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Are those really bats coming from under the Austin Congress Ave. bridge?
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Everyone knows there’s a colony of bats that live under the Austin, Texas Congress Avenue bridge. These bats are smart. They hang out in Mexico in the winter and come back just in time for SXSW each spring. The 1.5 million furry Mexican free-tail...
Active Directory Design Guide – now available for download
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over 3 years ago
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Keith Combs
I was digging around looking for some good information related to Windows Server Directory Services and stumbled across a new guide that looks very nice. Although the guide states up-front that it was written with the healthcare industry in mind...
Microsoft Messenger for Mac 8 Beta – now available
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over 3 years ago
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Keith Combs
If you are a Mac user, you might be interested in the just released beta of Messenger for Mac . No, the Keith in the pic at http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/messenger-8/default.mspx isn’t me. I am not that green. Anyway, this new version...
Want to learn PHP? PHP on Windows Training Kit Updated
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over 3 years ago
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Keith Combs
Matt Hester , Dan Stolts and I did an Interoperability Road Show not long ago. A portion of that day was geared towards running open source software on Windows and some of the demos I used came from the PHP on Windows Training Kit. There are...
Clear 4G+ CMU-300 and Clear Spot WIFI Hotspot Review
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over 3 years ago
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Last summer I started looking at 4G devices when Windows 7 released. However, at that time the software and drivers weren’t stable so my experience wasn’t very good. That has all changed now. Both Sprint and Clear have solid 4G offerings on...
Dell prepares to launch new Latitude and Precision Workstation Laptops
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over 3 years ago
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If you were considering upgrading a laptop from Windows XP to Windows 7, you have picked a very special time in the technology continuum. A number of Intel i3, i5 and i7 based laptops are already available in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. ...
Microsoft Desktop Virtualization Hour – March 18th at 9am PST
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over 3 years ago
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Ready, Set, Virtualize. You are invited to attend The Microsoft Desktop Virtualization Hour. What is the best migration path to Windows 7? What’s the best desktop management strategy for your company? Which virtualization solutions can save you time and...
Windows 7 Application Compatibility List for IT Professionals
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over 3 years ago
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Keith Combs
The Windows 7 Application Compatibility List for IT Professionals is a Microsoft Office Excel-based spreadsheet listing software applications which have met Windows 7 Logo Program testing requirements for compatibility with 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7...
Microsoft Office 2010 Technology Guarantee - now available
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over 3 years ago
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Keith Combs
Having you been thinking of purchasing Office 2007 but decided to wait for Office 2010? Well, the http://www.office.com/techg site has all the information about the Microsoft Office 2010 Technology Guarantee. Check out the qualifying products...
HP Elitebook 8440p – mini review
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over 3 years ago
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As is tradition on this blog, I like to write about my first impressions with new hardware. Yesterday at about 8am I received the HP Elitebook 8440p . This machine is HP’s high end professional 14” laptop and I was eager to tear into it and...
Do you have six figures for a new compact digital point and shoot?
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over 3 years ago
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Keith Combs
Need a camera that shoots 1,052 frames per second at 1080p resolution? Well, if you’re trying to stop action a bullet or a NASCAR race, this baby has your number. No, it isn’t exactly a compact digital camera, but it is six figures. ...
Office 2010 Resource Kit – beta compiled helpfile now available
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over 3 years ago
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Keith Combs
The Microsoft Office 2010 Resource Kit provides information about new features and changes in deployment strategies for Office 2010. The documentation is intended for IT professionals who plan, implement, and maintain Office installations in their organizations...
The Effective Security Practices Whitepaper Series
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over 3 years ago
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Keith Combs
Information security is a very dynamic field: legislation keeps changing, technology keeps evolving, and the attacker community continues to be more sophisticated. This turmoil has forced security practitioners to think creatively to address some very...
Forefront Identity Manager 2010 - now available for download
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over 3 years ago
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Keith Combs
FIM 2010 is now available in the download area for TechNet subscribers. If you don’t have a subscription but want a discount, see Matt’s blog on how to save 28%. If you have no intention of purchasing a subscription, no worries. We have...
TiVo Premiere is nearly here
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over 3 years ago
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Now available for order at tivo.com
TechNet 2.0 is ALIVE !!!
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over 3 years ago
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Keith Combs
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TechNet 2.0 is rolling out as we speak. There are literally thousands of pages being lit right now so give it some time for things to quiesce. I don’t have an ETA for completion but when it happens I’ll come back and update this post. If you spot obvious...
78mpg, 500hp at 9200rpm, 0-62mph in 3.2 seconds
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over 3 years ago
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Keith Combs
This isn’t the 2011 Honda CIVIC. It’s a Porsche 918 Spyder . I want one.
DFW IT Pro User Group meeting is this week – Clear 4G Info and Promo
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over 3 years ago
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Keith Combs
Quinn Devery posted the following information about the meeting that happens this Thursday evening. “We’re really excited about the upcoming event sponsored by Clear. They will be doing product demos onsite at Microsoft and they’re going to run a promo...
Now this is a kewl iPhone App
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over 3 years ago
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Lenovo ThinkPad W510 – final thoughts
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over 3 years ago
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I’ve had the Lenovo ThinkPad W510 for nearly a month and it’s time to send my evaluation units back next week. I completed nearly every test I could think of so I thought I would run down some impressions on the machine. I really couldn’t decide...