IT

Lessons I've learned from teaching 20 years of IT

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I've learned a lot.

The history of IT certification

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Have you ever wondered where IT certification began? Well, you're in luck...

PowerShell Essentials for SysAdmins

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Last week, I gave a presentation entitled “The Practical Guide to PowerShell” to the local IT user group (WWITPRO) that went over very well. This blog post is a summary of that presentation.

Microsoft ReFS vs Oracle ZFS - FIGHT!

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Last night, I gave a presentation at WWITPRO (Waterloo Wellington IT Professional Users Group) that demonstrated the differences between ReFS and ZFS. This blog summarizes the key details.

The evolution of Information Technology

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The names we've used have change a lot over the years...

eBook pilot

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We decided to see what it would be like to use eBooks (on a Kindle DX) to teach our IT program. It failed. Miserably.

I created the Internet

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Yes, it's true.

War Games shell scripting fun

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If you have to ask why, then you haven't seen the movie...

How to please your IT department

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They will thank you profusely!

Microsoft Energize IT conference

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The latest Microsoft pep rally in Toronto. Here's how it went down.