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Everything you Wanted to Know and Ask about Windows Deployment!
For those of you who are interested in deploying Windows (and with 707 days left until #EndOfDaysXP who isn’t?) there are a couple of incredible webinars coming up that you definitely should not miss! Stephen Rose will be holding a couple of discussions with MDT Product Manager Michael Niehaus (if you have ever heard me…
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Virtualizing your Domain Controllers
I am asked all the time what the best practices are for domain controllers in a virtualized environment. There are several that I will call out, but let’s begin with the simplest rule. You should never have ONE domain controller. This rule is not only true in virtualized environments, it is always true. If you…
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Renewing my MCT
According to my MS Learning Transcript I became a Microsoft Certified Trainer in July of 2006. Unlike professional certifications, the MCT credential has to be renewed on a yearly basis, and on March 15th this year I renewed again. It is actually fairly simple, as long as you haven’t done anything to mess it up. …
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Are you a SkyDriver?
Well if you aren’t, you should be! Right now loyal SkyDrive users have the opportunity to upgrade their default 7GB free on-line storage to 25GB on-line storage… but that’s not the best part. Here are some huge changes that will rock your world with cloud-based storage: 1) SkyDrive is a free service… that is not…
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Quoted by Microsoft Learning!
It is kind of cool when I find out that Microsoft Learning wants to feature a quote of mine on one of their pages. Veronica Sopher and I met in Redmond (well, Bellevue actually) in February and discussed at length some of the steps that Microsoft Learning is taking to engage the community, specifically MCTs. …
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Another monster day… despite overwhelmin
Another monster day… despite overwhelming unwillingness. Today I spent … http://www.fitbit.com/user/22574L/journal/date/2012-04-22/2444FM
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Gah! My entire article just got wiped. S
Gah! My entire article just got wiped. Starting again… abridged … http://www.fitbit.com/user/22574L/journal/date/2012-04-21/243WSS
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Yesterday was a horrible day, and I am p
Yesterday was a horrible day, and I am paying for it today. Thursday I … http://www.fitbit.com/user/22574L/journal/date/2012-04-21/243S4F
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Yesterday was a horrible day, and I am p
Yesterday was a horrible day, and I am paying for it today. Thursday I … http://www.fitbit.com/user/22574L/journal/date/2012-04-21/243R7V
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I spent much of the day procrastinating.
I spent much of the day procrastinating. At breakfast this morning I … http://www.fitbit.com/user/22574L/journal/date/2012-04-19/243DVQ
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Congratulations on Your Microsoft Certification!
I received the following e-mail earlier in the week: Congratulations on earning your Windows Server® 2008 Core certification! We hope you enjoy the benefits of your certification and of membership in the Microsoft Certified Professional community. WHAT IS NEXT? Visit the MCP member site (www.microsoft.com/mcp) to download your new logo, certificate, view and share your…
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Let’s Get Real: Virtualization Talk on TechNet Radio
Last month I sat down with John Weston for another TechNet Radio segment. John is a Senior IT Pro Evangelist with Microsoft (South Central District). He and I have a lot of things in common, the newest of which is that we are both VMware Certified Professionals on vSphere 5. We were discussing it and…
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I have written the article about Mayor F
I have written the article about Mayor Ford and invite you to read it … http://www.fitbit.com/user/22574L/journal/date/2012-04-18/245PDX
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Leave Mayor Ford Alone!
Wow, I’ll bet that none of you would have thought I would ever post something so political… well, it’s not. Read on. First of all, for those of you who do not know the Greater Toronto Area, I should explain that I actually live in a city called Oakville, Ontario. When I am outside of…
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I am half – and I stress that, ONLY HALF
I am half – and I stress that, ONLY HALF – tempted to go out for a jog. … http://www.fitbit.com/user/22574L/journal/date/2012-04-18/245NR4
The World According to Mitch
The day to day ramblings of an IT Professional (and so much more…)
The World According to Mitch 