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EnergizeIT: Install Fest for Windows 7 – Ottawa Event

posted on April 9, 2009

The EnergizeIT Windows 7 Install Fest ran in Ottawa and the session went great. There were 71 people out tonight with laptops to install Windows 7 onto their computers and a few more people from the OWSUG walking about and helping people with problems. Windows 7 was installed to computers as fresh installs, dual boots, upgrades and installs to virtual machines. We used both DVD media, USB sticks and ISO images. There were even two Macs in the crowd installing Windows 7 on their machines. (Who says you can’t make your Mac better?) One was using Boot Camp and one was using Parallels. Rick, Pierre and Christian had several demos, covering different Windows 7 scenarios. We saw how to boot from USB stick and how to enable Bitlocker to go. We learned about shims using the Application Compatibility Toolkit and new features in programs that have been with Windows since the Windows 3.1 days. Having been at the Windows Vista Install Fest in Mississauga a few years back, it was nice to be at the EnergizeIT: Install Fest for Windows 7. It was a great event and an evening well spent. Here are some photos from the event.

Crowd Shots

Windows 7 gets installed onto Macs

EnergizeIT – Coming Soon to a City Near You

posted on February 27, 2009

Microsoft is running EnergizeIT again this year, but this time, the guys from Microsoft will be coming to you. For myself, I am not sure what or where I will be able to attend this year. There is a chance I’ll be heading to Toronto for some of the events but the Ottawa events run about the same time the MESH Conference is running (April 6,7,8), so I don’t know if I’ll be at any of the Ottawa Events but I want to attend at least the install fest in Ottawa. Even if I don’t attend MESH, it is going to be tough to get up to Ottawa three days in a row, so as it stands now, the install fest is looking like the best bet for me.

Here is the full information on the event and be sure to register for the event early so you don’t miss a great opportunity.

EnergizeIT – wrap up

posted on June 22, 2007

I am little slow on the draw to post this. I had something written up on the train but I blew it away when I reloaded the laptop with Vista. (oops.) I am sitting here on the ferry dock to Amherst Island on a beautiful afternoon waiting for the ferry to return, re-writing this. One of the libraries I support is in Stella which is on Amherst Island, and the ferry is the only way over there.

The next part of the day for me was the second Hands on Lab which was on Microsoft Forefront. Mitch Garvis was running this lab. When that was done, I headed back to the main hall and caught the last little bit about the next version of SQL. Then I collected my SWAG, spent a few minutes shooting the bull with Garth Jones, Kim Frank and a few others from the various user groups before heading out. David and I hit the Lonestar on Front street for a quick bite and some pops and then it was back on the train and back to Kingston for me.

Decent event which brings together the various IT types for a one day celebration of geek.

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