Michael Kleef ::: MSFT
WADST: Exchange Patch Coming
A concerned IT Professional contacted me today. He expressed concern that WA customers were feeling...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 01/29/2007
SQL Code Camp Dates Set
The effervescent Greg Low has let me know about the dates for the SQL Code Camp. BTW - We're...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 01/28/2007
2000 Bloggers??
I got told today that Im on "2000 bloggers". Ive still yet to find out what that is or where I am on...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 01/25/2007
Product Review: Active Webcam by Pysoft
I've been looking for awhile for a good piece of software for home (and work desk for that matter!)...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 01/25/2007
Web Hosters workshop coming to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane!
Check this out! If youre working for an ISP or an ASP then see if you can plan on coming to this!...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 01/22/2007
Exchange 2007 Webcast Series
Got asked to blog this Exchange Webcast series.... TechNet Webcast Series: 24 Hours of Exchange...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 01/22/2007
Hotfix Injection into an Offline Image
I raised this at the Ready Tour when I presented on Windows Deployment Services but I just wanted to...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 01/21/2007
BDD 2007 (Incl WAIK) Releases to the web!!
Finally!!! I've blogged about these tools so many times now and have done screencasts about them...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 01/17/2007
Vista Media Centre - first experiences
Last night I bit the bullet and decided to try out Vista Media Center as part of the Vista Ultimate...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 01/17/2007
Readify does journalism!
I got this in my email yesterday. Not sure that I actually subscribed to this but anyway...a local...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 01/16/2007
The WAIK screencasts
Ive promised these for quite awhile now but never really got round to doing them. I wanted to show a...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 01/15/2007
BitLocker and Key Escrow in Active Directory
For those of you wondering - where are the schema changes for key escrow into Active Directory for...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 01/11/2007
SQL DownUnder Podcast 20
SQL Down Under podcast show 20 with guest Microsoft Program Architect Richard Waymire discussing the...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 01/11/2007
WA DST Issue Part 53!
Ive had stacks of emailed questions recently on strange behaviour for external appointments from...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 01/03/2007
Web Browser support message - What the?
I was paying some license/registration bills online today and came across this strange browser...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 01/02/2007
Active Directory Component Jigsaw - released to the web
A little known resource, the Active Directory Component Jigsaw has finally released to the web as a...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 01/01/2007
Annual Leave - yay its time!
Just a quick note to let you know that Im on annual leave till the 2nd of January. Please in the...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 12/10/2006
Security Summit 2007 Australia
In my last post on this topic I discussed some ideas we were toying with around the Security Summit....
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 12/06/2006
WADST: SharePoint Fix
In lieu of an immediate patch coming out for SharePoint. Here's one method of addressing the issue...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 12/04/2006
WADST: Exchange Server Patch available
OK so as per a previous blog comment, Yes I can confirm a patch exists. If you call PSS and quote KB...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 12/04/2006
WA DST Part 4
Alright - its nearly upon us now. A couple of new things thats come to hand: 1. Windows 2000 now has...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 12/01/2006
WA Daylight Savings Update - Its approved!
I wanted to post a quick update from our end to let you know whats happening. Ive had a flood of...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 11/21/2006
Security Summit Plans - what do you think?
Currently were in planning for next year's Security Summit event - likely to be March 2007. I have...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 11/20/2006
Red Bull Air Race begins in Perth
Im a huge fan of flying and aircraft in general. I was especially pleased when I heard that the Red...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 11/16/2006
Ready Tour continues to Melbourne!
Ive been busy and havent been able to post many photos and resources lately. Ive had a number of...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 11/16/2006
TechNet Plus availability of Office 2007 and Vista
Great news that people on TechNet Plus and MSDN programs will get the first look at the RTM of...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 11/13/2006
Software Update Services 1.0 support to end
Received this a couple of days ago...sorr for not posting as Ive been on the Ready tour. Will have...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 11/13/2006
Those irritating Mac ads - yet another rebuttal
I posted about this before but its totally hilarious how the community is totally nailing the Mac...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 11/06/2006
Server hardware protection - for on the airlines!
As blogged previously my wonderful hardware is getting destroyed by the airlines. Im concerned that...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 10/31/2006
Business Reinvention - the winds of change
Im reading this article on Ford posting a huge loss. Ford Posts Loss of $5.8 Billion, Worst Since...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 10/24/2006
WA finally gets Daylight Savings (hooray!)
Finally its happened. The government has put in place a three year trial thats likely to begin the...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 10/24/2006
Mid-market solutions - new product coming - wanna sneak peek?
We have had SBS for years now and its been hugely successful but as you know its only for small...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 10/24/2006
Ducati 748 - Part 2
OK OK - so Ive had several comments that I just need to buy this Ducati. And frankly I agree! So I...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 10/23/2006
Go Ms Dewey! - making search interesting!
All round super hero, Frank Arrigo sent me this today. It makes search a whole lot interesting dont...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 10/16/2006
Vista RC2 quick thoughts
Upgraded to Vista RC2 (build 5744) a few days ago while I was waiting at the airport. Boy what a...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 10/12/2006
Ready Launch Tour Australia in November!
For those of you wanting to know more about desktop deployment, security and messaging in Windows...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 10/12/2006
Nasty Volcano messing up DFS-R
Imagine this as a support issue! "Im sorry sir the link has gone down because the volcano nearby has...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 10/11/2006
Ultra Mobile PC Demo
From the pen of Hugo Ortega: "...I’ve completed my latest video which offers a “virtual” look at...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 10/11/2006
NAP gone in Vista?
I dont think so Jim... What had me totally laughing even more was this article on it. Parts of the...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 10/05/2006
WAIK Script for BitLocker Deployments
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Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 10/04/2006
Sad News - Dan Weinstein
For those of you that may not know yet, Melbourne based Dan Weinstein tragically passed away last...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 10/02/2006
West Coast wins the AFL Grand Final
I realized after the Grand Final that I never posted a followup on who won! For those of you outside...
Author: Michael Kleef [MSFT] Date: 09/30/2006