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You can update firmware on Dell servers that are NOT running Windows using either the Dell Server Build disk along with the latest copy of the Dell Server Update Utility disk (monster download, so be prepared to wait for it) OR using the UEFI BIOS (System Services) and the Dell Server Update Utility disk. The …

Last night our daughter needed help with her math homework. Conveniently, I had to run out the door so I left Sean in charge of helping her. I have to say, normally I don’t feel like it’s been that long since I’ve been out of middle school, but apparently since I left there in the …

Now that we’ve seen how to quickly get RDS services in place to support RemoteApp published app, let’s get to the meat of the matter and look at how you connect to these apps with an iOS or Android device. Microsoft has recently released the Remote Desktop Client for iOS and Android.  You download and …

Backup Exec is supposed to clear (prune) expired data on a regular basis but the process can mess up more often than not.  The end result is you can run out of space on your media even though your jobs are set to “overwrite” older media. The biggest cause of this kind of problem is …

  Not since the battle between Daniel Larusso (aka Karate Kid) and Johnny Lawrence has there been such an epic battle of such ginormous proportions. That’s right; it was the Battle of the MVP’s at the 2nd annual itgroove staff bbq! In the blue loincloth we had Colin Phillips and in the red was Keith …

  This blog is dedicated to Sean who last night declared that his inbox was EMPTY. Coincidentally, this is also written by him so it’s a good thing he practices what he preaches 😉 Keep as few items in your INBOX as possible At the end of the day, you really shouldn’t have anything in …

A few days ago my kids and I went to the mall for our yearly Santa’s Anonymous purchase. If you’ve never done this before, it is a great way to give to local children in need. This is a CFAX 1070 event (http://www.cfaxsantas.com) where the children colour a Christmas bear picture and write their age …

We have been working hard over the last few months to close the loop and become a Microsoft Silver Partner.  I’m happy to announce that we met our goal and we are now a Microsoft Silver Partner in Portals & Collaboration (SharePoint for all who don’t know Microsoft marketing-speak) and Small Business.  We are very …

WARNING:  LONG POST! This documents a LAB migration test from SBS2003 to SBS2011 Essentials. All steps performed as per this document from Microsoft: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=3231 NOTE: The only currently supported migration from an existing SBS install is from SBS2003 to SBS2011E, no other migration is Microsoft supported (there might be something coming from the SwingIT guys). …

Read an article on The Reg tonight (here) that describes Microsoft’s new Server 2012 licensing model.  They have slimmed down the licensing model big time and it appears that SBS and Windows Home Server (WHS) have bit the dust.  There is an “Essentials” license that looks very similar to the current SBS 2011 Essentials license …