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Friday, July 04, 2008 1:41 PM

Here's to the death of the amateur consultant

http://smallbizthoughts.blogspot.com/2008/07/last-leg-for-sbs.html If this is the sign of the death of the amateur consultant, good. You heard me. Good. Because customers deserve better than some guy or gal doing networking on the "side" and...
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Friday, July 04, 2008 1:33 PM

Broadcasting from the 405

On the way down to LA to pick up my Sister's new convertible mini cooper and there's still a lot of SUVs and gas guzzlers driving on the 405 today. I am hearing that more and more firms are doing alternative work hours and allowing remote technology...
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Thursday, July 03, 2008 9:41 PM

Want to check that the ports you think are open really are open?

Want to check that the ports you think are open really are open? https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?rh1dkyd2 Go to grc.com shields up page and when you are there place the port numbers you want to check in the custom port probe. Then click "User specified...
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Wednesday, July 02, 2008 7:16 PM

Calming down the support incident

So your thoughts about the call back support? - THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE SBS "DIVA": http://msmvps.com/blogs/bradley/archive/2008/07/02/so-your-thoughts-about-the-call-back-support.aspx (back for another 2 cents thought process) Like many things...
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Wednesday, July 02, 2008 5:35 PM

So your thoughts about the call back support?

I'm not at all ready to say that the new Call back support talked about is now showcasing that Karl was right in his prediction.... Small Biz Thoughts by Karl Palachuk: The Death of SBS: http://smallbizthoughts.blogspot.com/2007/05/death-of-sbs.html...
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Monday, June 30, 2008 12:19 PM

So what's TMG anyway?

Download details: Forefront™ codename "Stirling": http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=65bd5f8a-d94c-457a-9f88-2046597130e1&DisplayLang=en So if you want to see what TMG is all about..check out that beta (there's...
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Sunday, June 29, 2008 3:00 PM

Error 0x80070057 returned from call to Adding routers IP address

So Kevin hit an issue where he ran the CEICW on a brand new SBS 2003 computer and hit this: http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs/browse_thread/thread/ed5a595e5c3fd88c/50b71975e02617db?lnk=st&q=Error+0x80070057+returned...
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Saturday, June 28, 2008 12:16 PM

One more upgrade folks to CS 2008 sp1

Community Server 2008, Service Pack 1 Now Available! : Community Server: http://communityserver.com/news/team-blog/community-server-2008-service-pack-1-now-available/ One more bump up that hopefully this blonde can handle now that we're over the hardest...
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Saturday, June 28, 2008 6:46 AM

Pardon the mess

Not all blog posts on blogs page - Community Server: http://dev.communityserver.com/forums/p/498790/620234.aspx#620234 Pardon the construction zone around here..in making sure everything is working post upgrade to CS 2008 like it should I realized the...
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Friday, June 27, 2008 7:05 PM

For those of you who missed the headlines...

Hyper-V RTM'd yesterday. Now keep in mind that because officially SBS 2008 has not RTM'd, if you go to look for specific supportability statements, they "ain't" gonna be there. Why? Because SBS 2008 is not released. Microsoft traditionally...
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Friday, June 27, 2008 7:01 PM

Yoda says "We'll be offline for a planned maintenance to get ready for the upgrade to CS 2008."

Blogs will be offline from 10 p.m pacific - Yoda's Blog: http://msmvps.com/blogs/yoda/archive/2008/06/28/blogs-will-be-offline-from-10-p-m-pacific.aspx Yoda says... "We'll be offline for a planned maintenance to get ready for the upgrade...
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Thursday, June 26, 2008 12:21 PM

About those Server icons

Administrative Logon in SBS 2008 or any Windows Server 2008: http://www.sbstraining.net/post/2008/06/Administrative-Logon-in-SBS-2008-or-any-Windows-Server-2008.aspx I complained about this very thing... What no girl administrators out there?
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008 10:13 PM

New hard drive, same 'ol laptop

Well here I am finding the necessary drivers for my rebuilt/new hard drive Acer Travelmate C110 that I love. If you remember the hard drive in it did the lovely click click click of death. So here I am setting my baby laptop back up and one thing you...
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008 11:14 PM

Why isn't SBS available as a hosted service

"Why isn't SBS available as a hosted service? It goes on and on." http://windowsitpro.com/mobile/pda/Article.cfm?ArticleID=99554&DepartmentID=723 Paul.. SBS is available as a hosted platform now. Granted I think it makes more sense when...
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008 7:33 AM

Win a free trip to SMBNation

If you find yourself downing multiple shots of espresso to stay awake for those late night tech support issues, Seattle may be beckoning you. Not only can Seattle claim to be the birthplace of the coffee revolution, it also boasts an organization known...
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Monday, June 23, 2008 8:13 PM

Return of the ’70s Weirdos

When I went to see Indiana Jones, one of my thoughts was...when did Marian become middle aged..and thus so did I? Whenever one goes to SMB tech seminars, I'm struck by the fact that the bulk of the folks in the room are not Apple toting, purple haired...
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Sunday, June 22, 2008 7:49 PM

Add two items to your computer tool kit

(and shout out to the geek man Tim Barrett for this) First a cold gel pack Next silica gel packets that you get purses, pill bottles and other places.. or buy them from Amazon Okay so why those two items? It all started out this morning when my trusty...
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Sunday, June 22, 2008 7:27 PM

Top issues from the Platform newsgroups for Partners for May 2008

Top issues from the Platform newsgroups for Partners for May 2008 In this Issue: TOP SUPPORT ISSUES NEW & UPDATED KB ARTICLES NEW & TOP DOWNLOADS NEW WEBCASTS TOP SUPPORT ISSUES =============== The following "hot topics" were posted...
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Sunday, June 22, 2008 7:26 PM

Hot topics from the SBS Partner Newsgroup for May 2008

Hot topics from the SBS Partner Newsgroup for May 2008 >>> HOT TOPICS for May 2008 <<< The following “hot topics” were posted and resolved during the month of May: Small Business Server Issue: ========== Received error 23002 on the ISA...
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Sunday, June 22, 2008 7:24 PM

Office hot topics for May 2008

The following “hot topics” were posted and resolved during the month of May from the Partner newsgroups Office: PRODUCT: Excel 2007 Issue Description: ------------------------------ Excel always stops working when you double click an Excel file or try...
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