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Mac parental controls prevent access to Exchange from Outlook 2011
Filing this under really interesting fixes. This issue came up because the user’s account is a managed account in Mac OSX 10.7 and their email account is on an Exchange 2010 server. The user reported...
View ArticleDeleted calendar items in other user’s folder don’t sync to Exchange server
SBS 2011 Standard, Outlook 2010, shared calendar. Odd calendar behavior for a user today. They would delete a calendar entry from their boss’ calendar and it would never sync back to the server. All...
View ArticleYour Tier 1 Support is in the Wrong Place
Today we have a guest post from Jennelle Crothers who blogs over at techbunny.com If you’re having trouble finding good candidates for your Helpdesk, you might want to take a fresh look at someone who...
View ArticleMVP Award for 2013
I woke this morning to the usual avalanche of email. Hidden in the mess was a lovely surprise, I was re-awarded the Microsoft MVP for 2013. I honestly did not think I would receive it since my...
View ArticleReblogged: Speaker Idol 2013 at TechEd North America – The Microsoft MVP...
Speaker Idol 2013 at TechEd North America – The Microsoft MVP Award Program Blog – Site Home – MSDN Blogs.
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TechEd 2013 in New Orleans
I wanted to get this out sooner, but here we go. TechEd 2013 was a blast. There were IT nerds from all over the world, descending upon New Orleans. The weather was gorgeous, a little bit hot and...
View ArticleAdventures in ITIL
asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfsadfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdf that was my 2 year old typing. My kids love to type, I think that’s all they see me do… Now, where was I? My friend and...
View ArticleManaging Email
Okay, show of hands. Who hates email? Everyone? Yes me too. So what do we do about it? Keep bitching on twitter? I vote no. Seriously, what is the problem with email? Too much? Lack of context? Silos...
View ArticleOffice 365 for non-profits –
http://readwrite.com/2013/09/10/microsoft-donates-office-365-to-charitable-nonprofits?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews#awesm=~oh941yh6yDuOEB Microsoft is doing a very cool thing by giving...
View ArticleRandom Number Generator
I love that I had a reason to use this random number generator back in April. It helped me schedule random posts for an event I was planning. Give it a try and use it with an excel sheet of tweets...
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Acer c720 Chromebook Unboxing and Review
A guest post by Jason DeVita on the Acer Chromebook follow him @wx13 and http://wx13.com The first Chromebooks were introduced a little over two years ago. Chromebooks run Google’s ChromeOS,...
View ArticleIT Pro Virtualization Camp
Last week I had the pleasure of assisting Jennelle Crothers with IT Pro virtualization camp. It was a very full day of information for IT pros where they learned the ins and outs of virtualization with...
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Hacktech Hackathon
Last weekend, 2000 students from all over California descended on Santa Monica Place for the Hacktech hackathon. It was exciting to see all the apps and hacks the students worked on over the 36 hour...
View ArticleQuick Network Scan app for IOS
One of my favorite tools for on the go network scans is Fing. This handy utility let you connect to a wireless network and in just a few seconds report all the devices that are on that wireless...
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Blogging from your phone
One of the reasons I love WordPress so much is that it is incredibly easy to post a blog right from your phone. Once you know your settings and can get the configuration right it’s just very very easy...
View ArticleTechEd | 2014
TechEd | 2014. This year’s TechEd conference will be in Houston May 12-15. I’m really excited because this will be my first time speaking at this conference for IT pros. I will be talking about...
View ArticleDevOps and finding your inner Brent
I’d like to thank Lars and the LADevops meet up group for having Gene Kim give a presentation in January. I’ve read his Visible Ops ”Implementing ITIL in 4 steps” book, but I hadn’t read “The Phoenix...
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Learning Ruby on Rails
I was very fortunate to get into Rails Girls LA this weekend. While it wasn’t a smooth start due to internet issues, today I’ve made some progress thanks to my coach Brian Miller. I really wish that...
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Checking for Heartbleed vulnerability
Today has been a whirlwind of password changes and working with customers to help them understand the Heartbleed bug. They are rightfully confused and worried, especially since they are getting a lot...
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On becoming a Microsoft Technical Evangelist
Since 2005 I’ve had the great pleasure of being the IT person for many wonderful clients here in Los Angeles. I’ve gotten to work with companies large and small, helping them mature their...
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