The Sean Blog
Save Your AD
I saw this referenced over on the Joeware blog, and he's right... it's very funny....
Author: smearp Date: 05/31/2008
Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF) 3.0 Released!
Download it here. "But Sean" you may ask yourself.... "didn't you just post that version 4 had been...
Author: smearp Date: 05/31/2008
Evalu'08
I just ran into the following contest on a banner ad of all places... It looks like if you try out...
Author: smearp Date: 05/29/2008
Migrating to Microsoft Online
As quoted by Mary Jo Foley, “In five years, 50 percent of our Exchange mailboxes will be Exchange...
Author: smearp Date: 05/22/2008
The Live Orb Button
Not high on the scale of discoverability, but cool nonetheless... If you are on one of the Live...
Author: smearp Date: 05/22/2008
Security within Microsoft's own IT department
In case you are curious what it is like to be in charge of Security for IT at Microsoft, you get to...
Author: smearp Date: 05/19/2008
Creating a PowerPoint Deck from a Word Outline
Great trick to use when creating a presentation in PowerPoint. If you start out when planning your...
Author: smearp Date: 05/19/2008
Installing Fedora 9 (Sulphur) in Virtual PC 2007
Fedora 9 was released last week, which you can download here:...
Author: smearp Date: 05/18/2008
2008 Certification Posters
I was playing around with Trika's skydrive (wait a minute, that sounded better in my head)... and...
Author: smearp Date: 05/16/2008
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer update released. Now with 64-bits!
I see over on Matt's blog that MBSA 2.1 has been released, with the following new features: Windows...
Author: smearp Date: 05/15/2008
Why can I not compress AND encrypt a folder in Windows?
Just a random bit of knowledge to share here :) If you open the Advanced Attributes of a folder...
Author: smearp Date: 05/15/2008
SharePoint - Searchier!
It looks like we have posted nearly 17 hours of training videos for enterprise search on TechNet....
Author: smearp Date: 05/15/2008
Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF) Job Aids released
As I mentioned in an earlier post, the recently released Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF) v.4 is...
Author: smearp Date: 05/15/2008
Group Policy Documentation Survival Guide
The latest version of the links below can be found here, or download a PDF version here. Don't ask...
Author: smearp Date: 05/15/2008
I did it! (also known as the June TechNet Magazine)
One of the best parts of working at Microsoft is the amazing discussions and debates that take place...
Author: smearp Date: 05/13/2008
WorldWide Telescope Released
Wow. Microsoft Research's WorldWide Telescope must be seen to be believed. Make sure your kiddoes...
Author: smearp Date: 05/13/2008
Operate IT like a pro
I have been agonizing over this post for the last week and a half. I do my best in this blog to not...
Author: smearp Date: 05/12/2008
May TechNet magazine is out
...and awesome as always! Check it out here. Windows Administration: Active Directory Backup...
Author: smearp Date: 04/22/2008
Combining Smart Art Diagrams in Word 2007
One of the coolest features of Office 2007 is SmartArt. It makes it incredibly easy to create...
Author: smearp Date: 04/21/2008
Active Directory Security Best Practices
Because why wouldn't you? Best Practice Guide for Securing Windows Server Active Directory...
Author: smearp Date: 04/20/2008
MCP Mentor
Just saw the following on Trika's blog. GREAT opportunity to share your...
Author: smearp Date: 04/16/2008
Live Maps, Traffic, and Safari
I am a BIG fan of Live Maps. Since last fall, they have had a feature that Yahoo and Google...
Author: smearp Date: 04/13/2008
Pasting tables into Windows Live Writer
Windows Live Writer is the best blogging software period. End of story. The only thing...
Author: smearp Date: 03/19/2008
All good things...
must come to an end. Mr. Clark, you will be missed. The limits of the possible can only be...
Author: smearp Date: 03/19/2008
Mitchell's Rule of Demos
Great post from Mitchell Ashley that accurately describes most demos I have seen (I've even been...
Author: smearp Date: 03/18/2008
Windows Vista SP1 Technical Resources
While you are downloading sp1 for Vista, here are some additional resources as you evaluate and...
Author: smearp Date: 03/18/2008
Vista SP1 Has Hit the Wires!!!
Just saw the following hit MS Download Center. Something tells me we will be pumping a few...
Author: smearp Date: 03/18/2008
Microsoft Keynotes and Death By PowerPoint
There is nothing quite like watching a presentation that is just jam-packed with bullet points, with...
Author: smearp Date: 03/17/2008
Automating Software Updates for Offline Virtual Machines
This white paper provides guidance and script samples for integrating System Center Configuration...
Author: smearp Date: 03/17/2008
Network Shell (Netsh) Technical Reference released
Aaaaah... to come full circle. Microsoft's OSs started at the command line, went GUI, and you...
Author: smearp Date: 03/14/2008
SharePoint Skills Advisor Tool
If you interested in ramping up on SharePoint, the Product Group has developed a very slick tool...
Author: smearp Date: 03/14/2008
MIX '08 Sessions Up
Were you not able to wrangle a trip to MIX08 from your Boss? Good news... the recorded session are...
Author: smearp Date: 03/13/2008
Windows Server 2008 Security Guide Released
Not sure how I missed this, but the Windows Server 2008 Security Guide has been released! It is...
Author: smearp Date: 03/12/2008
Inside Windows Server 2008 Kernel Changes
Great Stuff from SysInternals (and Mark Russinovich): Inside Windows Server 2008 Kernal Changes:...
Author: smearp Date: 03/11/2008
The best feature you've never heard of...
Although the File Server Resource Manager (FSRM) has been around since 2005 (it shipped with Windows...
Author: smearp Date: 03/11/2008
Windows Command Reference
If you are a sysadmin, you probably spend more time at the command line than the average user. If...
Author: smearp Date: 03/08/2008
Extranet Collaboration Toolkit for SharePoint Released
Woohoo! Just saw it pop up on the Microsoft Download Center, an heard the announcement at the...
Author: smearp Date: 03/03/2008
Publishers Phase Out Piracy Protection on Audio Books
From the New York Times, Some of the largest book publishers in the world are stripping away the...
Author: smearp Date: 03/03/2008
Silverlight Blueprint for SharePoint
Ever wanted to embed Silverlight into SharePoint? It looks like we have published some guidance on...
Author: smearp Date: 03/03/2008
Why can't I manage Hyper-V remotely?
A few weeks ago, I posted instructions on managing Hyper-V remotely from another Windows Server 2008...
Author: smearp Date: 03/02/2008
Maintaining SharePoint's SQL Backend
Many of Microsoft's enterprise-level applications use SQL Server on the back end to host data,...
Author: smearp Date: 02/29/2008
Backstage Pass
Ever wondered what kind of sessions go on at TechEd, Microsoft Management Summit (MMS), OCS Ignite,...
Author: smearp Date: 02/29/2008