As we’re now winding down the week and with 7 days under our belts with the Beta product – I thought I’d quickly share some awesome reading material that can go along with your Beta Evaluation of WS8. I love troubleshooting things – it’s the challenge of getting things working again after some other “IT…
Author: Rick
How to shutdown Windows Server “8”
Call me crazy. Sometimes I want to shutdown my servers. After loading up the Windows Server “8” beta on some of my test systems, I was a little perplexed as to how I should be shutting them down – either logged on locally or remotely. Humm…. From a command line – I can always run…
Windows Server 8–Initial Cool Stuff
Part of my role at MS includes the creation of content for “The Edge Show” currently hosted at http://edge.technet.com. Well with last week being the beta milestone release for Windows Server “8” (I’ll use this notation and possibly the shortened WS8 going forward) I decided to do the smart thing and have a Special Edition…
Screw Following your dreams–CHASE THEM!
For those of you who know me – I’m a very passionate person. Be it technology, skills development, fatherhood, Microsoft, mobile devices – whatever. I tend to be someone who jumps in with both feet. Sometimes I do it on instinct. Sometimes I do it with after a long hesitation and with great caution. Well…
Create and Boot from VHD for Windows 7, “Server 8”, Windows Server 2008 R2
Note: I have no idea what the next version of Windows Server will be called – I am just using “Server 8” as a short version of the Developer Preview of Windows Server from the Build conference – downloadable from MSDN It’s simple enough – people have been asking how to do this for a…
RunAs Radio podcast Episode #238–Diagnosing DNS
I sat down with Richard Campbell from RunAs Radio podcast during TechDays Toronto to record an episode while waiting for lunch. He hit me up about my session called Diagnosing DNS (Based on the TechEd North America session by Mark Minasi). Some great chit chat and banter back and forth with Richard and I on…
FINALLY–something for SysAdmins, LanAdmins, IT Folks. IT CAMPS
There are no formal presentations. It’s not death by PowerPoint. It’s NOT marketing / Sales It’s for Technical Professionals / Geeks / Pro-Sumers / SysAdmins / LanAdmins / Security Experts / basically anyone that works in IT or has a passion / interest in IT. It’s not your traditional “event” from Microsoft – or at…
Account Closed? ScrewYou Google/YouTube!
Thought I would catch your attention with that one. This is one in a large number of posts / tweets / comments from a YouTube user who has had their account “deleted” never to return due to some automated process with no course for HUMAN intervention to get something fixed. Best you can do is…
Get Out Of Dodge–Migration Resources
As part of the TechEd Session I did at TechEd NorthAmerica with all of its video Switcher issues AND to keep the resources flowing on this topic – I have put together this resource blog post including embedded video screencasts of each of the demos. The original presentation pace was fast (too fast) – so…
Internet Safety resources for conversation w/ kids
I had the pleasure of meeting and talking with my son’s grade four class the other day about Internet Safety, Online Privacy and responsible/fun internet use at home. The topic can get big and ugly and has the potential to be a “Scare Attack” / “Shields Up” situation where parents shut down and don’t want…