November 2006 - Posts
Great PowerShell Resource
Marty List posted a great list of PowerShell resource today on the forums. Check them out->http://www.myitforum.com/forums/m_146849/mpage_1/key_/tm.htm#146849 Here's some Windows PowerShell links that I've found useful: Channel9 WindowsPowerShellWiki http://channel9.msdn.com/wiki/default.aspx/Channel9.WindowsPowerShellWiki Convert VBScript to Windows PowerShell http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter...
SMS Birth Dates
Got this from -> http://blogs.msdn.com/shitanshu/archive/2006/11/29/sms-birthdates-aka-sms-release-dates.aspx I was looking for some info and came to know about SMS birthdates aka SMS release dates so far, and found interesting to share with everyone… SMS 1.0 – 11/7/94 SMS 1.1 – 7/28/95 SMS 1.2 – 7/29/96 SMS 2.0 – 1/11/99 SMS 2003 – 10/22/03 SMS v4 - ? ? : The release date for SMSv4 now named as...
Happy Thanksgiving!
Just a note to everyone that reads my blog... Happy Thanksgiving!
A Programmer's Poem
A Poem... < > ! * ' ' # ^ " ` $ $ - ! * = @ $ _ % * < > ~ #4 & [ ] . . / | { , , SYSTEM HALTED The translation: Waka waka bang splat tick tick hash, Caret quote back-tick dollar dollar dash, Bang splat equal at dollar under-score, Percent splat waka waka tilde number four, Ampersand bracket bracket dot dot slash, Vertical-bar curly-bracket comma comma CRASH . This is taken from DataSCHENK...
Intel Quad Core
http://www.intel.com/quad-core/?cid=cim:ovt|xeon_us_clovertown|k7445|s Now, I'm a HUGE AMD Fan...but Intel has really leaped ahead of AMD...come on AMD, you can not let this happen much longer!!
In Nashville, TN this week at DataSchenk Training
I'll be in Nashville all week at a training class. www.dataschenk.com If anyone is around the Nashville area, give me a call...maybe we can have a meet and greet or something of the sorts. If you need some good training, check out the site www.dataschenk.com , tell Jeff Ron Crumbaker sent you to them.
Test
Yet another test
Testing Community Server
Sorry folks...
Blog upgraded to SP1 of Community Server 2.1
Upgraded the blogs to SP1 of Community Server 2.1 today.
One of my first reviews
http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/skissinger/archive/2006/11/08/Book-Review-_2D00_-SMS-2003-Administrator_2700_s-Reference.aspx
Historic Day
http://astroday.net/Merctransit06.html On Wednesday, November 8, Mercury will transit, or pass across the face of the sun beginning at 9:12 am HST.
Cingular Rolls Out New 3G Smartphone
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20061106/bs_nf/47647 The Cingular 8525 Pocket PC is being touted as the first PDA in the U.S. that can use 3G UMTS/HSDPA networks, which are based on the global GSM wireless standard, offering broadband connections at speeds approaching 1 Mbps
Paint.NET v3.0 Alpha 3 is now available
Paint.NET v3.0 Alpha 3 is now available http://blogs.gotdotnet.com/rickbrew/archive/2006/11/06/paint-net-v3-0-alpha-3-is-now-available.aspx I love this program. It's one of the best graphic tools out there...and it's FREE. They just released v3.0...Alpha code, but worth trying.
PlayStation 3 a Hit at Sony Expo 2007
http://www.cio.com/blog_view.html?CID=26389 Thousands of anxious gamers got their hands on Sony’s much anticipated PlayStation 3 gaming console over the weekend—two weeks before its slated U.S. release on Nov. 17—and the majority of users seemed pleased with their first experiences with the next generation console...
XBOX 360 HD DVD - Preorder
http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-360-HD-DVD-Player/dp/B000JHO4L0/sr=8-6/qid=1162568937/ref=sr_1_6/102-9136233-0033726?ie=UTF8&s=videogames Get it early! I'm still needing to get a XBOX 360...so anyone wanting to donate one for the cause to me...contact me offline and I'll get you my address
The fairest and most definite browser comparison
http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061103/fair-browser-review/ In the article, they write: "I have concluded the best browser in the world is, printbrowser(); Internet Explorer 7 on Windows" Now, I have to agree, IE 7 ROCKS!
Scanning Business cards into your phone
Now, this is a nice tool! https://barcode.ideas.live.com/tour.htm
IE 7 Cool Tip
In IE7, clicking a link with the mouse wheel opens it up in a new tab!
SMS 2003 Administrator's Reference: Systems Management Server 2003
It's been officially released. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0471749508/102-5133764-7585703
Today was my Wife's 30th Birthday
Today, Martha turned 30. It was a great day for the whole family! We went out Saturday for her birthday meal and saw the movie Man of the Year, which btw we both loved. Great movie. If you want shoot her an email, her gmail address is the same as mine except it's md instead of rd. We had a few hundred trick or treaters today also...we live on Main street.
