This snippet from Chapter 8 of Greg Shields’ new book Windows Server 2008: What’s New / What’s Changed is brought to you by SAPIEN Press. Get your pre-release copy at http://www.sapienpress.com/Windows_Server_08.asp. Network Level Authentication Network Level Authentication (NLA) is another new component of RDC v6.0 that effectively rearranges the order in which clients connect to […]

This snippet from Chapter 7 of Greg Shields’ new book Windows Server 2008: What’s New / What’s Changed is brought to you by SAPIEN Press. Get your pre-release copy at http://www.sapienpress.com/Windows_Server_08.asp. AD Object Protection Have you ever accidentally clicked on the wrong object in Active Directory Users & Computers and then hit Delete? Aiiieee! Individual […]

SAPIEN Press will soon be releasing the second edition of Windows PowerShell: TFM. This new edition is vaslty expanded: It’s more than one-third larger, contains more than 60% revised content, and covers seriously advanced topics not touched anywhere, such as building GUI utilities with PowerShell. We can confidently say that no other single PowerShell book on the market offers this much coverage! New users benefit from a new “Seven-Step Speed Start” chapter, as well as reorganized “fundamentals” materials. Examples have been expanded and revised… in short, it’s almost an all-new book.

This snippet from Chapter 6 of Greg Shields’ new book Windows Server 2008: What’s New / What’s Changed is brought to you by SAPIEN Press. Get your pre-release copy at http://www.sapienpress.com/Windows_Server_08.asp. Virtual Machine Management Tools When the beta code for WSV is introduced with Server 2008 RTM, the initial tool for management will be the […]

This snippet from Chapter 5 of Greg Shields’ new book Windows Server 2008: What’s New / What’s Changed is brought to you by SAPIEN Press. Get your pre-release copy at http://www.sapienpress.com/Windows_Server_08.asp. Installing Server Core For the Windows administrator who’s never seen Server Core, one great thing about it is the installation. It’s more or less […]

We’re pleased to announce a first-ever: Five FULL days of Windows PowerShell training, in Las Vegas, with Don Jones as your instructor. You’ll learn the fundamentals of Windows PowerShell (no prior experience required), along with intermediate topics like regular expressions, all the way through advanced topics like custom view definition, type extensions, working with Windows (GUI) Forms, database scripting, and much more. You’ll also enjoy a gourmet dinner one evening, informal reception another evening, and full access to our Classroom Concierge, who’s there to help make your trip and stay more pleasant. Our host hotel, the Las Vegas Renaissance, is a luxurious hotel (with a special, super-affordable rate we’ve negotiated) just off the Strip, steps from the Las Vegas monorail station, and completely non-gaming and non-smoking. Check out http://www.scriptingtraining.com/ilt/schedule.asp for full details.

And here’s a special treat: Register using early-bird referral code BLOGPOD and you’ll receive an Apple 4GB iPod nano – one of the new color iPods with video playback capability. You even get to pick your nano’s color on-site, and will even have the option to upgrade to an 8GB model on-site if desired. Note that this early-bird offer my be discontinued at any time and without further notice, so don’t delay!

This snippet from Chapter 4 of Greg Shields’ new book Windows Server 2008: What’s New / What’s Changed is brought to you by SAPIEN Press. Get your pre-release copy at http://www.sapienpress.com/Windows_Server_08.asp. Starter GPOs One feature that’s completely new to Server 2008 is the concept of Starter GPOs. When I’m out consulting with other organizations and […]

This week is your last chance to register for our upcoming Windows PowerShell training in Las Vegas – registration will close this Friday afternoon. We’ll try and post the 2008 training schedule sometime early next week, but note that will will not be offering the same mix of classes in 2008 – if the current […]

This snippet from Chapter 3 of Greg Shields’ new book Windows Server 2008: What’s New / What’s Changed is brought to you by SAPIEN Press. Get your pre-release copy at http://www.sapienpress.com/Windows_Server_08.asp. Server Manager Once you’ve completed and closed the Initial Configuration Tasks wizard, you’re greeted with a new MMC console called Server Manager. Server Manager […]

I’ll be delivering two talks on Windows PowerShell at Mark Minasi’s “Forum Meet 2008,” to be held in April 2008 in my old hometown of Virginia Beach. Check it out at http://www.minasi.com/forummeet2008 if you’d like to attend!