘Just come into the office tonight after Taekwondo and do it… it shouldn’t take you very long.’ He was right, and I almost did… and then I remembered that in 2014 there…
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Drinking When I Need A Drink…
I made a decision several years ago. I decided that any time that I said ‘I need a drink’ I would not have one. I would not use alcohol to solve my problems, reduce my stress, make my life easier. Why? Because from what I could tell that is one of the easiest ways to…
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I Feel Fat.
I woke up this morning and waddled into the washroom. I couldn’t believe how big I felt. I must have gained 20lbs. I looked at the scale with fear and loathing. I have been called a lot of names in the past, but never a coward. I stepped onto the little crappy appliance that was…
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A Brief Explanation…
Yesterday I posted a blog article that was taken down after a few minutes. It read: ‘Now do you believe that I am who I say I am?’ As soon as I realized that it was pushed out to Facebook, Twitter, and all of my followers I took it down. Nevertheless, I have been asked…
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Comments
The vast majority of comments to any blog I would expect are spam engines. That is why I make sure that every comment gets approved before you see it. However I do check all of my comments (or at least, those that the Spam engines do not catch) and post them immediately… even if I…
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1,200 Japanese workers convert above-ground train to subway line in a matter of hours
I found Japan to be among the most organized places I have ever been. I am not going to say that everything is efficient – there were a lot of ridiculous wastes that I discovered. However when they want to get things done, that is a country that knows how to do it. I spent…
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Out of Band Security Updates
If you run Windows Server this is very important. Microsoft released today a number of out-of-band security updates for Microsoft Windows. From what I have read, these patches (One of my servers has 14 applicable updates since 3am) will be applied to Windows clients as well as Windows Servers, but the vulnerability it protects is…
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Meet Dr. Scripto
While I am sure most of you are not familiar with this crazy character, I suspect a lot of you use the tools that he represents. You see, this is Dr. Scripto. I am not sure which delusional drunk came up with the idea and design of the character, but I think it is a…
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Remembrance Day / Veterans’ Day
Ninety-six years ago today at 11:00am the guns fell silent. The Great War was over. Unfortunately like every successful movie there was a sequel, and as usual it was much worse than the original. War has been a part of our world since time immemorial, and to this day we dream of a day when…
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When Your World is Very Small…
In my first year as a Road Warrior Glenn Fincher and I were I were in the Rental Car Shuttle heading to the terminal at Charlotte International Airport. It had been another successful delivery, and except for the fact that he threatened to leave me at the diner where we had breakfast unless I ate…
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The day to day ramblings of an IT Professional (and so much more…)
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