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Life at Microsoft

AAD Sync installation failure when using external SQL Server

I ran into an issue today while installing AAD Sync using command line parameters to designate an...

Author: MUTiger86 Date: 10/21/2014

Using an F5 Load Balancer as an NLS server for DirectAccess

I was working on a deployment of DirectAccess for a company and of course how to deploy NLS came up....

Author: MUTiger86 Date: 04/26/2013

Me and my Verizon Jetpack 4G LTE access point

Recently, I got rid of my Sprint 3G/4G Overdrive access point and replaced it with a Verizon Jetpack...

Author: MUTiger86 Date: 04/03/2013

Holy moly, I'm back!!!

After taking a two year hiatus during which I moved (back) to the Phoenix area and worked for a Big...

Author: MUTiger86 Date: 12/19/2012

Hello, Xbox Live...

Well, I've been in the Xbox Live team for the past 3 days and my head is swimming! I had never...

Author: BillCan Date: 03/21/2008

Goodbye, SA-SC!

Starting this Tuesday, I will begin a new job at Microsoft: I am joining the Xbox Live Operations...

Author: BillCan Date: 03/16/2008

Released: The External Collaboration Toolkit for SharePoint!

I'm happy to announce that the External Collaboration Toolkit for SharePoint has been released and...

Author: BillCan Date: 03/04/2008

Windows Server 2008 Security Guide Released!

My buddies down the hall recently released the Windows Server 2008 Security Guide the other day....

Author: BillCan Date: 03/03/2008

Corrected URL for the Extranet Collaboration Toolkit for SharePoint Beta

In my previous post (since corrected), I included an incorrect link to get access to the beta of the...

Author: BillCan Date: 01/09/2008

Please download the beta for the Extranet Collaboration Toolkit for SharePoint

I am happy to announce the beta release for the Extranet Collaboration Toolkit for SharePoint. We...

Author: BillCan Date: 01/03/2008

Thinking of using SharePoint for extranet collaboration? Contact me!

We are looking for beta participants for my current project, a set of guidance and tools that makes...

Author: BillCan Date: 12/12/2007

Help us develop a new Solution Accelerator focused on Secure Collaboration

Employees need to share documents with individuals from other companies, such as partners and...

Author: BillCan Date: 10/05/2007

And then the rains came...

It's 5:30pm on Wednesday and it's been pouring down rain for the past 2 hours or so. This was bound...

Author: BillCan Date: 06/06/2007

Successful side meeting today

Today I conducted what I would characterize as a very successful side meeting at the Peobody hotel....

Author: BillCan Date: 06/06/2007

Announcing the Data Encryption Toolkit for Mobile PCs

I am happy to announce that the we have released the Data Encryption Toolkit for Mobile PCs. This...

Author: BillCan Date: 06/06/2007

Coolest device of the show (so far?)

On the way to lunch today, I was approached by someone with a small black device just a bit too...

Author: BillCan Date: 06/05/2007

What I learned Day 1

I managed to attend a few sessions yesterday. One was a session on ADFS "2". The speaker talked...

Author: BillCan Date: 06/05/2007

General impressions: Tech Ed Day 1

Well, Day 1 is in the can and I've got some general impressions: The convention center is more...

Author: BillCan Date: 06/05/2007

Chalk talk completed...

The first thing I had to do at Tech Ed this year was a chalk talk on the Data Encryption Toolkit for...

Author: BillCan Date: 06/04/2007

What's a PM do to unwind?

I consider myself a pretty typical PM, and like most PMs at Microsoft, I like to unwind by playing...

Author: BillCan Date: 05/31/2007

Wow! Microsoft Surface looks pretty cool!

There's been a lot of buzz around Microsoft regarding the Microsoft Surface announcement today. I...

Author: BillCan Date: 05/30/2007

Collaborating Outside the Firewall (Tech Ed Side Meeting)

I'm now envisioning my next project for the Solution Accelerators for Security and Compliance team....

Author: BillCan Date: 05/30/2007

The Joy of Hand Off

There's nothing like handing off to the Release Manager and being "done" with your project. After...

Author: BillCan Date: 05/23/2007

Stop by and say "Hi" at Tech Ed

If you are going to be at Tech Ed the week after next, I'd love to meet you. I'll be doing a TLC...

Author: BillCan Date: 05/23/2007

Beginner's Guide to TechEd

Scott Dorman has created an excellent post on his blog called "TechEd for Novices". It has great...

