In response to my post last week on Cleaning up my inbox – Part 1, I got the following email from a reader… he’s allowed me to share it but wanted to remain anonymous for obvious reasons ;-)
Hey Wayne,
If it helps I’ve been doing the “monthly unplug internet day” for about 2 yea...
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One of the things I noticed as I went over my inbox on the flight to the US, was the volume of newsletters that I get from many different sources. You know the feeling, you see something cool, sign up for the newsletter and then read a few copies, but get busy and don’t read them all. Ultimately this leads to large amounts of unread mail. You have two choices.
1. Cre...
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The one thing I’ve learnt over time is that the trans pacific flight from Sydney to LA gives you around 10-12 hours of quality alone time. Time in which no one can contact you, no emails can interrupt you, and the only thing asking questions of you is the flight staff as they get you your next drink. :-)
Like most people email is my main form of communication these days. Maybe u...
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Earlier in the week Amy announced that I’ve joined the team over at Third Tier. I’m excited about this as it gives me the chance to help people worldwide with their SBS and Technology issues. I’ve refrained in the past from offering direct...
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I’ve recently helped investigate a number of SBS 2008 and Windows 2008 servers that have gone offline and have things like DHCP not working, unable to access network drives and the like. Two common threads on these servers were that they both had TrendMicro WFBS 6.0 installed as well as IT Control Suite for the resellers to manage them.
After much investigation I found the issue...
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I’ve recently helped investigate a number of SBS 2008 and Windows 2008 servers that have gone offline and have things like DHCP not working, unable to access network drives and the like. Two common threads on these servers were that they both had TrendMicro WFBS 6.0 installed as well as IT Control Suite for the resellers to manage them.
After much investigation I found the issue...
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Sounds like a silly idea right? I mean a tablet PC that is a big A3 form factor would be too hard to lug around. Something I do almost without thinking when I’m doing planning is to grab a few A3 pages and use them with pencil/rubber to do my planning on. Today I’m busy doing a plan for a clients server replacements. What I’d love to see in the future though is an ...
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If you are into SharePoint in any way at all, you will want to check out this upcoming event in June 2010 here in Australia. The event is being developed by a number of Sharepoint MVPs so you know the level of content will be right up there. Check out the website for more information. www.sharepointconference.com.au
...So the news over the last few days has been about a thing called Vail… there’s been information out there talking about it being the next version of Windows Home Server. People even have screenshots of the product so it must be true right? I mean it’s on the Internet isn’t it?
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Robert Crane is holding another of his monthly webcasts – check out the details below. Cost is $10 which is cheap for an hour of time with this knowledgeable guy.
CIAOPS Webinar - SharePoint and Office
This webinar will show you how to get the best of out of your Microsoft Office applications when used in conjunction with SharePoint. You learn how to utilize check in and...
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