Harold Wong's Blog with Geekie Thoughts and Insights
Virtualization, Cloud (Private, Public and Hybrid), Unified Communications and Thoughts on Sushi
Evaluation of Data Protection Manager 2010
I finally got a chance to install Microsoft Data Protection Manager 2010 in my lab environment and...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 03/17/2011
TechNet Events Presents: Meet Windows PowerShell – No Matter Who You Are
Wow, I know the month of March so far seems like a month of “advertising” and “marketing” from me,...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 03/16/2011
I am still around – My email (harold.wong) is now working again
Last Monday or Tuesday, I received a call from my wife that an email she had sent to...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 03/09/2011
Promotional Offer for New TechNet Subscriptions (Professional)–Use Code: TN3MNA01
In the past, the TechNet Subscriptions team worked with the IT Evangelists in the United States...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 03/07/2011
TechNet Events Presents: System Center Essentials 2010 Windows Intune–April
Good news! I just received the live registration links this morning for the 7 city TechNet...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 03/02/2011
Update to Blog to Expose Upcoming West Region Events and User Groups better
I made some updates to my blog configuration yesterday in the hopes of making it easier to find...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 03/01/2011
Upcoming TechNet Events in West Region
I don’t have the registration links just yet, but I do have word that we will have a series of...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 02/28/2011
Update: Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 General Availability
Back on February 17th, I posted that Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 was...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 02/26/2011
Cloud Series for the IT Pro
I’ve been meaning to put together a Blog Series on Cloud Computing for the IT Professional. I...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 02/26/2011
Licensing 101: Exchange Server 2010
I’ve had quite a few people ask me for help understanding the Microsoft licensing mechanisms...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 02/25/2011
Interesting article about All You Can Eat Sushi
For those of you who know me, you know that I absolutely LOVE sushi! I try to find good to...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 02/25/2011
Evaluation of Backup Exec 2010 R2
On Monday, February 21st, I posted a blog about Backup Strategies for File Servers and Exchange...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 02/24/2011
Pass a Microsoft Virtualization Exam and get a Free TechNet Subscription
***************** UPDATE ***************************** It seems I jumped the gun on posting this...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 02/23/2011
Backup Applications and Strategies for Exchange and File Servers
Over the years, I’ve had many a discussion on Backup applications as well as strategies for how...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 02/21/2011
First Hand Experience with Upgrade (Part 4 of 4)
The final step of the upgrade process was to decommission all the old servers. The first thing I did...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 02/18/2011
Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Available
I needed to grab an ISO real quick from the TechNet Subscription download site this morning and what...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 02/17/2011
First Hand Experience with Upgrade (Part 3 of 4)
The third phase of the upgrade involves Exchange. As with most small companies, Tailspin Toys uses a...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 02/17/2011
First Hand Experience with Upgrade (Part 2 of 4)
Once the workstations were working decently well, we tackled the server side of the upgrade. Since...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 02/16/2011
Ceton Quad Tuner (InfiniTV) Installed and Operational!!!
Last year during CES 2010, Ceton announced a quad tuner PCI card with a single cable input. Since I...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 02/15/2011
First Hand Experience with upgrade from Windows Server 2003, Exchange Server 2003, Windows XP and Office 2003 to latest and greatest
I recently helped a friend of mine update his office network environment from some older outdated...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 02/15/2011
Last Minute In-Person Office Hours in Phoenix: February 2, 2011
I have decided to add a last minute In-Person Office Hour session in Phoenix for tomorrow, February...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 02/01/2011
Cloud – Harold’s Musings on Public, Private and Dedicated Clouds
On January 24th and 25th, I delivered the “Cloud” portion of the TechNet Event Presentation that...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 01/31/2011
January TechNet Events in Southern California
In January, we are having TechNet Events in Southern California. The events will be covering...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 01/11/2011
January Office Hours
I’ve been holding regular office hours in different locations (usually Starbucks) throughout...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 01/11/2011
Doing Business with Microsoft
Over the years, I have spoken at a lot of TechNet Events as well as Tech Ed, Connections, etc. ...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 01/07/2011
Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Goes Live Today
Office Communications Server 2007 R2 has been out for almost 2 years now. This release made...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 11/17/2010
Phoenix Linux User Group HackFest Open Lab Follow Up from October 2, 2010 – Is Windows 7 easily hackable?
This post is a bit late and should have been posted a month ago, but I got behind and then other...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 11/12/2010
Office Hours for November
I have set my office hours for November and wanted to let everyone know what they will be (and...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 11/12/2010
Update on Status of Events and Office Hours for the Rest of October
Due to a family emergency, I have to cancel the remaining two TechNet Events on Exchange 2003 / 2007...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 10/21/2010
My Office Hours for October
I have set my office hours for October and wanted to let everyone know what they will be (and...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 10/13/2010
TechNet Event Added for Las Vegas on October 19, 2010
I totally forgot to post that I just added a last minute Exchange 2003 / 2007 Upgrade to Exchange...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 10/13/2010
TechNet Event (Denver, CO – October 6, 2010) Post Event Follow Up
Today, I had the TechNet Event in Denver Colorado that was co-delivered with Jason Sherry who...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 10/06/2010
Upcoming TechNet Events in West Region – Exchange 2003 / 2007 to Exchange 2010 Upgrade
Exchange Server 2010 released last year in October 2009 and Service Pack 1 released on August 25th....
Author: Harold Wong Date: 09/24/2010
Stuck in Vegas
So, I finished my events and office hours in Los Angeles, CA today and was looking forward to a good...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 09/22/2010
TechNet Presents Follow Up – Windows 7 Deployment Topics
I delivered three sessions on Windows 7 Deployment over the past week. I was in Phoenix on...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 09/21/2010
Microsoft and Polycom team up for Unified Communications
I recently wrote a post to the Unified Communications Expert site...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 09/12/2010
Upcoming TechNet Events in Arizona and Southern California
I meant to post this a couple of weeks ago when the registration links went live, but I totally...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 09/07/2010
Sushi Restaurant Review
For those of you who know me, you know that I’m a sushi fanatic. I REALLY enjoy eating sushi...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 09/07/2010
Bytes By TechNet Interview with Rand Morimoto on Exchange Server 2010
While at Tech Ed 2010, I was able to perform some professional quality video interviews with various...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 09/03/2010
Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Available
Yes, I know I’m a bit late with this post, but it is better late than never, right??? :-) On...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 09/02/2010
SharePoint Server 2010 Excel Services
During Tech Ed 2010, I had a chance to interview John Campbell, Program Manager for Excel...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 09/02/2010
Office Hours in Phoenix (Scottsdale) Active Today (August 24, 2010)
Just setup shop here in the Starbucks at 6137 N. Scottsdale Rd. #B-14 Scottsdale, AZ 85250...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 08/24/2010
Office Hours in Irvine Active today (August 19, 2010)
I caught a 7:45 AM flight out of Phoenix this morning and landed early at John Wayne Airport. ...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 08/19/2010
Office Hours
****************************************** Blog post updated yet again on 8/18/10. It seems my...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 08/09/2010
Event Notice: Microsoft Home Technologies for the Geek and Non Geek
I realize this is very short notice, but I was just able to work out an event for Phoenix, AZ on...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 07/12/2010
Tech Ed 2010 Interview with Elisa Flasko (Project "Dallas")
Here’s the final Video Interview (of 10) that I was able to conduct last week at Tech Ed 2010...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 06/21/2010
Tech Ed 2010 Interview with Marcelo Farjalla
Here’s the ninth Video Interview (of 10) that I was able to conduct last week at Tech Ed 2010 in New...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 06/21/2010