TechNet
Products
IT Resources
Downloads
Training
Support
Products
Windows
Windows Server
System Center
Internet Explorer
Office
Office 365
Exchange Server
SQL Server
SharePoint Products
Lync
See all products »
Resources
Curah! curation service
Evaluation Center
Learning Resources
Microsoft Tech Companion App
Microsoft Technical Communities
Microsoft Virtual Academy
Script Center
Server and Tools Blogs
TechNet Blogs
TechNet Flash Newsletter
TechNet Gallery
TechNet Library
TechNet Magazine
TechNet Subscriptions
TechNet Video
TechNet Wiki
Windows Sysinternals
Virtual Labs
Solutions
Networking
Cloud and Datacenter
Security
Virtualization
Updates
Service Packs
Security Bulletins
Microsoft Update
Trials
Windows Server 2012 R2
System Center 2012 R2
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP1
Windows 8.1 Enterprise
See all trials »
Related Sites
Microsoft Download Center
TechNet Evaluation Center
Drivers
Windows Sysinternals
TechNet Gallery
Training
Training Catalog
Class Locator
Microsoft Virtual Academy
Free Windows Server 2012 courses
Free Windows 8 courses
SQL Server training
e-Learning overview
Certifications
Certification overview
MCSA: Windows 8
Windows Server Certification (MCSE)
Private Cloud Certification (MCSE)
SQL Server Certification (MCSE)
Other resources
TechNet Events
Second shot for certification
Born To Learn blog
Find technical communities in your area
Support options
For small and midsize businesses
For enterprises
For developers
For IT professionals
From partners
For technical support
Support offerings
For home users
More support
Microsoft Premier Online
Microsoft Fix It Center
TechNet Forums
MSDN Forums
Security Bulletins & Advisories
International support solutions
Log a support ticket
Not an IT pro?
Microsoft Customer Support
Microsoft Community Forums
Sign in
Brian Puhl's Weblog
These postings are provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confer no rights...WHEW...glad we got that over with, let's get to the good stuff now...
Options
RSS for posts
Atom
OK
Search Blogs
Tags
ADFS
Random babblings and such...
Technical Stuff - AD
Technical Stuff - Other
Archive
Archives
December 2007
(1)
October 2006
(5)
September 2006
(3)
July 2006
(4)
June 2006
(1)
May 2006
(3)
December 2005
(5)
November 2005
(4)
October 2005
(2)
November, 2005
TechNet Blogs
»
Brian Puhl's Weblog
»
November, 2005
Sort by:
Most Recent
|
Most Views
|
Most Comments
Excerpt View
|
Full Post View
Too high tech, have to go re-learn...
Posted
over 9 years ago
by
Brian Puhl
3
Comments
I was in Office Depot a few weeks ago, and saw that they had fountain pens on display, so I picked up a Waterman Phileas. A few weeks have passed with it sitting on my desk, but this afternoon I decided to open it up and put it together. Thus, pen in...
How Does MSIT Do...DC Placement?
Posted
over 9 years ago
by
Brian Puhl
1
Comment
In the past couple of months, I've been asked at least 3 or 4 times how MS IT determines where on their network to place domain controllers. The questions are usually coming from larger, enterprise type customers and usually sound something like this...
Bulk Password Resets
Posted
over 9 years ago
by
Brian Puhl
When a user resets their password, what happens? What about if ALL your users reset their password? Can your infrastructure handle it? Are there "special" changes that you'd want to make? More importantly, this is probably such an edge case that it's...
How Does Microsoft IT Do...
Posted
over 9 years ago
by
Brian Puhl
Engineers in Microsoft IT spend an unusually large amount of time talking to customers answering questions which start with: How Does Microsoft IT Do...<fill in the blank here>? I'm going to try to start to post some of the more common...