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Visual Studio is a tool usually associated with developers. I’ve installed it exactly twice, VS2005 after the launch to take a peek, and VS2008 for a TechDays session. Today, as the boundary between developers and IT pros dissolves, more and
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The day is here! Tomorrow, October 22nd 2009, Windows 7 will be released and you’ll be able to head to your favourite reseller and pick up a copy or maybe even a new PC with Windows 7! Today is the press launch at the Westin Harbour Castle
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I was just catching up on some RSS feeds and came across this post from the Microsoft Virtualization team. As of October 7th 2009 Microsoft and Red Hat will support each others OS on their respective virtualization platforms. Red Hat Enterprise
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So SecTor 2009 wrapped up the other day and again, like any conference I attend, a lot is learned. The event was success in my opinion, from the venue to the food to the keynotes and of course the sessions. Even the vendor area had some exciting things
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Are you ready for Windows 7? It is a common question now that Windows 7 is released to manufacturing. This 2 hour 4 part session will cover all the key aspects, guidance, tools and resources to help prepare you and company for Windows 7. For anyone looking
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TechDays Vancouver is underway and soon heading to a city near you. John Bristowe and I shot this short video to give you a peak at the TechDays Survival Kit and a look behind the scenes!
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Are you the leader of your pack? The person everyone comes to with technology questions? Have you been getting asked more and more about “this thing called Windows 7”? Based on emails I’ve been getting from TechNet Flash subscribers there is a lot of
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The legacy application. Some have a longer legacy than others but we all have them. Those applications that won’t run on anything but Windows XP, or in some cases even, Windows 9x. It was a little over 3 years ago when I was installing a $250,000 CNC
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Windows 7 has RTM’d and if you are a TechNet and/or MSDN subscriber you have not doubt downloaded it and installed it already. If you are coming to TechDays you’ll also get your hands on Windows 7 through your TechNet subscription included as part of
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It is almost that time of year again! Time to put on the black/white/aluminum foil hat and learn about the latest in security. I’ve said it before and I will say it again, you cannot protect against what you do not know exists. We recently finalized the
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Wow things have changed. I first got started with virtualization in 2000/2001 with VMWare Workstation 3.x as a way to clean up my “office” in the one bedroom apartment I was renting. Just over three years ago at the first EnergizeIT event, we demo’d failover
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The Early Bird Price is Going Away Soon The $299 early bird pricing for TechDays Canada 2009’s Vancouver and Toronto stops will vanish after Monday, August 31st. From September 1st onward, if you want to catch TechDays in Vancouver (Monday, September
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www.toothpastefordinner.com “Let’s try rebooting your computer” If you have ever provided or asked for technical support these words are familiar. I recently had an issue that required some technical support and as I went through the process it
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Along with working on our own events like TechDays and EnergizeIT I also work in the community supporting the local technology user groups and other events such as SecTor . I have been participating on the SecTor 2009 advisory committee as we pull
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There is a lot of confusion around the upgrade and migration scenarios for people thinking about moving to Windows 7. You may have seen the eye chart (below) put out by Microsoft that attempted to clear things up but from what I have heard this
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