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Got the SBS 2k3 R2 Admin companion book

Charlie Russel brought us copies of the SBS 2k3 R2 admin companion book and it's really cool to see the final product.  I was exceedingly pleased and excited to be part of this book... mainly because it's a rewrite of the original book and includes Read More
posted Sunday, June 18, 2006 8:00 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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Ooh there's a Podcast for the weekend

The SBS blog has given us homework for the US three day weekend... http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2006/05/26/430584.aspx A newbie podcast.. but you know what.. sometimes everyone needs to revisit those foundations and ensure that the "best practices" Read More
posted Saturday, May 27, 2006 12:02 AM by bradley | 1 Comments
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The crown jewels...

And no we're not talking about these jewels either.. even though I'm sure you'll agree those are nice too... we're talking about the key features of Small Business Server that any small firm just can't live without. Chris Rue.. aka HappyfunBoy Read More
posted Saturday, April 08, 2006 10:19 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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Doing some readin'

Out scanning the blogs for a smidge and was reading the TaoSecurity blog... and it reminded me that some books that I read.. are just a real pleasure to read... and some are just really dry.  Now that I've been on the other side of the fence and Read More
posted Sunday, April 02, 2006 11:43 PM by bradley | 2 Comments
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Taking the server for a spin...

So Michael pings... I'm wondering if you could reccomend a book about SBS to me.  We were running SBS on NT 4.0 and have recently installed SBS 2003 Premium so I'm after a book that will explain the possibilities of SBS 2003 Premium to me.  Read More
posted Thursday, January 12, 2006 7:58 PM by bradley | 2 Comments
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My server broke

Happyfunboy showcases every tech support person's dream. A knowledgeable person who doesn't say things like "my server broke" Taking the time to gather the information ahead of time means that your call to support is as good as can be expected with Read More
posted Monday, January 09, 2006 6:56 PM by bradley | 1 Comments
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So the inlaws are in town and you needs something to divert your attention, eh?

As always, Vlad comes to the rescue with the SBSShow.  It features Eriq Neale about the latest book in the SBS family, "SBS Unleashed". (with the caveat that I wrote two chapters in the book so, as usual I'm going to be a smidge biased here) Read More
posted Saturday, December 24, 2005 10:43 AM by bradley | 1 Comments
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Need some reading for Christmas?

The SBS Unleashed book is now out, but I still haven't gotten mine from Amazon.com.  (With the disclosure that I wrote two chapters in this book) If you are building a SBS 2003 sp1 box 'today', this is the one...the only one in fact that covers SBS Read More
posted Friday, December 23, 2005 3:11 PM by bradley | 3 Comments
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SBS Technical books

Released books or near released SBS books: These are my personal opinions.... Small Business Server 2003 Administrator's Companion - Charlie Russel, Jason Gerand - My only complaint about this book is the title - it's really geared torward the external Read More
posted Saturday, November 12, 2005 2:35 PM by bradley | 2 Comments
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SBS Support Blog Podcast is HERE

The Official SBS Support Blog : Inside SBS Episode #8 is Here!: http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2005/11/12/414279.aspxTonight's episode is about Migration/Transition Read More
posted Friday, November 11, 2005 11:04 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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BOB [the System builder guys] and the Small Business Specialist online study group

Are you an OEM builder and want to get the Small Business Specialist Designation? The Bob the Builder crew have majorly gone out of their way on this one....   Web site [you need to be a MS partner and sign up for the OEM site for this] Blog Read More
posted Saturday, November 05, 2005 2:47 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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Blogs? Heck! What about our Community Podcasts?

So I was doing a little Technorati surfing and came across this post about “Small Business Resources” and thought it funny because we SBSers pride ourselves on being helpful. John, if you think the blogs we have out here are helpful... Read More
posted Friday, November 04, 2005 5:39 PM by bradley | 1 Comments
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It's Podcast time again this Friday!

Invitation to Join the Podcast Gang This Friday - New Time! The show starts live this week at 1:00 PM CST.  If it's SBS, we're talking about it. Phone number for the live call-in portion of the podcast: (866) 500-6738 Use participant Read More
posted Wednesday, November 02, 2005 11:10 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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Want to know about Open value?

