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It is Offical!
Tuesday, November 02, 2010 6:46 AM
Well, I got the note telling me that my ConfigMgr session has been accepted at TechDays Ottawa November 9 & 10, 2010. It is a good thing that I didn’t book my anniversary trip that week and waited until Saturday 13 th before leaving. Anyways there is still time to register for TechDays use the special discount code to MVPInvite to receive a discount of ~... Read More...
by Garth Jones
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SMSUG.ca Forums
Thursday, July 01, 2010 9:44 AM
I have decided that the forums on www.SMSUG.ca are not being used and due to some SPAMMER populating the membership list, I have closed them down. This is a good thing as it means I will arrange for the site to be convert to a blog only site. With the new site will come a new look a feel. (wait for it)   If you are looking for ConfigMgr , SCCM , SMS, v.Next... Read More...
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The Ottawa IT Day / Code Camp April 17th
Wednesday, March 31, 2010 9:57 AM
The Ottawa Code Camp is back with a new look and more sessions this year. We have included a new track for the IT Pro and we changed the name of the event to the Ottawa IT Day / Code Camp. This initiative from the Ottawa community is bigger this year with 20 sessions divided in 4 tracks. We have a brand new IT Pro track including the best speakers of Ottawa,... Read More...
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An Ottawa summer in 30,000 fames
Sunday, November 22, 2009 8:43 PM
I don’t know how I originally found this RSS feed but here is a cool video of Ottawa in 30000 frames. http://waa.loudandskittish.com/2009/11/14/an-ottawa-summer-in-30000-frames/ Read More...
by Garth Jones
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Happy Canada Day! (2009)
Wednesday, July 01, 2009 11:15 AM
Happy Canada Day Everyone!   I hope you take some time to be with family and friends today! As all of you know we stated Canada Day off early yesterday with the Ottawa IT Community awards night, the event was a success. As soon as Rick or John post the pictures from the event, I will blog about it. Read More...
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Replaced!
Monday, May 18, 2009 10:45 PM
  To quote Ellen’s Facebook page..   “We have a dog in the house again, and this one is finally ours to keep. Yesterday we brought home a four-year-old Labrador Retreiver (black of course). She's a country girl, and has lived all her life so far in the Lanark Highlands with lots of room to play, lots of playmates and a river to swim in, so there... Read More...
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We are now +1
Sunday, May 17, 2009 7:50 PM
Well not really but Ellen and I did drove out to the a Labrador breeder today and we picked up a new Labrador. She is not a puppy but a 4 year old dog who was a show champion show dog too! More to come on that later, or check out Ellen’s facebook page, I’m sure that she will have picture up there before I do. Also while driving we saw an ad for a restaurant that... Read More...
by Garth Jones
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$300,000 worth of training
Tuesday, May 12, 2009 4:36 PM
CTE Solutions , (Yes, the same training center that helps out with both the User & Study Groups) will donate $300,000 worth of training to recently laid off tech workers in Ottawa, equating to around 150 participants to be instructed over the coming summer months. CTE Solutions was founded seven years ago during the depths of the last tech wreck, after its... Read More...
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Obama and OWSUG.ca event tonight
Thursday, February 19, 2009 3:59 PM
YES!!! OWSUG.ca event is still on! ( I had to answer this question a few times today!) If you are really lucky you will spot Obama on your way to the event! Keep in mind that there are road closure and give yourself a bit more time to get to the MS office tonight. Also keep in mind that the main doors lock at 5:55 p.m.! P.S. I’m leaving now for the event, I should... Read More...
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Drinking Game?
Thursday, January 29, 2009 6:22 PM
This week I was introduced to a new drinking game. In this game you take a drink each time you see Susan Ibach (from our friend at CTE Solutions ) within this Video . I Love Learning Ok it is not really a drink game but it is a cool video. If you ever meet Susan ask her to tell you the story behind this video and how her boss (Mia) first saw it! BTW I counted... Read More...
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myITForum Donation
Thursday, January 08, 2009 9:23 AM
With the start of a new year, it is that time again to support the System Management Community, with that in mind I have made my yearly donation to MyITForum (MIF). Why do I do it? Well as a User Group leader for www.OWSUG.ca , I know how much it cost to host a small user group community. OWSUG is extremely small compared to MIF! Our network traffic is nothing... Read More...
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Job posting
Wednesday, December 03, 2008 3:47 PM
Make sure that you stop by the OWSUG Job forums. There have been 10 new posting within the last month with more that half of them for Microsoft! Read More...
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SMS/MOM/Systems Centre Premier Field Engineer job posting
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 5:46 PM
Did you see the SMS/MOM Field Engineer job posting? No then go check it out at http://smsug.ca/forums/p/666/1210.aspx#1210 Read More...
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Energize IT Certification Bootcamp
Friday, May 16, 2008 9:22 AM
Last night we has our Energize IT Certification Bootcamp event. We have over 75 people show up! It was a tremendous success. Notice how full the room is! Kirk talking about powershell. Kai Axford was the other presenter and after hearing from Graham Jones from www.wantug.com all the accolades about Kai, I know what him mean! If you have an change to see Kai,... Read More...
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Foolish Chicken
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 9:25 AM
Each Monday I go out for dinner before the study group session to the Foolish Chicken . I have come to know the owners and staff well. Anyway on the weekend they got reviewed by the local paper (see below). I'm told that the reviewer is extremely hard on most restaurants and that this review is exceedingly good for her! Anyway, if you are in Ottawa and want... Read More...
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