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* TOP PICK OF THE WEEK:
Windows Home Server now available
Microsoft hopes you will add Windows Home Server to your holiday shopping list (perhaps for yourself). The software lets home Windows PC users share and store multimedia and other files. Because Windows Home Server is just software, it is also offered bundled on hardware with lots of storage. Several third-party bundles were announced including the ultra-cool HP MediaSmart Server.
Walmart begins selling $198 Linux computer
IBM and Alcatel-Lucent battle Microsoft over unified communications
Comparing Leopard to Vista
Win one of 15 copies of SQL Server 2005 Maintenance Practices
* FROM OUR BLOGGERS:
Kerrie Meyler: Managing MicrosoftWhy is it important to say you don’t know something? Deatrice, one of the winners for the October 2007 drawing for the MOM 2005 Unleashed book asks: “How important is it for IT Professionals to stay true to themselves about the skills, training, and etc. that they don’t have? I notice a lot of ‘IT Professionals’ boost in what they don’t understand, why?” IT is a huge field, and the technology is constantly changing. It’s more than the version of a product you are working with, it’s all the products that apply to that particular skill set, and all the ways that that skill set can grow.
Tyson Kopczynski: Hidden Microsoft gemsChris Dalby: The Essential Microsoft Toolkit
Using PowerShell to take Virtual Server snapshots (Part Three)
This is my third posting in this series. In the first posting, I described the different components that would be needed for this script. Then, I started explaining how the first part of the script worked. Now we will dive into a meatier portion of the script and figure out the code for taking the VM snap shots. Let’s get started!
Make life easier and download Launchy
Windows users, make your life easier by downloading and installing Launchy – The Open Source Keystroke Launcher for Windows. Launchy is a free Windows utility designed to help you forget about your Start Menu, the icons on your desktop, and even your File Manager. Launchy indexes the programs in your Start Menu and can launch your documents, project files, folders, and bookmarks with just a few keystrokes!
Michael Dortch: Musings on Microsoftcontinued. Face the Second: Microsoft, Facebook, and online advertising. Face the Third: Microsoft, RFID, and IT-enabled business infrastructures. Say what?
Microsoft and RFID: an unlikely marriage that works well
Just how many “faces” can one company have? With Microsoft, at least three. Face the First: Microsoft, unified communications, and VoIP,
Ron Colonna: Microsoft Certification/Training Corner
How to study for an exam
My preparation for taking an exam uses three things. The first is I read through all the course material at least twice paying special attention to anything that Microsoft marks as important or that is listed as an exception. The second thing I do is try to do all the practices and labs again. I try to do things a bit differently. I try to push the directions so I can maybe break something and try to fix it. This helps me become more familiar with the tools and OS itself. The third thing I do is try to take practice exams so I can get a feel for how the questions might be asked.
Microsoft Subnet welcomes November guest bloggers, author experts Chris Amaris and Ross Mistry.From Author Expert Ross Mistry’s blog“Which recovery model should I use on my SQL Server databases?” Basically, there isn’t a right or wrong answer as each recovery model offers benefits and consequences.* HOT DISCUSSIONS AMONG MICROSOFT SUBNET READERS:
Selecting the appropriate recovery model for a database in SQL Server 2005
I frequently receive the same question from my clients and from the audience at my seminars –
Secure your wireless networks people!
The problem with Microsoft Office Communications Server
Downtime – one reason why we want to “manage” IT Operations
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