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885,000 results for “the droids we're looking for” so in the world of Google letting anyone become a computer expert should I worry that we are going to be driven to the lowest common denominator as far as customers? I don’t think so because we hang together a solution and Google will help people search error logs for fixes. Any way saw this picture on a mates facebook page and it made me think of all the people who say Tech Blogs and Google are going to put me out of Business
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This can’t be fun for Border Express and it would not be fun for our clients either. Makes me think twice about selling third party services to clients because of the trust loop and possible risks. This isn’t a Seek is bad thing it is a we are responsible thing. Sorry if it just sounds like more anti-service provider talk. I am aware we could be hacked in a similar way so we need to look more deeply at our Patching and Security processes and stay up to date as always. The register had a link to a...
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In December I blogged about the new lab but mentioned a customer problem that came up which made having the lab all the better. I said I would document the fix so here goes… So I ran up my lab machine and jumped right in, that was about fixing an orphaned AVHD file (a Snapshot nobody remembers creating) I’ll blog that process another day because I will need to go back through the steps maybe with screen shots :) The Hyper-V server lost all of its VMs I think due to an issue with AV exclusions but...
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Slate PC …. WTF???? So Bill Gates first introduced the Tablet PC in Las Vegas in 2001. Today Steve Ballmer turned the platform in to a Kindle great job well done. For reading, for surfing the web, and for taking entertainment on the go …. What about how well it goes with OneNote how about how cool that will be when Office 2010 Professional includes OneNote So to make it so much more of a missed opportunity you demo Kindle software so the best thing you can think of to do with a Tablet is turn it...
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That is the first thing Alexander (my son) said as the credits rolled on Avatar today. Well First one of the best movies I have seen in a LOOOOONG time While Alex loved all of the movie (which incidentally so did I) but the other things that provoked thought for me were the bits of technology, not because they were cool looking (oh but so cool) I wondered how far away we are from these very workable interfaces. There was one point where a window on a larger screen was grabbed and moved to a completely...
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Now before I got play in my lab too much a customer had a problem which I needed to fix. So I ran up my lab machine and jumped right in, that was about fixing an orphaned AVHD file (a Snapshot nobody remembers creating) I’ll blog that process another day because I will need to go back through the steps maybe with screen shots :) Because I built the Hyper-V Server R2 boxes in a hurry I needed to get running quickly and of course the Hyper-V Manager for Windows 7 is the best way to configure Guests...
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Oh I was SOOOOO Happy when my Lab Servers arrived a week early… You might recall that I bought two HP ML330 G6 Servers and I chose to make one of them Dual Socket. I spent many hours last night trying to discover why it would not boot even though I was getting the Green Light of Goodness. Because the Server arrived in Parts (as I ordered it) I did the: Power supply Kit upgrade Installed the now hot swap power supply Installed the CPU Kit BTW Step one says update the System ROM I of course ignored...
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I was at a User Group tonight and the presenter when entering his password was challenged about it’s lack of complexity. The response was “so they are just Virtual Machines” me thinks you might have meant Demo Machines… So why do I care? I don’t really. Of course we want to stay on top of treating VMs like we used to Physicals because they are REAL servers
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I got an email from Cisco today where they are running a competition to win Christmas Dinner with out of town (even International) family and friends via TelePresence. This got me thinking about my parents who are on the Central Coast Perhaps they could share XMAS Dinner with us via Live Messenger on my Tablet… Now to check if they have a Webcam… Maybe an early present coming their way if they don’t have one. How will you be spending Christmas Day? Maybe with remote family. A Christmas dinner on...
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Trying to sort out of customer service finally for ever since I don’t enjoy hearing this Ticket System sux and while I understand there are small niggling things with every piece of software, I have to say this is the one I keep coming back to. Yes I know Mark Giles told me easily two years ago that this was the one for us :( of course I NEVER Listen now do I? I do need to do a trial in our site and have bumped this to the top of our Lab booking list. The Question I need to answer is do I just run...
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Since I decided that a decent lab environment was needed in order for us to effectively create offerings and improve our training efforts I have been pondering what would the first cab off the rank… Some Ideas have been: SBS 2008 in a fail over cluster EBS 2008 in a fail over cluster Citrix NetScaler VPX Express Edition Then of course some of the things I want to look at deeper Microsoft's VDI Strategy How to rebuild remote PCs using the OEM Setup Partition Method (to discover how to sync new...
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I have ordered all the kit and am really just awaiting delivery so I have about a week before I start building. At this point I’m thinking that I will build the two servers to be bootable from USB which will let me play with the three main vendors on an as required basis, but really I think it will mostly be a Hyper-V Lab. Even with the decision to most use Hyper-V Server R2 do I install to the Local file system or would it be better to boot this from USB too. I have found a set of instructions for...
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It seems every few years I get to a point where I am completely over the whole working hard at some of my relationships that it is sooooooo much better to turn on the cloak and come back again a bit later. I have recently poked some folk with a stick because I can and that alone is not good. I have also said some stuff I could have put in more PC ways and more privately. But my own special brand of Autistry means that doesn’t happen mostly, so to that end I’m going to do other things and work on...
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I have been waiting for the Australian TechED Sessions to go live and hadn’t checked back in a while but tonight I noticed they are up for download. I pretty keen to re-watch some of the great sessions and the ones I missed . Notice I’m busy getting some on my local drive so I can watch offline. Oh by the way if you didn’t go to TechED you can buy access online.
