Saturday, October 11, 2008 12:29 PM

Can my server support SBS 2008?

Body: One of the biggest questions many people have is can my existing server support SBS 2008? Given SBS 2008 is indeed a full 64 bit operating system, this is one of the major requirements for any system that needs to run SBS 2008. You will also need...
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Saturday, October 11, 2008 10:33 AM

Future Uncertain…

Body: I finish up today my 3 weeks here in the USA. I’ve been attending 10 days of extremely intense training, and two conferences in two different states. I’ve been here while the US economy takes a major nose dive. The Australian economy whilst currently...
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Thursday, October 09, 2008 10:53 AM

Silence!

Body: “Silence! I keell you…”. that was the catch phrase this week as it’s an extract from Achmed the Dead Terrorist – a comedy video on youtube. Dean Calvert (fellow SBS MVP and Aussie) was ensuring that we all remained “silent”. Olli (SBS MVP from Germany...
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Wednesday, October 08, 2008 12:05 PM

Hyper-V and Snapshots and Live Migration

Body: Interesting thing that I’ve learned here over the last few days is that Snapshots in Hyper-V are not supported with SBS 2008 and EBS 2008. Now before people go saying it’s an SBS and EBS fault, you need to realise that it’s actually an issue with...
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Sunday, October 05, 2008 11:04 AM

SMBNation – Keynote Day 2 - TrendMicro

Body: Dal and TJ from Trendmicro have the unenviable task of kicking off the day this morning with the keynote at 8am. This is after a couple of massive parties last night which I understand finished with an open bar sponsored by bandwidth.com. I’m sure...
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Saturday, October 04, 2008 5:01 PM

SMBNation – Session 4 – SBS 2008 Real World Requirements

Body: Lunch is over – and it was really nice food – good one HarryB. Susan Bradley and Ofer Shimrat are now onstage presenting a session on The Gotchas of SBS 2008. They have defined a gotcha as a “feature” of SBS 2008 that we may not have uncovered as...
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Saturday, October 04, 2008 1:01 PM

SMBNation – Session 3 – Firewalls – What to choose

Body: Session 3 brings with it the one and only Amy Babinchak – ISA Goddess. Amy’s extremely quiet manner often puts people at a sense of false impression. Her quiet voice makes them think she does not have much to say, nothing could be further from the...
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Saturday, October 04, 2008 11:56 AM

SMBNation - Session 2 – Migration – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

Body: Session #2 – Jeff Middleton, the self proclaimed King of Swing, is up on stage now talking about SBS 2008 migrations. He listed all the features of SBS 2003 and then in one click turned it into SBS 2008. He then blew away the myth for everyone that...
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Saturday, October 04, 2008 10:43 AM

SMBNation - Keynote

Body: Ok – so it’s 8am on Saturday morning here in rainy Seattle. The legendary HarryB has opened the keynote with a overview of what’s happening and passed the baton over to the Intel Dude (sorry missed his name). They started with a video in which they...
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Friday, October 03, 2008 2:04 PM

Gold, Gems, Cool things learned this week in SBS 2008 Training

Body: Wow – I’m coming to the end of a VERY intensive week of training on SBS 2008. Our instructor is one of the lead CSS support guys that does SBS support day in day out. John Bay (aka Dr John) is amazing in his level of knowledge of SBS 2008 and there...
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Thursday, October 02, 2008 12:26 AM

Bite the hand that feeds you – then complain you are hungry

Body: I’ve been involved in community for more years than I care to admit. One of the most distressing things that I see at times is where peoples desire to express their opinion takes it’s toll on others in the community. I know that at times I too have...
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Wednesday, October 01, 2008 12:54 PM

Run As Administrator – Shortcut

Body: UAC protects us from bad things, but also is a real pain in the a$$ for us administrators. I’ve been tired of having to find an icon, right click and select Run As Administrator. Well today I learned a new trick. Select Start then type in the name...
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Wednesday, October 01, 2008 10:29 AM

MVP again – 7th year – Thank you

Body: Well – it’s the MVP renewal time and I just got my mail in this morning confirming that I’ve been re-awarded as an SBS MVP for the 7th year running. To me this is really just a big thank you for the things that I do anyway in the community. To the...
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008 8:25 PM

Small Business Marketing Unleashed - Review

Body: The Grand Poobar of Search Engine Guide – Jennifer Laycock has posted a summary of the recent Small Business Marketing Unleashed event in Columbus, Ohio. http://www.searchengineguide.com/jennifer-laycock/recapping-fall-small-business-marketing.php...
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Monday, September 29, 2008 1:54 PM

SBS 2008 Deep Dive Training

Body: I’m here in the USA being put through the paces of the internal Microsoft PSS SBS 2008 training course. It’s the first day and I’ve been sitting here for nearly 4 hours now and we’ve not even gotten through the setup process. I feel that I know...
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Wednesday, September 24, 2008 10:32 AM

How to make friends and influence people

Body: Today is Wednesday here in Columbus, Ohio, and I'm sitting here by the pool doing some work after the Small Business Marketing Unleashed conference wrapped up last night. This is the second time I've been to this event, the last time was...
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Thursday, September 18, 2008 9:13 PM

I'm on my way....

Body: In a few moments, I board my first of three flights today to get from Sydney, Australia through to Columbus, Ohio. This is the start of a 3 week trip in which I'll be attending 2 conferences and 2 weeks of solid long day training on the new...
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Monday, September 15, 2008 11:51 PM

I know Vista is slow but....

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Sunday, September 14, 2008 6:39 AM

SBS2008 Domain Name Wizard Options

Body: SBS 2008 has the ability to automate some of the things that often got customers tied up in knots. One of these is the purchase and management of their public domain name. SBS 2008 allows you via the wizard to purchase and manage a domain name from...
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Friday, September 12, 2008 8:52 PM

Brown... Derek Brown... shaken, not stirred..

Body: A little like James Bond in his demeanour, Derek Brown has worked for Microsoft for many years, with stints running the Windows Mobile team, then in 2004 the SBS team and then after that Microsoft Thailand. Derek has always had a focus on community...
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