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This is a fantastic link to all of the new stuff thats gone up onto the TechNet website with links to previous additions to the site.  Now can we have one on Microsoft.com please. What a time saving link.  Thanks TechNet team!   

Hardware failure and recovery with Exchange 2003 presentation

I promised I'd blog about all of the great resources that I referred to during my presentation at the event today, so here's a few off the top of my head.  If there is anything I referred to, but have forgotten to include send me a mail and I'll

Messaging Security at Microsoft presentation

I promised I'd blog about all of the great resources that I referred to during my presentation at the event today, so here's a few off the top of my head.  If there is anything I referred to, but have forgotten to include send me a mail and I'll

Exchange 2003 Disaster recovery articles

I presented at a TechNet evening on Disaster Recovery for Exchange 2003 the other night and had several questions about web resources to assist with Disaster recovery.  So here they are for reference:  I'll create some BlogCasts of the demos

How to set up and configure an Outlook email account

I get asked this question quite a lot, so I thought I'd blog about it. Follow these steps to create a new e-mail profile in Outlook 2003: 1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel. 2. Click Switch to Classic View, and then double-click Mail.

Level 200, 300 and 400 - Terms explained

I often get asked what these terms mean so here's an explanation of what each term means.  200 = Basic Overview Sessions of this level require no pre-requisite and highlight future product or technology directions. 300 = Intermediate Level Sessions
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MSN Hotmail Facts

I had a look at the recently published fact sheet on Hotmail and the new features like MSN spaces integration and the increased storage up to 250mb.    I was amazed that MSN has been running since August 1995.  It seemed like only a few
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Preventing write operations to USB block storage devices

My colleague Julius sent this handy tip around on email the other day, and didn't blog about it - so I have! Although it may be more appropriate if you're a security guy, you may find it of use . Controlling block storage devices on

MOM 2005 launch - deja vu?

Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 has been launched in several locations around the world for the past month and was launched in Europe at IT Forum last week.  I really like the idea that a product has multiple launches around the world as

Monitoring SMS 2003 using MOM 2005

This is the "how to" guide from the web The Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 Management Pack for SMS provides new and improved capabilities for SMS 2003 monitoring, including: • Monitoring the starting and stopping of all SMS 2003

SMS 2003 Patch Management Solution Accelerator

I came across this document the other day when searching for Patch Management documentation for SMS 2003.  The document details how to identify managed and unmanaged environments.  Its part of the SMS 2003 Solution Accelerator prescriptive guidance

Public folder fools to monitor old folders

Darren asked me about tools we have available to monitor and track usage of  public folders so that you can remove unused and low usage folders before migrating.  PFINFO will give you information as to when the folder was last written to.

MSN Messenger - password issues

I had a question from Tracy (Userban) about a password issue with MSN messenger.   She had uninstalled and re-installed installed messenger and she had problems signing in with her usual password.  What you need to do to access MSN

Upgrading from Exchange 5.0 to Exchange 2003 - is this possible?

I presented at a TechNet evening the other night on upgrading from Exchange 5.5 to 2003, and  had a few questions that I thought I'd address here in case anyone else had the same questions.  Ian asked if there was a supported path from

Upcoming SMS Webcasts for December

TechNet Webcast: Creating a Highly Available SMS Site (Level 200) Tuesday, December 7, 2004 - 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM Pacific Time Ed Goad, Senior Systems Engineer, Microsoft Corporation. Do you have a large number of clients in your environment, demanding