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TechDays Vancouver Schedule and Details
For those of you attending TechDays Vancouver (or those of you who are just curious), I’ve put...
Author: Rodney Buike Date: 09/13/2009
Windows 7 Training
Are you the leader of your pack? The person everyone comes to with technology questions? Have you...
Author: Rodney Buike Date: 09/12/2009
Application Compatibility and Virtualization
The legacy application. Some have a longer legacy than others but we all have them. Those...
Author: Rodney Buike Date: 09/09/2009
“Security Bulletins for the regular IT guy” Podcast – 9/8/2009
Three guys got together over pints in February 2009 and talked about how one of the issues facing...
Author: Rickster-CDN [MSFT] Date: 09/08/2009
The first 22 days with Windows 7….
I got an email from a friend of mine who is a prof at Algonquin College – Richard Hagemeyer. I met...
Author: Rickster-CDN [MSFT] Date: 09/08/2009
Windows 7 Trial Download
Windows 7 has RTM’d and if you are a TechNet and/or MSDN subscriber you have not doubt downloaded it...
Author: Rodney Buike Date: 09/01/2009
SecTor 2009
It is almost that time of year again! Time to put on the black/white/aluminum foil hat and learn...
Author: Rodney Buike Date: 08/31/2009
Free Hyper-V Server R2 Cluster and Live Migration
Wow things have changed. I first got started with virtualization in 2000/2001 with VMWare...
Author: Rodney Buike Date: 08/28/2009
The TechDays $299 Deal
The Early Bird Price is Going Away Soon The $299 early bird pricing for TechDays Canada 2009’s...
Author: Rodney Buike Date: 08/28/2009
Fixing Technical Support
www.toothpastefordinner.com “Let’s try rebooting your computer” If you have ever provided or asked...
Author: Rodney Buike Date: 08/27/2009
SecTor Canadian IT Security Awards
Along with working on our own events like TechDays and EnergizeIT I also work in the community...
Author: Rodney Buike Date: 08/20/2009
Get Windows 7
Last week, in a special edition of the TechNet Flash, I wrote about how you can get Windows 7 before...
Author: DamirB Date: 08/17/2009
Upgrade or Migrate – From XP or Vista to Windows 7
There is a lot of confusion around the upgrade and migration scenarios for people thinking about...
Author: Rodney Buike Date: 08/17/2009
Are You Ready For Windows 7 User Group Tour
Are you ready for Windows 7? It is a common question now that Windows 7 is released to...
Author: Rodney Buike Date: 08/12/2009
“Security Bulletins for the regular IT guy” Podcast – 8/11/2009
Three guys got together over pints in February 2009 and talked about how one of the issues facing...
Author: Rickster-CDN [MSFT] Date: 08/11/2009
Windows 7 RTM makes it to TechNet Subscriber Downloads
Ladies and Gentlemen – start your download engines. Like most of the “geek” world of technical...
Author: Rickster-CDN [MSFT] Date: 08/06/2009
Is my VM solution supported?
Hello Folks, Knowing that your production environments are fully supported is very important for an...
Author: Pierre Roman Date: 07/23/2009
Windows 7 & Server 2008 Has Been Released to Manufacturing
Hot off the presses! Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 have hit the RTM Milestone! From the...
Author: Rodney Buike Date: 07/22/2009
What is a TechNet+ Subscription?
I get asked this question all the time and there are a lot of misconceptions about what exactly is...
Author: Rodney Buike Date: 07/17/2009
TechDays-SSM Status
title Vancouver Toronto Halifax Calgary Montreal Ottawa Winnipeg From Zero to Live Migration: How to...
Author: Rickster-CDN [MSFT] Date: 07/15/2009
TechDays 2009 - Servers, Security and Management - final Draft
While I can't say its final (only Damir can say that) - I can say that this is the final draft...
Author: Rickster-CDN [MSFT] Date: 07/15/2009
Patching – how do you cope?
Patching is a necessary evil. A lot of IT pros don’t like to talk about patching due to the amount...
Author: Rickster-CDN [MSFT] Date: 06/26/2009
Reminder! Windows 7 Beta Expiration
I just wanted to post a reminder that the Windows 7 Beta is set to expire on July 1st, 2009. ...
Author: Rodney Buike Date: 06/25/2009
Investing in ongoing Skills Training / Development.
“Is it a school day tomorrow?” I get this question almost every day from my kids. Doesn’t matter if...
Author: Rickster-CDN [MSFT] Date: 06/23/2009
Online Safety is Your Concern
Are you a father, mother, brother, sister, uncle, aunt have friends, neighbors or know someone with...
Author: Rodney Buike Date: 06/16/2009
Mark Russinovich Chat on Application Compatibility
With every new OS release comes some new features, changes to old features, fixes, kernel updates...
Author: Rodney Buike Date: 06/15/2009
“Security Bulletins for the regular IT guy” Podcast – 6/11/2009
Three guys got together over pints in February 2009 and talked about how one of the issues facing...
Author: Rickster-CDN [MSFT] Date: 06/11/2009
Microsoft Fixit – Fixing Your Problems for You!
Sasha Krsmanovic from the MVP team is back with another guest blog post on Microsoft Fix...
Author: Rodney Buike Date: 06/03/2009
TechDays Expands to Another city in 2009!!
TechDays 2008 was such a success that we had many comments and feedback that we should expand it to...
Author: joxley Date: 06/01/2009
Get Certified!
With all the turmoil in the job market right now there couldn’t be a better time to get...
Author: Rodney Buike Date: 05/25/2009
Kai Axford Canadian Security Tour
Culminis and Microsoft’s User Group Support Services (UGSS) are pleased to announce their...
Author: Rodney Buike Date: 05/21/2009
Guest Blogger – Searching with PowerShell
Sean Kearney has been doing some work with PowerShell as of late and sent in this little write up...
Author: Rodney Buike Date: 05/19/2009
TechDays 2009 Community Team
Well you might have heard that TechDays is going to roll across Canada in the Fall of 2009 and while...
Author: Rodney Buike Date: 05/13/2009
“Security Bulletins for the regular IT guy” Podcast – 05/12/2009
Three guys got together over pints a while ago and talked about how one of the issues facing...
Author: Rickster-CDN [MSFT] Date: 05/12/2009
Announcing the Ignite IT Awards Winners!
Last year, we announced the Ignite IT Awards. Its purpose is to recognize and reward the efforts of...
Author: Rickster-CDN [MSFT] Date: 05/11/2009
Vista and Server 2008 SP2 – What You Need to Know
Wow they are busy down in Redmond! Yesterday Service Pack 2 for Office 2007 was released and today...
Author: Rodney Buike Date: 04/29/2009
MSEmploy.ca Job Fair
Are you a Microsoft professional looking for a better career opportunity or to expand your skills?...
Author: Rodney Buike Date: 04/29/2009