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11 July 2008
Running with a Third Screen on my Desk

Scott's post prompted this post as I've found that unlike Scott, my recent upgrade to a third screen is really helpful. I run with two PCs under my desk. One PC is a simple Dell tower with 4GB of RAM, a dual core chip in it and a couple of SATA... Read More...

Filed under: IT, Personal

04 June 2008
At TechEd Next Week

I'll be down in Orlando at TechEd IT Pro next week. I'm working a booth of some fashion in the Technical Learning Center most of the week I'm told, so feel free to drop in and say hello if you're in town as well. Share this post: email... Read More...

Filed under: IT, Exchange Server, Active Directory, Personal

19 May 2008
Impromptu Hard Drive Refresh - Thanks Acronis

I fix other people's computers and IT problems all day, so the last thing I really feel like doing is fixing my own computer problems at home. My personal workstation decided to blue screen earlier in the evening which was nice. It was one of those... Read More...

Filed under: IT, Personal, Reviews

25 December 2006
Happy Holidays!

Happy holidays to everyone! Share this post: email it! | digg it! | bookmark it! | live it! Read More... Read More...

Filed under: None of the Above, Personal

15 September 2006
New Look for the Site

After a couple hours of customization, I activated a new theme for the BrianDesmond.com site. The old look was the same theme I had when I started a blog on weblogs.asp.net in 2003. I felt like it was kind of depressing to look at the old colors - there... Read More...

Filed under: IT, Exchange Server, Active Directory, None of the Above, Personal

15 July 2006
Broken Links

If you find any broken links here, send me an email or leave a comment. I think I caught them all, but the manner in which the software this site runs on makes URLs is rather complex and I don't really understand the config files, so it's pretty entirely... Read More...

Filed under: IT, Exchange Server, dotNet, None of the Above, Personal

15 July 2006
Site Fixed

I had some issues with the server this site is hosted on the last week of May/first week of June. Six weeks later I've finally gotten everything all fixed. I took the downtime as an oppurtunity to upgrade the software that runs this site and think... Read More...

Filed under: IT, Exchange Server, dotNet, None of the Above, Personal, Chicago, MOM

03 December 2005
Site Move/Upgrade

I decided to get a box, actually a virtual server over at www.bitshop.com . I'm in the process of getting that all squared away and working, and then I'm going to swing this site over, and hopefully in the process upgrade the blog software and get rid... Read More...

Filed under: IT, Exchange Server, dotNet, None of the Above, Personal, Chicago, MOM, SQL2000/Databases, Automated Deployment Services, GotDotNet Feed

08 November 2005
Weekend Fun

I had some fun out in Denver this past weekend. Usually I don't do much in the way of “network” stuff. I generally ride on the network - AD and Exchange being what I do for the most part, I don't have to worry about the routers and switches... Read More...

Filed under: IT, Personal