Internet Explorer 8 RC1 Now Available

January 27, 2009 — Yesterday, Microsoft announced the availability of IE8 RC1. A release candidate is a version of the software that has been made available to the general public while it undergoes some final testing. You can download IE8 RC1 here.

Virtualized Performance: Fusion vs. VirtualBox

January 25, 2009 — Been playing around a little bit with VMware’s Fusion 2.0 and Sun’s VirtualBox 2.1.2, two virtualization platforms that are available for Mac users.I will eventually expand this brief test to include Parallels 4.0, since it seems that Parallels and Fusion are the frontrunners when it comes to virtualization on the Mac platform. For this initial…

Quick First Take on Windows 7

January 22, 2009 — Just like about everybody else out there that is a “bleeding edge” technie like myself and doesn’t mind running some beta software downloaded the Windows 7 beta last week. Needless to say, it definitely has a better look and feel to it than Windows Vista, and the performance even though it is a beta seems…

The Case of the Missing Interview

January 22, 2009 — Even though we had a number of technical difficulties, I really enjoyed the interview with Jon and Hal over at the Powerscripting Podcast. I was excited to listen to the playback to the interview which should’ve been available a few days after we recorded the live show, but the interview went missing from what I…

Powerscripting Podcast

January 7, 2009 — I will be the guest for an interview on the Powerscripting Podcast, a Powershell podcast designed to help people learn Windows PowerShell. I will be on to discuss the Compellent Command Set for Windows PowerShell, our free offering for customers who want the ability to manage their Compellent Storage Center via script, or automate administration…