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You may have wondered why I have been a little quiet of late. Well, the reason [beyond actually...
Author: Bruce Cowper - Microsoft Date: 01/11/2006
Happy New Year!
2006 is looking to be one of the most exciting years for the IT Pro Community and we are absolutely...
Author: Bruce Cowper - Microsoft Date: 01/02/2006
ISA and Antigen Hands On Labs
Last week we held a 2 day series of hands-on labs for ISA server and Antigen that convered a huge...
Author: Bruce Cowper - Microsoft Date: 12/02/2005
biometrics - fingerprint access
I have had the MS fingerprint readers for quite a while now and have found them to be great...
Author: Bruce Cowper - Microsoft Date: 11/29/2005
Regional Weather Station with MSN Direct Weather Data Service
For all of the weather watchers out there (and in Canada I think that means all of us...) I have...
Author: Bruce Cowper - Microsoft Date: 11/28/2005
Windows Defender (Microsoft Anti Spyware tool)
Further to my last post, for those of you concerned about the Sony DRM rootkit you may be happy to...
Author: Bruce Cowper - Microsoft Date: 11/27/2005
root kits
I thought it was about time I jumped on the bandwagon about rootkits in light of the recent...
Author: Bruce Cowper - Microsoft Date: 11/27/2005
Exchange Performance Tuning
During the past couple of weeks I have been going across the country with some of the guys from IBm...
Author: Bruce Cowper - Microsoft Date: 11/26/2005
Inspire Workshop Series with Dell & CMS
For the last couple of days we have been delivering a series of workshops written over the summer by...
Author: Bruce Cowper - Microsoft Date: 11/08/2005
WSYP project: Leverage customer feedback for software reliability
Ever wondered what we do with your feedback when you click on the 'send report' button if you get an...
Author: Bruce Cowper - Microsoft Date: 11/05/2005
Hotfixes - do they cost or not?
I was reading a colleague of mine's blog today (Rick Claus) and it seems he has done a bit of...
Author: Bruce Cowper - Microsoft Date: 11/03/2005
Canadian User Groups & Community events for November
I have included many of the groups across the country but please let me know about others I may have...
Author: Bruce Cowper - Microsoft Date: 10/31/2005
Resources on TechNet Canada
I sat down over the weekend and was looking for some information for a friend and I thought I would...
Author: Bruce Cowper - Microsoft Date: 10/31/2005
Top Freecell Player In Canada?
Okay this comes out of left field somewhat, but I have just been talking to a guy who thinks he must...
Author: Bruce Cowper - Microsoft Date: 10/24/2005
3rd Decade of Windows
If you have been watching CTV this weekend, you may have caught a segement on the 20th anniversary...
Author: Bruce Cowper - Microsoft Date: 10/24/2005
Scripting starting a network under Virtual Server
I have had quite a number of people asking me how you script a start up order for virtual machines...
Author: Bruce Cowper - Microsoft Date: 10/04/2005
What is TechNet?
A big focus for the TechNet Innovations Tour is to let you know what we have done in TechNet over...
Author: Bruce Cowper - Microsoft Date: 10/04/2005
Calgary TechNet Innovations tour
I always enjoy coming to Calgary. This time was no exception! I was really impressed with the number...
Author: Bruce Cowper - Microsoft Date: 10/04/2005
Vancouver Academic Breakfast
A huge thank-you to everyone that came along and made the event so enjoyable!I got the distinct...
Author: Bruce Cowper - Microsoft Date: 09/29/2005
VANTUG - Virtualisation Automation
From the response you gave me last night it seems that there is a huge amount of interest in...
Author: Bruce Cowper - Microsoft Date: 09/27/2005
TechNet Innovations Tour - First leg; Victoria
A huge thank-you to all who came along. It was so nice to be back in Victoria and to such a great...
Author: Bruce Cowper - Microsoft Date: 09/25/2005
Exchange and Groupwise...
I am afraid I could not help but smile at reading an article on one of my colleagues’ (Rick...
Author: Bruce Cowper - Microsoft Date: 09/09/2005
Feedback from the Vista Install Fest
So many of you have provided a huge amount of feedback from the Vista Install Fest and I thank you...
Author: Bruce Cowper - Microsoft Date: 08/31/2005
AD In-Place Migrations
This is a topic that is always rather subjective, AD In-Place Migrations… One of my colleagues...
Author: Bruce Cowper - Microsoft Date: 08/31/2005
Vista Install Fest Photos
Again a huge thank-you to all those that came along and made the event such a success. One of my...
Author: Bruce Cowper - Microsoft Date: 08/31/2005
Vista Beta 1 Install Fest
Now that was an AWESOME event. I hope you all had as much fun as I. There was an amazing response...
