I normally don't write about this kinda stuff. But it has effected me this week. See I was called for Jury Duty Monday. What luck, only the second week since Christmas that I am scheduled to be home so I could do it. I have lived in the same county for...

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TechNet Video: Enabling a Dynamic Data Center with System Center 2012 Download WMV Download | WMA | MP3 John Weston, Sr. IT Pro Evangelist discusses Hyper-V and Virtualization. He also talks about Private Cloud and what Microsoft has to offer.

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About This Video In this Virtual Lab Insider, John Weston previews for us the latest TechNet Virtual lab on how to develop a SQL Server 2012 tabular BI model using Visual Studio. In this lab you’ll walk through a series of exercises where you’ll learn...

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So yesterday I was playing around with Vista. I wanted to try the new ReadyBoost Feature that allows a USB memory stick to help boost the performance of Vista. I went to Fry's and purchased a 2 Gig stick It said "fast USB 2.0" but no other specs on the...

We have a Virtualization Webcast series coming up that dives a lot deeper into the benefits of virtualization. You can register for it here -- Virtualization Webcast Series The individual sessions and a few extra that are on demand are: Virtualization...

Hybrid Cloud What is a Hybrid Cloud? We keep hearing about “The Cloud” in IT, and how it is supposed to change things in the next few years. People keep using the terms, Public Cloud, Private Cloud, and Hybrid Cloud. What do these really...

Microsoft TechNet Radio Welcome to Microsoft TechNet Radio. TechNet Radio is an internet radio show with content for IT professionals. TechNet Radio features the latest information from Microsoft insiders and industry luminaries, as well as profiles of...

Deploying Outlook 2007 with Business Contact Manager in a Remote Database Configuration http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=f24267ee-9ad5-4be5-b888-c9a50ae395ca&displaylang=en&tm Overview Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 with...

Novell Religion I have met several people here that are religious about Novell. They love Everything RED! I am not going to try to change their minds. It is not worth the time. I am in the keynote here at GWAVACON and a Novell VP of marketing is...

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114908147358167479.html?mod=us_business_whats_news It talks about the new investments Microsoft is planning. A generally positive article from the WSJ!! Look at the pictures. I love how they do those black and white...

Windows Server "8" Beta Virtual Labs Experience the beta release of Windows Server "8" firsthand in these virtual labs. You can test drive new and improved features and functionality, including server management and Windows PowerShell, networking,...

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Apparently the directions to Download/install the Office 2007 that we are giving away at our events isn't very clear. When you download it, you are prompted for a trial key, don't use that one use the key give out in your kit from the event. Also be careful...

My Friend Dan Stolts posted this on his blog, cool stuff.   With the New Year, comes a new Community Virtualization Deep Dive Day.  This year, the Virtualization Community has an even better lineup than last year.  In addition, they will...

We just did a Press release on the new version of Live. Go HERE to see what is new! Integrated Communications. Microsoft’s popular e-mail and instant messaging (IM) service now work together: • Windows Live Mail. Users often have multiple e-mail accounts...

SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 Extending the Functionality of Your SQL Server 2005 System Published: February 19, 2007 On This Page SQL Server 2005 SP2 Now Available Download SQL Server 2005 SP2 Download SQL Server 2005 Express Edition SP2 Download the...

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2007 Microsoft Office Add-in: Microsoft Save as PDF Brief Description This download allows you to export and save to the PDF format in eight 2007 Microsoft Office programs. It also allows you to send files as e-mail attachments in the PDF format in a...

Come to my TechNet event in Nashua, NH on November 30. Actually we are across the boarder in Mass in Tyngsboro. Only 35 miles from Boston. We only have 100 people registered. I will be giving away 1 Xbox 360. So you have 1 in 100 chance of winning...

www.skysurprise.com If you are running Vista, go to this site, you can get free access to T-Mobile hotspots until April 30th. We were passing out sickers with this on it today, now it's on my blog for anyone to find out about. Go enjoy!!

Back in September the team I am on got to visit our “Cloud” Data Center in San Antonio, Texas.  Now they wouldn’t let us take pictures of the insides, but I have to tell you about some of the things I saw.  You have all seen Data Centers, raised...

About This Video In today’s Community Corner, John Weston interviews Microsoft Windows Expert MVP, Mitch Garvis to the show. Tune in as they have a candid conversation on Hyper-V vs. VMware as well what role VDI and Thin Client will play in the future...