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    MEDC Comes to Melbourne!

    Posted over 7 years ago
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    MEDC is coming to Melbourne in May 2006 and we have an impressive list of local and international speakers. Check out the list of speakers below and details of the event. The speakers involved in the event are: Dr Neil Roodyn Dr Peter Stanski Dave Glover Doug Boiling Nick Randolf Mike Hall Sean Liming David Jones
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    Windows 7: Setting up a USB bootable device for installs

    Posted over 4 years ago
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    These days I install, re-install and install Windows 7 again and I wanted a quicker way of doing this without having to use a DVD all the time.  Plus I wanted to be able to install x64 and x86 for both server and client.  And I have a HP Mini 2140 on loan which of course does not have a DVD drive.  So enter the humble USB key...
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    New Security Resources on Technet

    Posted over 7 years ago
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    Hi folks, We have just released some new security resources and they are available on the Technet website. Check out the links below for all the details How to Support Smart Card Logon for Remote Access VPN Connections Protecting a Network from Unmanaged Clients Security Monitoring and Attack Detection Secure Wireless Access Point Configuration...
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    Wanna speed up Vista? Get Windows Search 4.0!

    Posted over 5 years ago
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    One of the great features of Windows Vista is it’s integrated search engine which allows you to find all those bits and bytes on your computer.  But in the last week I found this interesting little tidbit.  Windows Search 4.0 was quietly released for free download for Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server...
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    RSAT Tools for Windows 7 SP1 Released!

    Posted over 2 years ago
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    If you manage Windows Servers then you are familiar with the Remote Server Administration Tools.  We have released the RSAT Tools for Windows 7 SP1 .  If you didn’t have them installed prior to upgrading to SP1 then you couldn’t install the RTM release.  Now we have the tools available for download for SP1. What’s included in...
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    Windows Server 2003 R2 Upgrade Blogcast

    Posted over 7 years ago
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    Hi folks, As promised here is Part 1 of my Windows Server 2003 R2 blogcast series. In this session I focus on what you need to think about when performing an upgrade to R2 from Windows Server 2003 SP1. Now there are a couple of things I left out that I wanted to mention here. Server Preparation - In the session I mention some things...
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    Windows Server 2003 SP2 has been Released!

    Posted over 6 years ago
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    Check this out folks! Service Pack 2 has been released! The service pack is available now on Windows Update so check it out and see where it applies to your environment. Service Pack 2 is available for Windows Server 2003 RTM & SP1; Windows Server 2003 R2; Windows Server 2003 Compute Cluster Edition with SP1; Windows Server 2003 RTM KN...
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    Bare metal Hyper-V Server is here!

    Posted over 5 years ago
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    Yesterday we announced the availability of Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 for free download .  This is our bare metal Hyper-V only version.  It’s not the Server Core option in Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V as it only has the Hyper-V component and not all the other roles that Server Core has like DNS, DHCP etc.  Hyper-V server...
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    Deploying Windows 7 with SCCM 2007: How Microsoft IT deployed…

    Posted over 3 years ago
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    I can’t believe that’s it’s almost a year since Windows 7 was released!  Many customers are already beginning deployment projects or are about to.  Of course before the product released last year we at Microsoft had a goal to be running on the OS before launch and our internal Microsoft IT folks were challenged with this huge task...
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    Windows Server 2008 Password Policies

    Posted over 6 years ago
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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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    Windows Vista and Office 2007 Packaging

    Posted over 7 years ago
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    Yes I know this has been blogged about before but sometimes you just gotta get pretty pictures on your blog. We've announced the packaging for Windows Vista and Office 2007. Who keeps a box? Not me but if the images are anything to go by then I might be proudly displaying on my desk at home and in the office. Who knows what will happen! So...
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    Microsoft a leader in x86 Virtualization Infrastructure: Gartner’s Magic Quadrant

    Posted over 2 years ago
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    Hello and welcome to a brand new shiny new financial year.  I don’t normally post this kind of stuff but it’s kind of a big deal so I thought I would share.   Gartner has recently published their 2011 Magic Quadrant for the x86 Server Virtualization infrastructure and Microsoft is listed as a LEADER.  Very cool indeed. ...
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    Sixth Sense Technology: Too good not to share

    Posted over 4 years ago
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    I listten to Ted Talks all the time on my Zune and recently Pattie Maes showed what she and her researchers are working on in her lab at MIT.  Absolutely mid blowing!  Take the time to check this out! Technorati Tags: TEd Talks , Cool , Geek Jeffa
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    Windows Home Server - My Story

    Posted over 6 years ago
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    I thought it was time to share with you my Windows Home Server setup. As Christmas is almost upon us it's seems to be the hot topic of discussion at User Groups right now. I presented at the Sydney SBS User Group last week and the other I was in Brisbane for the Brisbane Infrastructure Group and you guessed it; the topic is Home Server. I...
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    Welcome to my Blog!

