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Windows Fever… Catch It!
This morning we in the field of Information Technology awake to a new reality… A virtual reality if you will, but one that is quite real. On July 5th I posted an article in this space called A Response to VMware’s ‘Get the Facts’ page comparing vSphere to Hyper-V and System Center. In the four…
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Windows 8 – Coming soon to a screen near you!
It was nice to be in the room for a change. For nearly two years now I have been counting down the #EndOfDaysXP on my Twitter feed (@MGarvis) and encouraging users and corporations to migrate to Windows 7. Since the Developer Preview for Windows 8 was released in November of last year I have been…
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USB Drives: Easily lost, but easily encrypted!
Peter Wolchak (Editor, Backbone Magazine) pinged me this morning… furious. ‘How long does it take to encrypt a USB key?’ Not very long… why? It turns out that Elections Canada is back in the news, and (again) not in a good way. A couple of employees had confidential information about 2.4 Million voters on thumb…
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Office 2013: First cool new feature for me!
Like so many geeks I have been patiently waiting for the beta release of Microsoft Office 2013. I downloaded and installed it this week, and have been liking it. I will start posting about new features as I discover them, and here is the first such post. Like many people I live in Outlook… or…
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Another Scam… and another article on Oakville.com
I have been a bad boy. I am usually a monthly columnist for www.Oakville.com, but of late I have been a little delinquent… deadlines being what they are, and I have to find the inspiration. I have, as a result, missed a couple of months. A few weeks ago I got an e-mail from a…
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The Demise of Windows SBS
On Thursday July 5th Microsoft made an announcement that shocked the small business IT world, although it came as little surprise to the SBS MVPs who had, I am told been informed (much to their communal displeasure) months ago. Microsoft Windows Small Business Server, a product that launched a thousand (and more) careers in IT,…
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Today is my 40th birthday. I have, over
Today is my 40th birthday. I have, over the past month, fallen … http://www.fitbit.com/user/22574L/journal/date/2012-07-05/24VXV9
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A Response to VMware’s ‘Get the Facts’ page comparing vSphere to Hyper-V & System Center
For the sake of full disclosure, in case you did not know, I am not only a Microsoft MVP, I am also a Virtual Partner Technology Advisor for Microsoft Canada, and work very closely with that company’s Evangelism Team. I hold most major IT-Pro focused certifications from Microsoft Learning that come close to pertaining to…
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Managing Your SMB-IT Without Server
You have a small business. You have been running Windows Small Business Server 2003 for six years, and you know that it is time to retire it. The question is, what should replace it? Before you make any definitive decisions, why not review what you need your server to do: File Server Mail Server Internet…
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An Instant Windows 8 Convert
Ever since I showed my teenage son Windows 8 he hasn’t stopped talking about it. Combine that with two factors – his old Dell laptop is falling apart, and he just graduated Grade 8 and is going into high school in the fall – and I decided to give him a surprise today. Theresa and…
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Hyper-V on the Client: How to install the hypervisor on Windows 8
For four years people have known me as the Hyper-V guy, and of course my interest in Microsoft virtualization dates back to 2004. However I am also known as a Windows client guy – my MVP Award category is Windows Expert (IT Pro). So what could be better than combining the two? Microsoft has given…
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Refreshing Options in Windows 8
I love cleaning out my PC. When I can reimage and start from scratch I am a happy man. Why? Everything runs smoother. It is, in many ways, the same as getting your car washed and detailed. It is a known fact that cleaner cars run better than dirty ones. In reality, as we use…
The World According to Mitch
The day to day ramblings of an IT Professional (and so much more…)
The World According to Mitch 