Yearly Archives: 2006

Stupid Mac Users: Decade later, still blind.

IT Culture
on Stupid Mac Users: Decade later, still blind.

Earlier today I posted a rather puzzling and apparently inflaming article towards the Apple's latest attempt to convince people that their platform is not a niche for desktop publishers, low-end media and kids. What ensued was a slight flame war … Continue reading

IIS 7: First Looks

Microsoft, System Admin
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Note: As a Microsoft MVP I'm entitled to some confidential information. All the information contained in this post is public knowledge and does not reflect the final product nor my experience with the beta. Legal stuff out the way: WOW … Continue reading

New Podcast Logo

Podcast
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This German site recently held a contest to create a new logo for a podcast, the recorded/straeamed radio program. The SBS Show will proudly abuse this logo in addition to our own. Speaking of which, the SBS Show #20 will … Continue reading

Fun’N’Gun: Gators Win

Misc
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Hail to the mighty Gators, my Alma Mater is the NCAA National Champion in basketball. And boy did we make it look pretty: Wooohooo! So pretty, oh so pretty. So many dunks, so little time. Just like 34-7 shaming of … Continue reading

Virtually Free Server R2

Microsoft, System Admin
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John Howard recently left Technet and moved on to become a Program Manager for Windows Virtualisation. Today he announces, on the heel of many rumors, that Virtual Server 2005 R2 is indeed free. Why, you may ask? Although there are … Continue reading

How Windows Mobile Push works

Mobility
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Skip a webcast this week, get a to-go sandwich and read this article by Vanitha Prabhakaran. It explains the Direct Push technology, how it works and how its troubleshooted. This should be required reading by anybody involved in Exchange/Mobility. Read … Continue reading

Microsofts Desktop Live Strategy

IT Business, Microsoft
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Found a cool new blog with a cool old story but I feel it warrants mentioning if only for the cool community features it brings to the table. Cool! The Live Mail Desktop blog is outlining the features that will … Continue reading

Is your next PC ready for Vista?

Microsoft, OS
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Kind of, sort of, maybe? You're not the only one unsure about it, as a matter of fact it is one of the most puzzling conversations on the Internet as of late – what kind of hardware will Vista demand … Continue reading

The importance of taking time off

IT Business, SMB
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Take time off in the IT world? Surely this is some sort of an April Fools joke, right? Nope. You see to the right of this text is a picture of my fat ass chilling in a lazy river many, … Continue reading

PSS and Change Management

Podcast
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Let's face it, most problems with SBS happen when changes are made. Patches, hot fixes, service packs, migrations, upgrades. SBS PSS guys take on the topic and R2 issues in the latest Inside SBS Episode #17. They are drinking that … Continue reading