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Amy and I will be joining Karl Palachuk on today's SMB Conference Call to talk about Third Tier. The call starts at 9am Pacific time sharp. Register for the call at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/632770144 . We hope you'll join us today...
We use and recommend the use of LogMeIn for some of our clients who need the ability to remotely access their workstations while away from the office. True, in some situations that type of remote access tool presents potential security concerns, but in...
Last Thursday , I posted that the ISA 2006 with SBS 2008 whitepaper had been published by Microsoft. Tonight, the paper will get a very small refresh and be linked from the SBS: MVP and Community Corner at TechNet . There have been a lot of questions...
There's been a lot of scuttlebutt over the last year or so regarding Microsoft's position with their partner community. Most of that has resulted in a general consensus in the SMB community that Microsoft is trying to cut their partner relationships...
On April 1 (maybe not the best move), Microsoft introduced Windows Server 2008 Foundation, or at least that's the name of the product on the official product page . Sure, it won't be long before we're referring to it as "Foundation"...
OK, so no sooner than I get my previous post online, I receive notice that Amazon has released a Kindle app [iTunes link] for the iPhone. So if you want to read SBS 2008 Unleashed in Kindle format on your iPhone, well, now you can!
i've been getting quite a few queries about electronic formats for the SBS 2008 Unleashed book, and I have good news to report. The book is available in a purchasable electronic format! Kindle format: http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Small-Business-Server...
While December 10 is the "official" release date, I'm proud to say that Windows Small Business Server 2008 Unleashed has completed its press run and is en route to resellers as we speak. How do I know this, you ask? Simple - I've put...
Last week, I had the honor and privilege of attending Microsoft's sometimes-annual MVP Summit. This year, there were over 1700 Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) in attendance, which is only a portion of the thousands of individuals who...
Last December, I worked out an arrangement to better protect our clients for whom we provide primary support. This involved finding ways to tighten access their severs via RDP (the infamous port 3389). There are a lot of different takes on controlling...
It's official! Apple will support connections to Exchange server in the next version of the iPhone, according to Apple's web site . No date has been made publicly available for the release of the next version of the iPhone software, nor does Apple...
Yep, it's now official. Microsoft has released some additional information about the next version of the Small Business Server product line, and we can finally start sharing some infomation about it. SBS 2008, what we had lovingly called Cougar up...
I woke up to a bit of a surprise this morning. I had a voicemail from Nordstrom's on my business and cell phone. Now, I don't normally shop Nordstrom's, but it is in the area and I am familiar with them and their offerings. But their call...
Late this last week, I had a bit of a surprise when I came home and found a package from my publisher sitting on the doorstep. It looked like a box of books, and since I hadn't ordered any additional copies of the book , I really had no idea what...
Amy Babinchak and I gave a presentation at the Trend Micro/SBSFAQ.com SMB Security Summit in Sydney (talk about alliteration) in November, and we discussed the security implications of providing remote support to clients. In the discussion, we mentioned...
A few weeks ago, I was interviewed by a freelance journalist in the North Texas area for an article he was planning to write for the Dallas Morning News. The article, titled Not just the geek squad , appeared in the Sunday October 28 edition of the DMN...
A Saturday morning trip to the area Apple Store finally got me my very own copy of Leopard. I would rather have had the media in my hands on Friday as indicated with the initial order, but I need to get outside sometimes, or so people keep telling me...
Today is a big day for the Mac community - Apple is releasing Leopard, otherwise known as Mac OS X 10.5, at 6pm local time around the globe. Apple Stores around the world are putting on large showcases and thousands and thousands, if not millions, will...
For the last couple of months, I've been working (at the request of a couple of my clients) to enter the Apple Authorized Business Agent program with my business. I've had several clients who have started incorporating the Macintosh platform into...
This past week, I had an opportunity to use the SBS Partner Event Kit that Microsoft is making available for promoting Small Business Server at events. Our Chamber of Commerce has a Mega Mixer once or twice a year, which is basically a "vendor expo"...
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