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May 2004 - Posts

Microsoft Kill Kodiak!

Don't Panic :) We'll still get more versions of Exchange Server. They've just decided to release the kodiak pieces as they're ready rather than wait for the next whole release. First up will be our old friend, Exchange Edge Services, which looks to Read More
posted Wednesday, May 26, 2004 1:54 PM by adam | 1 Comments
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UK Exchange Server Professionals Group - Prospective Member Survey

We are making great progress with the group. The website is up and a holding page should be in place very soon. I have created a survey for anyone interested in joining. If you could take a few moments to fill it out, I'd be highly appreciative. We Read More
posted Wednesday, May 26, 2004 1:35 PM by adam | 0 Comments
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Free Windows 2003 Migration Consulting - UK Only

Capito, A Microsoft Gold Partner based in Scotland, are offering 2 days free consulting for anyone who still has NT4 systems to migrate. The free offering will be carried out using Microsoft Consulting's Quick Start guidance series. I know these are Read More
posted Wednesday, May 26, 2004 10:54 AM by adam | 0 Comments
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Managing Exchange Storage with the Windows Storage Server 2003 Feature Pack

Only just found this one... Microsoft have released a document covering the above With the release of the Microsoft® Windows® Storage Server 2003 feature pack, Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 databases can now be safely consolidated to Windows Read More
posted Tuesday, May 25, 2004 2:46 PM by adam | 0 Comments
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UK Event: Windows Management followed by free bar, free food and Footie!

I just got this e-mail and I don't have time to attend I think it's a good opportunity to promote the UK Exchange Server Professionals Group. Hopefully, we should win this match too :D   Windows Management Half-day Seminar: Euro 2004 - England Read More
posted Tuesday, May 25, 2004 12:51 PM by adam | 0 Comments
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In case you missed it...

Exchange 2003 SP1 and IMF have been released Get SP1 here and IMF here. IMF deployment guide is here Read More
posted Tuesday, May 25, 2004 11:13 AM by adam | 0 Comments
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HP Learning Center

HP have an online learning center offering a wide range of free online courses covering everything from Photoshop 7 basics to building an Exchange server. Maybe I should change my blog subtitle to 'Get your free lunches here'? ;) Read More
posted Monday, May 24, 2004 10:49 AM by adam | 1 Comments
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Exchange Quota Message Service - Update

Not wishing to sound like Victor Kiam but I liked it so much, I joined the project. I'm now working on improving the documentation. Once I have some stuff ready, I'll let you know Read More
posted Thursday, May 20, 2004 2:53 PM by adam | 0 Comments
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This year I have two birthdays..

Not content with one.. Tomorrow, I will be 28 years old and then on the 23rd I will have been blogging for a year (The 23rd is also Paul's birthday). Don't be surprised if it's a bit quiet on the blogging front this weekend :D Read More
posted Thursday, May 20, 2004 10:22 AM by adam | 5 Comments
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Exchange Server Sizing Considerations

Sam Khavari recently blogged about considerations when sizing Exchange servers I did some work on this recently when I was writing an Exchange 2003 Server Consolidation guide. Check out the article but also take a look at using Medium Messaging Benchmark Read More
posted Wednesday, May 19, 2004 12:07 PM by adam | 4 Comments
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New version of Quota Message Service

Jason has uploaded a new version of the quota message service to GotDotNet For those of you who don't know, the Quota message service allows you to create custom Exchange mailbox quota messages without any DLL tinkering jiggerypokery (Yes, that's a technical Read More
posted Wednesday, May 19, 2004 10:18 AM by adam | 0 Comments
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The Exchange Team want more Feedback

You certainly can't accuse KC and the Exchange team of not listening.. She's looking to find out what you think of the changes that have been made to the community section of the Exchange website. Leave a comment in her blog entry about what's been Read More
posted Wednesday, May 19, 2004 10:00 AM by adam | 0 Comments
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Share your favourite Exchange Development sites

David is doing a presentation at Tech-Ed on Exchange development and would like to know your favourite sites so that he can share them with all the attendees. ..here's a chance to plug your favorite Exchange development-related web site.  I have Read More
posted Wednesday, May 19, 2004 9:52 AM by adam | 0 Comments
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Exchange Focus Groups at Tech-Ed US

Sadly, I don't think I have time to go to Tech-Ed this year :( KC has blogged that they will be holding exchange focus groups on site. We will be conducting focus group sessions (with Exchange Administrators) at the below dates/times on email management, Read More
posted Wednesday, May 19, 2004 9:23 AM by adam | 0 Comments
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US Man takes Anger out on phone store

Now I don't condone violence for the sake of it, but this made me chuckle :) Although mobile phone providers are the second most hated business in America, few people go as far as one disgruntled caller. Jason Perala recently went into a Verizon Read More
posted Wednesday, May 19, 2004 8:54 AM by adam | 3 Comments
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PowerPoint 2003 Template Creation Wizard

For anyone who, like me, produces PowerPoint content for other people, this add-in is a must have. This download gives you the ability to create your own PowerPoint 2003 design templates incorporating custom backgrounds. The Template Creation Wizard Read More
posted Wednesday, May 19, 2004 8:35 AM by adam | 2 Comments
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Bloginality..

