Tag: Microsoft Windows
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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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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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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…
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Windows To Go: This is going to be a game changer!
I have said before that I am not sure that Windows 8 is going to have the adoption rates that Windows 7 has had, and that it is more likely that Windows 7 will remain the dominant operating system in the enterprise. If companies are going to be convinced to switch, it will be by…
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Can you convince your boss to let you get certified? UCA!
One of the benefits I get from conferences like Microsoft TechEd is reconnecting with friends and colleagues that I only see at these shows. David and I have been friends for a couple of years, and when we discovered that we were both staying over an extra night we decided to splurge and drive a…
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Canadian Get Together at Microsoft TechEd 2012!
(Third in the series… see http://wp.me/p1bbHH-oX for more info!)Hey fellow Canucks, Eh?! Welcome to Orlando! It is an amazing place to be for an amazing event to be at! We are going to have an incredible time at the 20th anniversary of this amazing event. So for all of you who have been eagerly waiting to…
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A Dichotomy of IT Conferences
As I fly south from Toronto I am heading to two separate and very different conferences. I am new to neither one, and am looking forward to both. As they are very different conferences, I am looking forward to them both in very different ways. SBS Migration – A Party with a Conference Theme The…
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Microsoft Renews the Certification Plan
I remember the day that I earned my first senior certification, the Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) on Microsoft Windows 2000. It was a proud day for me, May 27, 2005. I would later earn my MCSA on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (June 30, 2006), and I was thrilled beyond belief. Interestingly, although my original…
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Free software? Contest with Giveaways? Wow, this is good stuff!
Hey folks! So many of you have heard me talk about the importance of backing up your software (See Oakville.Com Tech Tuesday) but if you have kids it is also a good idea to back up other media – especially things like DVDs that you have invested money in. Digiarty Software, Inc. has a couple…
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My Certification History, and the Importance of Multi-Vendor Certifications
In 2001 I had an intern working for me at IGS Security whose name I cannot recall, but she was a student at LaSalle College, and was working toward earning her Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) certification. She and I did not get along very well, and she left early with a bad attitude… although…
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