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Losing a Part of Me… What I would like to share.
Last week I posted on Facebook that I have lost 25lbs in the past three months, and a lot of people offered words of congratulations and encouragement. I want to thank them for that. The truth is, I have struggled with my weight for the past twenty years. Since before I got out of the army…
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Surface Pro 3: Two weeks later
Are there problems with it? Yes. Do I absolutely love it? I love my kids and my dogs… but I suppose I do like it as much as I have ever liked a laptop or tablet… and I have had quite a few of them over the years! What are the problems? There is really only…
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MVP? Martial Artist? Read on!
Over the eight years I spent as a Microsoft MVP I was honoured to meet so many wonderful people, fellow MVPs and Microsoft employees alike. While we are usually viewed as IT Pros, Developers, experts in our field, I have learned that none of us is one-dimensional, and often have a lot of other interests…
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My parting words as a Microsoft MVP
I want to thank all of you who commented – both publicly and privately – on my losing my status as a Microsoft MVP. Let me sum it all up, and hopefully answer all of your questions. 1) I was informed on Monday that I was not being renewed. However this was several weeks after…
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Cloud-Based VDI!!! No.
I was having a conversation this week with a colleague about his plans to create a hybrid-cloud environment by moving many of his datacenter workloads onto Windows Azure. After all, it makes plenty of sense – eliminating new capital expenses and reducing ongoing operational expenses just makes sense. “And once we have tested it, we…
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Another One Down: Happy New Year!
This Wednesday evening we, the Jewish people, will celebrate Rosh Hashanah. It is the Jewish New Year, and we are ringing in Year 5775. As is customary, I have spent some time over the past few days reflecting on the joys and sadness of the past year. The year 5774 started out tremendously for me. I…
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Home Entertainment in 2014
As some of you know I recently moved into a new condo. Unlike my previous living arrangements, I will be living here alone… although my children will visit, they (and the dogs) will be living with their mother. You all know me as a Windows guy, and that has not changed; however there are so…
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More Free EBooks from Microsoft Press
You have to give Microsoft Learning (and Microsoft Press) credit… they have finally figured out that their parent company will make more money if they help people to learn their products, rather than charging them for the privilege. When the Microsoft Virtual Academy went on-line we were all thrilled, and continue to be so as…
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How do YOU manage?
A year ago I left the world of technology evangelism and became, once again, a full time consultant. It’s true… up until that point a great deal of my recent experience has been in training and talking, rather than hands-on doing. While that is certainly how a lot of people still see me, I can…
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Communications – I’m talking to you, IT guy!
Let’s face it… most technical people did not get into their fields because of their love of communicating. It is not uncommon to see IT pros (and developers) avoid communications with non-technical people, often shying away from any human contact whatsoever. The ultimate portrayal of this was Sandra Bullock’s character in the 1995 movie The Net. …
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Sad Times for an Industry
I used to say to my audiences that while the number of jobs in IT will go down, the best will always be in demand. I then spent several months essentially unemployed. The IT field has changed dramatically over the course of the last few years. I suppose it is natural for an industry as…
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WSUS: Watch out!
Here’s a great way to waste time, network bandwidth, and storage space: download excess patches that you do not need. For bonus points, download languages you don’t support. Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) is a great solution that has come a long way since it was introduced. However it gives a lot of us functionality…
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Surface Pro 3 and Windows 8: Not everybody’s cup of tea
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again… I do like my Surface Pro 3. With that being said, I know everyone has different tastes, and some people are not going to like it. A couple of months ago my sister, a long time Mac user (and Apple Fanboi) told me that her new…
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Cloning with Customization Specifications
Being back in a VMware environment, there are a few differences I need to remember from Hyper-V and System Center. It is not that one is better or worse than the other, but they are certainly different. Customization Specifications are a great addition in vCenter to Cloning virtual machines. They allow you to name the VM,…
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Rock the Vote!
For over a decade I have been working on this blog, first on MITPro.ca, then a couple of different URLs and every year my readership has grown… and I have worked hard to maintain the level of posts that you have come to expect. While this year has been a difficult one for me (more…
The World According to Mitch
The day to day ramblings of an IT Professional (and so much more…)
The World According to Mitch 