Canadian IT Pro Data Base

The personal ramblings of a data-oriented IT Pro Advisor at Microsoft Canada.

Sorry folks. I have not been posting on this blog in the last few weeks as I have been preparing and...

Date: 05/26/2006

Giancarlo Fisichella was quite the sight berating Jacques Villeneuve. Fisichela stormed into the BMW...

Date: 05/07/2006

I know I said earlier that I would not have too many technical posts or tour info on this blog, but...

Date: 05/02/2006

I bet Pat Symonds is kicking himself right now. Fernando Alonso was being held up by Michael...

Date: 04/23/2006

It was the only record that I can think of that Michael Schumacher did not hold - the most poles in...

Date: 04/22/2006

Scott Speed of Scuderia Torro Rosso lost his 8th, and final points-paying position, to David...

Date: 04/02/2006

Wasn't that an exciting finish to the Australian Grand Prix?? I'm not talking about Fernando Alonso...

Date: 04/02/2006

The land down under hosts the third Grand Prix of the season in the lovely city of Melbourne. I can...

Date: 04/01/2006

Sorry for being so late to post about this, but it has been quite a week. After all, the Malaysin...

Date: 03/30/2006

I got the following email through this blog from Matt Dean, who attended a couple of Microsoft...

Date: 03/27/2006

Qualifying with the new double elimination format is very exciting this year. Combine that with the...

Date: 03/19/2006

I personnally think that Kimi Raikkonen should start from the back of the grid at every race!! It...

Date: 03/12/2006

If Kimi Raikkonen did not have bad luck, he would have no luck at all. Last year he won more races...

Date: 03/11/2006

I love the first practice day of the first grand prix of the season. All the drivers are making bold...

Date: 03/10/2006

First, I just posted on the Canadian IT Pro blog about the upcoming Future of the Desktop Tour whose...

Date: 03/09/2006

Thanks to Dwayne Lamb of VisualByte in Toronto for digging up the definition of the term we have...

Date: 02/07/2006

Having just completed the TNX: TechNet Exchange Tour, I get a bit of a break from touring until the...

Date: 02/07/2006

For customers looking to protect Windows SharePoint Services against viruses and inappropriate...

Date: 01/30/2006

We have just launched the Canadian IT Professionals Blog at https://blogs.technet.com/canitpro as an...

Date: 01/30/2006

The slides from the TechNet Monthly session What's New in BizTalk Server 2006 can now be downloaded...

Date: 01/17/2006

Those of you that attended last Thursday's TechNet Monthly on What's New in BizTalk Server 2006 can...

Date: 01/15/2006

Well, it seems like only yesterday that I wrapped up the SQL Server 2005 Launch Tour and I'm off on...

Date: 01/11/2006

Tonight I got a chance to attend a meeting of the Toronto SharePoint Users Group (TSPUG) and it was...

Date: 01/11/2006

If you're wondering what the names of all the system views in SQL Server 2005 are and what part of...

Date: 01/06/2006

When I was in Halifax during the SQL Server 2005 Lauch Tour I got an opportunity to meet with...

Date: 01/03/2006

Val Matison, one of our SQL Server MVPs with a wealth of experience in the business intelligence...

Date: 12/22/2005

If you live in the greater Toronto area and are not sure which Microsoft product-oriented user...

Date: 12/22/2005

Check out this promotion for validating that your copy of Windows is genuine!! Everything about your...

Date: 12/19/2005

I know a number of you that attended the Victorial SQL Server 2005 Launch event emailed me wondering...

Date: 12/13/2005

A question that arose at one of the stops on the SQL Server 2005 Launch Tour was How do I export...

Date: 12/10/2005

If you want to start testing database mirroring in SQL Server 2005, you will need to enable a trace...

Date: 11/24/2005

My colleague, Mark Relph, beat me to the punch and blogged about a very exciting development - we...

Date: 10/28/2005

Microsoft Learning announced the creation of two new certifications today geared towards individuals...

Date: 10/25/2005

WOW!! The response has been amazing!! We have just extended the capacity for the Toronto SQL Server...

Date: 10/25/2005

Today I spent the morning with a few key individuals reviewing the content we will be presenting at...

Date: 10/21/2005

The last 8 days have been a whirlwind of activity. I have had the priviliege of being involved in...

Date: 10/03/2005

Just wanted to give you a quick update on the early registration status for the SQL Server 2005...

Date: 09/20/2005

A little bird has sung to me that early registration for the SQL Server 2005 Launch Tour will open...

Date: 09/20/2005

The Microsoft machine beat me to the punch, but I wanted to let those of you not yet aware of it...

Date: 09/14/2005

Second update for the night: SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA) v2.0 Beta is now available for...

Date: 09/11/2005

Just a quick follow-up to my previous post regarding the SQL Server 2005 launch event for Canada....

Date: 09/11/2005

I know that sometimes downloading a large file across your ISP connectiion may not be the easiest...

Date: 09/07/2005

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