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Brian Madsen interviews Frank Arrigo
Local ASP.NET MVP Brian Madsen interviewed my boss, Frank Arrigo over the weekend. Its a little bit...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 06/18/2007
Boosting your line sync ADSL
In my last post on this topic I lamented that my line sync performance went down compared to what I...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 06/07/2007
More TechNet Update (WS2008) sessions running in all states
As per the post on the IT Pro Australia blog we're going to be running more Windows Server 2008...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 06/06/2007
Optimising Vista for Media Centre
I like Media Center and Ive done a few posts on it now. I am running Vista's Media Centre version...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 06/02/2007
OK Paul - heres more Ducati photos
Paul Young said to me that I need more photos of my Ducati on my blog. All right... all right...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 05/31/2007
Open XML - Lets get it ratified
One of the things Microsoft gets nailed by customers on is proprietary standards. We saw lots of...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 05/31/2007
Perth SQL Server and Developer community podcast
My good MVP friends Nick and Brian have been busy doing a 17 minute podcast on a variety of topics...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 05/29/2007
The IT Dept Song
A friend of mine runs a small IT Dept. Its only 3 people and for a joke made a little song to...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 05/29/2007
Security Camp? Is that like band camp? :)
The answer to that is a No! Our very own Rocky Heckman is running the Security Camp in Wagga just...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 05/28/2007
TechEd Australia: Get in quick!
Recently we've all been going like mad to get our tracks finished in time to publish the planned...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 05/28/2007
FTPS or SFTP: Which one to use?? Whats the difference?
I was reading a post on David Tesar's extreme blog about FTPS. Good news is that we will be...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 05/28/2007
Windows Mobile eLearning
Saw this in my mail today. Free online training for Windows Mobile devices in security and messaging...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 05/22/2007
WADST Exchange CDO Patch finally released!!
IT Pros in WA! Some good news for your day today! We have completed work on the Exchange 2003 CDO...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 05/21/2007
Getting a better sync speed from your ADSL modem
Recently I switched from using WestNet's broadband on ADSL 1 to Optus's ADSL 2+ in the vain hope...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 05/20/2007
TechEd 2007 AU and NZ Server Track: Changes
Ive just done a bit more work on the TechEd Server track for AU and NZ. The tough call is going to...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 05/20/2007
Ducati release a sidebar gadget for Vista!!
If only they could release an English version....please Ducati please!!! Get it here -...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 05/17/2007
To DC or not to DC - thats the ultimate question
I had a question today thats actually a fairly common one. Essentially its about the choice whether...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 05/17/2007
WADST: Exchange CDO Update
I wanted to provide you an update on how the DST patch for Exchange is progressing as a number of...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 05/15/2007
TechNet Update June - Longhorn Server
Its on again! The TechNet Updates are coming around in June like we promised. The two topics are:...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 05/15/2007
TechNet Update - GP and Longhorn Server Top 10
Jeff actually blogged his slides awhile ago. So Im going to just link to him. If you want the slides...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 05/11/2007
Server Core Command Line Help
Recently Ive been demoing Server Core - theres been lots of questions though its really challenging...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 05/07/2007
Discounts on Longhorn Server exams already available!
Windows Server "Longhorn" upgrade exam voucher (available worldwide) Windows Server 2003 credential...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 05/03/2007
Running PHP on IIS 7.0
Ive been hearing some stuff lately that we're working to make sure that PHP can be hosted on IIS...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 04/30/2007
Insanely long URL's - ARRGGHH - Heathrow Airport's website's a winner!
Im about to take some long over due leave and Im flying my wife and I to Athens. Should be great...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 04/13/2007
Korean 2 minute noodles - OMG!!
On a completely unrelated to technology post....:) My folks have been hosting Korean exchange...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 04/11/2007
Hobart Ready Tour done - Adelaide TechNet Update coming!
So Im on the road again. This time just did the Hobart Ready tour event at the Henry Jones Art...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 04/03/2007
Announcement Rumour
Tony is an associate of mine who works in the Netherlands, but is very well connected here at corp....
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 03/31/2007
First 90 Days of Vista
Ive been watching a bit of the press flying around including an article that our very own Jeff Jones...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 03/29/2007
Security and Management Seminars - Melbourne and Sydney
Some news hot off the press! In April we intend to run a two city Security and Management Seminar as...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 03/22/2007
Windows Server 2003 SP2 Releases!
Fabulous news! SP2 for Windows Server 2003 has released. Get it from the website. Its up on...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 03/13/2007
Device Emulator releases to the web
Got this in the email today "...We are happy to inform you that the ENU version of Device Emulator...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 03/13/2007
WADST - New Updates to the Website
Hey all - theres been some updates go live recently to the WADST website. New in there is...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 03/11/2007
The PS3 song
I saw this on YouTube. OMG its funny! Its the PS3 song!
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 03/07/2007
Diagnosing Physical Memory Issues with a free tool!
From time to time you may get a problem on your machine that you want to understand if its truly a...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 03/07/2007
Lack of Identity and Access Management presents a security issue
Was reading this article today...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 03/06/2007
New multithreaded file copy tool
Martin McClean let me know about this tool!! Thanks Martin! (he's the one who did the world famous...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 03/01/2007
Windows Server Virtualisation - Live Demo
I got the privilege of seeing this recently - Im very impressed with it and like Ive blogged...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 03/01/2007
Network Access Protection: Configuration Screencasts
I showed this stuff at the Ready Tour we did around Australia late last year. A few people have...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 03/01/2007
Forefront Security Management Console Beta 1 releases to the web
Good news for those of you using Forefront for Exchange and SharePoint! Theres a new centralised...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 02/27/2007
Canadian IT Pro blog podcast on Virtualisation
The Canadians have got the scoop. Jeff Woolsey from the Windows Server Virtualisation team has done...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 02/26/2007
WDS for WinXP
Grant Holliday asked me for it so here it is! He wanted to know how to use WDS to capture a Windows...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 02/26/2007
Brian Madsen presents on Expression
Brian Madsen, ASP.net MVP presented to the Port80 user group a few weeks ago. The pod cast has just...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 02/22/2007
Want your Zune to play DivX?
While I was in the US I got one of these Zune thingies. While being quite happy with it - a few...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 02/22/2007
Australia: Take Control Management Event
Deeps asked me to let you all know about the following event. Apparently the registration code you...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 02/20/2007
Comment Spam time of year again
Its happened before and its happening again. Almost every hour or so Im getting someone trying to...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 02/19/2007
Does a burger get any bigger?
So before I start blogging about the stuff I saw last week at our internal conference I saw...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 02/15/2007
Servers not communicating with Active Directory correctly
I had an interesting question through my blog today. An IT Pro had a problem with a server he joined...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 01/31/2007