Dec 5 2012

Great free Microsoft Press book updated : Introducing Windows Server 2012 RTM Edition in PDF, ePub, Kobo, Kindle, or dead tree

Microsoft Press has released an updated version of a popular, and well written, book about Windows Server 2012 by Mitch Tulloch. The latest release is entitled Introducing Windows Server 2012 (RTM Edition) – for those wondering what RTM stands for, it’s Release-to-manufacturing. This is a term that Microsoft seems to have coined themselves, and is […]

By Robin • Deals, Software • 0 • Tags: , , , , ,

Nov 21 2012

MyHosting.com – a pleasant Canadian-owned & operated hosting company with a great server configuration & sizing web interface

So I’m still on the lookout for suitable hosting services – be it for Windows-based servers running SharePoint to meet extranet needs, or SQL hosting for offsite data – and I’d often seen the MyHosting.com advertisements here and there. I had never really clicked through to their site, since I had a feeling they were […]

By Robin • SharePoint, Software, Web 2.0 • 5 • Tags: , , , ,

Nov 20 2012

Great GoDaddy Black Friday & Cyber Monday 2012 Deals: Domain Registration $1.99 & SSL Certificate $4.99

Update November 27, 2012 and important deal news: the $5 per year standard SSL Certificate at GoDaddy  is extended to Friday, November 30! You can purchase unlimited SSL certificates for up to 5 years at $5 per year. For my IT friends, know that this is a pretty amazing 5 year deal – yes, even […]

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Oct 18 2012

Finally fixed SharePoint error OWSTIMER.EXE (0x0F08) 0×1358 8kh7 High The user does not exist or is not unique – caused by workflow to email non-existent user

Note: This situation is on MOSS 2007 with Nintex Workflow (Enterprise) 2007; Nintex Reporting is also active – I mention this upfront since it annoys me when I read articles and realize at the end that the author is referring to an earlier or later version of the product! So this one really had me […]

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Oct 11 2012

Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation Activation Error Code 0xC004C032 “The activation server reported that new time based activation not available.”

UPDATE 16:40 EDT (Eastern Daylight Savings Time) – I just tried it again… and it worked! Looks like it must have been a problem with the Microsoft Activation Servers after all. Hope it works for you! Screenshot of successful activation See the original post about the problem further down.   A lunchtime bug for which I haven’t […]

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