April 2009 - Posts
Wow they are busy down in Redmond! Yesterday Service Pack 2 for Office 2007 was released and today Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 were completed! I’ve been doing some digging to find out what is new and noteworthy as well as
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Are you a Microsoft professional looking for a better career opportunity or to expand your skills? MSEmploy Canada ( http://www.msemploy.ca ) - Canada's only job and training portal serving the Microsoft community - is conducting a Career Fair at the
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Salut tout le monde, Rick Claus, Joël Quimper et moi-même serons au Cosmos sur Grande Allée à Québec demain matin de 9:00am a 11 :30am pour un « Coffee & Code ». Le concept du « Coffee & Code » est de promouvoir les connections avec la communauté
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Office 2007 Service Pack 2 was released today and aside from rolling up all the hotfixes released since SP1 there are some additional changes provided by this update. There are three key changes in Office 2007 with SP2. Interoperability – Office 2007
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Over the past few weeks I’ve been reading a few stories on vulnerabilities found in various operating systems. You might have seen the headlines like Attack Sneaks Rootkits Into Linux Kernel or Security Team Shows Unfixable Windows 7 Hack or First Mac
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I got an email from Raphael from PCWhizKid.com the other day letting me know about some Windows 7 videos he posted. He does a great job showing off a slew of new features and functionality in Windows 7. Take a look and pass them on!
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This has been a great day. We (Rick and I) told a few IT pros in the region about it and they in turn connected with their peers and their customers to spread the word. When we arrived at the coffee shop, Johnny the barista shouted “Are you the
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When I first started at Microsoft in August 2006 I remember my first team planning meeting where I put up my hand and asked what the plans were to update the Flash. I’ve long been a subscriber to the Flash and saw it grow, and grow, and grow and at the
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My colleague, Joey DeVilla – also known on Twitter and everywhere else as the Accordion Guy , posted this article on the Canadian Developer’s Blog , but I think it makes a lot more sense here. I felt a re-post is in order so check it out and sign
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As it is Earth Day and something I’m pretty passionate about, I am pleased to share with you the release of this special online-only Green IT issue of TechNet Magazine! The issue features a valuable collection of new and archived articles on energy efficient
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Typically when you hear about Green IT it is all about virtualization, power and cooling savings, reducing the carbon footprint etc… But did you know that there is a lot more you can do everyday to be more green? Since it is Earth Day I thought I’d share
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I’ve always had the belief that in order to really understand something you have to break it and then fix it. Well maybe not break it but take it apart at least :) I really believe this when it comes to security. If you don’t know what threats are out
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Hello folks We’ve had a wonderful time so far in Halifax. Flew in early and meet with local partners before heading to “ Just Us ” 1678 Barrington Street” in Halifax NS . ( http://www.justuscoffee.com/barrington.aspx ) for our first “Coffee and Code”
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Hello CanITPro readers! My name is Sasha Krsmanovic. I am the MVP Lead in Canada; you may recall my posts on this blog about the MVP program ( Part 1 , Part 2 ). Rodney has asked me to write a guest blog about a useful tool our team developed for IT Pros
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Hello Folks As Rick mentioned in his blog post “ Stay where y’re at, we’ll come where y’re to ” we’re getting ready to head out east. That’s right. Monday morning, Rick, Christian and I will be boarding an early flight to Halifax. We’ll be there
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Three guys got together over pints a while ago and talked about how one of the issues facing Technical Professionals today is keeping their systems patched and up to date. This issue was brought to the forefront at a User Group meeting we were attending
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Project: Outcrypt: Email Encryption as an Add-In for Outlook 2003 & 2007 The Challenge Describe the situation, challenge or problem you or your team faced. Email is not thought of as a secure method of sending confidential information.
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Project: K-12 Network Overhaul The Challenge Describe the situation, challenge or problem you or your team faced. A private K-12 school was running on a Windows Server 2000 network with an infrastructure that had been neglected and was falling
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Hello folks, Having been through a few InstallFests (Montreal, Calgary and Mississauga) I wanted to share some quick tips if you’re attending one of the remaining ones (Ottawa, Vancouver) tomorrow night to ensure you get the best possible experience .
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Project: Elderly (Alzheimer) mental fitness The Challenge Describe the situation, challenge or problem you or your team faced. My mother have major stroke major, leave her right side of body total unmovable. She needs total care. I see my
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As we are in the midst of a flurry of EnergizeIT events we’ve met a lot of people who are already running the Windows 7 Beta 1, and even more are trying it out after attending the Windows 7 Install Fests. Probably the most common question we get
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Project: The Community Caregiver Portal Solution by Navantis - Social Networking in Action The Challenge Describe the situation, challenge or problem you or your team faced. Have you ever had a family member or loved one with a chronic disease
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This article was originally posted by Joey Devilla (AccordionGuy) in Canadian Developer Connection We held a Windows 7 Installfest yesterday as part of the cross-Canada EnergizeIT tour. The idea is pretty simple: invite developers, IT pros and early adopters
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Project: Welaptega Reborn The Challenge Describe the situation, challenge or problem you or your team faced. This client based in Halifax was facing enormous challenges trying to keep their infrastructure system up and running. I
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Today John Bristowe, Qixing Zheng and myself are at the lovely Hotel Arts in Calgary for EnergizeIT. It has been a busy few days so far that started with a visit with some students at SAIT on Tuesday afternoon. It was great to talk to the students and
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(This is part 4 of a 4 part series, you can read the first post here ) Here is the final part of my discussion with Shane Schick on the Myths & Realities of the IT Skills & Talent landscape in Canada. This part is titled “Myth 4 – Certifications
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