Author: BillCan Date: 05/21/2007

Tech Ed Accomodations

I leave for Tech Ed in 15 days. I'll be staying at the either the Swan or Dolphin Hotel. I'm not...

Author: BillCan Date: 05/20/2007

Secure Collaboration: What's it mean to you?

I'm wrapping up my current project in the next couple of weeks and starting to think about my next...

Author: BillCan Date: 05/19/2007

Tech Ed Bound!

I will be going to Tech Ed again this year. I'll be working at our "Security & Compliance"...

Author: BillCan Date: 05/19/2007

EFS Assistant Updated: RC2 now available on CodePlex

We have made a few bug fixes to the EFS Assistant tool and its Administrator's Guide. We have posted...

Author: BillCan Date: 05/12/2007

EFS Assistant RC1 is now available!

The Solution Accelerators for Security and Compliance team has released its first release candidate...

Author: BillCan Date: 05/04/2007

Looking for a few good devs...

Are you an IT administrator who wants to do some development on the side? Are you a developer who is...

Author: BillCan Date: 05/04/2007

New pre-release version of the EFS Assistant tool available on Codeplex

We have migrated development of the EFS Assistant tool to Microsoft's Codeplex site. To celebrate,...

Author: BillCan Date: 04/18/2007

Protecting your mobile PCs using BitLocker and EFS - New Guidance Released!

My team recently released a new guide on Technet focused on protecting data on mobile PCs. The...

Author: BillCan Date: 04/05/2007

Beta Available for the Data Encryption Toolkit including the EFS Assistant

The Solution Accelerators for Security and Compliance (SA-SC) team is currently developing the Data...

Author: BillCan Date: 03/15/2007

Do you IM? Make it count more!

If you IM, you can make it count more by using Windows Live Messenger. Basically, Microsoft will...

Author: BillCan Date: 03/13/2007

Have you heard about CodePlex?

If you are familiar with SourceForge, you might want to check out CodePlex. According to their...

Author: BillCan Date: 03/13/2007

Beta version of tool for enforcing EFS encryption is shipping next week

One of the major downsides to EFS, especially from an administrator's point of view, is that it is...

Author: BillCan Date: 03/10/2007

Patent Cubes

One of the cool things about working at Microsoft (a lot of my posts begin this way, don't they?) is...

Author: BillCan Date: 02/25/2007

Stay up to date with the Data Encryption Toolkit for Mobile PCs

If you want to stay up to date with my Data Encryption Toolkit for Mobile PCs project, visit...

Author: BillCan Date: 02/14/2007

I am in training to run a marathon. I will (hopefully) be running the Spirit of St. Louis Marathon...

Author: BillCan Date: 02/14/2007

My project team releases the Data Encryption Toolkit for Mobile PCs Executive Overview

My project team is pleased to announce the release of the Executive Overview for our newest Solution...

Author: BillCan Date: 02/14/2007

TechReady Presentations

I presented yesterday and again today at TechReady 4. TechReady is Microsoft's internal conference...

Author: BillCan Date: 02/08/2007

First Deliverable from the Data Encryption Toolkit for Mobile PCs Now Available

My current project has released its first deliverable. The Executive Overview for the Data...

Author: BillCan Date: 01/25/2007

Wow!

I just sat in on a presentation about the launch plans for Windows Vista. All I can say is "Wow!"...

Author: BillCan Date: 01/25/2007

Data Encryption Toolkit for Mobile PCs Security Analysis Beta Released

The project I am leading to create a Data Encryption Toolkit for Mobile PCs has released a beta for...

Author: BillCan Date: 01/18/2007

Another perk of working at Microsoft

One of the coolest things (at least for a technogeek) of working at Microsoft is getting to check...

Author: BillCan Date: 09/22/2006

Windows Vista just keeps getting better and better!

I've been running more and more recent versions of Windows Vista, and each one just gets better and...

Author: BillCan Date: 09/01/2006

Laptop Data Protection: Please fill out our survey!

Are you responsible for data protection on your organization's mobile computers? If so, we need your...

Author: BillCan Date: 08/28/2006

Ughh...

It's Day 4 of TechEd, and the attendees are starting to run down. Attending conferences like this...

Author: BillCan Date: 06/15/2006

Session went well

My TechEd presentation went relatively well, considering I was talking about regulatory compliance...

Author: BillCan Date: 06/15/2006

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