January 2009 - Posts

IAG – now available for Hyper-V
29 January 09 07:47 PM | tristank | 0 Comments   

Of all the things I could be doing right now, blogging is the one that won. Feel special? Procrastination, but with a helpful bent. IAG SP2 is now a VHD for Hyper-V Your mission, Jim, is to make that into a song. The most interesting “wow” moment I had Read More...

Filed under: IT Pro / Sysadmin, ISA Server, Networking, Security, Windows Server 2008

Vista-Stylez File Management in Windows 7 Beta
18 January 09 11:07 PM | tristank | 0 Comments   

If you’re finding file management frustrating because the folder pane seems strangely inactive in the Windows 7 beta, it’s probably because it is. It’s perfect for light filing use, but not so good for folder-stuffing and navigational acrobatics. Which Read More...

Filed under: IT Pro / Sysadmin, Extra Bits Of A Personal Nature, Tales from the Road, Windows 7

Shutting phones up with Bluetooth, revisited: musings
18 January 09 08:31 PM | tristank | 0 Comments   

I posted a while back that I was looking for some kind of  suppression device that could silence my ringer while I was in the office, and mentioned Bluetooth as a likely candidate. Since then, I got myself a car with a Bluetooth module in it, and Read More...

Filed under: Extra Bits Of A Personal Nature

Home Hyper-V Networking Gotchas
13 January 09 10:12 PM | tristank | 5 Comments   

Before the holidays, I bought myself an early present: a new quad-core box with 4GB RAM, which I was going to use for a home Hyper-V lab, so that I could run a bunch of 64-bit VMs as well as the 32-bit staples I’ve been using for years (SBS 2003, and Read More...

Filed under: IT Pro / Sysadmin, Extra Bits Of A Personal Nature, Networking, Windows Server 2008, Tales from the Road

Back With A Semblance
13 January 09 08:16 PM | tristank | 0 Comments   

It’s a new year, I have a new job, and I have new stories to tell*! I had a lovely Christmas break, thanks for asking, and now I’m back, I’ve moved into my new role as a Premier Field Engineer. PFEngineering is the part of the organization tasked with Read More...

Filed under: Extra Bits Of A Personal Nature, Tales from the Road