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Next DFW IT Pro Users Group Meeting on 1/7 – Windows Server 2008 R2
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over 3 years ago
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Keith Combs
Come learn about the great new features in Windows Server 2008 R2 with a focus on the benefits for IT Administrators. This session will cover many new features included in Windows Server 2008 R2 that improve the cost of ownership and IT administrator...
Old Man Winter arrives in Texas for Christmas
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over 3 years ago
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Keith Combs
It’s going to be interesting tomorrow on the streets in Dallas. I’ll probably make a couple of errands first thing in the morning then hunker down for a snow ball fight. Merry Christmas everyone !!!
Shark versus Octopus
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over 4 years ago
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Keith Combs
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Tell your story, get votes, win a HP Envy 15 ? Windows @ Work Contest
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over 4 years ago
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Keith Combs
Submit an entry about your Windows 7 experiences and thoughts to the community. What are you looking forward to in Windows 7? Share a business or personal success, or cool and innovative feature. Your fellow community members will vote, so may the best...
Selecting the Right Virtualization Technology – R2 IPD Guide now available
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over 4 years ago
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Keith Combs
Selecting the Right Virtualization Technology - this guide enables you to rapidly and accurately select which Microsoft virtualization technology or technologies to use for specific scenarios. There are several different forms of virtualization that need...
LAST CALL for a 28% discount on a TechNet Subscription – use code TMSAM07
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If you are an IT Pro, you’d be crazy not to have a TechNet Plus Direct subscription. It’s a great way to test and use the latest and greatest products from Microsoft including full versions of Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Office 2010 and other...
Windows 7 AVATAR theme – now available for download
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over 4 years ago
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Go get it @ http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/1/B/41b95bca-cb54-4a6c-83ea-7a9e6e2fadef/Avatar_Windows7.themepack . See more themes @ http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/downloads/personalize .
My personal Lenovo ThinkPad T61p is FOR SALE !!!
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over 4 years ago
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Keith Combs
Want a great Lenovo ThinkPad? The T61p is still the machine to be beat in many ways and offers a stellar balance between form, function, power and battery life. The machine I have for sale is the T61p I purchased out of my own pocket a couple of years...
Miss the Quick Launch toolbar in Windows 7 ?
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over 4 years ago
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My wife was just commenting to me this morning that she needs some veteran help with Windows 7. I already know some of what she’s going to ask me. She’s going to ask me about desktop real estate, and the precious real estate on the Windows...
Who is pulling the trigger on the Dell Vostro v13 ?
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over 4 years ago
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I don’t often look over the fence at the Dell offerings with any sort of lust, but you have to admit the dudes at Dell are cranking out some interesting tech. The Adamo line is pretty interesting. This is especially true for the Dell Adamo...
The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs
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over 4 years ago
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Keith Combs
I rarely wade into the affairs of politics or religion. But this morning is one of those rare occasions and in some respects it has attributes of both. No, we aren’t talking about the war in Iraq or Afghanistan. Instead, we are talking...
There is no such thing as a low fat Bacon Explosion
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over 4 years ago
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Keith Combs
Hurts my heart just thinking about it. Grin. Click the pic for a cardio workout.
VMM 2008 R2 documentation – now available
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over 4 years ago
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Keith Combs
Haven’t had a chance to download and install System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 yet? No worries, get a head start by looking at the relevant documentation for the product. File Name: File Size VMM08R2_Deployment.docx 150 KB VMM08R2_OMIntegration...
Why are Service Packs important to you, or are they?
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over 4 years ago
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Let’s throw out history for a second and let me pose a couple of questions around the subject of Service Packs. For now, let’s focus the discussion on operating system service packs as opposed to applications or server services like SQL that might...
Hypervisorlaunchtype not set after BCD changes – here is the fix
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over 4 years ago
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I recently received the new Hitachi Travelstar 500GB 7200rpm 2.5” hard drive. I moved my virtual machine data to it and fixed the BCD entries so I could boot from the Windows Server 2008 R2 virtual hard disk file. Unfortunately I always forget...
How do you get update information?
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over 4 years ago
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We are re-organizing and streamlining technet.microsoft.com and you will see some really big changes right after the new year. As we progress towards those milestones, I thought I would ask you a few questions around the topic of Update Management...
Here’s a new Windows Server 2008 R2 poster for your cube or office
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over 4 years ago
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Someone has been busy drawing with Visio. They managed to draw some of the top Windows Server 2008 R2 features and create a poster. I love a quick reference like this for job interviews. Here’s a snip from part of the poster. Get the...
Microsoft and Cisco: Joint UC Interoperability Support Statement
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over 4 years ago
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Keith Combs
I am often asked about various interop scenarios for a variety of products. So when I saw this pop up on the download center, I thought I’d bring this to your attention. See http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID...
FCC admits CableCARD a failure
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over 4 years ago
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Keith Combs
The Genachowski-led Federal Communications Commission (FCC) seems to delight in dropping bombshells on a weekly basis, but we didn't see this one coming: the FCC admits that its CableCARD mandate has been an abysmal failure. That doesn't mean it's giving...
TechNet Plus Subscription 28% discount – Use TMSAM07 promo code
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If you are an IT Pro, you’d be crazy not to have a TechNet Plus Direct subscription. It’s a great way to test and use the latest and greatest products from Microsoft including full versions of Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Office 2010 and other...
Acer AspireRevo 3610 ATOM 330 Dual Core – first impressions
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over 4 years ago
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Yesterday afternoon I received the Acer AspireRevo 3610-U9012 . It’s classified as a consumer desktop or nettop but HDTV and media center enthusiasts like myself are looking at this device for a different purpose. In fact, I want the Revo for one...