There are three critical factors that can drive you to make the wrong decision. First of all, the opinion of somebody that doesn’t have the appropriate knowhow on a specific area but communicates in a hypnotic convincing way. Secondly, when something is being sold by half of the price is not always a good deal, it could be the real value. And finally, and probably the most dangerous one, your own foolishness and rush to use something that you well know is not yet prepared to meet your expectations. That’s my story with Windows 8. Continue reading
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Microsoft Community Contributor Award
Today, is another day but a special one. Microsoft has recognized me as Microsoft Community Contributor (MCC) for my involvement and contribution on TechNet’s online community (see Contributing to the Microsoft community). It is great to see how every day millions of experts worldwide invest time and effort on helping others for free, and I like to see how Microsoft recognizes such an effort to them. Thanks Microsoft.
Convert Windows Server 2012 Evaluation to the Full Retail Version
For those who decided to test the Evaluation Version of Windows Server 2012 and now want to use it for production, Microsoft published Evaluation Versions and Upgrade Options for Windows Server 2012 TechNet article to help you move from one edition to the other. It also shows the available upgrade paths to Windows Server 2012 and a per-server role considerations table that should be followed before upgrading.
Windows Server 2012 Launch & IT Camps
With the recent release of Windows Server 2012, Microsoft started offering launch and IT camp events. This events are mainly focused on presenting the new Microsoft’s server family OS and provide some technical training to those who will be interested. Registration is free and can be done from here for the Windows Server 2012 launch and from here for the IT Camps. Enjoy!.
Welcome to Outlook.com
Those who currently own a hotmail.com e-mail address, can move to Microsoft’s new mail platform Outlook.com. A more clean and simply interface, very similar to Windows Phone 8 Metro UI now helps you to move around your e-mail and contacts (seems like Calendar and Skydrive are still running on the old interface).But don’t worry, if you don’t like it you can easily roll back to your classical Hotmail.com interface, so give it a try. Visit Outlook.com Newsroom for more information.
Windows Server 2012 Domain Controllers
The most recent edition of Microsoft’s server OS has introduced some changes on how common tasks have been performed until now. While on Windows Server 2000 and later editions, the dcpromo command was used to promote or demote a domain controller, in Windows Server 2012 dcpromo has been discontinued and it is no longer available. Instead of it, the role-installation based procedure should be used to add Active Directory Domain Services (ADDS) role and run the configuration wizard once role installation is completed. The following image illustrates that.
How to use Dynamic Memory in Hyper-V 3
One of the coolest features enhanced in Windows Server 2012 is going to be Hyper-V Dynamic Memory. It allows you to better use existing resources and consolidate more virtual machines in less Hyper-V hosts. This can lead to lower costs, especially in environments that have many idle or low-load virtual machines.
HP Z1 Workstation In Pictures
I don’t use to write about hardware, but this morning when I arrived to the office something bright kept my attention. It was the new HP Z1 Workstation, an All-In-One (AIO) powerful piece of hardware build to compete with iMac. The one we are currently testing is a 8 GB Intel Quad-Core Xeon processor, coming with two 280 GB Intel SSD drives and a NVIDIA Quadro 4000M graphic card; all built in a 27” LED-backlit IPS monitor. Have a look at it.
"Tango” For My Windows Phone
I have just updated my Nokia Lumia 710 with Microsoft’s last Windows Phone 7 refresh, named “Tango”. Details are available in Windows Phone Update 7.10.8773.98.
Things You Should Not Forget About Using Security Groups Across Forests
Extracted from Accessing resources across forests. (Combine it, if needed, with Group Scope information from TechNet).
By carefully using domain local, global, and universal groups, administrators can more effectively control access to resources located in other forests. Consider the following best practices:
