October 2007 - Posts
Damir and I have returned from Montreal after dropping in for the My TechNet Security tour. We had a great time at the Montreal IT Professionals Group talking about data security tools in XP and Vista and then a packed house at the event on Thursday.
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Hook up a wide open wireless router with range boosters. Attach a wide open computer FULL of pornography with no internet access. They'll be so busy drooling and downloading they won't have time for your corporate network. Get a huge (and ancient) but
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I got a heads up last night about a pretty big change that was being announced today. Early on in the life of Virtual Server 2005 we (as in Microsoft not the CanITPro team) opened up the COM APIs which allows anyone to create applications to interact
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We often get asked what an MVP is, how someone becomes an MVP, what exams are required and other questions along those lines. Being a former MVP (they strip that credential when you get hired at Microsoft) I try my best to explain the program but figured
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Last week I participated in an event held in Cambridge called WWITPRO in the Know and gave a talk on Windows Server 2008 and Virtualization . I think the talk went well, but I had a couple of technical difficulties, and I wasn't able to complete the demos
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Security. It is on the minds of more and more people these days as evident by the large draw of the My TechNet Security Tour, the coverage in the press, and conversations with other IT professionals in Canada. Security is important. One of the challenges
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Some creative ways of dealing with stressful situations. Now "Miss Manners" says that walking about the office with a small pry bar and a loaded AK-47 is not the best way to handle stress or stressful situations. And truthfully so. It only ends up in
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Rick visited St. John's Newfoundland and I made my way to Ottawa for the My TechNet Security tour and again the sessions led to some great Q&A at the end of the day. There were some great questions on SQL database encryption and you can find out more
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Hey - interested in participating in a course that was previously only available to internal Microsoft employees and TAP members? I got wind of this offer from Paul and Brian in an email recently and it looks like quite the course! Space will be
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My blog post a few days ago about how using web cams, headsets, Microsoft Office LiveMeeting and Office Communications Server 2007 helped us to give everyone on the Community Team a richer experience during meetings got a number of emails and comments.
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The My TechNet Security tour is officially underway with the first stop in Winnipeg complete. As you are aware if you've ever attended an event we always have time for Q&A at the end of the day and there were a lot of good questions. All were answered
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Let's face it! We've all had those days when we've absolutely had it dealing with a tech support person. For WHATEVER reason. I was thinking about all the little evil thoughts my ID was bursting to come out and pull off when things were going my particular
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One of the challenges we on the Community Team at Microsoft face is working across distances. Because we are often on the road, and with the team split between Ottawa, Mississauga and Calgary, getting everyone together for a meeting is a challenge. I
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Danielle is passionate about helping people make the most of computer technology. She is a Senior Enterprise Workflow Architect and Consultant with over 20 years experience in IT project implementations. Her customers include governments and private enterprises
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Today is World Teacher's Day . If you have never heard of this it is a UNESCO backed day to "represent a significant token of the awareness, understanding and appreciation displayed for the vital contribution that teachers make to education and development."
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Many have had to deal with this problem. And it shouldn't REALLY be an issue. But phone conferences can be a nightmare. Some things should really be addressed before you get involved in one. A telephone. Get one. Now I know this seems one of those "DUH"
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The My TechNet Security Tour is ready to hit the road. We had a successful run through this past Friday and based on the feedback we got have a few tweaks to apply to ensure that you get the most out of the time you are going to spend with us. In the
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Sam Serajian (Toronto, Ontario, IT Pro) A while ago, via the email link on this page, we recieved an email from a fellow named Sam Serajian. Sam is relatively new to Canada, moving here from the Middle East, and he told me about his journey into IT, how
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Graham Jones (Surrey, British Columbia, IT Pro) Last week we were very fortunate to have Kai Axford (CISSP, MCSE-Security) do a Western Canada sweep hitting Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver and Victoria UG’s. Kai Axford (CISSP, MCSE-Security) is a Senior
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