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The Adventure Begins…
In the words of Adrian Cronauer (Look it up, kids) It is Oh-Six-Hundred Hours… What does the Oh stand for? ‘Oh my G-d it’s early!’ I am now sitting comfortably in the Maple Leaf Lounge at Toronto Pearson International Airport, and there is plenty of time to sit and wait before boarding the plane for…
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It’s about to begin…
There comes a time in the time leading to a journey when there are simply not enough hours left to do much else. With regard to my trip to Tokyo I think we are there. As I write this it is a very rainy Saturday afternoon in Oakville. I am reviewing my mental checklist for…
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About.Me
Hey Readers! I was wondering how many of you use the About.Me site for profiles? Do you have your own? Do you look at others’? I have had a profile for a while, but decided yesterday (I don’t know why) to actually populate it. I’d like your opinions, as well as suggestions of what I…
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I’m back in the (WServer) News :)
One of my favorite publications about the Windows Server ecosystem is WServerNews.com, which I get delivered to my Inbox every Monday morning. Several weeks ago the Editor of WServerNews (Mitch Tulloch, who refers to me as The Other Mitch), posted a question earlier this summer from a loyal reader asking about his career path. He…
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Big in Japan…
There has been a rumour floating around that I was not happy at Microsoft Canada. Whoever started that rumour was not me, and it could not have been further from the truth. I have loved working with the DPE Team, I have loved almost everything about the past year. With that being said, over the…
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A Humbling Accolade, Year 3
Two years ago I had not heard of BizTech Magazine, so when I found out that this blog had been listed on their list of 50 IT Blogs You Must Read I was truly surprised, and honoured. I then started following them and reading the publication, and that increased the value of the honour. A…
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Hyper-V CPU Compatibility Mode
it is pretty well known that for Live Migration to work in Hyper-V, the CPUs on the hosts must be of the same family (Intel to Intel, AMD to AMD). However it is not as simple as that. Both companies are constantly improving their products, so a CPU that Intel makes in 2013 will have…
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Windows 8.1 Bits (RTM)!
This is cut and pasted directly from the TechNet blog: Based on the feedback from you and our partners, we’re pleased to announce that we will be making available our current Windows 8.1 and Windows 8.1 Pro RTM builds (as well as Windows Server 2012 R2 RTM builds) to the developer and IT professional communities…
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Thank you for your support!
What a year it’s been. That’s right, it’s been a year since I joined the DPE Team at Microsoft Canada as a Virtual Technical Evangelist. I blogged about it here and I was as excited as could be. I can assure you that the excitement has not waned for one minute during my tenure here.…
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The advantages of selling Office 365 and Windows Server
Many small and midsize businesses today are considering the use of cloud-based software applications for the ease, accessibility, and cost benefits they can offer. At the same time, many still need an on-site platform for a range of needs from hosting applications, to print sharing, to storing sensitive financial data. As our valued partner of…
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First ALL GREEN DAY!
Today is the first day since I started back on exercise – walking for now, until I lose weight – that the FitBit dashboard was entirely green. Woohoo! Hope for a lot more of these. I went for a nice walk in Minneapolis today (Okay, Plymouth, MN)… nearly 5 miles, and it was 90 degrees…
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Mall of America
I love my parents… I really do. I just don’t always enjoy spending time with them. I dislike shopping, and I hate mall. So when my parents asked me to take them to the Mall of America this morning I figured I would grin and bear it. Thankfully at the middle of this retail hell…
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New solutions for small business customers!
Many small and midsize businesses today are considering the use of cloud-based software applications for the ease, accessibility, and cost benefits they can offer. At the same time, many still need an on-site platform for a range of needs from hosting applications, to print sharing, to storing sensitive financial data. As our valued Windows Server…
The World According to Mitch
The day to day ramblings of an IT Professional (and so much more…)
The World According to Mitch 