Category Archives: Writing

Walking the Gettysburg Battlefield


A brief trip to America allowed me to visit the Gettysburg battlefield and walk part of the ground fought over by Union and Confederate troops in July 1863. Continue reading

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Visiting Skellig Michael


Skellig Michael is a small island off the coast of Kerry in Ireland. The monastic settlement on the island has been a world heritage site since 1996. It’s easy to see why. Continue reading

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Office 365 for IT Pros (2019 Edition) is Now Available


The Fifth Edition is Here! All good things come to and end and it’s time to finish up with the 4th edition of Office 365 for IT Pros. We will cease work on the 4th edition on July 1, 2018 … Continue reading

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Office 365 for IT Pros, 5th Edition (2019)


A New Edition We launched the first edition of the Office 365 for IT Pros eBook at the Microsoft Ignite conference in Chicago in May 2015. At that time, the book was called Office 365 for Exchange Professionals and it … Continue reading

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Galapagos Photo Experiences


We recently visited the Galapagos islands. This blog post is a collection of photos from the trip, where I proved to fail to get anywhere close to capturing the Big 15 of Galapagos species. Continue reading

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Podcasts and Flights at Ignite 2017


Ignite Wind-down After a busy week in Orlando, I am in full wind-down mode and recovering from the Ignite 2017 conference. The event itself was excellent, but there were many complaints about how far attendees had to walk between the … Continue reading

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Announcing Office 365 for IT Pros Fourth Edition


The writing team is thrilled to announce that the fourth edition of the Office 365 for IT Pros eBook is now available. We have been working on this book for the last three months and it is great to see … Continue reading

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Progress Report: Fourth Edition of Office 365 for IT Pros


The publication of the fourth edition of the Office 365 for IT Pros eBook is delayed until June 1, 2017. Continue reading

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Microsoft Office 365 Administration Inside Out – Lost in Updates?


Microsoft Press seems to have delayed the second edition of Office 365 Administration Inside Out. Perhaps it’s because they have discovered just how hard it is to write about a service that is constantly changing. Continue reading

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The curse of badly written blogs


As a frequent blogger, I take great interest in other blogs, especially those who offer coverage of topics that interest me, such as Exchange and Office 365, or even military history, if it comes to that. Recently, it seems that … Continue reading

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