Tip of the Day
Tiny amounts of knowledge for a fast paced world!
Tip of the Day: Synthetic CDROM
Today’s Tip… A couple days ago, we talked about the Generation 2 VMs in Windows 2012 R2.? One of the...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 10/13/2014
Tip of the Day: Virtualized UEFI
Today’s Tip… In yesterday’s tip, I talked about Generation 2 VMs and how many emulated devices were...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 10/12/2014
Tip of the Day: Surface Pro Doesn't Look Right
Today’s Tip… What can I do if a desktop application on Surface Windows 8 Pro doesn’t look right or...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 10/11/2014
Tip of the Day: Configuring Disk Mirroring for Windows Server 2012
Today’s Tip… With the release of Storage Spaces in Server 2012, a common question is how customers...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 10/10/2014
Tip of the Day: Copy Path
Today’s Tip… Something in Win8.1/Server 2012 R2 that I noticed that is pretty cool for certain...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 10/09/2014
Tip of the Day: Updating Help in Windows PowerShell
Today’s Tip… The help documentation for Windows PowerShell is periodically updated. To update your...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 10/08/2014
Tip of the Day: MPIO Uguide
Today’s Tip… While MPIO is not new to Windows Server 2012, the user’s guide for MPIO was updated to...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 10/07/2014
Tip of the Day: WAOB and DPM
Today’s Tip… Windows Azure Online Backup (WAOB) originally only allowed customers to backup files...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 10/06/2014
Tip of the Day: Printing for Windows 8 Apps
Today’s Tip… Did you know you can print from the PDF Reader and other Windows 8 apps? Access the...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 10/05/2014
Tip of the Day: EZ Shutdown/Reboot
Today’s Tip… To quickly shutdown or restart your Windows8.1/Server 2012 R2 machine, use Charms –>...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 10/04/2014
Tip of the Day: Quick Access Toolbar (QAT)
Today’s Tip… In Windows 8 Explorer, there is now a configurable section of the title bar. By...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 10/03/2014
Tip of the Day: Generation 2 VMs
Today’s Tip… Windows Server 2012 R2 provides administrators/hosters with the next step in virtual...
Author: Robert Mitchell [MSFT] Date: 10/02/2014
(Cloud) Tip of the Day: Static internal IPs
Today’s (Cloud) Tip… Previously, VNET VMs were assigned dynamic internal IP addresses, and the...
Author: Robert Mitchell [MSFT] Date: 09/30/2014
(Cloud) Tip of the Day: Now in Japan
Today’s (Cloud) Tip… Windows Azure is a global offering and we continue to add new datacenters to...
Author: Robert Mitchell [MSFT] Date: 09/29/2014
(Cloud) Tip of the Day: How to enable AlternateLoginID with Azure Active Directory
Some organizations can't use their on-premises user principal name (UPN) to authenticate their...
Author: Robert Mitchell [MSFT] Date: 09/25/2014
Tip of the Day: SaaS App Sign-On using Azure AD creds
Today’s (Cloud) Tip… When setting up federation for a SaaS app with Azure AD, some SaaS apps allow...
Author: Robert Mitchell [MSFT] Date: 09/23/2014
Tip of the Day: Office Lens app for Windows Phone
Today’s Tip… Check out this new Windows Phone app. Office Lens trims, enhances and makes pictures of...
Author: Robert Mitchell [MSFT] Date: 09/22/2014
(Cloud) Tip of the Day: Microsoft Azure meets E.U. Privacy Law Requirements
Today’s (Cloud) Tip…Microsoft Azure meets E.U. Privacy Law Requirements On 4/10, Brad Smith, General...
Author: Robert Mitchell [MSFT] Date: 09/19/2014
(Cloud) Tip of the Day: Microsoft Azure supports TRIM
Today’s (Cloud) Tip… As of this fall, Microsoft Azure fully supports TRIM. You can see...
Author: Robert Mitchell [MSFT] Date: 09/18/2014
(Cloud) Tip of the Day: Azure is Internet2 enabled
Today’s (Cloud) Tip… Did you now that Azure is direct peered with Internet2? This means that...
Author: Robert Mitchell [MSFT] Date: 09/16/2014
(Cloud) Tip of the Day: Machine Learning (Preview)
Today’s (Cloud) Tip… Azure Machine Learning make it possible for people without deep data science...
Author: Robert Mitchell [MSFT] Date: 09/15/2014
(Cloud) Tip of the Day: New Microsoft Azure regions
Today’s (Cloud) Tip… New Microsoft Azure regions As both a testament to the continue d growth of...
Author: Robert Mitchell [MSFT] Date: 09/11/2014
(Cloud) Tip of the Day: Azure Backup
Today’s (Cloud) Tip… Azure Backup is our cloud solution for backing up flat files. These backups can...
Author: Robert Mitchell [MSFT] Date: 09/10/2014
(Cloud) Tip of the Day: General Availability of Internal Load Balancing
Today’s (Cloud) Tip… Internal load balancing (ILB) is now generally available. Starting today cloud...
