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Windows Administration Resource Kit: Productivity Solutions for IT Professionals

100 hot solutions to burning problems for IT Professionals implementing Microsoft technologies in the enterprise.
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Configuring Windows Server 2008 Active Directory

Everything you need to know to get up to speed on Windows Server 2008 Active Directory and to pass the 70-640 MCTS exam.
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Make some room in your library and in your brain, and be prepared for the definitive source of in-depth information about Windows Server 2008. Includes the Windows Administration Resource Kit: Productivity Solutions for IT Professionals by Dan Holme.
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HTA to provision a user

The following script, saved as “User_Provision.hta” (make sure you don’t get a .txt extension after that) will create an HTML Application (HTA)—a GUI tool—that will provision a user. The script was designed to demonstrate how easy it is to enforce business...

Posted to Dan Holme by danholme on Thu, Jan 22 2009
Windows 7 Little Changes

You can’t right-click the Start button and choose “Open”, “Explore” or “Open All Users” or “Explore All Users.” This was an easy shortcut into the Start Menu, but I can forgive Microsoft for this one, as the Start Menu itself becomes less and less...

Posted to Dan Holme by danholme on Thu, Jan 15 2009
Slides for SharePoint Virtual Event December 2008

Thanks for attending the SharePoint workshop on December 9, 2008! Slides can be downloaded here: SharePoint-081209 I’m guessing we won’t be able to answer all questions during the time allotted for Q&A, so I;’m planning to post blog entries related...

Posted to Dan Holme by danholme on Mon, Dec 8 2008
DNS and DFS

There is a lot of outdated and unclear documentation about configuring DFS Namespaces with the fully qualified name (host.company.com) versus the NetBIOS name (HOST). I have some authoritative guidance that arose as part of a client troubleshooting...

Posted to Dan Holme by danholme on Mon, Dec 8 2008
Scoring With SharePoint Manchester Slides

I have posted all slide decks for the SCORING WITH SHAREPOINT event, held in Manchester, U.K. on 20 November. Slides can be downloaded at the following SkyDrive folder: Scoring with SharePoint I apologize that it took me a week to post these, but...

Posted to Dan Holme by danholme on Mon, Dec 1 2008
File Server Resource Manager and Server Core

At the Vegas “Connections” event, I led a session with Don Jones called “Server 2008 and Vista: If not now, when?” In that session, I misspoke and said that Server Core supported all File Server roles. That’s not quite true—yet. Server...

Posted to Dan Holme by danholme on Wed, Nov 26 2008
Microsoft Online Services outside the USA

Several participants asked me when I was in the UK last week and the answer is, sadly, that Microsoft has not yet announced dates for the availability of Microsoft Online Services (MOS) outside the USA. When I know more and can tell more, I’ll announce...

Posted to Dan Holme by danholme on Tue, Nov 25 2008
Video Podcast: Cloud Computing

Cloud Computing Interview with Dan Holme at TechEd 2008 Amy Eisenberg, Executive Editor with Windows IT Pro, sits down with Dan Holme, director of consulting at Intelliem, to discuss the implications of the software as a service wave for IT professionals...

Posted to Dan Holme by danholme on Tue, Nov 25 2008
Podcast: IT in a Down Economy

IT has historically been accepted as a cost center -- crucial, but not a source of strategic, bottom-line value. Today more than ever IT must operate efficiently while providing technology to create competitive advantage. IT must transform itself into...

Posted to Dan Holme by danholme on Tue, Nov 25 2008
Free eBook Getting Started with SharePoint

Windows IT Pro magazine has published a free e-book, Getting Started with SharePoint that includes articles by me and some of my esteemed colleagues. You can download the e-book using the link at the bottom of this blog entry. Here’s the ...

Posted to Dan Holme by danholme on Tue, Nov 25 2008
Download the External Collaboration Toolkit for SharePoint

Microsoft has released a Solution Accelerator called the External Collaboration Toolkit for SharePoint. This accelerator provides the guidance and tools necessary to facilitate external facing (extranet) SharePoint implementations, which create...

Posted to Dan Holme by danholme on Tue, Nov 25 2008
Windows SteadyState

If you’re looking to completely lock down Windows XP or Windows Vista, be sure to check out Windows SteadyState, available for free download from Microsoft at Download Windows SteadyState for free . This is a great solution for labs, conference...

Posted to Dan Holme by danholme on Tue, Nov 25 2008
Video Podcast: SharePoint Security

Michael Noel, Kevin Laahs, and Dan Holme discuss SharePoint Security at SharePoint Connections. Listen Here: SharePoint Security Discussion

Posted to Dan Holme by danholme on Fri, Nov 14 2008
Connections 2008 Presentations And Tools

I’ve posted my presentations and slides from Connections to the following SKYDRIVE: Click Here Connections Presentations I will post the SharePoint Governance slides, and the tools from Administrators’ Idol, over the next few days.

Posted to Dan Holme by danholme on Thu, Nov 13 2008
2008 and Vista: If Not Now, When?

2008 and Vista - if not now, when.pdf The link above contains the notes we took during our discussion of Server 2008 and Vista: If Not Now, When? Thanks for attending & participating! We hope you enjoy the rest of Windows Connections!! Dan &...

Posted to Dan Holme by danholme on Wed, Nov 12 2008

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