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Windows 8 Experience Index… What it means and how to check it
Six years ago Microsoft introduced the Windows Experience Index, a better way to measure the actual speed of computers, rather than simply relying on the single measurement of the CPU speed. Although it really is more complicated than this, Microsoft has broken the speed of a computer down to five components: CPU, RAM, graphics and…
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Windows to Go: Better (and easier!) in the RTM!
A couple of months ago I posted an article on Windows To Go (Windows To Go: This is going to be a game changer!) outlining the benefits and use cases for Windows to Go, as well as the steps to build your WTG key. In the RTM release of Windows 8 it has gotten easier…
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I saw a shooting star along my jog tonig
I saw a shooting star along my jog tonight, and I made a wish. I wish … http://www.fitbit.com/user/22574L/journal/date/2012-08-20/257KP2
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Okay, I see a trend starting. Today I jo
Okay, I see a trend starting. Today I jogged my longest jog of the week … http://www.fitbit.com/user/22574L/journal/date/2012-08-18/2579R7
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I am glad to say that after a few weeks
I am glad to say that after a few weeks (read: a couple of months) of … http://www.fitbit.com/user/22574L/journal/date/2012-08-13/25735G
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Guest Post: Rip Copy Protected DVD on Windows Using WinX DVD Ripper Platinum
This is a guest post provided by a sponsor, that includes free software giveaways. Check them out! –MDG We’ve seen hundreds of various DVD ripping problems online. For personal DVD backup, DVD copy protection is recognized as a big headache, which stops many efforts from ripping DVD to either different video formats or portable devices.…
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Making Your Windows 8 ISO work for You
Tomorrow is the day that a huge number of you will be downloading and installing the final bits (RTM) of Windows 8. You now have an ISO image of Windows, and you need to install it onto your computer. In order to do that you have to put it onto media – DVD or in…
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Learn About The Microsoft Private Cloud to Win a Trip for Two to Mexico!
Microsoft has released new and exciting products that will change the way IT Pros utilize Virtualization and Microsoft Private Cloud solutions. Two products which are a part of these great changes are the newly released System Center 2012 and the soon to be released Windows Server 2012. Both of these solutions were designed to make…
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Windows 8: .NET Installation Issue
I couldn’t believe it. I had finally installed Windows 8, and I wasn’t able to blog about it. I use Windows Live Writer as my blogging tool (most of the time). One of the required pre-requisites is .NET Framework 3.5, and for whatever reason it would not install for me (see screenshot). The error code…
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Smart Screen? Smart!
Unlike most people I was (and am) a big fan of User Account Control (UAC) in Windows 7 (and even Vista). I have often referred to it as the ‘Are you really sure you want to do something stupid?’ button; it let you know that you were about to do something that would affect your…
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Windows Server 2012: Release Dates
If you didn’t realize that Windows Server 2012 was released to manufacturers (RTM) this week, you can easily be forgiven, as most of the hype went to its desktop cousin, Windows 8. That being said, Server 2012 is a huge milestone for Microsoft in a lot of areas, not the least of which is virtualization…
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Are you a Microsoft Certified Professional?
As we celebrate twenty years of Microsoft Learning, it is amazing to see some of the changes that the certification program has gone through. I remember the first day I was ever able to call myself a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP). It was March 31, 2003, and I was ecstatic! When Microsoft Learning unveiled the…
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Fair Winds and Following Seas…
For the last seven years I have been in awe of Michael Niehaus and the work that he has done on Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (nee Business Desktop Deployment). When I met him five years ago I was in awe, and am glad to have had the opportunity to get to know him over the past…
The World According to Mitch
The day to day ramblings of an IT Professional (and so much more…)
The World According to Mitch 