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Vvroooommmm - The Camaro ZL1 breaks cover
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Fuel efficiency @ http://www.chevrolet.com/camaro-zl1/ .
What powered the Microsoft Management Summit 2011? Find out!
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over 2 years ago
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Full details @ http://blogs.technet.com/b/virtualization/archive/2011/03/29/mms-2011-labs-powered-by-hyper-v-system-center-amp-hp.aspx . Fascinating comparison year-to-year.
Windows Thin PC Customer Technology Preview (CTP) - now available for download
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over 2 years ago
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We are happy to announce that the Windows Thin PC public CTP is now available! Although the final release of Windows Thin PC will be provided as a benefit for Software Assurance customers, we heard feedback that you wanted us to broaden the access of...
Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Hotspot now available
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over 2 years ago
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Keith Combs
Introducing the Verizon Wireless Samsung 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot SCH–LC11.
System Center Configuration Manager 2012 Beta 2 - download available
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over 2 years ago
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Keith Combs
Consumerization is a growing challenge for IT organizations. System Center Configuration Manager 2012 helps IT empower people to use the devices and applications they need to be productive, while maintaining corporate compliance and control. The boundaries...
Slate or sushi anyone?
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over 2 years ago
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Keith Combs
More details on the event at http://windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/windowsexperience/archive/2011/03/28/gallery-photos-from-the-jaw-droppingly-beautiful-miami-pc-showcase.aspx . Looks like it was fun.
Lenovo ThinkPad W520 - mini review
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over 2 years ago
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High end portable workstations are a special class of computer. The Lenovo ThinkPad W520 belongs to that class and in many ways sets the bar. As a daily user of a ThinkPad W510, I was certainly interested in seeing and testing the new W520...
The Lenovo ThinkPad W520 i7 Quad Core has seven hours of battery life? Really?
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over 2 years ago
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When the rumors of the Intel “ Sandy Bridge ” chipsets started to surface, I was skeptical. It sounded too good to be true and frankly I started dismissing it as marketing. The claims seemed outrageous. Then I read one of the first reviews...
Exoskeletons come to market
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over 2 years ago
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Keith Combs
This is fascinating and scary at the same time.
System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 Beta - now available for download
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over 2 years ago
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Keith Combs
System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 delivers industry leading fabric managment, virtual machine management and services deployment in private cloud environments. Virtual Machine Manager 2012 offers key new features that include hypervisor creation...
Samsung NP900X3A thoughts and video
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over 2 years ago
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Keith Combs
As much as I’d like to own a Samsung Series 9 notebook computer, it just doesn’t make sense for me right now. There are a couple of reasons but the main one is the relatively low resolution of the LCD panel. I would not be happy with 1366x768...
Windows Phone 7 March Update - details emerge
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over 2 years ago
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Keith Combs
Someone just update the updated the history area of microsoft.com so you can see some of the details in the coming March Update. Here are a couple of the items: Marketplace improvements. We've improved the stability of Marketplace while you download...
Internet Explorer 9 Administration Kit (IEAK) - now available for download
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over 2 years ago
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Keith Combs
The Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK) 9 simplifies the creation, deployment and management of customized Internet Explorer 9 packages. IEAK 9 can be used to configure the out-of-box Internet Explorer 9 experience or to manage user settings after...
Prepping a new hard drive for “Native Boot from VHD”
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over 2 years ago
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Keith Combs
When was the last time you manually partitioned a hard drive? If you are using a modern operating system installation routine the answer is like to be a long time ago. Nearly all of the setup processing for modern operating systems give you one...
Black Gold
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over 2 years ago
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Sprint HTC Arrive Reviewed
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over 2 years ago
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bgr.com just published a review of the Sprint HTC Arrive. See http://www.bgr.com/2011/03/16/htc-arrive-review/ . I’m a little miffed they got a device before I did. I’m chopped liver? Don’t answer that. Anyway, this is an interesting...
Phone updates: process and timing
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over 2 years ago
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Eric Hautala, General Manager of Windows Phone Customer Experience Engineering posted a blog post today about the Windows Phone 7 update. Here’s and excerpt: “Who doesn’t love presents? Luckily, my new job at Microsoft is to deliver them to you...
Heads Up! The 2011 Scripting Games are just around the corner!
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over 2 years ago
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Keith Combs
The 2011 Scripting Games begin on April 4, 2011, and run through April 15, 2011. The Scripting Games are the premier learning event of the year for IT pros and others who want to master Windows PowerShell. For each of 10 events, registered contestants...
Tony Lama Celebrates 100 Years of Boots
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over 2 years ago
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Yes, you read that correctly. $50,000 for a pair of boots. Pretty cool, but sheesh.
Microsoft Virtualization for VMware Professionals - Free Training - Register Now!
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over 2 years ago
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Keith Combs
Just one week after Microsoft Management Summit 2011 (MMS), Microsoft Learning is hosting an exclusive three-day Jump Start class specially tailored for VMware and Microsoft virtualization technology pros. Registration for “ Microsoft Virtualization for...
Windows Phone 7 Goes to Space
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over 2 years ago
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This is pretty interesting. Friday a Windows Phone 7 device took a 90mph ride on a balloon to an altitude of 18,235 meters (over 60,000 feet). I don’t know if that’s technically space but it’s a lot higher than you can throw an iPhone 4. ...