Monthly Archives: May 2008

LJ random quote meme

Posted on May 24, 2008 by Devin

One of my friends on LiveJournal posted a meme. Now, I’m normally not the kind to participate in various memes, but I like this one: go here and pick out five random quotes that somehow resonate with you (keep going … Continue reading →

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The Euphemism Lexicon

Posted on May 14, 2008 by Devin

Over time, any group of people and friends starts to develop its own set of euphemisms and textual substitutions. Here are some of ours. home friendship appliance — a sex toy. I forget where we ran across this one — … Continue reading →

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Silly

Posted on May 13, 2008 by Devin

Steph alerted me to the existence of a very cool product — a dock for Macbook Pro laptops that stands them vertically. This has two advantages: saves desktop space and promotes better cooling. Macbook Pro machines are industrious heat generators … Continue reading →

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One last quick tidbit: Exchange 2007 and Outlook Anywhere scalability whitepaper

Posted on May 10, 2008 by Devin

A lot of you may have missed this: Microsoft just released a new white paper for Exchange, Outlook Anywhere Scalability with Outlook 2007, Outlook 2003, and Exchange 2007. This paper should give you some detailed guidance goodness on scaling your … Continue reading →

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A certificate roundup

Posted on May 9, 2008 by Devin

Certificates are one of the biggest issues I keep hearing about with Exchange and OCS, and apparently I’m not the only one. Fellow MVP Michael B. Smith has recently posted two blog articles on certs: how to use SAN certificates … Continue reading →

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Doing UC in the Pacific Northwest

Posted on May 6, 2008 by Devin

I’ve been sitting on a cool announcement for several days now, and I’m happy that it’s now time to announce it. I’ve been working with a group of people to get a new user group for Unified Communications (UC) put … Continue reading →

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Vanity Fair, Miley Cyrus, and Disney

Posted on May 3, 2008 by Devin

Man. Just shoot me now, because not only am I about to blog about Miley Cyrus, I’m about to defend her. Yup, that’s right. I, as a parent of a girl about to be a teenager, am willing to go … Continue reading →

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Post-Conference report

Posted on May 2, 2008 by Devin

As I typically do, I’m posting links to my slide decks for the presentations I just finished giving. I apologize to the Connections folks; I was supposed to get this done Monday afternoon or Tuesday and got ambushed by a … Continue reading →

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A DPM roundup

Posted on May 2, 2008 by Devin

This was a big travel week for me; I got the privilege of speaking about protecting Exchange with DPM 2007 at both Exchange Connections (in Orlando) and Microsoft Management Summit (in Las Vegas). The session had a good response at … Continue reading →

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