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Office 365 Activation Wont Accept Password
So today I signed up for Office 365, since it seemed to be the easiest way to get hold of Office; although I have a license and subscription, I also have more machines. To say I was frustrated when I tried to activate Office 365 was an understatement. Each time I went through the process,…
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Using HTTP Compression
I have a new article up at ServerWatch which looks at the benefits and configuration of HTTP compression within Apache and IIS. Here’s an excerpt from the intro: There’s a finite amount of bandwidth on most Internet connections, and anything admin…
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Windows Server 2003 R2 Coming
Windows Server 2003 R2 (the official name of the next ‘update’ of the server operating system). It’s currently at the R2 Beta 2 level, and only available to a private testing group, but according to this post (Julius Sinkevicius, Senior Product Ma…
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Microsoft Virtual Server to Support Linux
If you subscribe to same sort of news sites I do you will have seen stories like Linux: coming soon to a Microsoft VM near you (Ars Technica), the original source piece at Techworld and the original Microsoft Press Release. Virtual Server 2005 alr…
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Peer-Reviewed Microsoft Certification
With the first new certification class in a number of years, Microsoft is choosing a slightly different path. The Microsoft Certified Architect Program is designed to provide certification for top-level IT professionals who have experience to desi…