Author: Bruce Cowper - Microsoft Date: 08/29/2005
TASK Defcon Rollup
Continuing with my community gust blogger theme... I asked Brian Bourne from TASK and CMS Consulting...
Author: Bruce Cowper - Microsoft Date: 08/29/2005
Oracle to SQL migrations
I will admit to the fact that I can spell SQL ( I am an infrastructure and Security guy after all)....
Author: Bruce Cowper - Microsoft Date: 08/26/2005
The joys of Virtualisation
For those of you coming along tomorrow to the Vista Install Fest, you will be pleased to know that...
Author: Bruce Cowper - Microsoft Date: 08/26/2005
TASK - The Toronto area Security Klatch - www.task.to
... and before you ask, a Klatch is (according to dictionary.com) “A casual social gathering,...
Author: Bruce Cowper - Microsoft Date: 08/24/2005
SQL 2005 Server CTP
Okay, this wasn’t planned but after my last post I checked out the blog of one of my...
Author: Bruce Cowper - Microsoft Date: 08/24/2005
Is your career development lacking?
As an IT Professional over the years, a big focus for employer choice was working for a company...
Author: Bruce Cowper - Microsoft Date: 08/24/2005
A Canadian Focus on IT
Are you proud to be a Canadian? Well I think you should be… After now living in Canada for nearly 18...
Author: Bruce Cowper - Microsoft Date: 08/24/2005
A Huge Welcome to Damir Bersinic
I would like to extend a huge welcome to Damir, the newest member of the Microsoft Canadian IT Pro...
Author: Bruce Cowper - Microsoft Date: 08/23/2005
The Current State of IT Communities
I always like to get other people's opinions and what better way that having my own guest...
Author: Bruce Cowper - Microsoft Date: 08/23/2005
The changing face of Security
If I ask you the question - This time 3 years ago did you have an anti-virus and anti-spyware tool...
Author: Bruce Cowper - Microsoft Date: 08/22/2005
Virtualisation via the OS
I was perusing John Oxley’s Canadian IT Managers blog and found an interesting article about...
Author: Bruce Cowper - Microsoft Date: 08/22/2005
Building the Vista Beta 1 Install Fest Demo Network
I have had the same question from a number of people about Windows Vista asking “That is...
Author: Bruce Cowper - Microsoft Date: 08/22/2005
The New Year, New Possibilities and New Technologies
The summer is always a break point for us from the old to the New Year at Microsoft. We are now...
Author: Bruce Cowper - Microsoft Date: 08/22/2005
What to bring to the Vista Beta 1 Install Fest
A number of people have asked me what they should bring along on the 27th, so I have compiled a...
Author: Bruce Cowper - Microsoft Date: 08/18/2005
Windows Vista Beta 1 Install Fest x86 Driver list
I have put together a list of the x86 video drivers for the install fest. I suggest that if you can,...
Author: Bruce Cowper - Microsoft Date: 08/15/2005
Vista Client Beta 1 x86 Video driver list
Here is a non exhaustive list of x86 video drivers currently available for Windows Vista Client Beta...
Author: Bruce Cowper - Microsoft Date: 08/15/2005
Dual Booting Windows Vista and Windows XP
Have you tried dual booting with Windows Vista and Windows XP? Well, I sat down earlier to set up a...
Author: Bruce Cowper - Microsoft Date: 08/11/2005
Why the Vista Client Beta 1 Install Fest
For those of you who are coming along to the Vista Client Beta 1Install Fest I wanted to take a...
Author: Bruce Cowper - Microsoft Date: 08/11/2005
Vista Beta 1 Install Fest Hardware requirements...
For the up-coming Vista Install Fest I have been asked by many what sort of hardware should I bring...
Author: Bruce Cowper - Microsoft Date: 08/10/2005
Vista Beta 1
Have any of you started using the Vista Beta 1 yet? I have been using the various builds internally...
Author: Bruce Cowper - Microsoft Date: 08/10/2005
Visiting the UK
I had a chance a couple of weeks ago to visit the Microsoft UK office and hook up with my colleagues...
Author: Bruce Cowper - Microsoft Date: 08/10/2005
Automatically Mapping Your Network
I used to spend hours mapping networks I was working on until I discovered Visio and it’s auto...
Author: Bruce Cowper - Microsoft Date: 08/10/2005
Virtual Server Scripts Part 3 - Controlling Virtual Machines
In the past couple of posts on this I took you through creating virtual machines and backing them...
Author: Bruce Cowper - Microsoft Date: 07/12/2005
Virtual Server Migration Toolkit (VSMT)
For those interested in Virtual Server, the VSMT is a very useful free tool that allows you to...
Author: Bruce Cowper - Microsoft Date: 06/28/2005