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Eighteen months ago, I purchased a Nokia Lumia 920. It has been my loyal companion for the biggest part of that time, until it recently got stolen. I needed to replace the phone. Luckily it was insured under the circumstances it was stolen, so I had ample budget to look around for a new phone.

If you’re interested in particular technology, you might find yourself travelling between continents while passing multiple time zones to attend certain tech conferences and/or manufacturers. For the past years, I’ve been flying through nine time zones twice a year and will be flying through twelve for the first time next year (if my schedule permits). … Continue reading "Tips for Travelling to Tech Conferences, Part 6"

When you travel with colleagues a lot, you might end up as the go to guy for travelling tips. This series contains all my tips, so you may benefit from the situations I’ve encountered, avoid them, and travel in style and happiness. With your documents printed and checked and your luggage packed and documented, it’s … Continue reading "Tips for Travelling to Tech Conferences, Part 5"

Being the Microsoft Technology Lead for my company puts me on the road a lot. In this series I’m sharing my experiences and best practices, so your tech conference experiences may end up on a higher level. (perhaps even the level of a free holiday abroad) With all the preparations taken care of, a few … Continue reading "Tips for Travelling to Tech Conferences, Part 4"

In this series, aimed at (wannabe) road warriors, I’m sharing my experiences and best practices, so your tech conference experiences may end up on a higher level. (perhaps even the level of a free holiday abroad) In the first part of this series, I shared my tips on booking the best tickets, the best hotels, … Continue reading "Tips for Travelling to Tech Conferences, Part 3"

Being the Microsoft Technology Lead for my company puts me on the road a lot. In this series I’m sharing my experiences and best practices, so your tech conference experiences may end up on a higher level. (perhaps even the level of a free holiday abroad) In the first part of this series, I shared … Continue reading "Tips for Travelling to Tech Conferences, Part 2"

I’ve been on the road and in planes a lot this last year. For TechEds I’ve been assigned as some sort of travel guide for colleagues. Specifically, Chris mentioned it would be nice to share my tips and tricks for enjoyable trips. This blogpost series mentions my tips and how you could benefit. Just in … Continue reading "Tips for Travelling to Tech Conferences, Part 1"

Last week marked Windows NT’s 20 year anniversary. Last week also marked the 40th birthday of the Volkswagen Passat. You wouldn’t want to be stuck with any of these technologies in their first incarnations today, but I’m proud to be using the 10th incarnation of Windows NT (My Dell Precision 4700 with Windows 8) and … Continue reading "Proud to be using Windows NT and Volkswagen Passat technology"

Windows Deployment Services has a long-standing tradition of being part of the Windows Server Operating System. What used to be Remote Installation Services (RIS), became Windows Deployment Services (WDS) in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2. Windows Deployment Services (WDS) has ties to Active Directory, as I’ve blogged about earlier. In Windows Server 2012, however, … Continue reading "Active Directory-related changes to Windows Deployment Services in Windows Server 2012"

Being on the Windows Phone bandwagon since Windows Phone 7 and enjoying my Generation 1 chassis (the Samsung Omnia 7) every day, It wasn’t hard deciding what Phone Operating System I wanted on my next phone.