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High Capacity mSATA SSD devices sneak into the channel
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There is some excitement taking place in the storage market. New high capacity small form factor flash storage devices known as mSATA are entering the retail channel. Last year it was nearly impossible to find anything above an 80GB mSATA drive...
I have 172 IDs and Passwords
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over 1 year ago
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Have you ever stopped to count the number of ID’s and passwords you use? I bet everyone reading this has more than twenty five. I bet many of you have more than fifty and and if you really count everything, you will likely surpass one hundred...
System Center 2012 VMM add-on and extensions available
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over 1 year ago
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VM Recovery Tool The stand-alone Virtual Machine Recovery Tool works with System Center 2012 – Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) to temporarily remove a host, cluster, virtual machine, or service from VMM when that object is in a failed or persistent warning...
Innovation
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This picture is making the round on the internet and it gave me a good laugh this morning. I just had to share. And of course there’s our hero, William Shatner. He was way ahead of his time.
Microsoft Announces Surface ™
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http://www.microsoft.com/surface/en/us/default.aspx
FIOS Quantum Now Available - if you can afford it
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Verizon is now selling more speed. There’s just one problem, I can’t justify and afford the upgrade. I would love to have the 150/65 plan just so I can say I finally have 100Mbps to the internet, but sheesh, not for these prices. First...
Audi R18 E-Tron Quattro Hybrid wins Le Mans
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24 hours in this? Sign me up. Details at http://www.audi.com/com/brand/en/audi_sport/wec.html .
Windows PowerShell 3.0 and Server Mgr Quick Ref Guides
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over 1 year ago
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The PDF files in this download are short-form Quick Reference (also called "cheat sheet") guides for IT professionals and scripting enthusiasts who want to learn tips, shortcuts, common operations, limitations, and proper syntax for using Windows...
Samsung slips a silver Series 9 under the door
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Samsung is now showing another Series 9 model on the Samsung USA website . It’s the silver color I have been lusting for since the pictures at CES 2012. I’ll forgive them for having a mini VGA port on the darn thing is the screen is IPS or...
Apple updates the MacBook Pro with Retina
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http://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/
New product alert - Samsung Series 9 Ivy Bridge notebooks
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For those of you watching the Ultrabook craze unfold, you might be considering the Samsung Series 9 machines. They come in a 13.3” and 15” model . I have tested both of them with the Sandy Bridge chipsets and found them to be quite compelling...
TechMentor Early Bird Discount Ends Next Week - reserve your spot now
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over 1 year ago
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Interested in going to Seattle for some great technical sessions? The TechMentor Conference is in August on the Microsoft Campus in the Briefing Center. The early bird registration deadline looms next week so be sure to book your reservation...
DirectAccess Connectivity Assistant 2.0 RC - now available for download
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DCA 2.0 RC provides the following functionality: Provides DirectAccess users with connectivity information. Users can view their DirectAccess connectivity status at all times. Provides diagnostics and troubleshooting features. DCA 2.0 RC provides tools...
Take this LOLCat
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What do you do when your cat dies? Stuff him and turn him into a flying LOLCat of course. More pics, video and the full sick story at http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/dutch-artist-turns-dead-cat-remote-controlled-helicopter-dubbed-orvillecopter...
Windows 8 RP Remote Server Admin Tools (RSAT) - now available for download
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Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 8 Release Preview includes Server Manager, Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-ins, consoles, Windows PowerShell cmdlets and providers, and command-line tools for managing roles and features that run...
Wouldn’t you like one of these in your Ultrabook?
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Hot! off the Kepler presses.
Who’s up for a BEFORE and AFTER?
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over 1 year ago
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Someone mentioned during the E3 briefing today that all the folks in this video didn’t need Xbox, Kinect and Nike+. Ok, who is overweight an out of shape that wants to do a before and after?