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CatapultAdam

  1. Out-of-band communications when emailing sensitive information bit.ly/HHwlPY or bit.ly/HHwkv9
  2. Out-of-band Communications people. Don't send a password protected document to me then a 2nd email with the password. Text the PW to my cell
  3. YES! My rental car is a loaded minivan(power everything even the doors, backup camera, cool lighting, and all leather)! I LOVE minivans!
  4. Well Delta's Gogo Internet allows outbound RDP Port 3389 so I can get to my home lab backup. That's cool!
  5. 34,000 feet up and going 500 MPH. I'm working on my lab in my house from the plane. I'M ON A PLANE!
  6. Happy 8 year anniversary to me at Catapult Systems (my employer).
  7. Darn It. I'm stuck in middle seats during my flights from Mi to CA and back next week. Let's hope some aisle or window seats open up.
  8. I'm awake this early on a weekend for a 20 mile group ride.
  9. GREAT ARTICLE !--How to Protect Your Data in the Event of a Webapp Shutdown (and Prevent the Problem in the Future) lifehac.kr/zycQvo
  10. Tip: Use lithium batteries in your cordless mouse. Sure they're more expensive but they're also lighter than alkaline or rechargeables.
  11. 2 monitors is not enough for my office. It's time to get a 3rd monitor, connect it to my server, and run Microsoft's mouse without Borders.
  12. Dedicated OWA Trunk in Microsoft UAG not showing logon page unless user adds /owa bit.ly/ytZCPo or bit.ly/wSay4t
  13. Since Windows Phone 7 doesn't display XPS files(strange)I'm converting them all to PDFs so I can access all my stuff while it's on Skydrive.
  14. Skydrive is being overhauled. Going to wait for this. Love SkyDrive features especially one time passwords engt.co/yqtl1I
  15. Bing announces two exciting feature updates for Windows Phone. Now you can scan barcodes, CDs, DVDs, and books binged.it/w5Pyr9
  16. Today I'm making the SkyDrive plunge. I'm uploading all of my files there so I can access them anywhere and with anything.
  17. The company I work for is going to have an office in Phoenix.
  18. Asking for user input during a Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr) 2007 Task Sequence (TS) bit.ly/nSsW9 or bit.ly/zYVynE
  19. System Center Universe 2012 live (If anyone follows me) bit.ly/yHjGTY
  20. Copying rules from Microsoft ISA to Microsoft TMG 2010 isn't fun but it pays the bills. I wish it was ISA 2004+ because I could just import