March 2012
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Windows 8 Installed in Lab
I’ve been curious about getting to experience the “metro” UI in Windows 8, so with the consumer preview now available for download, I didn’t waste any time getting it running in the lab. Now granted it will be the desktop experience through a VM with no touch experience, but alas, isn’t that the point of a unified interface?  Installation from the 64-bit ISO image...
Mar 1st
February 2012
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Feb 28th
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“Luck is the residue of design.”
– Branch Rickey
Feb 7th
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My Outlook Divorce & Return to Paper
Perhaps it was the start of a new year or more likely the onslaught of work that hit me the day I returned from holiday, but I had an epiphany. I was being far too reactive. Why was that? I have a highly efficient process that I’ve honed after living in Microsoft Outlook for over a decade. I’m obsessive about my calendar (managed in 15 minute increments and with blocks for work and travel time) as...
Feb 3rd
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