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Iye Sumo!
I have been joking for a month that people here were going to mistake me for a sumo wrestler, but it was really supposed to be just a joke. I couldn’t believe it when this evening three elderly (mid-50s) couples were passing me in the street, and one of them stared at me and said…
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Pictures from Day 2…
I have been in Japan since Wednesday evening, and it is now Saturday morning. For my readers in North America the time shift is simple… this morning in Japan is yesterday evening for you, and this evening in Japan will be this morning for you. I think… I have been promising that I would start…
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My (Second) First Full Day…
Today (Friday) was my first full day of work at Rakuten… or at least it was supposed to be. I went to bed at a reasonable hour in order to be well rested for my morning presentation to many of the stakeholders of my upcoming project. Things do not always go according to plans, and…
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A Stranger in a Strange Land…
Have you ever walked through a grocery store and not known what anything was? I had that experience this evening. Although there are pictures on a lot of things, the only items (aside from fresh fruits and vegetables) that I could clearly identify were Frosted Flakes, Coke Zero, and Cote de Rhone. It might have…
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Japan: Day 1
I arrived at the hotel thoroughly exhausted yesterday, which I suppose is to be expected. Fortunately the check-in process was smooth and simple, and I got into my room within five minutes. If I had to pick a single word to describe Japan so far it would be Efficient. Certainly it is clean and everyone…
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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…
The World According to Mitch
The day to day ramblings of an IT Professional (and so much more…)
The World According to Mitch 