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The Magic eSATAp Cable
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At the MVP Summit a couple of months ago I sat behind Aryeh Goretsky. He’s a nice fellow with a background in security, Windows, and a number of other passions including Lenovo laptops. We were showing off our various gadgets and he happened...
Talk TechNet airs 4/27 at 9am PST - Topic for the day - Virtualization
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over 2 years ago
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This morning we’ll be taking questions live from you. Join us at 9am PST as we host an episode on the topic of Virtualization. Our guest this morning is Aidan Finn. Aidan has many years of experience on this topic so please take advantage...
Dell Precision M4600 and M6600 Mobile Workstations coming May 10
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over 2 years ago
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ROUND ROCK, Texas, April 26, 2011 — Dell today announced the next generation Dell Precision M4600 and M6600 mobile workstations and dual-socket Dell Precision R5500 rack workstation , building upon the company’s heritage of delivering the highest-performing...
Microsoft readies new store in my birthplace of Houston, Texas
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Houston, Texas is getting a Microsoft Store at the world famous Galleria. Can I get a yeeee hhhaaaawwww? Here’s to hoping Southlake Town Center, Texas is next.
How about a 4x2 matrix on your desk?
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over 2 years ago
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Anyone have one of these Humanscale Paramount monitor arms? This must throw off a little heat when fully populated, eh?
ASUS Transformer goes on sale in the USA
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NVIDIA® Tegra™ 2 1.0GHz dual-core CPU for excellent multitasking & 1080p video playback Android 3.0 Honeycomb O.S. with Adobe® Flash® 10.2 support* 2 Full QWERTY keyboard, touchpad input with Polaris® Office® for mobile productivity 16* 1 hours long...
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Breaks Cover
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over 2 years ago
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It hasn’t been announced yet publicly, but Engadget seems to have confirmed the rumored ThinkPad X1 is real. There has been has been a lot of chatter about this machine with opinions all over the map on the screen, options, and price. It...
SKYNET is coming
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over 2 years ago
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Earth Day - when gas hits $6 per gallon, what will you be driving?
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I switched to a small fuel efficient car several years ago. The new CIVICs are pretty nice looking. Time to get serious America.
Want a portrait for your dog?
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over 2 years ago
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It’s weird how you discover stuff. I was watching twitter while doing a restore for my wife’s laptop and this cool dog avatar scrolled by in the #idol stream of tweets. I followed that to Ann Ranlett’s link to her website. I like her work...
Office for Mac SP1–now available for download
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over 2 years ago
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Go get it @ http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=ef1e612f-d8e3-4628-9fe4-ad136f0debd3 . For full details of the changes and fixes, see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2525412 .
Want to learn IPv6? Here’s a test lab and guide to download
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over 2 years ago
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Keith Combs
Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is designed to solve many of the problems of the current version of IP (known as IPv4) such as address depletion, autoconfiguration, extensibility, and restoration of end-to-end connectivity. Its use will also expand...
Office 2010 AdminTemplate files (ADM, ADMX/ADML) and Office Customization Tool
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over 2 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...
End of Windows XP Support - desktop gadget download
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over 2 years ago
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Looking to get off Windows XP? Use this handy gadget to count down the number of days until Windows XP End of Support (EOS) in 2014. Someone has a sick sense of humor. Go get it @ http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID...
It’s Superbowl time again - place yer bets
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over 2 years ago
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I’m not sure I’d want to be in this fight for the finish. See http://consumerist.com/2011/04/worst-company-in-america-final-death-match-bank-of-america-vs-bp.html .
http://worldsbiggestpacman.com/ - check it out
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over 2 years ago
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The blog post and backgrounder on this. Amazing stats.
Photosynth now available for the iPhone and iPad
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over 2 years ago
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Video: Microsoft Photosynth App – April 2011 This was developed by the Bing team and is a fascinating new application for those of you that have an iPhone, iPad 2, or late generation iPod Touch with camera. According to the end of the video, it...
Lenovo ThinkPad T420s - mini review
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over 2 years ago
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Last year I bought the ThinkPad T410s when the model with the Optimus graphics became available. It’s a great little machine so I was anxious to try the ThinkPad T420s with Optimus and compare the two. I’ve done that now and I thought you would...
The Windows Phone Spring Update is coming to the ATT Samsung Focus
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over 2 years ago
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One of the most popular Windows Phone 7 devices in the USA is the Samsung Focus. It’s really popular with Microsoft employees. As you might imagine, there are a lot of people anxiously waiting for the update. Well, the WP7 team just...
Talk TechNet subject for 4/15 - Windows Client Security - register now!
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over 2 years ago
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I know many of you are avoiding tomorrow because it’s USA Federal Income Tax deadline day. But you should not be avoiding learning about Windows Client Security or getting your questions answered on that topic. You’re in for a treat. ...
Springboard Tour comes to Dallas 5/11 - register now!
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over 2 years ago
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Keith Combs
Slate Devices and the Windows Enterprise Slates are among the hottest consumer and enterprise devices today and consumerization of IT has driven lots of discussion and analysis about how and when to leverage these devices in the Enterprise. In this session...
Intel Series 320 600GB SSD now selling!
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over 2 years ago
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Keith Combs
Intel® Solid-State Drives (Intel® SSDs) just got better. The next generation Intel SSD 320 Series offers built-in data protection features, better performance, larger capacities and more value for your money. Available in a wide range of capacities, the...
Want to see this on TV? Watch the YouTube version and help make it happen
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over 2 years ago
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Keith Combs
HP outs the EliteBook 8560w
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over 2 years ago
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Keith Combs
NEW chiseled design From a precision-stamped chassis to the radial-brushed display cover, every aspect of the workstation exudes power and performance. The purposeful design of the HP EliteBook 8560w translates into true business ruggedness. This mobile...
Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 SP1 - now available for download
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over 2 years ago
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Keith Combs
Microsoft® Hyper-V™ Server 2008 R2 SP1 is a standalone product that provides a reliable and optimized virtualization solution enabling organizations to improve server utilization and reduce costs. With the addition of new features such as live migration...
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