    Posted over 9 years ago
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    Hello All, Welcome to yet another Microsoftee Blog! My name is Jeff Alexander and I've been with Microsoft Australia now for 17 years. Yes I know its a long time but hey you have to do something with your spare time. My current role right now is Regional Data Centre Manager inside the Microsoft IT department. I have alot of experience with...
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    Blink and 20 years goes by...

    Posted over 6 years ago
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    Yes believe it or last month marked my 20th anniversary at Microsoft Australia. Where has all the time gone? I started at Microsoft Australia on August 26th 1987 not knowing really what this small software company did. And seeing as I had no computer experience at all I wasn't sure what I was in for. I mean I was taking a job as an Accounts...
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    Free Ebook: Microsoft Virtualisation Solutions

    Posted over 2 years ago
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    I have another free E-book for you to download.  Understanding Microsoft Virtualization Solutions, 2nd Edition is now available and features updates to support SP1 in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Microsoft Cloud technologies. For those of you attending our upcoming IT Camps then this is good reading to get ready! Enjoy! Jeffa Technorati...
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    Windows 7 Shortcut Keys

    Posted over 4 years ago
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    As I’ve been travelling around spreading the love on Windows 7 I get asked a lot about some of the new shortcut  keys that are now available.  So I thought I would create a list of the most popular shortcut keys and the ones I use the most.  I’m sure there are others out there but what the heck!  The logo represents the...
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    MDT 2012 Beta 1 Now Available for Download!

    Posted over 2 years ago
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    The first beta of MDT 2012 is now available for download on the Connect site.  Please have a look and let us know your feedback.  The Beta will be open until August 2011.  Make sure you stay up to date on the MDT homepage . Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2012 Beta 1 rides the next wave of System Center releases with support...
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    Virtual Server 2005 on Windows XP

    Posted over 9 years ago
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    Technically Virtual Server 2005 is not supported on Windows XP but it will happily coexist with Virtual PC 2004 on the same machine which is great if you need to test scenarios and don't have a server machine at your disposal. For me it means I can do all my demo's on my Toshiba tablet. Sweet! I want to thank a colleague of mine in the UK...
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    Screencast: Windows Server 2008 Server Core

    Posted over 5 years ago
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    Over the last 6 months or so I’ve been talking to a lot of customers about what my Top 10 features are in Windows Server 2008.  So now that I haven’t been travelling for awhile I’ve had some time to turn all the demo’s I’ve done in  those sessions into Screencasts.  So here we are with the first one.  In this Screencast...
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    Screencast: Using Windows PowerShell

    Posted over 5 years ago
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    Windows PowerShell in my opinion is the most important tool for administrators that we have released in many  years.  It helps to automate the tasks that administrators are faced with every day.  I’ve been talking with customers for awhile now about Windows Server 2008 and PowerShell is always apart of sessions and demo’s. ...
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    Windows Server 2008 Screencast: Server Core Installation

    Posted over 6 years ago
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    Hello again, In my previous Screencast I showed you the setup of the Enterprise version of Windows Server 2008. The setup took approximately 30 minutes or so. In this Screencast I take you through a new minimal install option called Server Core . Now what is Server Core you might ask? Well it's a new minimal server install option in Windows...
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    Virtual Server 2005 Administrator's Guide

    Posted over 9 years ago
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    I came across this today and thought it would be useful for you folks. The Virtual Server 2005 Administrator's Guide is the core resource you will need for deployment, operations and technical reference. Enjoy!
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    Firewall! - The Movie

    Posted over 7 years ago
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    Last night my wife and I decided to go to a movie during our visit to Canberra to see her family. I'm in the middle of the Security Seminar and we decided to have a visit with my wife's family during the Canberra leg. Well, my wife's Mum said go and see a movie and we'll look after the kids. There wasn't much playing so we decided to see...
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