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| JamesNT |
Posted - 08/29/2006 : 09:15:56 AM
Hello Everyone,
I'd like to update everyone on the current standing of the Minasi Group Meeting. People who already live in the area are not included. If you are a maybe who is now a definite please inform me. Same goes for definites who are now maybes. I don't mean to nit-pick, but when you email me just say "Maybe" or "definite." I got a real kick out of the high number of "definitly maybe" and "maybe definite" mails I recieved. Let us keep the confusion down, please.
Definites (those who know they are coming)
DennisMCSE - Dennis Olidis
jadgate - James Adgate
Polymath - Jim Vigotty
Jwelsh - Jerrod
Clarnathan - Nathan
rogerd2u - Roger D.
erux - Eric Rux
Curt - Curt Spanburgh
JamesNT - James Summerlin
Maybe's (those who are planning to come but may not be able to get the time off or obtain spousal approval)
wim - Wim Verveen
JSCLEMEDAVE
Joe McGlynn
gfreeman - Greg
Dave Sweatt
Xenophane - claustn
cbarns - Cindy Barns
Jaxdave - David Bisson
Arek - Arek Iskra
Aidan Finn
I'm going to assume that at least half the maybe's will become definites. Therefore, I'm going to instruct the hotel room today to set aside the block for us.
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So far, we have the following for presentations:
Mark Minasi
What's New and Great in Longhorn Server 2007
Windows Vista/Server 2007 Security - The Hidden Truth
Vista Drilldown: Some of the coolest stuff you're not using yet
Curt Spanburgh
Kerberos: Confucious say dog with three heads means owner with three leashes
James Summerlin
The Accidental Developer: Using Microsoft's free stuff for scripting and writing applications
Digital Rights Management: Protecting IP in a world of pirates and children who don't give a damn
Rhonda
Ethereal and Netmon: Where in the hell did that packet come from and what is it doing on my network?
Distributed File System: High availability for Word and Excel
Nathan
Exchange 2007: Just when you thought Microsoft couldn't make a new way for us to communicate. . .
Virtualization: How to prove that 2 servers really equals 10 and other funny math.
Jim Adgate
Bitlocker: How to make certain a stolen laptop only costs you the price of the laptop.
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If anyone else would like to do a talk, please email me with your name and proposed topic. If you have decided not to do a talk, let me know that as well.
Remember, official dates are MAY 3 - 6 IN THE YEAR 2007.
Thank You All,
JamesNT
jamesnt@hotmail.com
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| 30 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| Mark Minasi |
Posted - 09/18/2006 : 6:45:03 PM
James? Where are we on that? Thanks very much! |
| mikepiet |
Posted - 09/18/2006 : 3:08:52 PM
Any news on the event hotel\location? I was looking to make reservations, both flight and hotel, soon.
Thanks,
Michael |
| Mark Minasi |
Posted - 09/15/2006 : 08:20:35 AM
I love those 1 April RFCs. |
| jaxdave |
Posted - 09/15/2006 : 07:36:20 AM
I would suggest RFC 2549 - avian carrier, but I am not sure what the meeting room policy is on pets. ;) |
| Polymath5 |
Posted - 09/14/2006 : 10:42:27 PM
Paper cups and string. Packets move very slowly through them, easy to trace. |
| JamesNT |
Posted - 09/14/2006 : 9:47:15 PM
That reminds me, I need to make sure we have wireless internet in the conference room.
JamesNT |
| Abe Froman |
Posted - 09/12/2006 : 08:17:58 AM
Are we gonna need equipment? switches, wireless, etc? I've got a couple of Cisco 1230's and probably a 24 port switch...no routers though. I could bring...well, start naming what we need - projector? What else? |
| Mark Minasi |
Posted - 09/12/2006 : 06:24:01 AM
Toombs, with nearly nine month's notice and living a mere 3.5 hours' drive away, you've GOTTA come!
Can't promise about Lammle and the routers, though... |
| n/a |
Posted - 09/12/2006 : 03:15:30 AM
Hmmm. Virginia Beach ... I seem to remember where that is. Somewhere close to me, if I'm not mistaken.
... must go consult calendar, and oracle/.net coding girlfriend ...
Let's just make sure that Lammle doesn't bring along an access point with beta firmware again 
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| clarinathan |
Posted - 09/10/2006 : 2:00:49 PM
Very fair point Mark! No disrespect intended.
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| Mark Minasi |
Posted - 09/10/2006 : 1:21:33 PM
Personally I wouldn't permit broadcasting my presentations. With all respect, folks, I make my living DOING those things and I can't do that if we're giving it away. Apologies, I hope you understand. |
| clarinathan |
Posted - 09/10/2006 : 11:35:20 AM
quote:
Mabye a few more CDs too.
Absolutely!
Given how much the shipping cost getting mine to the UK I will certainly be buying next year in the US!
Another thing, I have just got a livemeeting account from MS to help supporting the user group I am running (see signature). This is the technology that MS use a lot to put their Technet webcasts together.
Maybe we should look into it for next year to broaden the participation. Does have to be video, can just be audio and slides.
What do you guys think?
Cheers
Nathan
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| Curt |
Posted - 09/07/2006 : 8:01:53 PM
Mabye a few more CDs too.
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| Mark Minasi |
Posted - 09/07/2006 : 6:47:38 PM
Nah, those Windows IT Pro guys never buy my books.<g> But Anne would always be welcome!
And Jerrod, Missy was a great addition! We'll miss her. |
| clarinathan |
Posted - 09/07/2006 : 3:18:45 PM
Just to let people know, I was speaking to Anne Grubb from Penton (Windows IT Pro).
