Author Archives: Devin

About Devin

Husband and father; technology consultant, speaker, author, and blogger; Microsoft Exchange architect and MVP; writer, reader, Xbox player, karate student, and music lover. Seeker of balance, reveler in life, learning how to look for the uplifting.

Attached To You: Exchange 2010 Storage Essays, part 3

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Devin

[2100 PST 11/5/2012: Edited to fix some typos and missing words/sentences.] So, um…I knew it was going to take me a while to write this third part of the Exchange 2010 storage saga…but over two years? Damn, guys. I don’t … Continue reading →

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Alaric’s Fundraising Progress

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Devin

Just wanted to drop a quick note to you all to keep you updated on Alaric’s progress in raising funds for his 2013 Summer of Awesome. I’ve created a static page that you can go to and will keep it … Continue reading →

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Can You Fix This PF Problem?

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Devin

Today I got to chat with a colleague who was trying to troubleshoot a weird Exchange public folder replication problem. The environment, which is the middle of an Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2010 migration, uses public folders heavily – many … Continue reading →

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Alaric’s Summer of Awesome

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Devin

Some of you might get some cognitive whiplash from the following post, given my recent vocal stance on Intel’s corporate fundraising for Boy Scouts of America. If your own views on Scouting are such that you are not able to … Continue reading →

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Forced Obsolescence

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Devin

ZDNet’s David Meyer noted earlier today that Google is about to shut down support for exporting the legacy Microsoft Office file formats (.doc, .xls, and .ppt) from Google Apps as of October 1, 2012. The Google blog notes that Google … Continue reading →

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MEC Day 3

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Devin

Unfortunately, this is the day that Murphy caught up with me, in the form of a migraine. When these hit, the only thing I can do is try to sleep it off. I ended up not hitting the conference center … Continue reading →

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And @marypcbuk Nails IT

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Devin

Amid all the bustle of MEC, I’ve not taken a bunch of time to read my normal email, blogs, etc. However, this article from ZDNet caught my eye: Windows 8: Why IT admins don’t know best by Mary Branscombe The … Continue reading →

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