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• Tour of CBS Radio facility in Los Angeles

  Every once in a while, I get a chance to visit a facility that can be categorized as “pretty cool”. A couple of weeks ago, I had such an opportunity and thought I would do a quick blog post on it (meant to get this out sooner). I had a chance... Posted Apr 26 2011, 01:42 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Technology Speak, MVP, Just for Fun

• Evaluation of StorageCraft ShadowProtect Server 4

  On February 21st, I wrote a post about Backup Strategies for File Servers and Exchange ( http://blogs.technet.com/b/haroldwong/archive/2011/02/21/backup-applications-and-strategies-for-exchange-and-file-servers.aspx ) where I promised to evaluate some... Posted Apr 07 2011, 10:33 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Unified Communications, Exchange Server, Technology Speak, Backup, Just for Fun, Windows Server 2008 R2

• Remote Administration of Windows Server 2008 or 2008 R2 from Windows 7

  I’ve been asked numerous times about how one would manage Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 servers from a Windows 7 client computer. Evidently, we (Microsoft) have not done a good enough job in getting the word out that there are a set of tools – Remote... Posted Apr 06 2011, 03:19 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Active Directory, Group Policy, Management, Virtualization, Technology Speak, Just for Fun, Service Pack, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Hyper-V, Windows Server 2008 R2

• Verizon 4G experience

  Work happens to pay for my Verizon 3G service so that I have Internet access whether I’m at home or on the road. The service has been pretty decent and usually much better than what the airport or hotel has to offer from a speed / bandwidth perspective... Posted Mar 29 2011, 02:19 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Technology Speak, Just for Fun

• Licensing 101: Lync Server 2010

  The next Licensing model I will cover is Lync Server 2010. Just like Exchange Server 2010, Lync Server 2010 also has a Server License and a Client Access License (CAL) model. Server Licensing For organizations that don’t need high availability or load... Posted Mar 18 2011, 08:41 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Unified Communications, Licensing, Technology Speak, Just for Fun, Lync

• My Initial Experience with IE9

  I had installed IE9 during the early beta (very early) and had to uninstall it due to some issues with internal websites and applications. I decided to wait until IE9 fully released before installing it again. Since IE9 Released to Web on Monday, March... Posted Mar 17 2011, 04:00 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Search, Internet Explorer, Technology Speak, Just for Fun

• 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 harold.wong@microsoft.com had bounced due to an invalid recipient.  She wanted to confirm that I hadn’t been fired without being informed and to verify that I was... Posted Mar 09 2011, 11:19 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Technology Speak, Just for Fun

• 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 information about Upcoming Events in the West Region and User Groups in my specific territory of Arizona, New Mexico, Las Vegas, Southern California and Hawaii... Posted Mar 01 2011, 10:05 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: TechNet Events, Technology Speak, Just for Fun

• 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 available for TechNet and MSDN Subscribers.  As I was doing some work on one of my home machines, I received the notification that I had some updates... Posted Feb 26 2011, 03:58 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Technology Speak, Just for Fun, Service Pack, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2

• Cloud Series for the IT Pro

  I’ve been meaning to put together a Blog Series on Cloud Computing for the IT Professional.  I did get my first post out with my Cloud Musings on January 32st.  I was planning to follow that up with more details on Windows Azure and all the... Posted Feb 26 2011, 11:18 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Virtualization, Technology Speak, Just for Fun, Cloud, Azure

• Evaluation of Backup Exec 2010 R2

  On Monday, February 21st, I posted a blog about Backup Strategies for File Servers and Exchange Servers .  Here’s my first follow on post based on my experience with Backup Exec 2010 R2.  This is not a super detailed “review”, but my first impressions... Posted Feb 24 2011, 09:21 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Exchange Server, Technology Speak, Backup, Just for Fun, Windows Server 2008 R2

• Pass a Microsoft Virtualization Exam and get a Free TechNet Subscription

  I just found out about a promotion that is going on that is of benefit for IT Pros out there who care about certification and thought I would pass this along. If you pass any Microsoft Virtualization exam between March 1, 2011 and June 30, 2011, you will... Posted Feb 23 2011, 11:00 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Virtualization, Technology Speak, Just for Fun, Certification, Hyper-V, Windows Server 2008 R2

