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Test Lab Guides Lead to Solution Mastery
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over 3 years ago
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Keith Combs
Test Lab Guides (TLGs) are a new method that Joe Davies and Tom Shinder have developed that make learning complex technologies easier than ever. Using TLGs, you can significantly cut down on the time it takes for you to learn a new technology, product...
New Hyper-V Linux Integration Components - now available for download
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over 3 years ago
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Keith Combs
When installed in a supported Linux virtual machine running on Hyper-V, the Linux Integration Components provide: Driver support for synthetic devices : The Linux integration components include support for both the synthetic network controller and synthetic...
Dellasaurus gets meaner – Order a Precision M6500 laptop with 32GB RAM
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over 3 years ago
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Keith Combs
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We have been referring to the 17” Dell Precision M6500 as the Dellasaurus ever since it first shipped. It’s really an object of envy because it was the first portable laptop with four SoDIMM slots. This is of course a virtualization experts...
The Office 2010 documentation mother lode – now available for download
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over 3 years ago
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Keith Combs
Someone has been busy publishing Office 2010 user documentation in a variety of formats. They are available in .docx, .pdf, and .xps formats so it looks like we’ve got you covered regardless of your favorite viewing and printing technology. ...
Office 2010 Admin Templates (ADM, ADMX/ADML) and Office Customization Tool
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over 3 years ago
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Keith Combs
This download includes Group Policy Administrative Template files and Office Customization Tool files for use with Office 2010 applications. It also includes an \Admin folder with an Office Customization Tool, and ADMX, ADML, and ADM versions of Office...
iReturned
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over 3 years ago
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Keith Combs
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Sorry Steve, you didn’t convince me. A free case doesn’t get it done either. Maybe if you would have extended the warranty to 2 years or offered a soft recall, I would have hung on to the art. But I don’t need art. I need networking...
TechNet Wiki Pick of the Week: Using Ping to Troubleshoot DirectAccess Connectivity Issues
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over 3 years ago
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Keith Combs
You’re learning about DirectAccess and you like what you see. The next step is to build out a test lab. You can build out your own, or you can let me to the heavy lifting for you and use the UAG DirectAccess Step by Step Guide over at http://technet.microsoft...
Documentation for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Beta
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over 3 years ago
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Download the documentation for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Beta. It includes the following: Hotfixes and Security Updates included in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Beta Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008...
Less Is More – nice looking HTC 1
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over 3 years ago
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Keith Combs
Be sure and take a look at the entire article at http://designfabulous.blogspot.com/2010/07/htc-1.html . Pretty impressive design.
Windows 7 Beta SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta SP1 - now available for download
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over 3 years ago
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Keith Combs
Please Note: This early release of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Beta is not available for home users. The SP1 Beta does not provide new end-user features, and installation is not supported by Microsoft. Click here for more information on consumer...
Super computer or super mess?
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over 3 years ago
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Keith Combs
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The National Astronomical Observatory of Japan is number one. With the latest release of The Green500 List, accelerator-based supercomputers now occupy the top eight slots of the Green500, where the 'fuel efficiency' (or energy efficiency) of supercomputers...
Behold, the Veyron
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over 3 years ago
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Keith Combs
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Parked in front of the hotel. This machine is like no other. Simply amazing up close.
IT Investigators Episode 5 – Microsoft Green IT
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over 3 years ago
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Keith Combs
A few weeks ago Matt Hester and I recorded an episode for the IT Investigators podcast show we do. I convinced the producers of the show to give me a copy of the audio because I knew we were getting ready to launch a content package on technet.microsoft...
MDT 2010 Update 1 for Office 2010 – released to the web
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over 3 years ago
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Keith Combs
Deploy Windows 7, Office 2010, and Windows Server 2008 R2 with the newly released Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Update 1 . MDT is the recommended process and toolset for automating desktop and server deployment. MDT provides you with the following...
Test drive, survey and enter for a chance to win a Toshiba T115
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over 3 years ago
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The Windows 7 Test Drive is designed to let you explore the great new features in Windows 7 – with no installation required. Check out our updated site with new content on Enterprise products including IE8, MDOP and Virtualization. Try out...