I am the biggest fan of TechEd you’re gonna find. From 1994 on I only have missed two (‘96 and ‘97)… and this year I am planning on attending and hopefully speak there also.Here’s the official blurb about it: Tech·Ed 2005 is coming to Orlando, Florida on June 5–10. Take a look at last year’s … Continue reading TechEd 2005 is fast approaching!
Okay – here’s a completely non-technical blog entry…My brother Carl is the bass guitarist in a Brazillian band out in San Francisco: Bat Makumba. In fact, several months ago they won a California Music Award for their first CD, “Outstanding Latin Alternative Album”.Carl recently released a CD of his own solo work, “Explanation Point”, which … Continue reading My Brother Carl the Musician
This just in…Or so the headline reads. Click for details.What’s interesting about this offer is that it’s a Win/Win/Win kind of a deal. Yes.. that’s three (3) wins: Of course it’s obviously a win for Microsoft, because we’re selling product; AND we’re promoting our partners. It’s a win for the purchaser, because of the partner … Continue reading Sweet MS Office Professional Edition 2003 Offer
Part 2 = Let’s see if we can remove the old Exchange 5.5 Server now!(If you haven’t read it already, Part 1 is posted here.)So… after the mailbox move, I used the PFMigrate tool to move system folders and public folders. Since my demo environment didn’t have any public folders, this was an easy process. … Continue reading Exchange Migration Question – “Can I leave my users as NT Domain accounts?” (Part 2)
During our TechNet Briefing in Chicago last week, a gentleman asked me a very interesting question, which he also sent as a followup email:“As I stated what I would like to do is take an existing nt 4.0 domain (which can not be upgraded because of legacy apps, citrix XP). Create a two way trust between … Continue reading Exchange Migration Question – “Can I leave my users as NT Domain accounts?” (Part 1)
Resource Page for TechNet Webcast: Windows Server 2003 Administration Series (Part 1 of 12): Administration Tools Overview (Level 100) Here are some resources relating to the webcast topic presented. I hope you find them useful. -Kevin Windows Server 2003 Virtual Labshttp://www.microsoft.com/technet/traincert/virtuallab/windowsserver2003.mspx Windows Server 2003 Evaluation Kit (Get the trial OS, install it as virtual machines, and try out … Continue reading Resource Page for Windows Server 2003 Administration Series Webcast (Part 1 of 12)
A question came up in my Chicago TechNet Briefing about the Windows Application Compatibility Toolkit – specifically:“Kevin… What OS’s support the running of the Application Compatibility Analyzer?”The Analyzer’s Collector tool (collector.exe) will run on Windows 95 and up.The Analyzer’s Analyzer tool (analyzer.exe) will run on: • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Windows 2000 Server • Microsoft … Continue reading Application Compatibility Tools
(Footnote: I’m using the Blog here to answer questions that were posed to me in TechNet Briefing Events or Webcasts, for which I didn’t have an immediate answer. I like to treat that as an opportunity for “Win-Win”, so I learn something new, and the attendees will benefit if they look here and find the … Continue reading The Question of What’s New in the Exchange ADC Version SP1
Hello again! “Back so soon, Kevin?” Well, yeah… when you’re sitting on the plane sipping beverages in first class (hey… I put in a lot of air miles… so I’ve earned them! J) you get to thinking about all the things you’d like to use your blog for. Well.. maybe YOU don’t, but I do… or at … Continue reading TechNet Briefings Resources
Greetings! Well… I’m excited now! And anyone of you IT Pros out there who wants some in-depth, free training on Windows Administration should be excited, too. “Your admin skills are about to be upgraded.” I’ve been tagged to lead a series of 12 weekly webcasts all about the ins-and-outs of Windows Administration. The series starts on February … Continue reading Windows Server Administration Webcast Series
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