-
Do you still like this blog?
I hope you do! In 2011 we were awarded one of BizTech Magazine’s 50 Must Read IT Blogs. We need your help to stay on the list! Please take a moment to vote here: https://list.ly/~ZTczk and let me know that you still find my writings useful and handy… or at least amusing and interesting 🙂
-
Goodbye TechNet… But not quite.
September 1st came and went… most of us in North America enjoyed the long Labour Day weekend, whether we were with family, at the cottage, enjoying the CNE, or doing whatever people who don’t live in Toronto do for Labour Day. What most of us did not feel was the hard stop of all of…
-
Back to … here.
I’ve been with Yakidoo for a little over a week, and it is great to be back in charge of a datacentre… albeit a smaller one. One thing that I think surprised me though was, after all my time as a Microsoft Virtual Evangelist, I was so happy to be back in a VMware environment. …
-
Another Easily Averted Tragedy…
This morning we all woke up to the terrible and shocking news that a shooting instructor (I refuse to call him a Range Master) was shot and killed by a nine year old girl with an Uzi sub-machine gun (SMG). It is a tragedy on two fronts – of course it is a tragedy for…
-
DNS Gotchas in vSphere
As I once again immerse myself in a VMware environment as System Administrator, I am getting to do all sorts of fun stuff that I haven’t done in a while. However there is one gotcha that I encountered that I know, I knew, and have even taught on countless occasions. VMware does not do Dynamic…
-
DHCP on Server Core
I am loving being back in charge of a proper IT Infrastructure, and of course every admin is going to want to put his own touches on their servers. One of the things I did in my first week was create a couple of new domain controllers running Windows Server Core. Of course, when you…
-
Should I return the Surface Pro 3?
I have been having an issue with the device… it’s a networking issue that is absolutely not normal behaviour. The Microsoft Store replaced it for me once, but I am still having the issues. I requested a call-back from Surface Support this week; I was assured by the site that I would receive a call…
-
What’s in My … Messenger Bag?
As I have written previously I recently picked up a Microsoft Surface Pro 3, and despite a couple of minor annoyances it truly is a wonderful device. Because I have not been traveling as much as I did over the past few years, I have taken the opportunity to downsize my carry-load. My sister called…
-
I’m Afraid. You should be too.
This weekend throughout Canada there are demonstrations going on that are billed as being against the Israeli action in the Gaza Strip. Some people are going so far as to call them anti-Israel. While I find it distressful that there are demonstrations across one of the countries where I am a citizen that are specifically…
-
An Open Letter to Those Who Posted on my Facebook Wall Berating Israel
It is amazing that people who are otherwise intelligent can be so gullible and ignorant. In 2005 Israel left Gaza completely. Not only did the IDF withdraw, they pulled out all settlers (often at gunpoint, kicking and screaming). They left behind factories, farms, and the world community committed a boatload of money for them to…
-
Protected: Neither a Hold War nor a Holy Country
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
-
Surface Pro 3: A VERY different experience
If you are a long time reader of this blog you may remember how thrilled I was when I bought the first Microsoft Surface Pro sold in Canada. I wrote about it (including videos) that week (Microsoft Surface with Windows 8 Pro: It’s Here!) and quite a bit subsequently. It was… well, it was a…
-
Outlook Looking Out for me AGAIN!
A few hours ago a deadline was about to pass. I had promised someone I would send them the final draft of a file before they got into their office this morning. I also knew that I would not be available to re-send it if there was a problem because of a previous commitment. I…
-
Honesty in Advertising
This week-end I lambasted a friend who hosts/produces a radio show about travel for posting that a particular hotel chain wanted to appear on his show to discuss his product, but refused to provide a free stay in exchange for the privilege. I also told him that I know the entire industry works that way,…
-
Outlook 2013: Take Action!
I have been using Microsoft Office 2013 since it was in early beta mode, and I still find features on a daily basis that I love. Of course, some of them I have been using all along, like Action Items. Microsoft Outlook analyzes your e-mails and lets you know if it has found things, like…
The World According to Mitch
The day to day ramblings of an IT Professional (and so much more…)
The World According to Mitch 