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Thursday, September 04, 2008 3:03 PM

I Have a Logo!

In case anyone besides me is counting, I've been at this (consulting, writing, speaking, etc.) for 10 months now. I'm having a blast. I wish I'd done this years ago. Two months ago I took on a partner and we formed Smith Consulting d/b/a The...
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Friday, June 20, 2008 9:34 AM

stealing my work....grrrr....

I was recently (ok, this morning) trying to find out about a vbscript (actually WMI) error that I was getting, with little success. However, in doing so, I found this forum posting: http://www.tutorials-win.com/WindowsServer/Services-Windows/ This irritates...
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Monday, June 16, 2008 1:19 PM

Back from Tech-Ed IT Pro 2008

Sorry for the dead-silence this past week...between meetings and parties and certification tests and working and talking....it was a busy time at Tech-Ed. (One of my editors is peeved at me - I missed a chapter deadline too!) :-( So, I'm just going...
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Tuesday, May 13, 2008 6:53 PM

Clustering on Exchange Server

Clustering is a Windows Server technology that allows for a "stand-by" server (call it "Server 2") to take over the load and activity of another server (call it "Server 1"), if that server should fail (i.e., if Server 1 should...
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Saturday, May 10, 2008 9:20 AM

Even More on Vista

So, yesterday I wrote an opinion-piece about Vista , and it appears that Bob Cringely did too . Completely unrelated, and I didn't read his piece before I wrote mine. Of course, his readership is more than mine. :-) His piece has generated lots of...
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Friday, May 09, 2008 6:19 AM

Just fluff on Vista....

What _IS_ the deal? I practically got into an argument with another MVP recently over Vista...he said no one is buying it. I chose to disagree. He said no one is running it. I chose to disagree. By this point, he was pretty wound up...so I just suggested...
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Sunday, April 20, 2008 5:43 PM

Xobni - The Next Revolution in E-Mail

I hate to sound like a marketing goon, but I have to tell you about Xobni. But I've been using Xobni for four days. I don't know how I ever got by without it. Comparatively speaking, I can now process my e-mail at lightspeed. I don't know...
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Tuesday, April 08, 2008 5:28 AM

Business cards....

So, "The Essential Exchange" is my front-end to my consulting business. I admit that marketing is not my strong suit. So far, I'm supporting myself on writing and people using my services from the communities I help support. But this week...
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Friday, March 21, 2008 10:18 AM

A Busy Week at TheEssentialExchange...

Sorry for the quiet time, it's been a busy week here at the homebase of TheEssentialExchange... When I think of everything that's been going on the last couple of weeks, I'm actually surprised I'm still standing: Finishing the development...
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Monday, March 10, 2008 4:52 PM

How to Think

I don't often just refer you to another blog, but this article on "How to Think" by Ed Boyden is one that I keep returning to. I think it has gret value. Check it out.
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Friday, March 07, 2008 9:50 AM

Security Through Irritation

Obligatory Disclaimer: Over the last 25 years, I've done work for companies of all sizes, large and small; although most of my clientele for the last 10 years has been on the smaller side since, as I've gotten older, I don't tend to want to...
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