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Calgary Here I Come!
Even before joining Microsoft Canada’s DPE team as a Virtual Evangelist (the Virtual part means I am a contractor in case you were curious, but I also specialize in Virtualization so it works in my favour!) I have had the opportunity to crisscross our great nation talking to audiences of all sorts and sizes –…
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The Virtualization Landscape
Dan Stolts is a Senior IT Pro Evangelist with Microsoft. Earlier this month he sat down with Tony Asaro on TechNet Radio to discuss the Virtualization Landscape in a Heterogeneous World. Listen in and let me know what you think! –MDG
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One man’s blame is another man’s credit?
Andy Borowirz of The New Yorker, tongue in cheek, posted an article on his blog this morning that states that North Korean President Kim Jong Un had to delay their missile launch because of Microsoft. While it is of course bogus, the article is quite amusing! Check it out here: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport/2013/04/north-korean-missile-test-delayed-by-windows-8.html
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If He Can Do It YOU Can Too!
I have been saying for the past couple of years that Microsoft’s Hyper-V is much simpler than vSphere, but I never imagined that I would see this: Caleb, a 5th grader, shows us how to create a virtual machine, install an OS, and even create a virtual switch. Not only was I impressed with how…
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Lock Screen in Windows Phone 8
One of my pet peeves in Windows Phone 7 was that the Lock Screen apps were set for you according to the order in which you configured them. Because I had run into that issue in Windows Phone 7, I had no reason to think it was any different in Windows Phone 8. Fortunately I…
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Virtualization: CPUs and Cores and Sockets… Oh My!
I have been getting a lot of questions recently about virtual machine CPU usage, especially around things like Symmetric Multi-Threading (SMT). Jeff Woosley, the Principal Product Manager (WSSC) at Microsoft, recently sent out this clarification which many of you will find enlightening. –MDG — Q: Should Symmetric Multi-Threading (SMT) be enabled or disabled? A: Hyper-V…
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Virtual Networking in Hyper-V 2012
Microsoft has released a poster diagramming virtual networking in Hyper-V 2012. Much of it revolves around Virtual Machine Manager, and is actually branded System Center 2012 SP1. If you are building or managing datacenters – even smaller ones – you should download this document and review it. We all have something to learn from it!…
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Microsoft Virtual Academy: Live Q&A!
The IT Pro Evangelism team, Microsoft Learning and the Microsoft Virtual Academy are pleased to announce the next FREE & PUBLIC event Live Q&A: Introduction to Hyper-V on Wednesday April 3rd, from 8:30 am – 10:30am PST with virtualization experts Jeff Woolsey & Symon Perriman. Ask your customers to join this live online event designed…
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The One Inch Punch Revisited…
“Mitch, you cheated!” I was astounded… Within hours of posting my video yesterday of my One Inch Punch I received dozens of likes and comments, both privately and in public. However one person responded that I had cheated… not only had I straightened my fingers (giving me 4” from tip to knuckle), but I also…
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TechEd 2013: Call For MCTs!
Are you a current MCT? TechEd wants you! The Call For Staff for TechEd, including Hands On Labs, MCT Ambassadors, and Certification Prep is open, and I am hoping to see a few Canadian MCTs throw their name into the Goblet of Fire! Ok, it’s not a goblet, there’s no fire… but you do get…
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TechEd 2013: Call For MCTs!
Are you a current MCT? TechEd wants you! The Call For Staff for TechEd, including Hands On Labs, MCT Ambassadors, and Certification Prep is open, and I am hoping to see a few Canadian MCTs throw their name into the Goblet of Fire! Ok, it’s not a goblet, there’s no fire… but you do get…
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The One Inch Punch
As many of you know I have been forced to take a break from Taekwondo since my auto accident in December. That does not mean that when asked I cannot suit up to help the judging at the Colour Belt Grading Tests. I did that this Wednesday, and afterwards some of us were hanging out…
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Video Conversion Software Giveaway
Welcome to Spring! As you know, from time to time software vendors contact me with promotions and giveaways for you, my readers. I like to pass along the ones that are really appealing, so when Digiarty Software told me that they are giving away copies of the WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe (the latest and…
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Activation Headaches: Here is your aspirin!
This post was originally written for the Canadian IT Pro Connection. There are three concepts in Microsoft licensing that people often mistake for a single entity, when in fact the three are connected but very separate. They are: Licensing Activation Product Keys Because the three are so tied together it is easy to get yourself…
The World According to Mitch
The day to day ramblings of an IT Professional (and so much more…)
The World According to Mitch 