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Month: September 2014

Ping 223: CastleStorm, xBox One Comedy Central app, Inbox Personality Rules, MSFT Hardware and Home Automation

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Rick

http://video.ch9.ms/ch9/2d73/b3f828b0-2dbb-4946-a7d9-622c302e2d73/Ping223_high.mp4 Hey everybody! Welcome back to Ping!  It’s episode 223, which is country code, not an area code.  Travel schedules and studio availability got the best of us this past week – sorry about that!  As a bonus – there were LOTS of comments on 222 – so much so, we took the first 9…

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How to stay relevant in a changing IT world?

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Rick

As a self-proclaimed “Server Hugger”, I have had to undergo a transformation of sorts in order to overcome my apprehension of Cloud technologies and level up my IT Skills. My friend Joey Snow and I did two sessions at TechEd North America talking about “Real World Guide to upgrading your IT Skills” a while back,…

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Ping 222: MSN Preview, Siri vs. Cortana, Minecraft hits Xbox One, OneDrive, Apps for Office Workers, E.T cartridges

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Rick

http://video.ch9.ms/ch9/26d1/d9f30e4d-b018-4690-801c-bf8ce29a26d1/Ping222_high.mp4 Hey everybody! Welcome back to Ping!  It’s episode 222, which is a pretty cool palindrome episode number.  We’re so happy to get a ton of correspondence this week – thanks pingers!  We talk about your suggestions about the coolest cooler and more these stories that we’ve been pinging each other about… [T5:51] MSN Preview…

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Stop the insanity, regain control of user management and security

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Rick

Sometime it’s the fundamentals that get missed when you are in FireDrill mode for too long and need to get things done. Or maybe you inherited a fileserver where there are WAY too many admins and you are troubleshooting access issues. Take a moment, step back and revisit the basics of Group strategies and how…

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Ping 221: Forza Horizon 2 Demo, Alienware Alpha, Coolest Cooler, Windows Store Apps, and Lag-free cloud gaming

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Rick

http://video.ch9.ms/ch9/a0d6/e494ce0f-1d49-46fc-b4a3-c1e0f4eba0d6/Ping221_high.mp4 Hey everybody! We loved hearing about your dress codes last show – so we go over your responses and jump into all sorts of other things that we’re pinging each other about… [04:56] The Forza Horizon 2 Demo is Coming! [07:04] Alienware’s ‘Alpha’ is a half-step toward Steam Machines [09:55] COOLEST COOLER: 21st Century…

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Countdown to TechEd Europe: One With Things To Do In Barcelona

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Rick

http://video.ch9.ms/ch9/a7c2/e56c195c-f3be-4591-87e7-3b98de13a7c2/TEE2014Episode04_high.mp4 Joey and I are back again and this week, they share with you our tour of some of Barcelona’s most incredible attractions. Watch the video, and see their top picks that you should add to your itinerary while you’re at Microsoft TechEd Europe 2014. From historic landmarks, museums and parks, to football and Flamenco dancing… this…

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“Dear John…” how to breakup with your old infrastructure

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Rick

From:         SysAdmin Sent:          Friday, August 29th, 2014 11:38 am To:             JOHN-WS2003R2.CONTOSO.COM Subject:     I really don’t know how to say this in person… Dear John (a.k.a. Windows Server 2003) I wish I were writing you for other reasons, but I just can’t continue supporting our relationship feeling the way I feel right now. I’m writing…

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