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Chicago Windows Users Group, Win7 RC LoadFest, Vouchers and Prizes!
Here are the details as published in the CWUG Regular mailing: Plan to spend the evening of Thurs, May 21st with a laptop, RC software and the most technical and talented group of IT Professionals...
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$25 Certification Exam – Expires June 30th, 2009! (NA Only)
Here is the mail I will be sending to the folks who I send vouchers to.. :) Microsoft Learning (and I:)) are pleased to offer an exclusive discount on your Microsoft Certification exam Use the...
View ArticleClicking this link might save a life, Seriously
On May 13th, doctors at Stanford Hospital told Nick Glasgow that he has a 0% chance of finding a donor, given his unique ethnic make-up of ¼ Japanese and ¾ Caucasian. Seriously? 0% chance to find that...
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Free MSPress Books for May til 27th, 2008TS and more!
Thanks to the MSPress Blog! Our celebration of 25 years of publishing by Microsoft Press continues this month with two more free e-books available for the next week! These offers expire on May 27,...
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How to mass follow and unfollow on twitter: over 10k club!
So, you’ve been using twitter for awhile, infact you may have even used How to mass unfollow or follow people on Twitter .. and more! and found the tools to be just absolutely amazing! until.. your...
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Write an App, Win $7500, Get your head in the clouds?
That’s right! If I ran into you (Hey Developers!) at TechEd I likely harassed you about this contest running from new CloudApp() ! While I am in no way affiliated with newCloudApp() I for one like to...
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Where do I get my Win7 Product Key?!
If you like me simply did the install without any care for the Product Key and you’re getting closer to that ‘doh! I’m going to deactivate soon!’ well, look no further, because it took me a few...
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Win7: Not your mothers calculator (zOMFG Calc!)
What? Seriously? Are you seriously trying to tell me that Calculator is cooler than just ‘watch me add, watch me divide! ooh, scientific view? whatevah!” Seriously though, it is! I didn’t even give it...
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OMG! @Veeam backup supports restoring you to @VMWorld2009
Wait, what? I’m not even sure what that means?! Are you seriously telling me that Veeam will send me to VMWorld 2009 in San Franciso? Where do I sign up?! Veeam Video Contest. Win a FREE trip to...
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NetApp, Microsoft and APC cut costs in the Datacenter!
Come on down June 2nd to the Chicago Microsoft Office to learn how to not only cut costs by virtualizing your datacenter but by learning so much more, and my good friend Ray LaMarca who will be...
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Prometric wants you Microsoft Certified by June 30th!
So if you recall my emails about Microsoft Certification vouchers for $25 with Second Shot built in, you’re in semi-luck if you want an ‘extra chance’ to take exams and yet don’t want to worry about...
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Get Microsoft Certified Before June 30th for $25 (2 chances!)
I’m sure you’ve seen my post here: $25 Certification Exam – Expires June 30th, 2009! (NA Only) or Prometric wants you Microsoft Certified by June 30th! oh and Clicking this link might save a life,...
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Coolest Gift Ever! USB Rechargeable Batteries! (USBCELL and MOIXA)
Happy Fathers Day to me! I got one of the coolest gifts you can imagine! That’s right! USB Rechargeable batteries! When you’re as hard to shop for as I happen to be… finding something I’ll enjoy that I...
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I love @Veeam contest, vote, comment and win a flip?!
So, the finalists are in for the contest I mentioned recently OMG! @Veeam backup supports restoring you to @VMWorld2009 to determine who will be voted on their way to attend VMWorld in San Francisco! I...
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June MSPress Free Anniversary E-Books available until June24th
Microsoft Press 25th Anniversary “Free E-Book of the Month” OffersThis will be our last month to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Microsoft Press with a free e-book offer. This monthly offer can be...
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VMware says “Fill out our Survey and win a ticket to VMWorld!”
What? Seriously?! Is everyone giving away free trips to VMWorld? Well, no. This is not a free “Trip!” this is a free “Ticket!”, thus entrance into VMWorld forgoing the $2000 fee for entry! (Or you...
View ArticleDid you get hit with the m-analytics hack?
I received an email the other day that I was affected malware! (WTF?!) Thanks Zuzia for the heads up! As I didn’t notice it since I was offline for a bit! :) I did a little searching on this and all I...
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Apple to AT&T “Hey, tell your subscribers to cancel and renew service, kthxbye!”
WTF? Apple wouldn’t seriously say that to AT&T would they?! I’m sure you’ve all seen this chart by now! What they don’t share with you though, is this particular version of the Chart Wait a minute,...
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Is Safari 4 a viable browser replacement? (Maybe?)
Wow, you should have read my original ‘”Safari 3 a viable replacement” or my “Will IE8 replace Chrome for me” post, which I never published. It sat in drafts as both of those browsers crashed and...
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Play with Exchange 2010 now in minutes with no commitment!
Are you one of those people who want to play with Exchange 2010 but you’re running out of excuses as to why you can’t or won’t? Well, here’s one more reason to not come up with yet –another- excuse!...
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VMware vSphere chargebacks with Business View by @Veeam
Wow that’s a lot of V’s! But seriously! Chargebacks?! Are you serious?! But I wanted to create complicated scripts which really didn’t work and force me to do so much more work than I should! How...
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Whoever said there’s no such thing as a free lunch: Microsoft Learning SnackBox!
Thanks to Mike Mulcare for announcing this on born to learn! So, what exactly is SnackBox? Welcome to SnackBox Learning Snacks are short, interactive learning presentations about Microsoft...
View ArticleExciting changes in store for the Chicago Windows Users Group!
