Monthly Archives: January 2011

What happens if disaster strikes?

Posted on January 29, 2011 by thomascarlos

Just pretend, this very minute …. What happens if your office and the computer equipment is no longer available or destroyed in a fire? How would that impact your work? How long can you go without having a computer? Do you … Continue reading →

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eLearning – Exchange Server 2010 Collection

Posted on January 28, 2011 by John

This course is delivered in the same manner as other eLearning Infrastructure courses. The problem with this one is that the Labs don’t work. Continue reading →

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Lynda – SharePoint 2010 Essentials

Posted on January 26, 2011 by John

One of my many interests has been Microsoft’s SharePoint product. I’ve deployed team sites using Microsoft Office SharePoint Services (used to be called Windows SharePoint Services) for a few organizations where they needed a more robust method of sharing files … Continue reading →

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Template vs Non-Template Web sites

Posted on January 25, 2011 by thomascarlos

When I got into the consulting business, I explored options for creating a web site.  Having little or no HTML experience (and a tight budget), I was attracted to a “template solution.”  Some folks refer to this option as the … Continue reading →

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Lynda – SQL 2008 Essentials

Posted on January 18, 2011 by John

As a follow up to my Microsoft eLearning SQL 2008 Administration course review, I decided to explore what Lynda.com had to offer in the SQL Server arena. The only offering was the “SQL Server 2008 Essentials Training course“.  I’d like … Continue reading →

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WordPress – Backup, Restore, Migrate

Posted on January 11, 2011 by John

I’m the inquisitive type. I’m interested in finding out how things work. Sometimes out of curiosity and as an IT professional, more often than not, out of necessity to prevent bad things from happening. Introduction I became interested in WordPress … Continue reading →

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BPOS for ELAP … the conclusion

Posted on January 9, 2011 by John

This is the concluding installment of a series of blog posts describing my experiences in presenting Microsoft’s Business Productivity OnLine Services (BPOS) Standard Suite to Eastside Legal Assistance Program. You can refer to my previous blog entries from the topics … Continue reading →

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Reasons Why Projects Fail

Posted on January 5, 2011 by thomascarlos

In a perfect world, every project would be “on time and within budget.” But reality (especially the proven statistics) tells a very different story. It’s not uncommon for projects to fail. Even if the budget and schedule are met, one … Continue reading →

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eLearning – Configuring Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008

Posted on January 2, 2011 by John

I recently completed a short Microsoft eLearning collection 6319 Configuring Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008. This collection consisted of five 2-hour courses. This was the shortest collection that I’ve completed to date. The other ones in the series to date … Continue reading →

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