Entries from September 2008

SBS 2008 Migration Smack Down

Date September 30, 2008

Two classrooms full of Microsoft MVPs, all working on an SBS 2003 to SBS 2008 migrations on identical equipment (Dell Optiplex servers with Core 2 Quad processors w/ 8 GB of RAM). Lots of talking, lots of flexing, lots of reading. Who won? Team “Tim & Vlad”. Proof, baby: Rating 3.00 out of 5

Posted in SBS 2008 Comments 167 Comments »

Seattle – Funny Pool Picture

Date September 28, 2008

I’m in Seattle this week for some SBS 2008 training and for SMB Nation, and I just checked into my hotel in Issaquah. As usual, I popped onto Microsoft Virtual Earth to see what’s around here. Imagine my surprise when I saw this swimming pool: Yep, the swimming pool is in the shape of a [...]

Posted in Crazy Screen Shots, Humor Comments 172 Comments »

Hacks – DD-WRT Firmware Presentation

Date September 24, 2008

Thanks everyone who attended the KYSBSUG presentation on modding your wireless router with the DD-WRT firmware! Here are the show notes from tonight. P.S. Don’t forget to reset your wired NIC TCP/IP settings back to automatic after you’re done flashing your router. DD-WRT main page http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page Awesome “Supported Devices” list of routers you can flash [...]

Posted in Hacks, HowTo, Live Events, Webcasts Comments 543 Comments »

Talk Like A Pirate Day Goes I.T.

Date September 19, 2008

As ye should be wary, today be a special day on ye old calendar. A day of grunts and peg legs. A day of squints and grinding of teeth.  Fri Sept 19, 2008 is "International Talk Like A Pirate" day. T’was a fun conversation I had on IM today with me mate. Sometimes a wee [...]

Posted in Humor Comments 802 Comments »

Get Your Search On

Date September 18, 2008

Recently announced: Microsoft Search Server Express is now available as a free download! It’s available in x86 or x64 versions too. Download URL: Click here File name: SearchServerExpress.exe Size: 248 MB SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: Processor: 2.5 gigahertz (GHz) (minimum) Memory: 2 gigabytes (GB) RAM (minimum) Operating System: Any of the following editions of the Windows Server [...]

Posted in Downloads, Server 2008, SharePoint, WSS Comments 92 Comments »

Remaining SBS 2008 Tour Dates

Date September 16, 2008

I’ve had a couple folks today ask about other stops on the SBS 2008 Tour. Here are the remaining dates and the URL to register: Downers Grove, IL – Tuesday, September 16 Irving, TX – Wednesday, September 17 Minneapolis, MN – Thursday, September 18 South Field, MI – Wednesday, September 17 Waltham, MA – Thursday, [...]

Posted in Live Events, Microsoft, SBS 2008, SBS Tour Comments 106 Comments »

Dell Raid Controller Thinks 160 GB Drive is 32 GB

Date September 12, 2008

I’m sure everybody on Earth already knows this (and I’m just exposing my ignorance about computers – again), but I’d like to share a little tech tidbit in case some Google user runs into the same issue. First off, before anyone asks, this is a small shop – they just want to buy one more [...]

Posted in Helpdesk Comments 529 Comments »

Crazy Screen Shots – Rotary Girder

Date September 5, 2008

One of our techs was on-site and snapped this pic of a poorly placed I-beam in front of the entrance to the server room. And yes, that’s permanent. Reminds me of Tommy Boy: Tommy Boy Rating 3.00 out of 5

Posted in Crazy Screen Shots, Humor Comments 30 Comments »