OK, I'll bite.. My bloginality is ENFP (Extroverted, iNtuitive, Feeling , Perceiving) Like Paul says, I'm not sure how this directly relates to blogging but its derived from the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) which is the staple of many a life coach Read More
posted Wednesday, May 19, 2004 8:28 AM by adam | 2 Comments
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Technet Virtual Lab

Microsoft have created an Online Hands-On Lab series teaching you how to use Windows Server 2003 and called it the Technet Virtual Lab. Ever wanted to test Microsoft's newest software in a totally secure sandbox environment? Wouldn't it be great to be Read More
posted Tuesday, May 18, 2004 3:57 PM by adam | 0 Comments
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Anyone have some good info sources on MIIS 2003?

I'm about to start a project whereby I have to create a 2 day workshop on Identity and Access Management using MIIS 2003. If anyone could point me in the direction of any good information sources other than the product website, it would be most appreciated Read More
posted Tuesday, May 18, 2004 3:27 PM by adam | 2 Comments
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Microsoft Management Updates now in RSS Flavour

I've always been a fan of clichés and I'm especially fond of 'don't ask, don't get'. I asked for an RSS version of the Microsoft Solutions for Management update service and here it is. Thanks Jonathan Read More
posted Tuesday, May 18, 2004 2:59 PM by adam | 0 Comments
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More Microsoft Junk E-mail Stuff

Gerod posted some info on Microsofts new E-mail Caller ID scheme. "Caller ID for E-Mail: The Next Step to Deterring Spam" is the Microsoft draft specification to address the widespread problem of domain spoofing. Domain spoofing refers specifically to Read More
posted Tuesday, May 18, 2004 1:33 PM by adam | 0 Comments
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UK Event: Windows Internals and Advanced Troubleshooting, London

Mark Russinovich of WinInternals/SysInternals fame is running a 3 day seminar in London on June 23-25 Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 provides an advanced, 32-bit operating system base. How does it work under the covers? What are the key system components and Read More
posted Tuesday, May 18, 2004 10:27 AM by adam | 0 Comments
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Microsoft's dubious spam strategies?

I read a couple of pieces yesterday about various aspects of Microsoft's recent war on spam. The first was from Sunbelt Software who are somewhat annoyed at the decision by Microsoft to add anti-spam functionality to Exchange Server in the form of IMF. Read More
posted Tuesday, May 18, 2004 10:10 AM by adam | 0 Comments
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All quiet on the Western Front?

Forgive me if my blogging is a little sparse over the next few days but I'm in the process of setting up the UK Exchange Server Professionals group. I'll try and keep up a couple of blogs a day but if I don't manage it, you know why. Read More
posted Tuesday, May 18, 2004 9:50 AM by adam | 0 Comments
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What are your top 10 questions about Exchange Server?

KC put up a post on the Exchange blog asking for feedback on questions that you have about Exchange Server.. This is for our VP, Dave Thompson. He's giving a talk at Tech-Ed, and as part of that talk, we're trying to put together the top ten questions Read More
posted Wednesday, May 12, 2004 10:41 AM by adam | 0 Comments
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Do you want an RSS Feed of Microsoft Management Updates?

I left a comment on Jonathan Harwick's blog the other day that there should be an RSS feed for updates to Systems Management related content on Microsoft.com. If this appeals to you, leave a comment on his blog and if there is enough demand, he'll see Read More
posted Wednesday, May 12, 2004 10:22 AM by adam | 1 Comments
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Gameboy Advance is Dead.. Long live the PSP!

Here it is.. the Portable PS2. Launched at E3 it looks like it'll do pretty much everything. The list of accessories includes a USB Camera, USB GPS and a USB keyboard. Get the full specs here. Read More
posted Wednesday, May 12, 2004 10:18 AM by adam | 19 Comments
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Exchange Bloggers OPML

KC has put together an OPML of all of the Exchange Server Bloggers. Get it here Read More
posted Wednesday, May 12, 2004 9:54 AM by adam | 0 Comments
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Microsoft File Server Migration Toolkit

This is from Steve Bink Many organizations today are migrating and consolidating older file servers to reduce total cost of ownership (TCO) and increase the efficiency of storage management and backup tasks. Microsoft Windows Server 2003 technologies Read More
posted Wednesday, May 12, 2004 9:46 AM by adam | 1 Comments
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Doing my charity bit

A few of my colleagues in our Redmond Office will be attempting to climb Mt. Rainier with Rainier Mountaineering Inc to raise money for a local charitable outdoor education fund. The fund is in the name of, and honours a former guide, Chris Hooyman.In Read More
posted Wednesday, May 12, 2004 9:24 AM by adam | 0 Comments
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Using RHDTOOL.EXE as a compression tool

Jonathan Hardwick has a great blog entry on using the Remove Hidden Data tool as a word doc compression utility. After running it across 6 different word docs, he found that he got up to 6x compression on the original file size. Check it out here. Read More
posted Tuesday, May 11, 2004 2:47 PM by adam | 2 Comments
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Gizmodo Gems

