If you’ve not yet registered for SMBNation in Las Vegas, then time is running out. With a distinct focus on the Geek Speak tracks, this years event looks like another kick butt time for all involved. Robert Crane and myself will be presenting a session on SBS 2011 Essentials and Office 365 and how to make them play nice together. Check out the conference schedule … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2011
Hire a hacker?
I came across this quite interesting video on hackers and how things work. I’m sure there’s a lot more real knowledge out there, but I felt that this gave a pretty cool look into that side of the world that few see. … [Read more...]
How can I reduce my ShareWebDb_log.ldf file size?
Yesterday you will have seen how I reduced the size of my SharePoint Config Log file on my SBS 2008 server from 10.9GB down to 1MB. While I was digging, I noticed that the ShareWebDB_Log.ldf file was also quite large at 2.8GB in size. I thought this was abnormal too – so I modified the script from the Microsoft KB article I found yesterday. Here’s my modified … [Read more...]
Windows 8 Preview Build out now
Yes – after all the hype and fanfare, Microsoft are releasing the preview build of Windows 8 today via MSDN. You can find out more here. I’ve had a chance to play with it over the last few months as I’m on the TAP program with my other business Correct Solutions. I can only say that I’m blown away with not only what the desktop version offers, but also the things … [Read more...]
How can I reduce my SharePoint log file size on SBS 2008?
I was searching tonight for disk space on my SBS 2008 server as a routine thing I do to keep an eye on things. I found that the SharePoint_Config LDF file was over 10GB in size – ouch! I ran the SBS 2008 Best Practice Analyser and it guided me to a Microsoft KB article which described the problem in full along with a way to resolve it. Check out this Microsoft KB … [Read more...]