I’m here! Or-LAN-doooh! Florida! …and the weather is just like Minnesota… that is if Minnesota was hot and sticky and a gazillion degrees warmer. So, it’s kinda like Minnesota in late July. My flight was scheduled to leave Minneapolis at 6:56pm, and I even had been bumped to first-class… but rather than arriving here at 11:30pm … Continue reading Remde TechEd Diaries – Sunday
Calling all IT Pros! You’re IT!Time to join in the conversation! We have created a new site to be a new way of participating in the IT Pro Community, and to learn about TechNet Events and Webcasts of interest to YOU.The new site it a blogger aggregator, so if you are an IT Pro, student, MVP, MCP, … Continue reading TechNet Events Bloggers site is LIVE!
This is big news. Apart from doing Microsoft Employee staffing jobs at TechEd this year, I thought that for me TechEd this year was going to be SQL SQL SQL. With SQL 2005 (formerly known as “Yukon”) coming out later this year, for me and IT Pros like me, it means learning about how to … Continue reading Three Letter Acronyms (TLAs) that will improve your working life
I’m so glad you asked!Here’s a document that spells it all out.
Absolutely not!Yes, it’s in Bean-town next year. June11–16. (So, my oldest son won’t have to be sad that I’m missing his birthday yet-again… but my youngest daughter will be. <sigh>)Here’s where to sign up for notifications and news about next years TechEd:
There aren’t any there yet, but watch this space.…or subscribe to the feed.
Are you certifiable?There’s a new Microsoft certification available, and it looks like a really valuable one.It’s a new “Microsoft Certified Architect Program”, with resources and benefits for the elite few who are the best at designing, implementing, and managing the entire IT infrastructure lifecycle.This is not just any “take a few tests and get some … Continue reading New IT Artchitect Certification
I learned on Dick Carlson’s blog that there are some additional passes to TechEd 2005 going on sale now. Dick says the cost is $1,995, (although the site says $1,895). Here’s the registration page.See you there!
My Dad is a veteran. He served our country as an officer in the USAF, specifically what was known as the Strategic Air Command (SAC). He, like so many others, felt it was important to serve and add to the strength of an already strong nation, in order to maintain peace; to ensure that future … Continue reading A Day To Reflect
This is great. I didn’t realize I had a couple of things wrong with my DNS configuration – particularly regarding safe and trusted email configuration on my home email server.My friend and coworker Keith “King Cobra” Combs blogged about this site: http://www.DNSreport.com, which very quickly runs through a gazillion tests** and returns the results, with … Continue reading Easy DNS Report
Absolutely Full of I.T. 