Greetings! Welcome to my 31-part series of articles all about this thing called “the cloud”.“Seriously, Kevin? Is this some warped April-Fools joke? Haven’t we heard enough about ‘the cloud’?”I’m going to answer that question with another question: What have you heard? “It means something I use is hosted somewhere else. But honestly… every company out … Continue reading “Cloudy April” Part 1: Full of I.T. with my head in the clouds
Just for fun… Check out the game that the Microsoft UK Partner Network folks created. It’s a fun game (built with Silverlight and running in Windows Azure, of course), where you try and get Santa Claus bouncing higher and higher on the cloud. “Is that all?” Yep. It’s simple, but addictive. And it suits me … Continue reading Seasonal, Semi-Addictive, and Definitely Cloud-Worthy
IT joke forwarded to me by a good friend… During a recent password audit, it was found that a user was using the following password: "MickeyMinniePlutoHueyLouieDeweyDonaldGoofySacramento" When asked why she had such a long password, she said she was told that it had to be at least 8 characters long and include at least one … Continue reading In the “Too Funny Not To Share” category…
Dear blog,Yes, I know… it’s been a while since I’ve written anything. True, I shared some of my personal videos from TechEd, plus some resources for attendees to series of presentations I did a little while ago.. but nothing really from the heart; from my personal thoughts or opinions. And isn’t that what a blog … Continue reading Are you “what’s next”?
Dear TechEd Diary,Unlike TechEd of years past, Thursday marked the very last day of the conference. I went to a few sessions, but the best part of the day was the all-attendee party held for us at Mardi Gras World. Food, live music, oppressive heat (wow.. it was hot in that warehouse) and good times.Here … Continue reading TechEd Diary Day 4 (Last of 5) – June 10, 2010
Dear TechEd Diary,After breakfast at the hotel with some teammates (it’s nice to know someone with access to the concierge room), the morning was spent editing videos from the previous two days. Hopefully by the time you’re reading this you’ve already enjoyed the footage and embarrassments documented therein.This afternoon I attended some more excellent virtualization … Continue reading TechEd Diary Day 2 – June 8, 2010
Dear TechEd Diary,It was another long day of sessions, followed by another long night of parties. Actually, the first party was really a user group meeting disguised as a party. My teammate and friend John Weston helped organize the first meeting for the group, and they used the fact that TechEd was in town to … Continue reading TechEd Diary Day 3 – June 9, 2010
Dear TechEd Diary,Today was the first day of TechEd, which of course involves getting registered (unless you arrive early enough the day before to get over to registration… which I didnt’t) followed by the Opening Keynote. Bob Mugila and a cast of several “demo monkeys” impressed us all with where Microsoft is going in several … Continue reading TechEd Diary Day 1 – June 7, 2010
Dear TechEd Diary,Here we go!Sunday was spent traveling to New Orleans, and then spending quality time in the French Quarter with my team, Microsoft “influencers”, and good friends. “Hey Kevin… Is that you doing Karaoke at the Cat’s Meow?”No comment.PS – I’m working out some issues with buggy video rendering software on my PC. I’ve … Continue reading TechEd Diary Day 0 – June 6, 2010
Dear TechEd Diary, Here I am at the Minneapolis/St. Paul airport, sitting at gate G17 awaiting my Delta flight to New Orleans. And already I’ve seen a few other suspiciously looking geeky people at the gate. It’s a fun little game I call “spot the geek”.“Really, Kevin… you’re being inconsiderate.?”On the contrary, I mean it … Continue reading TechEd Diary: Spot the Geek!
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