I really hate carrying around physical CDs/DVDs for programs I use a lot. Normally I just convert all my discs into ISOs with the free ImgBurn program (which totally rocks) and then throw the ISOs onto my Toshiba 320 GB portable USB drive. Then when I’m on-site if I need a CD, I just […]

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Invitation – January 2010 KYSBSUG Meeting #71 Meeting Date: Wednesday January 20, 2010 Time: 6:30 PM Eastern Location: Money Concepts Address: 323 Townpark Circle, Suite 100, Louisville, KY 40243 Topic: “Password Security and Password Cracking”
Guest Presenter: Dana Epp, MVP (Enterprise […]

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If you’ve been wishing for some structured Windows Small Business Server 2008 training offered by Microsoft, wait no more.  Microsoft has announced a set of four hands-on labs for SBS 2008, and (it gets better) it’s free!
Title: Windows SBS 2008 Hands-On Labs for Partners Release Date: 9/25/2009 […]

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This question comes up a lot:
“I have the free Adobe Acrobat Reader, but not Acrobat Professional – can I still create a password-protected PDF? I don’t feel like paying $360 for Acrobat Professional just for the ability to do encryption or […]

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Back in 2005 I was privileged to be one of the co-authors of “Microsoft Small Business Server 2003 Unleashed”. As I’m sure most authors can attest, working on a book is a very unique and eye-opening experience.  It takes a lot of time, work, testing, research and commitment to crank out a book, but […]

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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 […]

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Whitepaper Title: Deploying Windows Mobile 6 with Windows Small Business Server 2003File Name: SBS-WM6_122107.docVersion: 3.0Date Published: January 2008Language: EnglishDownload Size: 1.8 MBPages:  49Download URL: Click here
Description:Do you want to add Windows Mobile devices to your network? Is your network based either on the Windows Small Business Server 2003 (Windows SBS) server software with […]

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Are you interested in setting up a Windows Mobile device with SBS, but just haven’t gotten around to doing it?
If so, you’re not alone.  Next to Windows SharePoint Services, Windows Mobile devices are the most under-used killer technology in SBS.
This month our topic for the KYSBSUG meeting is a free hands-on […]

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While troubleshooting Exchange Active Sync for a client today, I spun up a WM6 virtual Pocket PC to test the certificate & server settings. After troubleshooting was complete, I noticed a pop-up for the Customer Experience Improvement Program.
For most folks with WM6 this is a big ‘whoop-dee-doo’, but since I’m still on WM5 with […]

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Seam carving is one of those new technologies that you have to see to understand.  I’ve heard this called “content-aware image resizing”, “retargeting” “rescaling”, etc., and those names fall flat. 
You really need to see this - it’s just too cool to even try to describe:

Pretty nice, eh? Wanna try it yourself?

Download The GIMP […]

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