New Certifications

May 2008 was a busy month for me.

In addition to writing a book, I passed five exams in the first three weeks and earned my MCITP:Enterprise Messaging Administrator (the premier Exchange 2007 administrator certification) and three MCTS certifications (SCOM 2007, ForeFront and Exchange 2007).

That makes 34 exams in a row that I've passed without failing, including my CISSP. Yes!! The streak remains unbroken!

I've put together a certifications page that lists the current certifications that I hold, which I'm rather proud of.

Tomorrow I'm off to TechEd and I can't wait! I'll be blogging at least once a day while I'm there. Check my blog all week. If you're going to TechEd yourself, I might meet you at the TechEd Blogger Ultra Lounge. See you there!

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RSAT Released for Windows Server 2008

The Windows Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) have been release for Windows Server 2008. These tools allow you to manage remote Windows Server 2008 computers from a Windows Vista SP1 x86 client. The Vista SP1 x64 version is available here.

These tools are designed to provide the same functionality as the familiar Windows Server 2003 Administration Tools Pack. But sorry, no XP for you!

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And there was great rejoicing

Mark Rossinovich (Computer God Extraordinaire) released a free Microsoft plugin that provides right-click Run-as functionality for any application.

• Download ShellRunas v1.0 from http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/cc300361.aspx


• Extract ShellRunas.exe to your C:\Windows folder


• Run ShellRunas /reg from the command line to register it in the Windows shell

Now when you right-click any application a Run as and Run as different user option will be displayed in the actions menu. Sweet!

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Vista SP1 is available!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Microsoft has released Windows Vista SP1 for your download pleasure. Technet subscribers can go to the Technet website and view the "Top Subscriber Downloads" section.

MSDN subscribers can download it from MSDN from here.

If you're not a TechNet or MSDN subscriber, expect to see it show up in Windows Update in March. It will first be an optional update and later a critical update.

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