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Lenovo ThinkPad W700 - first impressions
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This is going to be short and sweet. I'll write a more detailed set of blogs posts later. Yesterday I received a Lenovo ThinkPad W700 evaluation unit. Wow. What a fun machine. Big, but fun. I immediately created the factory recovery disk set and flattened...
TechNet Radio - SCVMM 2008 with Edwin Yuen
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over 4 years ago
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Keith Combs
Here's the latest installment of the popular TechNet Radio program. In this audio only episode, I had the chance to catch up with friend and colleague Edwin Yuen. Edwin is a Senior Program Manager in the System Center Virtual Machine Manager...
Who was on the nice list?
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Anyone out there get a great Lego set or something for Christmas? No, I didn't get my Ferrari. Of course it would be silly for me to own one anyway. My CIVIC Coupe will be two years old in March of 2009. It will still have fewer...
250+mph, 800+hp, $650,000
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over 4 years ago
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Even Santa Claus would be impressed with the Koenigsegg CCXR . The worlds fastest production automobile?
Death By PowerPoint in the cloud
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over 4 years ago
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Keith Combs
Ever wanted to publish your latest PowerPoint slide deck masterpiece to the internet so that the rest of the world can catch up on a subject near and dear to your heart? Well the kind folks at SlideShare.net have made it a lot easier in the past...
Your USA tax dollars are hard at work
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over 5 years ago
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I rarely wade into political or religious territory on this blog, but I think it's time to speak up some on a subject that is bugging me. Like most of you, I work pretty hard for my money so I would prefer that my tax dollars are used for things...
Backing up Hyper-V with DPM 2007 SP1 - screencast now available
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over 5 years ago
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Keith Combs
If you weren't already aware, Data Protection Manager Service Pack 1 released last week and is now available. Senior Program Manager, Jason Buffington , is cranking out the information on his blog and via the screencasts he is recording. Jason...
Understanding Microsoft Virtualization Solutions - eBook download
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over 5 years ago
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Keith Combs
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Great eBook download. Go get it @ https://www.getvirtualnow.com/usevents/education/download/693371eBook.pdf
Running LAMP on Windows Server 2008 - webcast and screencasts now available
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over 5 years ago
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I don't know about you, but that title sounds odd to me. Why on earth would you run the LAMP stack on Windows? Well for one thing LAMP commonly refers to Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP. So running LAMP on Windows Server 2008 really means running it in a...
On this date in 1903...
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over 5 years ago
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Keith Combs
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The Wright brothers ushered in manned flight. A few years later I was born.
MVP Screencast Contest Status and Results
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over 5 years ago
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Keith Combs
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As you might recall, a little over two months ago Matt Hester and I announced a screencast contest. Matt has the official contest announcement and official rules . We limited the contest to the Microsoft MVP community for a couple of reasons. We wanted...
Storage Manager for SANs Step-by-Step Guide - now available
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over 5 years ago
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Keith Combs
With Storage Manager for SANs, you can create and manage logical unit numbers (LUNs) on Fibre Channel and iSCSI disk drive subsystems that support Virtual Disk Service (VDS) in your storage area network (SAN). This guide provides server and storage subsystem...
Gadgets That Make You Look Like a Jerk
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over 5 years ago
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Keith Combs
The msnbc.com article, " Gadgets that make you look like a jerk " by Daniel Harrison is very funny. I was flipping though it and hit the second to last page. ROFL. Neck-beard. Ha ha ha!!! Click the pic to take you...
Last cell phone post for a while
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over 5 years ago
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I'm sure at this point you're tired of hearing about my trials and tribulations in the world of cell phones. I can't say I blame you. It's time to move on to more important things like Windows 7 Beta 1, Windows Server 2008 R2 betas, and some...
Look what flew over my house today
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over 5 years ago
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The NASA Shuttle Endeavour made an unplanned stop into Ft. Worth, Texas this afternoon due to weather between Texas and Florida. I think they just decided to have a few of our world famous margaritas and a taco. Grin.
Blue Zune 120 now available
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over 5 years ago
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Click the pic or get it @ https://zunestore.net/us/catalog/Customize.aspx .
SCVMM 2008 Configuration Analyzer - now available for download
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over 5 years ago
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The VMMCA is a diagnostic tool you can use to evaluate important configuration settings for computers that either are serving or might serve VMM roles or other VMM functions. The VMMCA scans the hardware and software configurations of the computers you...
Windows Server 2008 SP2 Beta - now available for download
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over 5 years ago
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Windows Server 2008 SP2/Windows Vista SP2 Beta is prerelease code offered to the public through our Customer Preview Program. Please see the Windows Server SP2/Windows Vista SP2 Customer Preview Program page on TechNet/MSDN for additional details, documentation...
What’s your team meeting like?
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over 5 years ago
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Here’s a picture from ours today.
Windows Server 2008 SP2 CPP Resources
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over 5 years ago
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Keith Combs
Product Evaluation Frequently Asked Questions: Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Beta and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Beta - This article provides answers to some of the most common questions about the Beta release of Windows Server 2008 SP2 and...
Top 10 IT Pro Tasks Made Easier by Windows Server 2008 R2
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over 5 years ago
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Do more with less. This has been the server manager’s mantra for several years but never moreso than now. Fortunately, Windows Server® 2008 R2 has got your back with numerous and varied features designed specifically to address IT’s current challenges...
SQL Server 2008 Upgrade Technical Reference now available
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over 5 years ago
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Keith Combs
A successful upgrade to SQL Server 2008 should be smooth and trouble-free. To achieve that smooth transition, you must devote plan sufficiently for the upgrade, and match the complexity of your database application. Otherwise, you risk costly and stressful...
I know where you can get Windows 7 Beta 1 DVD's... shhhhh
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over 5 years ago
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Remember that post I did a couple of days ago about the Microsoft Developer Conference (MDC)? You might want to consider going more seriously now. See http://blogs.technet.com/keithcombs/archive/2008/11/24/did-you-miss-the-pdc-this-year-here...
Is the Lenovo ThinkPad W500 SATA 300 speed?
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over 5 years ago
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Keith Combs
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One of the questions that has come up from time to time about the ThinkPads is the speed of the SATA interface. Usually the question is about the Ultrabay hard drive adaptor. But more recently this question came up about the T400, W500 and...
Verizon Samsung Omnia - first impressions
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over 5 years ago
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In the initial first day of use with the Verizon Samsung Omnia , I was pretty frustrated. Much of that frustration was misplaced and was a hold over of the HTC Touch Pro I now have boxed and ready for return. What lowered my frustration with the Omnia...