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May 21, 2013  5:30 PM

Xbox One



Posted by: Nathan Simon
microsoft, Xbox One

Update #2 05.22.13 So What about Games? You buy a game, then you use the activation code to activate it (online), once activated, you can play all you like. This of course includes all LIVE profiles on your console. If you want to bring it to a buddies...

April 18, 2013  1:54 PM

Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack 2013



Posted by: Nathan Simon
IT professional, microsoft

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December 11, 2012  2:38 PM

Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Cluster with VMware Virtual Machine using RDM



Posted by: Nathan Simon
cluster, ESXi, IT professional, microsoft, MSCS, vmware

So you want to move your Server 2003 Servers to a clustered environment in VMware. First thing I must mention is  that it is supported by VMware but not Microsoft. So it should be pristine before and after migration. The problem I had been facing was that I would have a two node cluster with SAN...


September 19, 2012  2:38 PM

MS Signs Licensing Agreement with RIM for exFAT Tech.



Posted by: Nathan Simon
BlackBerry 10, microsoft

RIM has acquired the usage rights to exFAT, see insert below.

exFAT improves on its predecessor, the FAT system, and greatly expands the size of files that flash memory devices can handle by five times over previous FAT technology. It also increases the speed with which those files can...


July 4, 2012  1:15 PM

HTC to release three Windows 8 phones by year-end.



Posted by: Nathan Simon
microsoft, Windows 8

If you are anything like me, you want the latest and greatest, well, HTC is the latest and greatest manufacturer of Android phones out there today, and I am very happy with HTC and my One XL. Although as I mentioned, I want the newest all the time, that brings us to this post... by the end of the...


June 22, 2012  1:54 PM

Windows Phone 8 Announced



Posted by: Nathan Simon
android, Apple, iphone, microsoft, Windows Phone 7.5, Windows Phone 8, WP8, XDA

A couple days ago Windows announced Windows 8 Phone, with that, the new platform will be able to take advantage of new processors, and new resolutions, as well as removable storage...

I for one am intrigued, to have everything at my fingertips, more so for “Surface” to home PC, but...


June 13, 2012  2:00 PM

Exchange Server 2010 Rollup 3 for SP2



Posted by: Nathan Simon
Exchange Server 2010, microsoft, Security Rollup 3, Service Pack 1, service pack 2, technet, Update Rollup 3

I know for a fact that  most organizations have just got to SP1 or have been for only a short while, and here is Microsoft releasing Update Rollup 3 for Service Pack 2! See below for the details.

Earlier today, the Exchange CXP team released


May 9, 2012  1:59 PM

Free : eBook Understanding Microsoft Virtualizatio Technologies



Posted by: Nathan Simon
Desktop to the Datacenter, free ebook, Hyper-V training material, microsoft, Server 2008 R2, System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008, Virtual Desktop, Virtualization Solutions, Windows XP Mode

GizmoCanada has pointed out a lovely little diamond in the rough for all you techies out there wanting to learn more about Microsoft Virtualization, all the way from the Desktop to the Datacenter... With 6 chapters and 466 pages, you are sure to gain plenty of knowledge on the subject. Go


February 24, 2012  2:23 PM

February Sysinternals Updates



Posted by: Nathan Simon
antimalware, antispyware, Antivirus, Autoruns, BgInfo, BlueScreen, Desktops, file and disk utilities, live, microsoft, networking utilities, PageDefrag, Process Explorer, process monitor, process utilities, PsTools, RootkitRevealer, sysinternals, tcpview, technet, utilities

There have been a couple updates over at the Microsoft Sysinternals site. As I have stated before, this is a key site to get to know if you are any kind of technician. It can definitely help with malware and trying to find those rouge applications. Process Explorer and Autoruns are amazing. Check...


December 1, 2011  1:53 PM

BlackBerry Mobile Fusion (BES)



Posted by: Nathan Simon
ActiveSync, android, Apple, BES, BES 5.0.3, Blackberry Enterprise Server, BlackBerry Torch, free PlayBook, iPhone 4s, microsoft, Samsung Galaxy Tab

This is something I am very excited about. Enterprise Integration for all smartphones. Were did BlackBerry pull this out from?! I had no idea they were even planning something like this. Here is an insert.

The simplest answer is that Mobile Fusion is a Mobile Device Management(MDM)...