 TS2 Wed on the Web: Partner Opprtunities with Open Value TS2 Wed on the Web: Partner Opprtunities with Open Value Event Date: 11/2/2005   Presenter: Justin Preston and Michelle Hendricks from Ingram Micro   Event Time: 12:00 PM Read More
posted Wednesday, November 02, 2005 11:57 AM by bradley | 0 Comments
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So what do certifications and competencies do for you?

Just sharing this post... My firm was just awarded both the Network Infrastructure and Information Worker competencies from Microsoft.  What a terrific accomplishment it is for our firm and our employees.    Microsoft has always created Read More
posted Tuesday, November 01, 2005 9:16 PM by bradley | 2 Comments
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MS Partner roadshow in Australia

This sounds so cool [especially the part about afternoon tea] But look...presentations on ALL the cool stuff... SBS, Mobility, CRM 3.0, Office 12 and Vista. Presentations by HP [I love my HP server by the way]. Sign up HERE! Small businesses in Read More
posted Thursday, October 27, 2005 8:24 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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SBS IT podcast -- CHECK IT OUT - This is so cool!

Ooooh the guys at the SBS Support podcast has competition! Vlad and HappyFunboy [aka Chris Rue] have the FIRST SBS Podcast This is very cool! Gosh...they sound so impressive don't they? I'm vaklempt...once again!   Read More
posted Monday, October 24, 2005 5:55 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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The SBS Podcast is here!

It's Saturday and the SBS podcast from the gang at the SBS Support blog is ready for download!!! Cleaning the house and geeking out to the SBSPodcast.. what better way to spend a Saturday!! Lots of news on Exchange 2003 sp2!     Read More
posted Saturday, October 22, 2005 11:48 AM by bradley | 0 Comments
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Missed the SBSMigration web cast and others?

In case you missed these web casts Jeff Middleton's SBSmigration presentation is available on the web at this link  - and his SBS migration technique can be found at www.sbsmigration.com Join us as we talk with Chad Gross, SBS-MVP about using Read More
posted Tuesday, October 18, 2005 10:12 PM by bradley | 1 Comments
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Getting to Mothership Redmond and SMBNation

For those of you who have never been to Mothership Redmond and SMBnation before, there's one trick to getting transportation to the area. When you get there... you have to get there. You see you have to be on the third floor to pick up the taxi's or Read More
posted Sunday, September 04, 2005 12:27 AM by bradley | 1 Comments
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So how do I subscribe to the blog?

I've gotten enough of these requests from the mailbag, so I decided to build a 'how to page' What am I talking about?  I freak people out with that 'login' up there.  They think it means there's this secret society or something behind Read More
posted Friday, September 02, 2005 8:11 PM by bradley | 1 Comments
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SMBNation ... a little Community with a Capital C

I'm a big fan of community with a Capital C.  And next week at SMBnation you will get that Community with a Capital C. Peer talking to Peer.  Been there talking to Done that.  And a little bit of lived through that as well. If you want Read More
posted Thursday, September 01, 2005 4:51 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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It's not too late for SMBnation

So you've put it off haven't you? And now you know you should be there.  You HAVE to be there.  YOU MUST BE THERE.  There at SMBnation in Redmond. Mothership Redmond.  September 9th to 11th.  And now the Marriott Redmond Read More
posted Wednesday, August 31, 2005 7:28 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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SMBNation Update

Dear SMB Nation Attendee,   WOW!  We are only 2 weeks away from the 3rd Annual SMB Nation Conference!  I have some general information for you in this email.  [Susan:  Blog post]   Airport Transportation – Getting Read More
posted Friday, August 26, 2005 11:54 PM by bradley | 1 Comments
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How do I find stuff?

Many times I'm asked how do I find stuff...and here's some tricks... Get the exact error - always google using the 'exact' error string.  Google both via the web 'and' on Google groups. When googling on google groups, click 'advanced' and put Read More
posted Sunday, August 21, 2005 2:50 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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