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  • Blog Post: TechEd North America 2013: Expand Your Network & Earn Certification

    TechEd is Microsoft's leading IT Professionals and Enterprise Developers technical conference being hosted on June 3rd -6th in New Orleans, LA. Those who have attended TechEd in the past have always found it rewarding in the aspect of professional development and industry networking. Those who have...
    on14 May 2013

  • Blog Post: Tips and Tricks for Navigating the New Windows 8 User Interface

    Hello Folks, This is a re-post of a great article that our friend Mitch Tulloch wrote for the BizTech Information Technology site.   We are reproducing it with his blessing. Mitch is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional and lead author of several books including “The Windows 7 Resource Kit” and...
    on26 Apr 2013

  • Blog Post: Step-By-Step: Extending USB storage into Hyper-V via Windows-To-Go

    Those who attended one of the Windows 8 #CANITPRO Camps earlier this year were privy to seeing the setup and enablement of a Windows-To-Go USB key as one of the presented demos. What makes this offering compelling is the fact that one could literally walk up to any computer, plug in your USB key and...
    on18 Apr 2013

  • Blog Post: Turn Your Blog Into A Windows 8 App

    I know what you're going to say. But Chris, I'm not a developer, sure I use HTML now and then but I don't have the time to create an App. I get it, your day job is kind of your night job too and there are only so many hours in the day. Don't worry, n ot only do we have a great way to help you turn...
    on12 Apr 2013

  • Blog Post: Step-By-Step: Deploying Windows 8 with System Center 2012 Service Pack 1

    The past weeks have seen Pierre, Mitch and myself drink bigger doses of caffeine than what would be contained in the mug pictured above although Pierre might chime in that the mug looks no bigger than the espresso cups I use for my morning jolt. It has been a labor of love however, as all three of us...
    on2 Apr 2013

  • Blog Post: Step-By-Step: Enabling DirectAccess in Windows Server 2012

    Last week Pierre and I completed the last Windows Server 2012 #CANITPRO Camp in St. John's, Newfoundland. The camp was a great showcase of virtualization capabilities for Windows Server 2012 and was well received by audiences across Canada. So much so that Pierre, Mitch and I will be putting together...
    on19 Mar 2013

  • Blog Post: Feedback regarding Office license portability

    Hello Folks, Yesterday, the "TechNet eNews - Revisiting Windows 8 and Your Feedback" mailing went out and in it I did "encourage you to continue to provide great feedback". Well, provide feedback you did…. My mailbox suddenly filled with all kinds of feedback. Some was request for help troubleshooting...
    on19 Mar 2013

  • Blog Post: Activation Headaches: Here is your aspirin!

    There are three concepts in Microsoft licensing that people often mistake for a single entity, when in fact the three are connected but very separate.  They are: Licensing Activation Product Keys Because the three are so tied together it is easy to get yourself in trouble if you do not take the...
    on14 Mar 2013

  • Blog Post: New Windows 8 Camps announced.

    Hello folks, On January 25 th 2013, Chris Di Lullo had announced a new set of camps for IT pros focusing on Windows 8. The first 2 camps were very well received. During this day long camp we cover the following: Windows 8 overview Windows 8 deployment in the enterprise Using MDT 2012 Using System Center...
    on12 Mar 2013

  • Blog Post: Windows 8: From an enterprise point of view

    Some of us get to live in the world of cool.  We are on the leading edge of software (and sometimes hardware); we are not simply IT Professionals, but we are also IT Enthusiasts … we are passionate about technology, and we always want the latest and greatest.  We wait with bated breath for...
    on12 Mar 2013

  • Blog Post: Windows 8 & System Center 2012 SP1 - The Complete Solution

    It has been an exciting couple of weeks delivering the Windows Server 2012 camp alongside Mitch Garvis and during our recent stop in Winnipeg many questions were asked of us in regards to System Center 2102 . Many questions pertained to even management and deployment of Windows 8 utilizing System Center...
    on11 Mar 2013

  • Blog Post: Windows 8: Client Hyper-V and Why It Matters

    Recently I sat down with Kevin Remde from Microsoft’s US DPE team to discuss virtualization in Windows 8.  We had a great discussion about VDI, client-side Hyper-V, and a lot of other interesting options.  Let us know what you think! -M http://aka.ms/fe3epl
    on7 Mar 2013

