June 2008 - Posts

Mon, Jun 30 2008 16:11

If you are not selling Software Assurance for SBS 2003...

Body: ... then you need your head examined. With SBS 2008 on the horizon for release later this year, Microsoft have been promoting Software Assurance as they key way to get our customers some form of technology protection as they purchase SBS 2003 right...
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Mon, Jun 30 2008 16:04

500 Not out!!!

Body: Yes - that's right 500 partners around Australia that have seen a fairly intensive insight into SBS 2008 and EBS 2008 from Robbie Upcroft and myself. Over the last 3 weeks, we've been to the 5 major capital cities around Australia to ensure...
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Mon, Jun 30 2008 15:55

Trend WFBS 5.0 Errors after installation

Body: I've had a few people mention to me that after they've installed the latest Trend Worry Free Business Security 5.0 on their SBS servers that they have had some new errors in their event logs. I've not seen this in the upgrades that I've...
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Wed, Jun 25 2008 1:12

Free Visio Plugin until June 30, 2008

Body: One of the cool tools I've mentioned in my talks around Australia this week and last week is a free tool that works with Visio to diagram your network. This tool is only available for free until June 30, so you need to act fast to grab it. Check...
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Wed, Jun 18 2008 9:40

Trend WFBS 5.0 Blocks Malware...

Body: This week at the Perth SMB IT Professionals Group , Sandi Hardmeirer, used my laptop to demonstrate ways that potential spyware attacks could take place on unsuspecting users without them even clicking on links in a web page. She showed us a video...
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Tue, Jun 17 2008 17:36

Configuring Time Zones from a command line

Body: Last week I was working with a client and I needed to be able to configure the timezone on machines automatically by some form of automated process. The workstations we needed to configure were spread across 5 separate time zones in Australia and...
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Tue, Jun 17 2008 17:33

Funky Advertising - PCGuru

Body: Last night @ the Perth SMB IT Professionals Group meeting , I met the orange shirt brigade, also known locally as PCGuru :-) These guys are a small SMB focused group that stand out from the crowd if for nothing more than their bright orange shirts...
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Tue, Jun 17 2008 17:22

Perth SMB IT Professionals Group is launched

Body: Last night, I was fortunate to be able to help start the Perth SMB IT Professionals Group here in Perth. Thanks to Ingram Micro for allowing us to use their boardroom as a home for the group over the next few months. We had a great start to the...
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Fri, Jun 13 2008 20:18

Be afraid...very afraid... Sandi gets a real job :-)

Body: Sandi Hardmeier is a respected MVP and a good friend of mine. She's been fighting against all kinds of malware in her after hours for the past umpteen years now and has single handedly prevented some potentially major infections (say like 220...
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Fri, Jun 13 2008 1:23

Perth SBS / SMB IT Professional Group - Tuesday 17th June

Body: Next week, Robbie Upcroft and I will be in Perth to run some SBS / EBS training. While we are there we are aiming to start an SBS or SMB IT Professional Group in Perth. If you are involved in SBS or the SMB IT Pro Channel, please come along. What...
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Thu, Jun 12 2008 15:46

SBS 2008 & EBS 2008 Training gets off the ground

Body: Well yesterday we did the first ever look @ SBS 2008 and EBS 2008 in Australia, here in Sydney @ Microsoft's North Ryde offices. Registrations for the event were slow to start with but kicked up big time in the end and we had almost 100% attendance...
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Tue, Jun 10 2008 5:11

SBS 2008 Demo'd for the first time in Australia

Body: Heads up guys, I've just finished the first ever SBS 2008 demo here in Australia at the SMB IT Professional Group here in Sydney. Thanks for those that attended, it was great to be finally able to talk to you about all the cool things going...
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Mon, Jun 2 2008 18:25

Microsoft Support site a little confused today

Body: I just went to http://support.microsoft.com from my PC and laptop here in Sydney Australia and got the page below. I suspect something is a little wrong with their site today. My Chinese is not so good. Published: 3/06/2008 9:25 AM Attachments:...
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Mon, Jun 2 2008 18:17

Fortune Cookie #1

Body: "Adversity doesn't build character, it reveals it." Published: 3/06/2008 9:17 AM Read More...
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