http://blog.sbs-rocks.com Journeys of a cranky community organizer.. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:37:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My friend Grey Lancaster one of the original SBS-MVP's who has since moved on to WHS as their first MVP, sent me a link to this video on XP Mode and said everything he had seen used a local user account and he wanted to be able to use domain ... http://blog.sbs-rocks.com/2009/06/win7-xp-mode-with-domain-credentials/ Seems more and more folks are bumping into the problem of not being able to connect to their computers at work through Remote Web Workplace (a feature of SBS) or through the regular RDP client. Well struggle no longer. Susan has gather up all the tips you should need to ... http://blog.sbs-rocks.com/2009/06/connection-through-remote-web-workplace-or-rdp-fails/ Just got this note and though I would share it with you, be sure to check out the links to the updated docs! (this is the MS migration path, not Jeff's) Earlier this week we released the SBS migration checklist on to the download center. This checklist helps partners follow the steps needed ... http://blog.sbs-rocks.com/2009/06/sbs-migration-guidance-click-through-simulator-and-checklist/ Today GFI Software launched a new blog as part of their ongoing makeover. This will allow them a more timely interface to get relevant information to partners, potential partners as well as end users. Just click on the picture above to hop on over to the new blog and check it ... http://blog.sbs-rocks.com/2009/06/gfi-launches-talk-tech-to-me-blog/ Remember in the old days when they had a loadfest and you got to bring a machine in and actually load the software on it instead of watching a presenter do it all. Well thanks to Keith Combs' and his team, they are doing exactly that for Windows7. If you ... http://blog.sbs-rocks.com/2009/06/a-real-old-fashioned-loadfest-for-win7/ Yesterday Microsoft announced that Window 7 will be on store shelves on Oct 22 and will RTM around mid July, that's only 30 days or so from now. I have been using the beta and RC 1 and I have to tell you, Win7 Rocks. Finally they have found a ... http://blog.sbs-rocks.com/2009/06/win7-rtm-right-around-the-corner/ [caption id="attachment_132" align="alignnone" width="231" caption="The Go-Giver a Great Read"][/caption]   The other day my friend Mark Crall gave me a little red book, he said it was a gift with only two stipulations. 1.       I had to promise to read it 2.       I had to give it away when I was done reading it Well ... http://blog.sbs-rocks.com/2009/06/the-secret-to-success-your-father-never-told-you/ Coming up on the July 7, 2009 Triad SBS Group meeting, Detective Daniel Horne from the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Dept., Cyber Crime/Computer Forensics Division will be coming to speak with us on tech crime issues that we may run into as IT Professionals and how to handle them to protect ourselves. Detective ... http://blog.sbs-rocks.com/2009/06/learn-how-to-protect-yourself-at-the-next-triad-sbs-group-meeting/ A week ago Calyptix send a note out to it's partners explaining it new support policy. Well due to some gross misinterpretations the partner community was up in arms. Even at my Triad SBS Group meeting earlier this week, poor Terry who was there presenting on an entirely different product ... http://blog.sbs-rocks.com/2009/06/rumors-squashed-calyptix-damage-control-in-action/ GFI MailArchiver 6.1 Out Now !  Reduce email management and improve server performance with GFI MailArchiver GFI MailArchiver is an award winning, cost-effective email management and archiving solution used by over 10,000 customers worldwide. Shipping at an unbeatable price, GFI MailArchiver 6.1 offers companies an archiving solution that delivers an excellent return ... http://blog.sbs-rocks.com/2009/06/mailarchiver-61-released-from-gfi-today/