February 2008 - Posts

HA’s In Love
Last night I was updating the website for my user group (the Triad SBS Group) and after I finished, it occured to me that I had not shared anything about this great new hardware platform from Intel that I have fallen in love with. I don’t want y’all...
SBS BPA Updated
So by now I am sure you are all using the SBS BPA (Best Practices Analyser), well this morning MS released a BPA Rule Update with over a hundred new rules, no need to reinstall BPA. Just rerun it and let it update it’s rule set. This tool remains...
We are Family Now, WESS
This morning Microsoft announced a new product family called ”Windows Essential Server Solutions Family of Products” well it doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, but it does promote SBS from the red haired step-child of the MS server...
From the pages of the hidden HA blog
Well Sir, What Can I Say? Did you miss the title of the blog? I have only two blogging mentors, first the Diva herself who beat me into submission to enter the blog world itself, and secondly you sir, my this is how you create a blog mentor ( btw thankx...
Vista SP1 is available now, well maybe
That is right, if you are a subscriber to TechNetPlus you can download the Vista SP1 update right now, just goto THIS SITE and follow the directions. Also the slipstreamed ISO will be available very shortly from the same place as noted in the article...
ShadowProtect Saves My Butt Again
So here I am minding my own business after having just approved a slug of patch Tuesday updates, when low and behold I notice a message pop into Outlook. Alert on 1NEKTON at 2/14/2008 6:13:15 PM The following disk is low on free disk space. Low levels...
Vista Folder Oddities Driving You Nuts
I have been using Vista for quite a while now, and it is finally starting to grow on me, hopefully not like a mold or fungus :>) One of the things that still drives me nuts is the way it thinks it knows better than me what is in my folders, and not...
Dana’s a Proud Papa, AuthAnvil 1.5 Arrives
Read Dana’s Ramblings on His Blog The day has finally arrived! Thank you for your patience. Scorpion Software is pleased to announce that AuthAnvil v1.5 is now available for download. All current customers should visit the AuthAnvil Upgrade Center...
I hate being forced to use broken software
This afternoon I got a link to see a Video on EBS taken at IT Forum. I was excited to take a look as I have been invloved with the beta for quite some time now. But when you go to the link to watch the video, you are forced to install the SilverLight...
A Man of Many Talents
I am sure you all know Mike Iem from the Ziem Group, he was the director of Harry’s SMB Nation Conference a few years ago. He was the director of the SMBTN Conference last year and he is doing it again this year. He puts out the Windows SBS Partner...