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Normally I’m pretty contactable my phone gets mail, we have company wide mobile to mobile plans where we get 10 Minute calls free and during a business day I am practically glued to my tablet. So this makes me pretty accessible. Today my Business Manager (also Wife) sent a number of emails, and called me a few times but since I was in meetings that I had a significant facilitating role in I didn’t return any of the calls or respond to email (often I will send a quick status update and return calls...
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Recently I was asked to make some introductions to some folk in the Small Business IT Community here in Canberra. I have not really been engaged with this kind of thing for a while and I guess I last held the baton. So I wonder what would make me take the mantle up again? Well really nothing given when I say I held the baton it was really I did everything and that is not good. SO I need to know if people want a group, what they need from it, AND what they will CONTRIBUTE to it. Then I will help get...
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So I guess it really is Christmas time… HP ML330G6 E5504(1/2) 2GB(1/18) 250GB(1/4) SATA NHP-3.5 B110i DVD TWR 1YR 504055-011 *** BDL W/ NINTENDO WII SPORTS CONSOLE *** $1,538.90 EA Sad part is I’ve been looking at an ML 330 for an internal virtualization lab machine, actually 2 so I can do some cluster configs using Hyper-V Server R2. The Business Investment bonus is something that made me think two might be an option. BUT what would I do with two WII Sports consoles?
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I blogged a while back about how Some social media Facebook in particular are helping me engage in a way that I hadn’t expected. But I do have difficulty staying with the plan or regularly checking the site, (sorry I missed the Mikey notice, congrats Mark, Alex and Ethan) imagine my surprise when I saw Fishbowl a Facebook client built in Silverlight that lets me see things in a nicer way even attribute an interest level to people in my network. Suppose Wayne goes on a wild self promotion kick and...
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So why do doors on meeting rooms open inwards? Barometric Pressure as people meeting for reasons of wanting to be in the loop, basically moving their heads from side to side scanning the room like the clown game in a side show and adding the same value. Progressively stealing oxygen from the room and the longer it happens without someone saying why are we here what is the outcome? Who owns the next step? The less oxygen is left at the end. Now think about what would happen if the door opened outward...
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I have nothing to say??? I spent most of today talking and might well be talked out. I am interested in how to influence corporate cultural change but not sure how to frame the beginning of that process. I do know it shouldn’t start with my doors open inwards analogy but sometimes it is the only way to convey the obvious Have a think about why doors might open inwardly and I’ll let you know tomorrow
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Look I’m downloading the beta of Office 2010 Not sure there is much to be said except hmmmm best I backup my OneNote so I can start playing with this. Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 Beta Product Key You may use the following MAK key to activate your evaluation copy of Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 Beta. Really most keen to be testing Outlook and OneNote stand by for updates What's Included Word OneNote InfoPath PowerPoint Access SharePoint Workspace Outlook Publisher...
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I am rethinking how I would deal with elements of designs where a security control says agencies should... I have been notionally sharing in the agencies should = do what you want because that seems to be how some folk read the guidance. But of course this is garbage, so today is the day where “agencies should” actually means our risk assessment says... at least when looking at my projects I'm thinking a few times it will really be "Computer says NO" or actually Agencies MUST. Just...
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You'd think this is the same as twitter but not I saw someone setup a secondary blog today for comments on things found during the day, kind of the things you might say on your way out the door. So let randomness commence.
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Looks like multiuser PC is making a resurgence and aimed at Schools. I am the chair of our school board and for me this looks like a great idea for our classrooms, can hardly wait for release of this in Australia HP if you build it we will come. Kind of makes me wonder if it will be education only because a number of our micro clients COULD look at using this kind of solution too. Not too much info out right now and lots of broken links but will report as I find more because this really looks useful...
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But with Computers? My daughter asked me this tonight which I thought was kind of funny. It reminded me that I have not used this blog in ages so will try to do better. What would you like to talk about? Cross Posted from http://smemanaged.com
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Microsoft are making available a bunch of Windows 7 Themes from a number of Corporate Identities and folks are talking about the sale of advertising in Windows… Hmmmmm maybe this could subsidise the M$ Australia Tax nahhhhh too mean and not the point. “Redmond announced yesterday new “Windows 7 theme experiences” which are currently being trialled by a handful of big name brands, including Ducati, Porsche and Twentieth Century Fox.” I have a Workstation Requirements Workshop with a client tomorrow...
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Yesterday I linked to a Backup article and book to give some background into Virtual Machine Backup and said I’d explore further today. I’m not really ready to detail the whole design, and I have a Offering Brochure to prepare so here is the basic idea of the possible parts. I’m almost certain to change some of it and it will only be offered by region where we have an office or agent. So have a think about some requirements you might have for backup and let me know if you would be interested in collaborating...
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A small part of my job is not to be so much well read but certainly widely read. Some times in RSS feeds I get there are some interesting titles come up and the one from techtarget.com was interesting as the guys in SMBiT Professionals Sydney are holding a Virtualization day today, and I’m fairly sure they might cover backup. Anyway the article by Eric Beehler made me think about how we do backup virtualised workloads for our SMB clients so I’ll explore that more deeply. Avoid the big mistakes when...
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A question came up about what Windows 7 version I plan to deploy moving forward… So what would influence the decision to go 32 or 64 Bit? Windows 2008 R2 RDS or Citrix? NetBooks? Mobility Solution Hand Held Devices If I were considering NetBooks, I’d need a 32 Bit build for a little while as not all atom based machines are 64 Bit today; If I wanted a quick booting small foot print tablet for say warehouse or forms / survey tasks maybe a real thin client CE or Windows Embedded; Remote access maybe...
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