I suggested that perhaps she might like to come along to a day or more of the event as if nothing else it would be a great chance to meet up with a number of people who have written for the magazine.
Part of her reply was as follows:
quote:
Could be a good opportunity to extend our (the Windows IT Pro community's) reach into another, very successful, IT pro community and see what we have to offer each other.
So, we shall see. I think it would be great and would certainly help spread word of all the good work this forum and its members are doing. Who knows, it might just help Mark sell a few more book??
Cheers
Nathan
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| aed |
Posted - 09/07/2006 : 2:09:24 PM
I know my wife enjoyed the trip last year. She enjoyed meeting everyone and did mention how things did get "geeky" She won't be able to come along this year as it's the same weekend as the boy's track conference meet and she is the head coach of a boy's track team. |
| wobble_wobble |
Posted - 09/06/2006 : 4:29:16 PM
I'm in there already....you think I'd miss this even if you told me I couldn't come! My only reason for not being a definate is becasue I'm away from my family during the week right now my wife has said 'you can go as long we we ( my wife and daughter) can cope with being away from you for 4 to 6 months. If we can't we either all go or none!'
I haven't told my boss yet, but he told me today that I'm migrating 2 NT4 and 1 Exchange 5.5 to 2003 and there are 6 servers to be left in situ as well as the 2 migrated servers this friday! So I recon I'll be intitled to it!
Joe
PS, folks is this possible? To do it with 2 - 3 days prep? Clean, well looked after NT4 domain, but 30Gb Exchange database and approx 45Gb of data on main NT4 box. 3 Legasey NT4 boxes, 2 with an old SAP application, 1 with old printer drivers. Another 2 new 2003 SAP App servers, 1 2003 File server, 1 NT4 File Server and they also want the 2 migrating servers left in place for a while as they also host some other printer drivers and other really old (legasy) stuff?
I'll post this also with more detail in another section. |
| JamesNT |
Posted - 09/06/2006 : 10:33:17 AM
Joe,
It would be our pleasure to have you come along. So please drop me a mail at jamesnt at hotmail dot com to let me know if you can make it or not.
JamesNT |
| Curt |
Posted - 09/06/2006 : 10:31:45 AM
I'm not trying to make policy. I just figured all forum members are welcome. Well, almost all of them. 99.999999 percent perhaps.
As for the wives, I think it would be cool if our wives could tell us how they view us when we get "all Geeky" sometimes. |
| Mark Minasi |
Posted - 09/06/2006 : 07:46:46 AM
Dude, we ain't got no little people here. Come one, come all! |
| wobble_wobble |
Posted - 09/06/2006 : 04:03:43 AM
Hopefully, you'll let little people, come along. The prospect of being around and listening to some incredibly wise people about a subject I love is always an education all by itself, let alone hearing about all the new stuff comming down the line in a way I can understand and not comming from an employee of the proposing company is just too good an opportunity in my eyes to miss.
So please......'Let me in....'
Joe.
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| clarinathan |
Posted - 09/06/2006 : 04:00:30 AM
quote:
Here's a question.
Is the going to be just major forum members or are we encouraging forum members to bring others to the meeting?
We talked about that at the first one and I don't remember what was decided.
Hi,
Personally, I think that introducing others is a good idea. After all we are al trying to help people by posting on the forums and introducing others can only be a good thing.
On a different matter, would anyone else be up for a wives/partners sub forum. |
| Curt |
Posted - 09/06/2006 : 01:54:22 AM
Here's a question.
Is the going to be just major forum members or are we encouraging forum members to bring others to the meeting?
We talked about that at the first one and I don't remember what was decided.
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| JamesNT |
Posted - 09/05/2006 : 10:07:52 PM
I'll be posting updates about the hotel later.
JamesNT |
| mikepiet |
Posted - 09/05/2006 : 6:35:58 PM
I can't seem to find the event hotel, anyone anyone?
Are most people flying in that Wednesday evening?
Michael |
| Polymath5 |
Posted - 09/03/2006 : 09:03:51 AM
quote:
Originally posted by MarkMinasi
Sounds like the creation of a common interest.<g>
Now, how can THAT be bad for a relationship?
Wife insists on own super computer for online games and chatting with new online friends
Wife asks "How do I get on Ebay"
Even worse, Wife asks "What's PayPal"
Wife sets up own office in spare bedroom.
Wife communicates with you via text messages instead of talking, except when her system is down. Then you are on call for 25/8 support. (24/7 is for the rest of the world)
Dinner done via online delivery services.
More...?
LOL |
| Mark Minasi |
Posted - 09/03/2006 : 05:42:00 AM
Heck, I was just happy that the connection's still up.<g> |
| clarinathan |
Posted - 09/03/2006 : 04:24:03 AM
And for me it was really early in the morning! |
| Curt |
Posted - 09/03/2006 : 02:30:14 AM
I see we are both up late. Well, it's late for me.
quote:
Originally posted by clarinathan
quote:
Is any one considering bringing their "better halves" to Virgina ??
I didn't bring mine last year, but am definitely considering it this year so long as I can fund it or maybe get my boss to fund me so I can fund her!
quote:
Well, it might not be a bad idea to consider a "spouses activities" discussion. Can we get 'em on the forum? We can create a subforum for them to chat?
Sounds like a good idea!
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| clarinathan |
Posted - 09/03/2006 : 02:01:38 AM
quote:
Is any one considering bringing their "better halves" to Virgina ??
I didn't bring mine last year, but am definitely considering it this year so long as I can fund it or maybe get my boss to fund me so I can fund her!
quote:
Well, it might not be a bad idea to consider a "spouses activities" discussion. Can we get 'em on the forum? We can create a subforum for them to chat?
Sounds like a good idea! |
