Oh my… the gauntlet has been thrown down! I love it. Chris Avis (friend and fellow IT Pro Champion on the TechNet team) has a “Karaoke Challenge” that he’s promoting to his audiences. You can read his excellent post about it if you wish, but in a nutshell, he is challenging any and all of his … Continue reading The Karaoke Challenge
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
Yes! Yesterday afternoon the Microsoft employees here at MGB in Atlanta were told that what was known as codename “Longhorn” is now officially called Microsoft Windows Vista! Today the world learned the news as well. Here’s the Microsoft Press Release about it.Also, today I sat through some instructor-lead demos of the beta. Wow… you are … Continue reading It’s not Longhorn, it’s…
Okay… let’s say you’re an IT Professional (and who wouldn’t want to be, really) responsible for managing user and administrative accounts in your office or for your company. But you sometimes ask yourself:“Do I use my administrative accounts wisely?”“Am I granting too many people too many rights in my organization?”And then you ask us:“What do YOU suggest I … Continue reading Tell me how to keep my accounts secure
Don’t talk to me about backup strategy, please. Backups alone are not worth the media they’re written to. The question you should MUST be able to answer is: “What are you doing to make sure you can RECOVER from catastrophy?”“I keep my stuff on tape.”“…Lots of tapes.”Good. You’re better off than the people who were … Continue reading Backup-Shmackup. Tell me about your RECOVERY strategy.
Microsoft Security Advisory (891861)Release of Update Rollup 1 for Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4)The links above are to the KB article and the landing page for this update that just went live yesterday (June 28). If you’re supporting Windows 2000, you should definitely consider rolling this out.If you need more information first, check this … Continue reading Security Rollup for Windows 2000 SP4 now available
For those of you curious about the next Service Pack for Exchange Server (SP2), Eileen Brown (UK IT Evangelist, blogger, and Exchange Expert) has provided resources and links to information on this blog entry here.
No… not THAT R2! I’m talking about the next version of Windows Server 2003! Coming later this year, R2 will have some great new features. “What are the new features?”Well… rather than list them here, let me point you to Bruce Cowper’s blog entry for a good description and an exhaustive list of links to additional … Continue reading R2? Or not R2?
Hi Peoria!Nice to meet you!Here are the questions (with answers) I jotted down at our TechNet Briefing in Peoria, IL.Also, for your convenience, here is the link to my blog post containing the link to that resource document I handed out.—Q: If I have an application exception defined in the Windows Firewall, what happens if … Continue reading Notes from the TechNet Briefing in Peoria, IL
Anchorage! I’m way over-due posting this… Check it out!Sorry for the delay. I enjoyed a couple of days in your lovely state, taking a tour out of Seward, seeing lots of glaciers and amazing wildlife. I know it’s all just the usual terrain there to you.. but to a Minnesota boy, it’s simply awesome!So after … Continue reading Notes from the TechNet Briefing in Anchorage, AK
Absolutely Full of I.T. 