technology
2012
Windows 8 Release and special pricing
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tech
technology
windows-8
The day has come and Microsoft has released Windows 8 to great fanfare as you can see below:
Exchange 2010 and "The certificate status could not be determined because the revocation check failed"
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system-administration
tech
certificate
exchange-2010
proxy
ssl
sysadmin
technology
On Friday while I was preparing our new Exchange 2010 VM for coexistance with our current Exchange 2007 physical box (more on that later) I ran into a annoying snag.
Make time to set (NTP) time
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system-administration
tech
ntp
sysadmin
technology
windows
Any any Windows domain environment one of the most overlooked but ultimately crippling when things are wrong component is time.
VM migration from Server 2008 R2 to Server 2012
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system-administration
tech
hyper-v
sysadmin
technology
virtual-machines
windows-server-2008-r2
windows-server-2012
There will certainly be a few people out there who are either doing it already or investigating upgrading their Virtual Machine host from 2008 R2 with Hyper V (or Hyper V Server R2) to Server 2012 with Hyper V (or Hyper V Server 2012).
Windows 8/Server 2012 ISO to bootable USB
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system-administration
tech
bootable-usb
sysadmin
technology
windows-8
windows-server-2012
So you’re one of the lucky people (Technet, MSDN etc…) to have early access to Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012.
Certified Part 1
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system-administration
tech
certification
learning
mcp
mcts
microsoft
sysadmin
technology
windows
windows-7
As of yesterday I am now a Microsoft Certified Professional (Technology Specialist: Windows 7, Configuration for those keeping score at home).
"svchost.exe is using a lot of my CPU. Is this a virus?"
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system-administration
tech
svchost-exe
sysadmin
technology
windows
A common occurrence I find is that svchost.
Bring back SKU choice in Windows 7 installer
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system-administration
tech
sysadmin
technology
windows-7
One of the best things Microsoft did when Vista came about is to make all their different SKUs available on the one disc/ISO.
Windows 7 Libraries & Personal Network Drives/Shares Part 1
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system-administration
tech
libraries
sysadmin
technology
windows-7
xml
Windows 7 is arguably one of the best operating systems Microsoft have put out in their history in the game.
Beware the Sysadmin
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system-administration
tech
humor
sysadmin
technology
webcomic
xkcd
I don’t usually get excited by xkcd web comics but I thought this one was particularly appropriate (thanks Anthony Burke)