There are some exciting changes in store for the Chicago Windows User Group. Here are the cliff notes. 1. We have a new way to collaborate http://cwug.groups.live.com sign up today. 2. We are...
View ArticleProject Natal is hiring! Gaming in your hands!
Yea that’s right! Project Natal is hiring! (Sadly, when I first planned on publishing this to when I am doing it now, the number of positions has dwindled, meaning they were filled ;)) But I know what...
View Article25% off Microsoft Press E-Reference Libraries! (until Jul 23 2009)
Alright, I’ll be frank with you.. I’ve known about this offer for a very long time! I shared it with my User Groups and the like, but because it was still a bit ‘under wraps’ I never shared it with the...
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Juicing an apple, how to get more life out of your iphone
Who can relate to this experience? You’re out using your iPhone for whatever reason, perhaps you’re jamming away to tunes, sitting on calls all day long, or simply just ‘using’ it and you find your...
View ArticleWindows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 have RTM’d?!?
Booyah! Did you hear that? Booyah! And my good friend Rick Scherer has said: Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2 have been RTM The Windows Blog has said this: Windows 7 Has Been Released to Manufacturing...
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Get On The Bus Strikes Back!
*Heavy Breathing* Ken, I am your father, err, Sorry about that.. but welcome back the BUS, Euro-style! That’s right! For those of you who missed it the first time, this time it’s back, and more euro...
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Certification and MeasureUp Discounts 20% off Certs!
For those of you who know me, and I know some of you do very well, you know how much I love education, learning, Certification, and most importantly.. Sharing the goods with everyone else! Well, this...
View ArticleGetting Microsoft Certified in the United Arab Emirates!
I’m sure you’ve seen my ever so recently posted Microsoft Certification and MeasureUp Discounts 20% off Certs! which talks about how you can get 20% off on Microsoft Certification exams! Cool, right?...
View ArticleAct now or forever lose your Microsoft Certification discount!
Good news! Especially for those of you who have checked out these two posts: Certification and MeasureUp Discounts 20% off Certs! Getting Microsoft Certified in the United Arab Emirates!...
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RTM-Weekend! Win7, 2008 R2, Boot from VHD and more!
Yay! It’s RTM Weekend! Alright, not for everyone, because as we all are patiently waiting for August 6th as RTM hits TechNet and MSDN, but I needed to get the jump on things because I think I’m busy...
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Increasing your Microsoft Certification Discount from 10% to 20%
So, I discussed this before in a few places, but just incase we forgot! Act now or forever lose your Microsoft Certification discount!, Getting Microsoft Certified in the United Arab Emirates! and...
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Top 10 ways to not get retweeted on Twitter!
Everyone wants to be sure to say things to guarantee they won’t be retweeted! Well, here a breakdown of top items to guarantee YOU won’t get retweeted! #10 – Be a douche! We’ve all met the guy who...
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How to Vote (for me?;)) on RedEye Vibin
So, there has been a lot of controversy by people on how do you actually get to vote when trying to vote for people in the RedEye Vibin Bachelor/Bachelorette contests. Hopefully this little tutorial...
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Census 2010 is filling my mailbox – Does this ring of spam?
I promised myself I wouldn’t write something on the Census.. this is after I initially silently complained about the LETTER I received informing me that the Census is coming soon. (Although I did do...
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The Definitive Guide to Prepare for VMworld 2012 in San Francisco...
Wow. VMworld is a Week away! 7 whole days! (Unless you count events on Sunday then 6, or when I get there on Saturday, then 5!) But what does this mean?! Are you ready? Are you prepared? Have you gone...
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Taking a Tech Sabbatical – Oh what the future may hold in my Career Transition
Hey Guys! Friends, fellows, colleagues and peers, hearty analysts, random readers, dear twitter and facebook friends.. All of you! A crazy year of shifts, changes and updates! This has been a...
View ArticleEating your own dog food and drinking your own Champagne
I’m sure some of you have heard this term before “Eating your own dog food” it’s even referenced in this Wikipedia entry, but I think it’s high time someone appropriately draws the distinction of the...
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Incompatible Repository – Solving the vSphere Update Manager "undocumented"...
Cannot import patch definitions and patches from an incompatible source Incompatible Repository. Provide a repository from VMware vSphere Update Manager Download Service 5.0.0 to 5.0.0 Update 1...
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EMC Proven Knowledge Sharing Competition – Join Now! Abstracts Due 12NOV...
I know some of you may be aware of this, and others of you have absolutely no idea about it at all! Well don’t let that be a hindrance! This is the 9th year of this Competition and the camaraderie...
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Solarwinds; Rebel forces or the Empire…
I often get hit up about various campaigns of stuff like, “Hey check this thing out! Share it with your readers” yada yada yada. However.. this is actually pretty cool. Solarwinds is getting behind all...
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Test Trial using WordPress OSX App for Blog Writing!
Earlier today I was faced with the biggest challenge of “Holy crap I haven’t written blogs in a million years… why? Because I hate powering on my ancient Win7VM to launch Microsoft LiveWriter” and...
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A day at sea aboard the USS Howard #CiscoChampions #LeadersAtSea #USNavy
I’d like to share with you an absolutely amazing opportunity that I got to experience this recent March in 2017! Late last year the Cisco Champions forums were abuzz with this very unique and...
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WIN7, the easiest to deploy release ever. Your mom could do it
I know there has been a lot of banter, talk and discussion around Windows 7, and the this, thats and the other. Well, let me tell you. Wow, it’s fricking easy. So simple, your own mother can do it!...
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