Author: Robert Mitchell [MSFT] Date: 09/09/2014
(Cloud) Tip of the Day: Visual Studio Online
Today’s (Cloud) Tip… Visual Studio Online is a set of development services and offerings, integrated...
Author: Robert Mitchell [MSFT] Date: 09/08/2014
(Cloud) Tip of the Day: Tracking Office 365 Services Health Dashboard with Outlook
Today’s (Cloud) Tip… The Office 365 Services Health Dashboard is THE place to review when you...
Author: Robert Mitchell [MSFT] Date: 09/05/2014
(Cloud) Tip of the Day: Scale up
Today’s (Cloud) Tip… Did you know that you can configure your Cloud Services to scale up and down...
Author: Robert Mitchell [MSFT] Date: 09/04/2014
Tip of the Day: Want to learn more about STOP 9E?
Today’s Tip… Do you know what to do if your system crashes with a STOP 9E? If not, you should watch...
Author: Robert Mitchell [MSFT] Date: 09/03/2014
Tip of the Day: Special Pool
Today’s Tip… Microsoft has begun publishing videos available on YouTube to provide additional...
Author: Robert Mitchell [MSFT] Date: 09/02/2014
(Cloud) Tip of the Day: Dynamically enabling Remote Desktop for Cloud Services
Today’s (Cloud) Tip… Windows Azure Cloud Services support the ability for developers to RDP into web...
Author: Robert Mitchell [MSFT] Date: 08/29/2014
(Cloud) Tip of the Day: Limiting access to Office 365 based on the location of the client
Today’s (Cloud) Tip… Limiting access to Office 365 based on the location of the client AD FS has a...
Author: Robert Mitchell [MSFT] Date: 08/28/2014
Tip of the Day: Cross Version Live Migration
Today’s Tip… Windows Server 2012 R2 delivers something to Hyper-V that we have not had before, Cross...
Author: Robert Mitchell [MSFT] Date: 08/27/2014
Tip of the Day: Dynamic Memory for Linux Guests
Today’s Tip… In Windows Server 2012 R2, quite a bit of work was put into elevating our support for...
Author: Robert Mitchell [MSFT] Date: 08/26/2014
Tip of the Day: Microsoft Hotfix released to address Intel's Ivy Bridge, Ivy Town, and Haswell Processors
Today’s Tip… Systems with Intel’s Ivy Bridge, Ivy Town, and Haswell processors (E5 v2/v3 and E7...
Author: Robert Mitchell [MSFT] Date: 08/25/2014
Tip of the Day: More on Live Migration
Today’s Tip… In yesterday’s tip, I mentioned the faster Live Migration options for Windows Server...
Author: Robert Mitchell [MSFT] Date: 08/22/2014
Tip of the Day: Faster Live Migration for Hyper-V
Today’s Tip… Windows Server 2012 R2 brings us faster and more options for Live Migration of virtual...
Author: Robert Mitchell [MSFT] Date: 08/21/2014
Tip of the Day: AD FS 2012 R2 is customizable through Windows PowerShell
Today’s Tip… In 2012 R2, administrators can customize the overall look and feel of the web pages...
Author: Robert Mitchell [MSFT] Date: 08/20/2014
Tip of the Day: AD FS Password Update
Today’s Tip… In AD FS 2.x, users receive a generic error message if their password is expired. In...
Author: Robert Mitchell [MSFT] Date: 08/19/2014
Tip of the Day: ADFS Home Realm Discovery Enhancements
Today’s Tip… In 2.x, users would have to choose their IDP from a drop down list. This posed a few...
Author: Robert Mitchell [MSFT] Date: 08/18/2014
Tip of the Day: Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) 2012 R2 Soft Lockout
For companies that have low account lockout thresholds, adding an AD FS proxy to their DMZ (which is...
Author: Robert Mitchell [MSFT] Date: 08/15/2014
(Cloud) Tip of the Day: Open source is completely welcome in Azure!
One of the most amazing things about working in the Azure space is how open we are to people who...
Author: Robert Mitchell [MSFT] Date: 08/14/2014
(Cloud) Tip of the Day: Directory Synchronization Quota Increased to 300K objects
One of the recent supportability wins was an increase in the maximum number of objects allowed in an...
Author: Robert Mitchell [MSFT] Date: 08/13/2014
Tip of the Day: I want my CMD back!
Today’s Tip… In Windows 8.1, when you press Windows + X, you may still want to see Command prompt...
Author: Robert Mitchell [MSFT] Date: 08/12/2014
Tip of the Day: Live VM Exporting
Today’s Tip… New to Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012 R2, this functionality provides administrators...
Author: Robert Mitchell [MSFT] Date: 08/11/2014
Tip of the Day: Online Resizing of VHDx...the tiny change
Today’s Tip… One of the neat little things that we get in Windows Server 2012 R2 is the ability to...
Author: Robert Mitchell [MSFT] Date: 08/08/2014
Tip of the Day: CSV Diagnosibility
In Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview you can now view the state of a CSV on a per node basis. For...
Author: Robert Mitchell [MSFT] Date: 08/07/2014