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    Windows 2000 End-of-Life

    Posted over 4 years ago
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    Windows 2000 On July 13, 2010, Extended Support for Windows 2000 will end and this product will no longer receive assisted support or security updates from Microsoft. This affects all editions of Windows 2000, including Windows 2000 Professional, Windows...
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    Multilingual Images, Language Packs, Language Bar Settings

    Posted over 3 years ago
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    All installations of Windows 7 contain at least one language pack and the language-neutral binaries that make up the core operating system. Language packs contain resources that are specific to a particular language and are used to localize the user interface...
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    Free eBooks & Guides from Microsoft

    Posted over 3 years ago
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    Over the last few years, Microsoft has been quietly publishing a series of free books and guides that show home-users, students, teachers, and IT Administrators how to get more from their computing investments. Below is a list of these jewels that I recently...
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    KMS Questions about Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

    Posted over 4 years ago
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    Key Management Service (KMS) activates computers on a local network, eliminating the need for individual computers to connect to Microsoft. To do this, KMS uses a client–server topology. KMS client computers can locate KMS host computers by using Domain...
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    Bing Content Filtering

    Posted over 4 years ago
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    We have received feedback from a number of customers and web filtering vendors about content filtering and enforcement concerns with Bing. Microsoft is committed to providing you with industry leading content filtering and enforcement capabilities and...
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    Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) Training Resources

    Posted over 3 years ago
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    TechCenter for Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) is a great site to learn how to use the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP)—a dynamic, desktop solution available to Software Assurance customers—to help you reduce application deployment...
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    Key Management Service Volume License Activation

    Posted over 4 years ago
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    I have received several requests from my customers asking about our updated deployment solutions and specifically how to upgrade or deploy the Key Management Service (KMS) for activating Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. With KMS you can complete...
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    Port Requirements for the Windows Server system

    Posted over 4 years ago
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    This article discusses the essential network ports, protocols and services that are used by Microsoft client and server operating systems, server-based programs and their subcomponents in the Microsoft Windows server system. Administrators and support...
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    NBC Presents “Education Nation”

    Posted over 3 years ago
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    The goal of “Education Nation” is to provide clear information on how schools are performing, re-imagine what education in America can be, build on national momentum within the policy and reform communities, and inspire changes that enable our nation...
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    Windows 7: Clean Install vs. Upgrades

    Posted over 4 years ago
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    A hot topic as I traveled to my customers this month has been the recent confusion around upgrading to Windows 7. And inevitably the questioned is asked: Should I do a clean installation or simply upgrade my computer? Here’s a list of why I believe an...
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    OCTOBER 19TH: Tips and Tricks for Microsoft Office 2010

    Posted over 3 years ago
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    Get the most out of Office 2010! Attend a Live Meeting to learn about timesaving features to help you in your day-to-day work. Suitable for beginner or intermediate users. Everyone will learn something! The Ribbon The Microsoft Office Fluent user interface...
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    SharePoint Conference 2009 Almost Sold Out

    Posted over 4 years ago
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    Registration for Microsoft annual SharePoint Conference, taking place in Las Vegas, October 19-22, 2009, is currently at over 5,400 attendees. The post-conference sessions and discounted hotel rooms have both sold out and they only have the capacity to...
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    Windows MultiPoint Server 2011

    Posted over 2 years ago
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    Just a quick update on Microsoft MultiPoint Server 2011 - this product is geared towards K-12 classrooms but something everyone should be aware of. Buying more computers to provide additional students with access to technology is not the only expense...
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    Live@edu In-Depth Seminar Series for K-12 Schools

    Posted over 4 years ago
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    October 12, 2009 at 10 a.m. Pacific Time Managing Your K-12 Live@edu Domain This webcast provides an in-depth look at the tasks and tools your administrators will use to manage the Live@edu domain, users and groups. Special Guest Demonstration: Scott...
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    SharePoint Governance

    Posted over 3 years ago
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    Wael A. Kabli is an experienced in SharePoint Architecture, Design, Planning, Infrastructure, Development, Governance, Operations, disaster recovery, portal culture, employees’ productivities, enhanced work places and create companies external presence...
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    Microsoft’s Imagine Cup – USA 2011

    Posted over 3 years ago
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    Imagine Cup is the world’s premier student technology competition, sponsored by Microsoft. This annual competition inspires students to create innovative solutions that can help solve some of the world’s toughest problems. In addition, it gives universities...
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    SharePoint 2010 Update

    Posted over 4 years ago
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    Information is slowly trickling out from the SharePoint Conference currently taking place in Las Vegas. I think the biggest piece of news is that the SharePoint 2010 Beta becomes available in November! You can sign up for information about the beta here...
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    Microsoft’s Moodle Connections

    Posted over 3 years ago
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    Office Add-in for Moodle Uploading files to Moodle has never been easier.  The Office Add-in for Moodle (OAM) is an add-in for Microsoft Office (versions 2003 and 2007) that allows teachers to open and save Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents to...
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    Group Project Toolkit + Office Web Apps

    Posted over 1 year ago
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    Make group work a breeze with the Group Project Toolkit and Office Web Apps. Microsoft's Group Project Toolkit consists of a group paper outline in Word, a group presentation outline in PowerPoint, a tracker for assigning group tasks in Excel and a notebook...
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    Microsoft U.S. Innovative Education Forum

    Posted over 2 years ago
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    The Innovative Education Forum (IEF) is part of a worldwide program from Microsoft Partners in Learning. The program recognizes innovative educators and schools implementing 21-century skills in the classroom and the school community with the goal of...
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    How to customize default user profiles in Windows 7

    Posted over 4 years ago
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    Cannot copy and paste the default profile like you use to in Windows XP? To customize a default user profile or a mandatory user profile, you must first customize the default user profile. Then, the default user profile can be copied to the appropriate...
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    Office 2010 Beta KMS Host Setup

    Posted over 3 years ago
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    If your organization is deploying Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 Beta to five or more computers, consider using Key Management Service (KMS) as a solution for product activation. With KMS, you can complete activations on your local network, eliminating...
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    SharePoint Fest 2010 - September 23, 2010

    Posted over 3 years ago
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    Attend the SharePoint Fest - Denver, where you'll be able to attend workshops and technical classes taught by Microsoft Certified Trainers, Microsoft engineers and Microsoft MVPs covering Enterprise Content Management, Composites (Workflow), SharePoint...
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    Free Training for Office 2010

    Posted over 2 years ago
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    Within every application, the Get Started resources can be found by looking at Backstage View (File|Help|Get Started). Interactive Guides for Word, Excel, & PowerPoint 2010 tool is hosted online or loaded into Office directly and lets you click on...
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    Microsoft HiEd Conference in Seattle April 4-6

    Posted over 2 years ago
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    Connect and collaborate with your higher education IT professional peers on deep technical topics covering evaluation, deployment, and support of Microsoft technologies. The 7th Windows HiEd Conference is coordinated and developed in conjunction with...
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