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Microsoft Windows 8
I just came across a great new commercial for Windows 8… it really tells the story well, and there is no dancing, rapping, or funny faces. I hope you like it! –M
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Are you excited? R2 is coming…
Sometimes i wish they wouldn’t do it… Once again Microsoft announced new product versions (Server 2012 R2 and System Center 2012 R2) at TechEd last week, but did not release anything. Yes, i am excited too, but please remember that while these are both going to be great new versions, the announcement of them should…
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Step-by-Step: Installing System Center Operations Manager 2012 SP1
So here we are, telling you that you should be getting with the program; download and install System Center 2012 SP1, it will transform your life! Unfortunately that’s where we have left you… with a list of incredible capabilities, and no real understanding of where to start. So let’s start with the installation process for…
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A Great Response Regarding OEM/Upgrade Media
Earlier this week I wrote a piece called “For when you want to let go… but can’t completely.’ I got a few interesting responses to it, but one really well thought out one from H. Mertens. Here is his comment, and my responses to him. -M A clarification over the OEM/Upgrade media issue: A OEM…
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Hey Halifax! Here I come!
Hello Halifax IT Professionals! You are invited to the following event: An Introduction to Microsoft Virtualization and the Private Cloud with System Center 2012 and Hyper-V The event will be held on Tuesday, June 11, 2013 from 5:30 PM to 9:00 PM (ADT) WHERE: Nova Scotia Community College Institute of IT Campus 5685 Leeds…
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Cisco Nexus 1000V for Microsoft Hyper-V now available!
I have been talking to you about it for several months, and am thrilled to tell you that it is now available… RTM for the Cisco Nexus 1000V for Microsoft Hyper-V was announced at Microsoft TechEd North America today. Here is the complete announcement from the Cisco Nexus 1000V Product Management Team –M Cisco…
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For when you want to let go, but can’t completely.
Mitch, I have been using my Windows 7 laptop for nearly three years. It has all of my applications on it, and because of the custom dev work that I do a lot of what I have in there simply cannot be recreated – anywhere, let alone on another OS. I want to upgrade my…
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Getting Started with System Center 2012: OpsMgr & VMM
Let’s face it: System Center 2012 is BIG. Microsoft literally took seven completely separate products – three of which were HUGE on their own, and combined them into a single product. It’s no wonder so many IT Pros and hopefuls are so intimidated by it. I am not going to guide you through the actual…
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System Center 2012
Over the past few months I have written extensively on Windows Server 2012. I am a big fan of Microsoft’s newest server OS and the benefits that it offers. However I feel that I have only been offering part of the story. Starting tomorrow and for the next few months I will be posting several…
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Mayor Ford on News Talk 1010… It’s time to go.
Over the past fortnight I – all of us who live in the Greater Toronto Area – have been subjected to an interesting spectacle.. Just over two weeks ago two media outlets – www.gawker.com and the Toronto Star – went public with independent stories that their reporters had seen cell-phone video of the mayor of…
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You may think doing it on the ground is hard, but…
Since my return to Martial Arts five years ago I have posted several videos and pictures of my breaking boards and bricks. It is really less impressive than it looks, although I do not encourage you to try it without the proper training and supervision. In fact I recently scolded one of my students who…
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Conquering Challenges
Happy Friday folks. It is May 31st… the last day of the month, for many people it’s a day to submit expenses. In southern Ontario it is a beautiful sunny day (some people complain about the heat… I never do) and it is not surprising that around the office there is a lot of chatter…
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Step-by-Step: Creating Differencing Disks
Earlier this week I told you how you can use Differencing Disks in courseware, for lab development, for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, for software development, and for any number of other uses. They really are a very handy technology once you get to know them. But how do you do that? Although usually I would show…
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Lync up to Skype… and Skype up to Lync!
Ever since Microsoft bought Skype I have been getting questions about where it fits. We got our first indication earlier this year when we all got notifications that Live Messenger was merging into Skype. Obviously there was no need for two different services that did essentially the same thing… but Lync was a different story.…
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This is getting interesting…
Last year I was asked to participate in the Canadian launch tour for Microsoft Office 365. At first I was hesitant, but I am really glad that I did. I got to meet and speak to a lot of interesting people across the country who do not usually come out to my sessions on Windows…
The World According to Mitch
The day to day ramblings of an IT Professional (and so much more…)
The World According to Mitch 