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It’s Coming… Can we now compare Hyper-V with vSphere as both new products prepare for launch?
On July 5th I published an article titled A Response to VMware’s ‘Get the Facts’ page comparing vSphere to Hyper-V & System Center’. In the seven weeks since it went live it has become the 4th most read article I have ever published (in seven years as a blogger), as well as being by far the…
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User Account Options in Windows 8
Earlier today I discussed the Picture Password and PIN codes in Windows 8. What I didn’t mention is that for non-corporate users (who will still continue to log on using domain accounts) you have a new option in Windows 8… and that is to use your Microsoft Account to log on to your system. Cool,…
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Logon Options in Windows 8
The three-fingers salute is gone. Okay, that is not entirely true, but if your computer is not domain-joined, you will no longer need to press Ctrl-Alt-Del to log onto Windows. That doesn’t mean that you won’t be asked for a password… However, built into Windows 8 there are two new ways to log on: PIN…
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Proof that WTF Canada has a sense of humour!
World Taekwondo Federation, that is. At the bottom of their membership page (http://www.wtfcanada.com/eng/membership/) they have links to join them on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and others… and over the logos for each site they have scrawled the words ‘Share and Enjoy!’. For those of you who are Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy fans, you likely don’t…
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Just in time… Second Shot Exams Are Back!
Why do I say Just in Time? Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 exams are coming out soon, and there’s a good chance that you may still have to write a few exams to earn your MCSE! I don’t know if they are THE most popular promotions that Microsoft Learning offers, but if they are…
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Norwegian Justice… and oxymoron
Thirteen months ago Anders Breivik slaughtered seventy-seven people. Today he was sentenced to 10-21 years in prison, the maximum allowable under Norwegian law. In his final statement, Breivik stated the following: Since I don’t recognize the authority of the court I cannot legitimize the Oslo district court by accepting the verdict," Breivik said. "At the…
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Client-Side Hyper-V: How Microsoft is changing the game
I have been a virtualization guy for a long time, so when Microsoft released Hyper-V 2.0 with Windows Server 2008 R2 I was among the first to ask why they weren’t including it in the client OS. In my opinion it was a no-brainer. With the launch of Windows 8 with the client-side Hyper-V, they…
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Is it true? The Memory Tax is gone!
CRN is reporting that next week at VMworld VMware will be announcing that they are doing away with Virtual Memory Entitlements, which you have probably heard me refer to as the Memory Tax. According to the article (http://www.crn.com/news/cloud/240005840/vmware-kills-vram-licensing-will-focus-on-vsphere-cloud-bundles.htm?cid=nl_alert) VMware is trying to regain its competitive edge over Microsoft’s Hyper-V, which has over the past couple…
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I did it… a 5 day marathon. It sounds
I did it… a 5 day marathon. It sounds strange… a marathon is … http://www.fitbit.com/user/22574L/journal/date/2012-08-21/25C2KF
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The Mall of America – Welcome to Microsoft!
As I walked into the Mall of America with Theresa I was happy to see that there was a Microsoft Store here. We met up with my brother-in-law and his family (who had brought my son along) and he took his requisite shot about it… ‘You know, the Microsoft Store here is big, but mosty…
The World According to Mitch
The day to day ramblings of an IT Professional (and so much more…)
The World According to Mitch 