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How To Pin An Internet Website Address or Other Application To The Windows 7 Task Bar
Covered in this article: Pin Website to Windows 7 Taskbar Using IE9 Pin website or application to...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 07/15/2011
Office 365 Now Available
Microsoft Office 365 On June 28, 2011, Steve Ballmer, chief executive officer, Microsoft announced...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 06/28/2011
Resolving Network Issues-You Might Not Have Permission To Use This Network Resource
I sometimes get error messages when I am working that have to do with Network Communications. ...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 06/21/2011
Everything You Could Ever Want to Know About SQL Azure-Get Smart On SQL Azure Here
Recently a great series of 15 introductory videos have been completed and made available up on...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 06/16/2011
Microsoft Virtualization And Cloud Certification Community Study Group
Microsoft Virtualization and Cloud Certification Study Group(s) in this post… Study Group...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 06/14/2011
Do You Need to Know How Much Windows Azure Costs Find out here–New Windows Azure Calculator
This is really cool. The Windows Azure Team Blog announced the availability of the new Pricing...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 06/14/2011
Face-To-Face Community Meetings or Events–Ammunition Community Leaders Need to Promote Their Events To Potential Sponsors and Speakers
There was a very interesting article written by BtoB Online about “The importance of...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 06/13/2011
How To Subscribe To RSS Feed Using Outlook 2010 or Internet Explorer IE9 Video
You can download the video from: How To Subscribe To RSS Feed Using Outlook 2010 or Internet...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 06/13/2011
Virtualization + Cloud = lots of buzz but what does it mean to IT Professionals
Virtualization + Cloud = lots of buzz but what does it mean to IT Professionals? News and Notes from...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 06/10/2011
How To Add SCSI Controller To Hyper-V Guest Server
How to add a SCSI controller to a virtual guest on hyper-V We add the controller, add a drive to it,...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 06/09/2011
How To Paste Tables With Formatting Into Windows Live Writer
I use Windows Live Writer as a blog editor and one thing that I have found is that it really stinks...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 06/08/2011
How To Open Firewall Port 1433 for SQL Server Database Engine For Use With SCOM (or anything else)
In this very short video, I walk you through the step by step process of opening the 1433 firewall...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 06/08/2011
Resources For System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 (SCOM)
System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Description Notes System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 06/07/2011
System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) Best Practices Poster Rule and Monitor Targeting
You can download the PDF from go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=125048. The poster will help you...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 06/07/2011
Meet the East Region IT Pro Evangelists on IT Time Radio
Meet the East Region IT Pro Evangelists. Who is that grizzly looking creature? :) ...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 06/06/2011
Windows 8
For those that follow me on Twitter, you know there were public announcements and a demo given...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 06/02/2011
Introduction to PowerShell and Azure–Must attend for ITPros
This coming Thursday at NERD there is a Boston Azure meeting that I think will appeal very much to...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 05/23/2011
Azure Deep Dive with Jeffrey Richter–Full day of training on CLOUD
Azure Deep Dive with Jeffrey Richter Presented by Microsoft and Wintellect Explore the Benefits of...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 05/12/2011
Microsoft to Acquire Skype–This is HUGE
REDMOND, Wash., and LUXEMBOURG – May 10, 2011 – Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: “MSFT”) and Skype Global...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 05/10/2011
Waltham MA Management and Deployment Firestarter - At Microsoft Office - TODAY
The venue has changed for today's event. All should have gotten an email about the location change....
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 04/12/2011
Management and Deployment 2011 Firestarter - TechNet Events - Resources
Keynote - Stop putting out fires: Proactive IT infrastructure management Do you feel like you’re...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 04/05/2011
Network Trashed on My Lenovo W510 And The NIC Driver Will Not Install–So SIMPLE If You Know The Secret
Thanks to Keith Combs for his post as it provided me the solution. Install the Intel Ethernet driver...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 04/03/2011
How To Expand and Extend To Increase Capacity On A Virtual Hard Disk The Easy and Fast Way–Solve the problem of “Out of Disk Space on Drive C” Forever
Before following these instructions… PLEASE backup your machine. The best way to get a good...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 04/02/2011
How to Solve Connectivity Issues Connecting To SCOM, SCVMM, AD or Any Other Service–Here is the Easy fix
I have been in the technology industry for more than 25 years now and I have dealt with my fair...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 04/01/2011
Installing System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) 2008 R2 SP1
I am walking through the installation of SCVMM 2008 R2 SP1 on a new server that I just setup in my...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 04/01/2011
How To Install IIS 7 on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 For Use With SCVMM 2008 R2 SP1
I am starting with a sysprep’d Windows Server 2008 R2 Server. I have allocated 2 processors...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 04/01/2011
How To Hot Add Storage To A Hyper-V Guest–Super Simple And No Service Interruption
Hot Add Storage was added to Hyper-V at version 2008 R2. From the Hyper-V Manager Right-click the...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 03/31/2011
System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) 2008 R2 SP1- Did You Know You Could Do This
System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 SP1 is available for download using your MSDN or...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 03/31/2011
MMS 2011 Keynote (Day 1 and Day 2 Keynote Video Recording)
For those not lucky enough to go to MMS this year, you can get access to the keynote presentations...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 03/31/2011
How To Automatically Create BCDEdit Data For A Boot2VHD File On Your Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Machine
Many people have told me they have lots of problems with BCDEdit. Others have told me they are...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 03/29/2011
Windows 7 Deployment Options Poster Ready For Download
Explore the different options for deploying Windows 7 in a small or midsize organization. This...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 03/24/2011
Blue Screen Booting to VHD–You May Be Out Of Space On The Underlying Drive
When you are using Boot to VHD you must have enough capacity on the underlying disk to fully expand...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 03/23/2011
Running Windows Server 2008 R2 on Your Desktop or Laptop
If you want to use Windows Server 2008 R2 on your Desktop or Laptop, there are a few things you will...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 03/21/2011
Forbes Names Microsoft as One of The World's Most Ethical Companies
I have been working with Microsoft for several years and in that time I have been amazed at how high...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 03/17/2011
New TechNet Subscription Promotion
From now until June 30, 2011 purchase a new TechNet Subscription Professional and receive an...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 03/17/2011
Internet Explorer 9 Ready to Rock Your World
Check out the latest features for IT professionals, then visit the Springboard Series for Internet...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 03/17/2011
SharePoint Saturday Boston Registration Open
SharePoint administrators, end users, architects, developers, and other professionals that work with...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 03/17/2011
Problems with IE9 Performance-Here Is The Solution
My colleague and friend, Jim O’Neil did a post on an issue he and others were facing with IE 9...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 03/17/2011
Remote Desktop Services–How To Change Settings For All Users
Have you ever wanted to change some settings for all users in a Terminal Server or Remote Desktop...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 03/10/2011
Cloud is HUGE– Presentation Skills Are A MUST So Do Yourself a Favor And Get Smart on How!
It is kind-of mind blowing how much IT has changed in the last 5 –10 years. Where...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 03/09/2011
How to Install PowerShell on Windows Server 2003 and Enable Remote PowerShell Management–All Servers Should Have This Done
PowerShell is an incredible tool that will allow you to run scripts or commands on your...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 03/07/2011