I have fought long and hard to avoid doing this, but because of the volume and content of some of the blog spam that some people have seen fit to put on my blog, I have had to resort to approving all comments that are posted here. I have spent a great...

Many people send me emails via this blog giving their feedback ( I always encourage that!). Some even post comments back and I love that. Others fill in the feedback forms we hand out during events - a quick reminder 1 is bad 9 is good... The question...

I was recently contacted by Dwight Bittner in Alberta as a result of the tour and my blog postings about a challenge he had. I wanted to share this with you as an example, not only of how useful I am told having a Microsoft Techie talking to you all is...

I got some time today and decided to add to my blog as quite rightly I was chastised the other day for having a break of over 2 weeks between posts. I have been away on a training course in Redmond. Now call me synical but I thought it rained a great...

I thought for Christmas this year it would be great of we all shared. I think Christmas comes early each time I find a new tool that I can share with everyone. I would like everyone to let us all know about the latest tools you have found. First blood...

I was asked about this the other day when doing a presentation on Securing the Network Perimeter with ISA Server 2004 about how to configure VPN's. So I sat down this evening to write a step by step guide for you all. Then I remembered having seen a really...

If you are anything like me (paranoid about security) I find the whole idea of Network Access Quarantine absolutely indispensable. Being able to intercept your incoming VPN connections and place them in a quarantine area, allowing you to make sure the...

I was sitting wondering the other day how I could squeeze more Virtual Machine performance on a test box I have and came across an article from RoudyBob http://roudybob.net/articles/927.aspx which was talking performance tips for Virtual Server 2005....

Did you know that there has been an update to the specification for Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1? Well you do now! Here is a link to the latest specs and changes. There is some really cool stuff there, so take a look! http://www.microsoft.com/downloads...

I was sitting at home the other day going through the log files for the Windows XP SP2 firewall (as you do for want of something more stimulating) and thought you might like to know about the utilities I use and have found for parsing these files. Please...

It is amazing to get some many emails etc from you all. The reponse has been fantastic. I am aware that I may not have answered them all, but many of you are also asking for the same info. So I have complied a list of links and am posting useful information...

Have you within your company deployed Windows XP Service Pack 2? If so I would really like to hear from you as to your successes and challenges! I am looking to put together a section on Windows XP SP2 on this blog specifically looking at your decision...

As you may have seen from my previous blog posting, WITPUG is an amazing group of people. I would very strongly recommend if you are in the Winnipeg area and looking for people of a like mind, these are the guys and girls to see. Here is the WITPUG...

Calling all those in Calgary. We talked about user groups in Calgary and the feedback was very positive... We are still looking for people who wish to get involved in Calgary. There is a site that has been set up by one of the IT Pro Community with the...

This group go down for me as one of the best and most friendly, not just of the tour but of those I have met. We had about 30 people who came along last night and were just awesome. Now I will explain why I made those comments; For me the thing I like...

Hi All, This is my first visit to Winnipeg and whilst it may be a little chilly outside, the atmosphere in the venue was anything but! I hope you all enjoyed the day as much as I did in talking with so many of you. I know I was asked many questions, so...

Just to let you know that I have started compiling the questions you have come up with in to a series of articles that may be of use to us all. These can be found in the Useful Articles Section of this blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/brucecowper/category...

I am often asked how people can get hold of the software I talk about, either for demo or evaluation purposes. Whilst I try and remember to put links in to the TechNet Flash Affinity newsletter ahead of time, I thought it would be useful to tell you what...

I am often asked how people can get hold of the software I talk about, either for demo or evaluation purposes. Whilst I try and remember to put links in to the TechNet Flash Affinity newsletter ahead of time, I thought it would be useful to tell you what...

I have now been asked on a number of occasions if there are tools to help re-package 3rd party applications for distribution via group policy. The main tool in question is WinINSTALL LE and is actually a 3rd party tool available on the Windows 2000 server...

I have been asked so many times for this info so, here it is in full technicolour: Upcoming Chat Title and Description Date and Time Chat Room Windows XP SP2 (from the usergroups) Add to Calendar Tell A Friend November 10, 2004 4:00 – 5:00 P.M. Eastern...

Hey, I know I have been raving about each city I go to, but things just keep getting better and better! We had just over 200 people who put up with me talking all day and have even then heaped so much cool feedback and praise, so we must be doing something...

I will tell you what - the people and turnout for the VITUG meeting was awesome... I really want to thank you all for coming. It has been amazing going across the country and meeting the various user groups and VITUG was certainly no exception. Many of...

Come one, come all.... The Toronto Windows Server User Group meeting is just around the corner... The presentation is on Understanding Group Policy on Windows Server 2003 and should be a very useful and informative session for anyone who uses group policies...

Hi All, You have all been waiting patiently for the links to the presentation powerpoint decks and as promised here they are: www.microsoft.ca/technet/falltour/ppt The malware presentation will be uploaded very shortly to the same site. Enjoy! if you...