Category Archives: Rants

A Customer Service (or not) Story

Posted on October 20, 2016 by John

Generally speaking, I don’t write about problems I encounter in purchasing goods or services whether on-line or in a retail store. Stories are just not that interesting as they usually involve a little inconvenience in the time and effort it … Continue reading →

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My Update Windows 7 to Windows 10

Posted on August 7, 2015 by John

The late Steve Jobs had a reputation for telling people exactly what was on his mind when working with an Apple product in development. I think the phrase was “This is crap!” or words to that effect. I just went … Continue reading →

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Windows 8.1 Upgrade – again

Posted on May 17, 2014 by John

This is my second attempt at upgrading my Windows 7 Ultimate OS to Windows 8.1. Why Windows 8.1? It’s usable or so I’m led to believe after working on Windows Server 2012 R2. They’re the same right? Well, at least … Continue reading →

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Windows Product Activation – Administrivia

Posted on June 15, 2012 by John

I’m always fascinated by human systems of the kind that rely on other people to advance some process along a path as sequentail steps to its final objective. Sometimes, its very simple. Order a drip coffee at Starbucks, “Grande, no room”, give the … Continue reading →

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SQL Server Cluster Resource Dependencies

Posted on December 21, 2011 by John

Recently, I needed to create a database on the SQL Server 2008 R2 two node failover cluster to host another application under review. The failover cluster lab project is described in the following posts: SQL Failover Cluster – Part 1, Part … Continue reading →

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eLearning – System Center Operations Manager 2007

Posted on February 1, 2011 by John

John takes on the oldest product in the series, SCOM 2007 as prelude to his next foray into System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008. Continue reading →

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