• 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 often to backup.  As a follow up to the series of posts I did regarding upgrading to current Microsoft technologies, I thought I would put forward my... Posted Feb 21 2011, 08:43 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Active Directory, Exchange Server, System Center, Management, Technology Speak, Backup, Just for Fun, Windows Server 2008 R2

• 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 was power off all the old servers to make sure nothing else in the environment was still referencing them. I had my friend test everything that they would... Posted Feb 18 2011, 08:01 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Active Directory, Exchange Server, Virtualization, Technology Speak, Just for Fun, Windows 7, Hyper-V, Windows Server 2008 R2

• 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 single Exchange server as well as Public Folders. They had been using the IMF along with the different filtering options available with Exchange 2003... Posted Feb 17 2011, 09:44 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Active Directory, Exchange Server, Virtualization, Technology Speak, Just for Fun, Windows 7, Hyper-V, Windows Server 2008 R2

• 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 we were only working during the weekends while I had time, we decided to break this into two components – Active Directory and File & Print Servers... Posted Feb 16 2011, 01:01 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Active Directory, Exchange Server, Virtualization, Technology Speak, Just for Fun, Windows 7, Hyper-V, Windows Server 2008 R2

• 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 have been using 2 ATI USB Digital TV Tuners with Cable Cards for the last couple of years and have encountered situations where I really could have used... Posted Feb 15 2011, 09:18 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Technology Speak, Just for Fun, Windows 7, Medie Center

• 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 took place in Irvine, CA and Los Angeles, CA.  Based on the questions before and after the session, I thought it would be very useful to put up a blog... Posted Jan 31 2011, 04:18 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: System Center, TechNet Events, Management, Virtualization, Technology Speak, System Center Configuration Manager, Just for Fun, Hyper-V, BPOS, Azure, Windows Server 2008 R2

• January Office Hours

  I’ve been holding regular office hours in different locations (usually Starbucks) throughout Southern California and the Phoenix area since August of 2010.  Not everyone is able to make the drive or get the time away from the office to attend the... Posted Jan 11 2011, 08:43 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: TechNet Events, Technology Speak, Just for Fun, Office Hours

• Doing Business with Microsoft

  Over the years, I have spoken at a lot of TechNet Events as well as Tech Ed, Connections, etc.  We usually have folks fill out a survey that asks about the event experience.  Usually, folks who attend our events are fairly satisfied with the... Posted Jan 07 2011, 06:02 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: TechNet Events, Technology Speak, Just for Fun

• Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Goes Live Today

  Office Communications Server 2007 R2 has been out for almost 2 years now.  This release made huge jumps for Enterprise Voice and now we are ready to move on to the next chapter with the latest version. Today, Lync Server 2010 (successor to OCS) becomes... Posted Nov 17 2010, 12:49 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Unified Communications, Technology Speak, Just for Fun, Lync

• 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 things got in the way.  Sorry. During the September PLUG Hackfest Presentation meeting, I volunteered to bring in a Windows 7 laptop to be the Flag during... Posted Nov 12 2010, 02:48 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: User Groups, Technology Speak, Just for Fun, Windows 7

• Office Hours for November

  I have set my office hours for November and wanted to let everyone know what they will be (and where). For the Southern California area, I am continuing to move around the valley and will be hitting the Huntington Beach and Van Nuys area this go around... Posted Nov 12 2010, 02:26 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: TechNet Events, Technology Speak, Just for Fun, Office Hours

• Microsoft and Polycom team up for Unified Communications

  I recently wrote a post to the Unified Communications Expert site ( http://blogs.technet.com/b/ucexperts/archive/2010/09/01/microsoft-and-polycom-teams-up-for-unified-communications.aspx ) about a recent announcement regarding an agreement between Microsoft... Posted Sep 13 2010, 01:08 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Unified Communications, Exchange Server, Technology Speak, Just for Fun, office Communications Server

• 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 (Scottsdale Road and McDonald).  I’ll be here until 3 PM this afternoon.  If you are in the area and want to stop by and ask me questions or chat about... Posted Aug 24 2010, 12:45 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Technology Speak, Just for Fun