  • Blog Post: Converting VHDs to VHDX and other questions…

    Many of the articles I write for both The World According to Mitch and the Canadian IT Pro Connection come directly from people I meet through my travels.  They send me questions about technology by e-mail and rather than simply replying to them, if I feel the questions are relevant, I write them...
    on5 Mar 2013

  • Blog Post: Windows 8: More beautiful, more flexible and more secure

    Hello folks, Windows 8 has been since October 30 th 2012. And a lot has been said about it. Some may love it as I do, and some may still need another look before being convinced. One of the many improvements in Windows 8 that has been “baked-in” is definitely the security enhancements...
    on4 Mar 2013

  • Blog Post: Step-By-Step: Deploying Windows 8 Apps with System Center 2012 Service Pack 1

    As of late Pierre Roman , Mitch Garvis , and I have enjoyed traveling the country delivering IT Pro Camps covering Windows 8 for Enterprise and Windows Server 2012 . We have thoroughly enjoyed connecting with those of like minds eager to learn new strategies around deployment, securing and managing infrastructure...
    on28 Feb 2013

  • Blog Post: Converting an SD Card to Permanent Storage in Windows Devices

    Support Alert: The solution contained in this article is considered a workaround, and not necessarily a supported solution. So as you know I was all excited to buy the very first Microsoft Surface Pro.  I bought the 128 GB model because I knew that despite the fact that I have all sorts of external...
    on28 Feb 2013

  • Blog Post: Deployment & Management of Windows 8 Utilizing System Center 2012 SP1 Configuration Manager

    MSDN Channel Nine has recently released a short video touching on the deployment and management of Windows 8 utilizing System Center ConfigMgr 2012 SP1 . My fellow Technical Evangelist, Kevin Remde , sat down with the Sr. Technical Product Manager for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, Martin...
    on25 Feb 2013

  • Blog Post: Group Policy Troubleshooting Improvements in Server 2012/Windows 8

    Hello Folks, As you may know during the past few months we have been criss-crossing the country delivery a series of Windows Server 2012 camps in the following cities. Regina Montreal Ottawa Calgary Mississauga Toronto Waterloo Fredericton Vancouver Halifax Montreal...
    on19 Feb 2013

  • Blog Post: USB Keys Certified for Windows to Go Use

    A great question was asked at during today's #CANITPRO camp by an attendee: "Which USB keys has Microsoft certified for use with Windows To Go?" For those who are unaware, Windows To Go is a new Windows 8 enterprise feature enabling the creation of a Windows To Go workspace booted from a Microsoft...
    on1 Feb 2013

  • Blog Post: Windows 8: Client Hyper-V and Why It Matters

    In December I sat down with Kevin Remde, Technical Evangelist with Microsoft USA, to discuss how Windows 8 now includes Microsoft Hyper-V.  It is a great conversation about why you might want to use the power of Hyper-V virtualization on the desktop, what is required, and how to get started. ...
    on1 Feb 2013

  • Blog Post: My First Surface Article

    Ok, so maybe it is not my first article on Microsoft Surface , but it is the first article that I am writing from one.  A friend here was kind enough to loan me one for a few weeks, and even though my EliteBook is within arm’s reach I decided to spend my morning on this device exclusively… to get...
    on30 Jan 2013

  • Blog Post: Plan your Windows 8 deployment with the Map Toolkit.

    We recently announced the release of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 8.0. The MAP Toolkit makes it easy to assess your current IT infrastructure for a variety of technology migration projects. This Solution Accelerator provides a powerful inventory, assessment, and reporting tool...
    on28 Jan 2013

  • Blog Post: Windows 8 IT Camps

    Many of you are familiar with and have even attended one of the many Windows Server 2012 IT Camps we ran from September through December. We've had a great turnout and amazing feedback! Needless to say we'll be continuing with IT Camps in the new year. We still have a few more Windows Server 2012...
    on25 Jan 2013

  • Blog Post: A Quick Tip for Hyper-V Users: Product Keys

    I keep telling people that the best way to activate your servers and desktops is to have a Key Management Server (KMS) in your environment.  However not everyone has volume license keys, and when an IT Pro (or Dev) builds a lot of lab environments using their TechNet, MSDN, or MAPS licenses that...
    on2 Jan 2013

  • Blog Post: Getting Started With Hyper-V in Server 2012 and Windows 8

    You all know by now that I am a huge Hyper-V fan… I have been using it since 2008, but with the latest release I am unabashedly loving Microsoft’s Layer 1 hypervisor.  The fact that it has been included in Windows 8  - as in, no different from the virtualization platform I use in my servers...
    on26 Dec 2012
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