Time Change Tonight – Setting the Time Source in Linux
Posted on October 31, 2009, by Todd, under Linux, Web/Tech.
Just a reminder to everyone (at least in North America) that time changes tonight. We fall back an hour and gain an hour of sleep. Always check your systems tomorrow to ensure they changed correctly.
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Using an Answer file in Virtual Machine Manager
Posted on October 27, 2009, by Todd, under Virtualization.
I have rebuilt my Hyper-V server at the office and decided to try out Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) to manage my virtual machines on that host.
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Windows 7 STEP Event in Ottawa
Posted on October 25, 2009, by Todd, under User Groups.
Thursday of last week (October 22), David Myers and myself presented the Windows 7 STEP event in Ottawa. It was a full house and one of our larger, if not largest crowd at the OWSUG to date.1 Comment
Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Exchange 2010
Posted on October 23, 2009, by Todd, under Windows.
All three of these products have launched over the past few days.
I had the opportunity on Wednesday to head up to Toronto for the launch. Steve Balmer was on hand to do a keynote speech and had a few interesting points.
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October 15th Evening SQL Server DBA Event: Disaster Recovery
Posted on October 14, 2009, by David, under User Groups.
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TechDays Canada 2009
Posted on October 1, 2009, by Todd, under Web/Tech.
TechDays is now in full swing. Vancouver and Toronto have both been completed and have gone well. The remaining cities are coming along in November and December.
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Microsoft Project 2010
Posted on September 18, 2009, by Todd, under Project.
I had a chance earlier in the week to hear about the upcoming release of Microsoft Project.
Some of the major changes included the Office Ribbon interface is included for a common look and feel with the existing Microsoft Office applications. Microsoft Project Server will sit upon Microsoft Sharepoint Server and will integrate with Microsoft Exchange. The look and feel will be more like Microsoft Excel which should help people get going quicker with it.
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September Events for OttawaSQL.net
Posted on September 15, 2009, by Todd, under User Groups.
Here is a list of training events going on in September for the OttawaSQL.net groupNo Comments
OWSUG User Group Meeting – How to protect SQL Server using Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 SP1 (DPM)
Posted on September 11, 2009, by Todd, under User Groups.
The fall events are being lined up and the first event for the OWSUG this fall is on Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 SP1. The first event is on September 17th at the Microsoft office on Queen St.
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Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2010 Released
Posted on September 10, 2009, by Todd, under Microsoft Deployment Toolkit.
The new version of the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT 2010) has been released today. MDT is the recommended toolset to automate server and desktop deployments. Having used it for about 2 years I find it the best tool for deploying new Windows computers. Every computer which enters into service in the library system has its operating system and its applications deployed onto using MDT.