Today, Gizmodo have a tent for this summer's festival season that lets you send it a text message so that it glows thus enabling you to find it when you're a bit worse for wear after an evening of music and stuff. Next up is a USB-powered essetial Read More
posted Monday, May 10, 2004 2:45 PM by adam | 3 Comments
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FDD RAID

A RAID array is a cluster of disks that you uses as a single storage entity. RAID stands for Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks. Daniel Olson has taken this to the extreme and created Floppy Disk and Memory Stick RAID arrays. Cool! Read More
posted Monday, May 10, 2004 11:06 AM by adam | 0 Comments
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Blast from the past

My brother just sent me a link to one of my old websites that he found whilst surfing. The picture on the front of the site was actually used in a Computer Active magazine and was taken whilst I was very merry at their launch party ;) The only working Read More
posted Monday, May 10, 2004 10:22 AM by adam | 0 Comments
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SMS 2003 SP1 Open Beta

The SMS Team have an Open Beta for SMS 2003 SP1 The Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) (Beta)includes the following enhancements to tighten security, increase reliability, and improve scalability: Inventory encryption Read More
posted Friday, May 07, 2004 2:02 PM by adam | 2 Comments
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Say Cheese!

Just had a look at the USKK website and they have a photo up of the seminar before the competition that I went to in Ireland. If you look on the far left hand side of the photo, the first seated person is my Instructor, Steve Woolston and then standing Read More
posted Friday, May 07, 2004 1:00 PM by adam | 0 Comments
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Want to become an Exchange MVP?

Brandon Hoff recently put up a post on the Exchange team blog about where they look for potential MVP candidates. Every quarter we look in various Exchange communities for active participants to see who might make good candidates for Exchange Read More
posted Friday, May 07, 2004 12:10 PM by adam | 0 Comments
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EVENT: Reclaim Your Storage

One of my favourite UK vendors, JCOM, have a breakfast briefing on the 18th May in London. The session covers the benefits of using software from KVS and Tek Tools to maximise your existing storage before shelling out on new stuff. I've implemented Read More
posted Friday, May 07, 2004 11:23 AM by adam | 0 Comments
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Exchange ROI Presentation

Paul Robichaux is presenting at Enterprise Messaging Decisions and has posted up a copy of his presentation for those of us who can't attend. Thanks Paul :) Read More
posted Thursday, May 06, 2004 12:00 PM by adam | 2 Comments
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What would you like to see in Mailbox manager?

KC and the Exchange team (ooer.. nearly typed KC and the Sunshine Band - must be nearing lunchtime :S) are looking for feedback on the Mailbox Manager feature in Exchange Server.. We're looking for some feedback on the mailbox manager feature, in Read More
posted Thursday, May 06, 2004 11:37 AM by adam | 1 Comments
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Exchange 2003 Feature Pack Release at Tech-Ed?

Just got this from the Unofficial Microsoft Weblog: Microsoft is reportedly getting ready to release their first Exchange 2003 service and feature packs at TechEd 2004 in San Diego at the end of the month.  Slated for the first feature pack is a Read More
posted Thursday, May 06, 2004 10:26 AM by adam | 5 Comments
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MPV Needed

With baby #3 on the way, it's time for a bigger car that Faye can drive too. She's decided that it has to have 7 seats so at the moment, its a toss up between the Renault Grand Espace, Chrysler Grand Voyager, Toyota Previa and Mercedes V-Class. Read More
posted Thursday, May 06, 2004 9:34 AM by adam | 4 Comments
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WIndows Roadmaps from WinHEC

Just seen these via Steve Bink. Interesting that 'XP Reloaded' is nowhere to be seen.. Windows roadmap 2004-2005. click on pic (source winsupersite, Photo by Keith Furman)  Read More
posted Wednesday, May 05, 2004 2:34 PM by adam | 0 Comments
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Microsoft Lexicon

Forgive me if this is an old one, but just came across this via KC. People often pick me up for using Microsoft jargon when telling them about what i've been doing at work. Now they can find out for themselves. Dogfood: Software code not fit for public Read More
posted Wednesday, May 05, 2004 12:19 PM by adam | 2 Comments
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Project File Viewer

I was just discussing this very subject with one of our PM's at work the other day. It's frustrating that Microsoft dont provide a project file viewer. Alex Scoble has found one. It's web based but provides printed output if you need it Read More
posted Wednesday, May 05, 2004 11:45 AM by adam | 1 Comments
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Today's Dilbert Lesson

As a karate practitioner, I know all about the importance of limbering up those muscles Read More
posted Wednesday, May 05, 2004 10:07 AM by adam | 0 Comments
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eBook: Expert’s Guide to Exchange 2003 – Chapter 3 now available

Quest have released chapter 3 of Steve Bryant's 'Expert's Guide to Exchange' eBook. This chapter is all about server consolidation which, as I mentioned the other day, is starting to become a consistent theme throught Exchange 2003 docs. In chapter Read More
posted Tuesday, May 04, 2004 5:39 PM by adam | 1 Comments
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