Tag: Operating system

• Coffee Coaching

  I have a great relationship with HP dating back years.  They have great products and great people working there.  As such when I was asked at Microsoft’s WPC recently if I would record a session for their ‘Coffee Coaching’ series, it was my pleased to do so. Coffee Coaching snippets are 3-5 minute videos talking…

  Mitch Garvis

  July 17, 2012

  Hewlett Packard, HP, Hyper-V, Windows Server 2012

  Coffee, Hyper-V, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Operating system, ProLiant, Windows Server, Windows Server 2012

• Mac vs. PC… Does my sister have a point?

  It was the end of the week, my class was winding down, and my friend Peter Wolchak was baiting me into another ‘PC versus Mac’ debate on Facebook.  All in all, nothing all that unusual about it… until one of the most unexpected things happened.  My sister chimed in on the Mac side. Oh brother…

  Mitch Garvis

  June 23, 2012

  Apple, Mac, PC vs Mac, Windows 7, Windows 8

  Apple, HP Envy, IDevice, IPad, IPod, Microsoft, Operating system, Personal computer

• Windows 8: Choosing an Operating System

  I spend a lot of time switching between different operating systems.  It is simply the nature of what I do.  So the first time I created a multi-boot system with Windows 8 I was surprised to see the new Boot Configuration Device (or BCD) Menu (The ‘Choose an operating system’ menu that comes up).  I…

  Mitch Garvis

  June 21, 2012

  BCD, Boot Configuration Device, Multi-OS Boot, Windows 8

  BCD, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Operating system, Windows, Windows 8, Windows Phone

• Windows Server 2012: Free EBook!

  For the last few months I have been talking about Windows Server 2012, and I am thrilled to see that so many of you are downloading it and using the Release Candidate.  When the product does release so many IT Pros will be ready to hit the ground running!  If you, like me, are one of…

  Mitch Garvis

  June 21, 2012

  Uncategorized

  Microsoft, Microsoft Press, Microsoft Windows, Operating system, Software release life cycle, Windows Server, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server Team

• Creating a Multi-OS Environment with Boot from VHD

  I spend a lot of time demonstrating different technologies for different audiences.  Because of that I often need to use different operating systems and rather than take along several machines (which I often have to do anyways, but for other reasons) I have taken to configuring my laptop (currently an HP EliteBook 2740p) in a…

  Mitch Garvis

  June 20, 2012

  BCD, Boot from VHD, Dual Boot, Windows 7, Windows 8

  Disk Management, Operating system, VHD, Windows, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Automated Installation Kit, Windows Server 2008 R2

• Winners – in more ways than one! Get your vouchers!!

  On Monday I announced in this space that thanks to my friends at TekSource Corporate Learning (www.teksource.ca) I had nine (9) exam vouchers to give away for the Microsoft exam 70-659 (TS: Windows Server 2008 R2, Server Virtualization).  The response was incredible, and I want to thank everyone who entered the draw! I want to…

  Mitch Garvis

  May 16, 2012

  Uncategorized

  Microsoft, Microsoft Certified Professional, Microsoft Windows, Operating system, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2