Video – Microsoft Across America Truck

The video interview I shot with Michael Voorhees on the Microsoft Across America Truck on November 10 is available for download. Here are the details:

Run time: 17:04
Download size: 125MB
Format: QuickTime
URL: http://www.vladville.com/MSAM_Truck_Barrett.MOV

If you click on the link above it will launch in QuickTime Player (which doesn’t let you save videos). But if you right-click the link above and choose “Save target as”, you can download it to your computer and save it.

A special ‘Thanks’ goes to Vlad for the web space and bandwidth.

Note: If you know of a good QuickTime to WMV or AVI converter that will shrink the file size of the video, you’re welcome to post it in the blog comments. Thanks!

Zero Hour meets Zero Day

I find it humorous (in a masochistic sort of way) that the winds of fate would coincide Microsoft “Zero Hour” (the XBOX 360 launch) on the same day as a “Zero Day” exploit (#911302) for Microsoft Internet Explorer.

All humor aside, this security update is mandatory reading folks!!

KB Article – 908372 “Access Denied”

KB Article ID: 908372
Last Review: November 16, 2005
Revision: 1.0
URL: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;908372

You may receive an “Access denied” error message when you try to join a client computer to a Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 domain by using the ConnectComputer Wizard

Symptons: You try to join a Windows 2000 or XP Pro client computer to a Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 domain by using the ConnectComputer Wizard and get a “Access denied” error message.

Cause: This problem occurs if the client computer was previously joined to a domain that had policies that disabled SMB signing.

Applies to: SBS 2003 Standard, Premium & SBS 2000

Got Root?

Microsoft has announced that they (among others) will treat Sony’s XCP (Extended Copy Protection) software as a threat and will offer a tool for it’s removal in December.

Microsoft is coming to Louisville tomorrow!

Microsoft Mobile Event Experience – Sponsored by the KYSBSUG
Event Code: 104660
Date: Thursday Nov 10, 2005
Time: Tours available 8:00 AM – 11:30 AM Eastern
Registration URL: http://www.clicktoattend.com/invitation.aspx?code=104660

Microsoft Connections
Event Code: 1032282413
Date: Thursday Nov 10, 2005
Time: 8:30 PM – 12:00 PM Eastern
Registration URL:http://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032282413

Microsoft TS2
Event Code: 1032282471
Date: Thursday Nov 10, 2005
Time: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM Eastern
Registration URL:http://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032282471

MSN Alerts added to the blog

Effective today, you can now get an MSN Alert automatically whenever this blog is updated. Just click on the “MSN Alerts” button on the main page of this blog to signup for the alerts and set your preferences.

You can also add MSN Alerts to your own blog for free at the following URL:
http://www.messagecast.net/brochure/

It’s a pretty handy feature if you leave MSN Messenger running each day.

Whitepaper – Upgrading SBS 2000 to SBS 2003

Title: Migrating from Small Business Server 2000 or Windows 2000 Server to Windows Small Business Server 2003
File Name: SBS_MigratingSBS2k.doc
Version: 2.0
Date Published: 10/20/2005
Language: English
Download Size: 522 KB

Overview:
To upgrade to Microsoft® Windows® Small Business Server 2003 from Microsoft Small Business Server 2000 or Windows 2000 Server, you must perform a server migration. A server migration includes installing Windows Small Business Server 2003 on a new computer, and then migrating data and settings. You can complete a server migration to either a retail installation of Windows Small Business Server 2003 or to a computer purchased from an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) that was preinstalled with Windows Small Business Server 2003.

Download URL: Download here

Thanks to Tavis for the head’s up on this!

Webcast – TS2 WOW: Document Management for the Rest of Us

Title: TS2 Wed on the Web: “Document Management for the Rest of Us: Real Solutions, Real Benefits”
Event Date: 11/2/2005
Presenter: Indika Boteju
Event Time: 5:00 PM Eastern, USA & Canada (DST) = GMT – 05:00
Duration: 60 minutes

Description: Small and medium businesses need to effectively capture, manage, and share business information to cut operating costs, improve productivity, and meet legal and regulatory requirements. However, “traditional” document management tools (designed for the Fortune 500) require large investments in software, consulting, training, and support that are unrealistic for limited staffing, budgets, and implementation times. Join us for a review of document management challenges and solutions for the rest of us – including examples of how real organizations took advantage of new solutions to deliver measurable benefits.

Register: http://www.msreadiness.com/ws_abstract.asp?eid=15003316