I’m delivering a webcast this Wednesday on Windows Server 2003 Administration. Actually, I’m delivering two of them on two Wednesdays. It’s a “two-parter”.Part one, this Wednesday (Aug 17, 2005) at 11:30 Pacific Time (2:30 Eastern), we’ll be talking about: Configuring servers using the “Configure Your Server” and “Manage Your Server” tools Setting up various types … Continue reading Windows Server 2003 Administration Webcasts
I was thinking the other day, which I do from time to time, about what you might want to read about here. I post resources to events and webcasts, questions and answers, random geeky or fun news, etc… but I thought perhaps you might like to see an entry containing “a day in the life” … Continue reading Okay.. so I had like this great blog idea…
Hello Washington! Thanks again for a wonderful visit to your towns, and a chance to meet you.As promised, here is my posting with answers to the questions I wrote down. I hope you find them as useful as I will.—Q: Does the Upgrade Advisor do a check on passwords used for SQL logins against current … Continue reading Notes from the TechNet Events in Spokane and Redmond, WA
An Associated Press article that I was pointed to on MSNBC talks about how a company fired a bunch of employees for posting bad things on their blogs. Very bad things. Bad things meaning sexually harassing in some cases, and downright insubordinative (is that a word?) in others. I agree. They deserved to be fired.The … Continue reading Is the Blog the Problem?
Here is the electronic form of the document that I’m handing out at our TechNet Events in August-October. Hope you find these links useful!Word Document: Kevin's Rock Solid SQL Resources
…although, I never have. But you had me laughing out loud!PS – the picture above is from a cute short film I found while looking for lawnmower images. Here is that film.
Meet Microsoft’s new COO. (Microsoft PressPass story here.) Kevin Turner, the former CEO of the “Sam’s Club” part of WalMart, has joined us as our new Chief Operations Officer.“Cool! Does that mean…?”No, I don’t think this means that you’ll be able to go into a big warehouse and purchase Windows Software cheap, but in really … Continue reading Sam’s Microsoft Club
The advanced notification for this coming Tuesday’s security update releases went live recently. Looks like we’re looking at 6 Security updates, a new Malicious Software Removal Tool, and some non-security High Priority updates for Microsoft Update, Windows Update, WSUS, and SUS. If you want to get these notifications via email, click here.Or even better, get … Continue reading Tuesday Security Bulletin Advanced Notice
Get ready for your “15 minutes of Internet fame” The MSN folks are previewing another new feature, MSN Filter.If you have a blog on MSN Spaces, you can submit your entries to the filter team. If it’s worth sharing, they will add it to one of the categories: TV, Music, Sports, Lifestyle, and Technology. The filters … Continue reading Do you have something to say?
According the The Register (“Biting the hand that feeds IT”… I like it.), there are already viruses being created that target the new scripting shell Microsoft is developing. If they're looking for a name for the virus, I propose "Shmista".“Scripting Shell? Really? And it will be in Vista?”Whether or not it’s in Vista remains to … Continue reading Vista Shmista
Absolutely Full of I.T. 