My Second Passion in Life - Cooking
Now I know this is an IT focused blog, but it is also my personal blog and I feel like cooking is big chunk of what I enjoy doing in...
2012 Archive
Backup Linux using PowerShell
As a follow up to [Backups are Important! Here is How I do it!](http://mattblogsit.com/oob/backups-are-important-here-is-how-i-do-it "Backups are Important! Here is How I do it!") I decided I should...
Sharing is Caring
I've been running websites for nearly a decade now and I've always been interested in what brings in actual consistent visitors. In my early web days I was doing things just for...
How Windows 8 change my view on Microsoft
I have always loved the Windows Operating System, but their phones were a joke back it the day, and their in-house hardware was just accessories and a game console. I...
Configure Surface to use MicroSD as Primary Storage
After about a week of excitement and playing around with features, I decided it was time to start optimizing and making this thing run the way I wanted. The first...
Backups are Important! Here is How I do it!
As I promised I would blog about the additional backup procedures I planned on putting in place after the outage I had last time. I still have more things I'd...
Captain Hindsight! Always have Remote Backups!
On Thursday afternoon I started receiving alerts that both of my personal websites had gone offline. My provider had been attacked and the hackers nuked the drives.
Setting up a HomeGroup with Windows 8
While recently blogging about using my Surface to share media from my desktop to my Xbox it occurred to me. Some people may not know how to setup a HomeGroup, and...
Is the Microsoft Surface for Me?
In the last 2 days the biggest question I've heard is what makes this device good for me? The best response I've had for that is if you are a standard user, the Surface...
Windows 8 is here and so is the Surface
Today was a big day for Microsoft. Today was the release of Windows 8 and of the Surface RT. I have been using Windows 8 quite a bit already and...
Windows 8 is Nearly Here!
I personally have been using Windows 8 off and on since the Developer Preview was released over a year ago, more frequently after I received a Samsung Series 7 Slate...
He Just Disappeared… Like That!
I first want to start off by apologizing on my disappearance from Twitter and blogging for the past 1 1/2 months. Things have been quite crazy since the return from TechEd but...
TechEd Week Summary
TechEd was an extremely busy week, and it was a ton of fun. There were many challenges throughout the week maintaining my schedule however it was overall another amazing year....
#IAMKREWE, Should you?
“**The Krewe** is a group of hard working/fun-loving IT Pros and Developers. We gather every year at Microsoft TechEd North America, the largest Microsoft technology education conference. Our...
TechEd Day 2 Summary
Day 2 was a rough start, every day you progress through TechEd the more exhausted you feel in the morning. The day started with another Keynote that was all about...
TechEd Day 1 Summary
Day 1 is coming to a close as I write it sitting pool side using the Samsung Series 7 Slate. I have learned a lot of new cool stuff is...
TechEd Day 0 Summary
The drive from Indianapolis to Orlando wasn't as bad as I anticipated. I arrived within 16 hours and got registered at the massive OCCC convention center.
#60Days2MCSE I Failed
Today is the day that I was hoping to call myself an MCSE, I am thrilled to hear that some who have taken the challenge have completed it and I...
TechEd 2012 – It Begins Now
Ever since last year when I first attended TechEd I knew I wanted to come back. I decided to wait until I was closer to becoming full time before I...
TechEd 2012 – The Schedule
If you read my post on [Important Resources](http://mattblogsit.com/2012/05/30/tech-ed-2012-important-resources/) for TechEd you will notice that I mentioned building your schedule, and overbooking...
Tech Ed 2012 – Important Resources
Hello All! We are a mere 10 days until Tech Ed Day 0, with that in mind I’ve began throwing my schedule together and getting organized! I wanted to provide...
#60Days2MCSE Challenge – Week 6 Update
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#60Days2MCSE Challenge – The Plan – The Resources
On April 15th **[@MichaelBender](http://twitter.com/#/MichaelBender)** challenged the readers of MS Learning’s **[Born To Learn](http://borntolearn.mslearn.net/)** blog. The challenge is to complete...
Lets Go To TechEd 2012!
This week at work I was informed that I was approved to go to TechEd 2012! Last year was my first year going, and getting to go back again sounds...
What do you DO?
I get this question almost daily. It seems like a very easy question to answer, but when it comes to a technical job it becomes much more challenging to answer....
Making a Windows 8 Slate
Back when Windows 8 was shown off at the Developers conference someone I work with mentioned it in a meeting, I went into depth about what I knew about it...