This week, Thursday March 19, 2009 marks the 5-Year Anniversary of the Kentucky Small Business Server User Group (KYSBSUG). Where did the time go?
It’s pretty amazing to look back at all the events and topics we’ve covered in the last 60+ months. Some of the highlights we’ve met on include:

Backup & Disaster Recovery
Linux for […]

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If you attended a TS2, TechNet or Windows Server 2008 launch event in 2008, you may have gotten a copy of Windows Vista Ultimate with Service Pack 1 in a gray envelope like the one pictured on the right.
If you’ve not opened that package yet (I know I didn’t) you need to before the […]

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It seems like everybody has an opinion about Vista these days, and more often than not, it’s a negative opinion based on press / advertising / word of mouth / and perception rather than hands-on experience (think ‘Mojave Experiment’).
If you’re a Microsoft Partner and you’d like to know how to handle these objections and get […]

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Title: Windows Server 2008 TCP/IP Protocols and Services Author: Joseph Davies Publisher: Microsoft Press Published: 01/09/2008 ISBN: 9780735624474 Pages  624 Hard copy available: $31.49 at Amazon.com Register for FREE download:  click here (20 […]

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Last night I finally bit the bullet and wiped my corporate box and installed Windows Vista 64-bit. I am determined to march forward no matter what.
Initial impression of the 64-bit OS?: SMOKING FAST

The only driver issue was for my Plantronics DSP 500 USB headset, and that wasn’t even a driver issue really, it was […]

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Per Ron Grattopp’s blog (Microsoft TS2 Presenter Extraordinaire) , the next Microsoft Action Pack Subscription (MAPS) update will include Windows Vista Business w/ SP1 slipstreamed.
That’s cool, but even cooler, the MAPS update will contain one copy of Windows Vista Ultimate with Service Pack 1.
Per the Microsoft Partner web site:

Mid-March 2008 delivery of […]

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As Susan pointed out yesterday, Vista Service Pack 1 is available for TechNet Plus subscribers.
Since I can’t find my TechNet info, the good news is that Vista SP1 is also available for MSDN subscribers:

The EXE version weighs in at 434.5 MB:

The ISO DVD version is a stout 1.13 […]

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As if PDF attachments weren’t already suspicious enough thanks to UCE, now you have to be concerned about PDFs that can allow someone to take control of your PC.
Yesterday (10/22) Adobe released an update to fix a critical vulnerability in the following software:

Adobe Reader 8.1 and earlier
Adobe Reader 7.0.9 and earlier
Adobe Acrobat […]

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Back in January at the EVO Launch in Louisville I met a ton of new people.  One of them was Erik Eckel from Computer Troubleshooters (super-nice guy!) 
Erik recently had an article published on TechRepublic (April 6, 2007) that I’d like to share with everyone who works in smaller Windows networks that include Macs.
This article provides […]

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How many times in the last 2 months has a customer asked you, “Does XYZ software work with Windows Vista?” 
Personally, I lost count.  And obtaining the answer typically involves googling or surfing the manufacturer’s website.
Fortunately, the good folks over at IeXwiki have a nice wiki that lists software compatibility with Windows Vista.  The three […]

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