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    Windows Server 2008 Password Policies

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    In Windows Server 2003 SP1 or R2 one of the major limitations was the ability to only have one password policy per domain.  Pain right?  The product team realized this was a major pain point for many customers, so they added some new password policy functionality to Windows Server 2008 which was made available as of Beta 3. In Windows...
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    Listening to Podcasts on your Zune and Zune 2?

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    I've had a Zune for awhile now and to be honest I haven't used it that much because it lacked Podcast support and support for different video formats like DivX. Well I've come across a couple of good programs that help me get around these limitations with the Zune. One of the things I wanted to use the Zune for is Podcasts and in particular...
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    October TechNet Update: Slides and More Resources

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    I'm two thirds of the way through our October Technet Update and it's been great to talk to those of you that have attended the events in Brisbane and Canberra. Hopefully you have gotten something out of these sessions and taken away something valuable that you can either think about or apply to your own environments. Many people have requested...
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    Windows Server 2008 - AD Snapshots

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      David Tesar is one of Evangelist at corp and has done a great article on a new feature in Windows Server 2008 called Database Mounting or AD Snapshot's.  Below is a quick synopsis...  DMT allows you to quickly take snapshots of your AD database at any point in time and view those snapshots using the LDP viewer of your choice...
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    Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008..Looking for early adopters..yes I have prizes too...

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    As Kleefy said in his post we are keen to see who is doing interesting things with Windows Server 2008 or SQL Server 2008 in Australia. Are you doing something cool with these 2 products? Well if you are then please contact me and guess what you'll get a Halo 3 hooded jumper just like this one! I have a few as well to give away so get in quick...
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    Windows Server 2008 Screencast: Server Manager

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    Hello again! Time for another Screencast! In my previous Screencasts on Windows Server 2008 I went through the full installation of the Enterprise version and a Server Core Installation . In this Screencast I wanted to go through Server Manager and Initial Configuration Tasks. Now that I have a fully functioning server it's time to get down...
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    Getting Unified...

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    November 2007 marks the launch of our Unified Communications platform and Kleefy and myself will be presenting at both the business launch events in Sydney and Melbourne as well as the TechNet Update Events that will be going to other cities around Australia.  So what are we going to be talking about? Mobile and Anywhere Access This presentation...
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    Live! Search has been Improved..

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    Hey Check this out! In case you didn't notice Live Search has been dramatically improved with over a 4x increase in index size. Sweet! Maybe Kleefy will start to use it more! Check out the press articles for more. http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/press/2007/sep07/09-26ImprovedLiveSearchEnginePR.mspx http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews...
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    Security Bulletin: October 2007

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    It's that time again. Time for another round of security updates. Please see details below. What is this alert? This alert is to provide you with an overview of the new Security Bulletin being released on 09 October 2007 . New Security Bulletins Microsoft is releasing the following six new security bulletins for newly discovered vulnerabilities...
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    TechNet Magazine - November 2007

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    The November Edition of TechNet Magazine is now available online.  This month it's all about keeping users happy which in turn keeps Administrators happy.  Below is a quick list of the featured articles: Changes to Offline Files in Windows Vista Simple Scalable deployment with BDD 2007 Exchange Edge Transport Servers at Microsoft...
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    BIG November Meeting

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    The November Meeting of the BIG User Group is going to be all about High Performance Computing in Windows or HPC.  Check out the details below from Dugie! Here is the invitation for our next BIG November Session.  This month we have local Microsoft all round good guy, Peter Fitzsimons presenting High Performance Computing with Windows...
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    SQL Downunder Show 24

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    Hi Folks,   SQL Down Under show 24 with guest Paul Randal is now available for download from www.sqldownunder.com . In this show, Paul discusses DBCC CHECKDB in SQL Server 2005 and improvements in SQL Server 2008 for database mirroring and partitioned tables.   Enjoy! Cheers, Jeffa Technorati Tags: SQL Server , Podcast
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    Living on the Edge..

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    Shhh..We are going to be launching a new program called "Edge"  At this stage we have a logo but I can't say anything else until next month.  The only thing I can say at this point is it's going to be really cool! Watch this space!  Anyone wanna guess what it is? Technorati Tags: Microsoft , Technet
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    Microsoft Security Intelligence Report

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    The third volume of the Security Intelligence Report has been released.  If you want to find out about the latest threat landscape then check it out.  You can get more details at the Malware Protection Center and download the report directly here . Technorati Tags: Security , threats Cheers, Jeffa
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    TechNet Magazine - October 2007

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    As they say better late than never!  I meant to post this   at the beginning of the month but never mind.  The October edition of the Technet Magazine is out and focuses on "Going Green" in the datacenter. So check out the October Edition if you haven't already. Technorati Tags: Technet , Technet Magazine , Green...
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