New Job

Nicole beat me to the punch, but it is official-- I have accepted a position as Operations Manager for a VOIP Solutions Provider in Wixom (Allcomm Communications). I start on August 28th, and am looking forward to it :-)

WSUS Clients Forced to "restart now" or "restart later"

WSUS is an excellent tool for managing microsoft updates, and to top it off-- it's free.

The common issue when runnning the service is that non-administrators are not allowed to hold off restarting later once the update is finished. This topic is extensively covered all over the 'net. I WAS having a different issue, my users complained that when they clicked 'restart later'-- later was in about 3 minutes.... So i found the of Group Policy that take care of this issue, and i thought i would share with the general public

Note: this situation involved xp Pro clients connected to a 2003 based domain:

1. Run Group Policy Editor
2. Select the policy you wish to append
3. Navigate to Computer configuration -> administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> windows updates
4. Edit the "Re-prompt for restart with scheduled Installations" (change to as long as you like)

One Step Closer to BS

Many of you know i'm working on my 4-year degree. I am shooting for october to be done, although i may have a few makeup tests to fill in after that. I just finished up "E-business 405". The class provided a forum for discussion about how the internet can be used as a tool for businesses. It provided a great opportunity to understand how different companies are embracing web 2.0 philosophies. Sites like Microsoft's TS2 Blogs and the Google Blog provide excellent examples for different ways to connect with your customer.

Spilled Milk

Perry Noble has a good post on our attitude and not letting little things ruin our day.... It's a good read for the middle of the hottest week ever.