Brian Kelley talking Windows Internals for SQL Pros at DevConnections
I have known Brian for nearly as long as i have been running SQLServerCentral. He has been the guy that I called for security questions. He was a DBA, then became a security and auditing guy, and is...
View ArticlePatch Week
My email account started getting notices of Windows patches yesterday, indicating it’s patch week again. If you manage Windows devices, be sure you are aware of the patches that came out. The May...
View ArticleDreaming of Windows
What will Windows 8 bring? I haven’t been too excited about the Windows OS in some time. For the most part, I consider the OS a tool, and I was happy to run Windows XP for nearly a decade. The main...
View ArticlePower Tools for Windows
Scott Hanselman has a great list of the power tools he uses for Windows and development. It’s worth a read, and worth checking some of them out. I have used quite a few of these tools over the years,...
View ArticlePrinter Driver Fun
I bought my new Brother HL-2270DW laser last week and had to set it up. With the need to print something quickly, I plugged my MacBook Air into a USB cable, plugged that into the printer, and wondered...
View ArticleLooking to Windows 9
I haven’t played with Windows 8 yet, and only a little with Windows Phone 7, but I am a little concerned. This set of videos that show an older man, a CPA, a lifelong Windows user messing with Windows...
View ArticleChange your Windows path
When you run something from the start menu or in a Windows command prompt, you type the program name to run the executable file. There are three ways in which you can execute something: the executable...
View ArticleHome Backup for the DBA
I’ve been giving a Prepare for When Disaster Strikes talk at SQL in the City this year, and it’s designed to get you to think about problems before they happen and take steps to mitigate issues. It’s...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 and Hyper-V
I recently went to a Microsoft event in Denver on Windows Server 2012 and Hyper-V improvements. Harold Wong (b | t) showed quite a few demos and there’s a number of demos and notes from the talks on...
View ArticleWindows 8 First Impressions
I haven’t worked with Window 8 at all. I’m not a big beta tester, and it’s been a busy few months for me, so I haven’t bothered to mess with any of the previews. My Win 7 desktop works well for me, and...
View ArticleActivating Windows 8 from MSDN
I installed Windows 8 recently and needed to activate it. I didn’t do this on the install since I didn’t have an Internet connection when I first set things up. This is a hardwired desktop, and I had...
View ArticleWindows 8 – First Impressions on a Desktop
I bought a new (to me) desktop recently to replace my aging hardware. I’ve had a quad core machine, but it’s about 4+ years old, still running DDR2 RAM, and it’s been slowly failing. That sounds crazy...
View ArticleWindows 8 and Google Calendar
I use the Google calendar service extensively. I host my domain there and I’ve gotten used to the calendar. When I set up my Windows 8 desktop, I was curious if I could use the built in calendar app...
View ArticleSchizophrenic Windows 8
I’ve been using Windows 8 almost exclusively for about 3 weeks. I got a new desktop a couple months back, which has only had Windows 8 installed on it. My new laptop arrived about 4 weeks ago and a...
View ArticleSoftware Design and Schizophrenic Windows 8 Part 2
I know it’s not schizophrenic, but that sounds better. It’s really a split personality. I wrote recently about Windows 8 and what I consider to be poor design in the update system. Today I want to look...
View ArticleDisable the Charms Bar – Making Windows 8 Better
One of the things that’s bothered me is the way the charms bar frequent popping out as my mouse moves to the upper or lower right. I do this as I’m trying to reach the “x” to close a window or adjust...
View ArticleThe Powershell Challenge
I’ve been wanting to do more with Powershell (PoSh). I’ve seen Allen White present on it for years, and I’ve dabbled in various ways, using it to handle small tasks. However I haven’t really committed...
View ArticleVirtual Lab – Design and Setup
This is part of a series where I set up a virtual lab for testing and misc work. The other parts in the series are here: Building a Virtual Lab with Hyper-V. I haven’t had a good lab set up since I...
View ArticleBuilding a Virtual Lab with Hyper-V
I needed to get this one on Hyper-V, so I decided to document the process. I’ve put together a series that looks at the steps I took. Virtual Lab – Design and Setup Differencing Disks Setting up a new...
View ArticleVirtual Lab – Creating Differencing Disks
This is part of my series on building a virtual lab for use with SQL Server and Windows. You can see the entire series here: Building a Virtual Lab with Hyper-V. The whole point of virtualization is...
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