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More Great IE 8 Beta 2 Resources: IEAK and Technical Overview
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Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 Technical Overview for IT Pros Internet Explorer 8 is enterprise ready: Internet Explorer 8 is the business-ready browser with Enterprise-class deployment, management, compatibility and security as a standard. It is designed...
Screencast: Chris Henley shows how to build Custom Win PE Images
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over 5 years ago
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Matt Hester
Happy Friday everyone, my buddy Chris Henley put together a great little screencast on how to build custom Win PE images. If you have never done this, but are interested I highly recommend this screencast . Chris shows you in about 18 minutes...
Come and Get It: Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 now live!
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over 5 years ago
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You want to check out the latest and greatest version of Internet Explorer? I know you do. So click here: www.microsoft.com/ie8 The IE 8 team did a fantastic job of making the browser faster, easier, more secure and more reliable. Internet...
Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 Screencast: Faster and Easier Browsing
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over 5 years ago
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00As you can tell I am pretty excited about IE8, I believe it will fundamentally improve’s everyone’s browsing experience, people like you and me, but also my dad. Honest story my dad knows how to search the web using live search, which in of itself...
Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 Screencast: More Secure and Private Browsing
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over 5 years ago
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In this screencast I talk about how IE 8 is more secure, how IE 8 provides many teachable moments in helping protect everyone while they browse. Overall IE 8 has increased security, privacy and control of your data and information through its improved...
Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 Screencast: More Reliable and Interoperable Browsing
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over 5 years ago
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Okay this is the last screencast in this quick 3 part series I hoped you enjoyed all 3 screencasts and let me know what you think. For the last but not least part I wanted to talk briefly about the new improvements in reliability and compatibly inside...
Microsoft is Coming to your Campus: The Great Techxploration
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over 5 years ago
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The Great Techxploration Campus Tour is a back-to-school tour travelling across the U.S. this fall! We hope that you will join us for a fun day of Web 2.0 tech & Media Center gadgetry. We hope to demo & distribute Tips & Tricks cards...
What happens when I get a new PC?
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over 5 years ago
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Two Words: Hurricane Mongo More on the new PC later.
I am not nuts, I am just Goofy
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over 5 years ago
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Matt Hester
So it begins…. This week marks the beginning of training for my next big adventure: The Goofy Challenge! Now you may be wondering what the Goofy challenge is? It is part of the Disney marathon weekend, and the Goofy Challenge involves running...
Cool New Battery Charger for the Xbox 360 by NYKO
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over 5 years ago
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Matt Hester
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Hey folks I have a great new product, I am been using for about a month with my Xbox 360. I bought the Nyko Charge Base 360. I saw an ad in Xbox magazine for this device and it was relatively inexpensive so I decided to give it a try. ...
August Reminder: TMSAM09 can save you 15% off a new Technet Subscription!
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over 5 years ago
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Matt Hester
Our promotion is still going, just use TMSAM09 when ordering your new subscription and you can save 15%, it is as simple as using the following promotion code when you go to buy your subscription: TMSAM09 Click here to get your TechNet Subscription...
Microsoft Across America August Events
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over 5 years ago
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Matt Hester
Good morning everyone. My buddy Keith got all the events listed on his blog for our upcoming August Schedule. To go to the events just follow the links to Keith’s blog, and check the registration links. Next week we will be in New York...
The Name on the Door is Cleveland.
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over 5 years ago
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Attention all Brown’s fans I read this great article about how the need arose for the Browns mission statement: The Name on the Door is Cleveland Good quote from Phil Savage: "We had been talking about the organization needing a mission statement...
Very Cool Use of Virtual Earth for the Olympics
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over 5 years ago
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Matt Hester
I am a little late on this post, but it is still cool none the less. Here is a great Virtual Earth web application for the Olympics. Using this map, you can explore the venues in which the Olympics will take place. There are more than...
If Michael Phelps was a country, he would be tied for 5th
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over 5 years ago
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Interesting thought for the day. Michael Phelps with his 8 gold medals would be tied for 5th (with Japan and Australia) for total gold medals behind China, USA, Great Britain, and Germany! What an amazing accomplishment for Michael and the USA men...
Unleashing Vista Power Options
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over 5 years ago
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Have you ever wondered which options help Vista to save power the best, and how do we as consumers help that?. There is an excellent post out on the Software Enabled Earth blog here: Unleashing Power Management Features in Windows Vista There are also...
5 Bold Predictions for the NFL 2008!
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over 5 years ago
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Okay, after the whole Brett Farve saga, and Green Bay I think you made a huge mistake! I decided to write a fun post for Friday, my 5 bold predictions for the NFL this year. They have come from much thought and debate. (BTW I also made a new category...
Coming Back to my roots at DANPA - August 14th
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over 5 years ago
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Nope, that is a misprint, I will be at the meeting on the 14th. It has been too long since I have been back and I am very excited that I have the opportunity to reconnect with everyone! Dawn Gordon and I will be having a fun conversation with you...
Watch the Olympic Games on Media Center - NO TUNER CARD NEEDED!
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over 5 years ago
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I just caught wind of an extremely cool FREE service for Windows Media Center: NBC Olympics On the Go This will be an Internet-delivered catch-up TV service from NBC Universal powered by Wavexpress’ TVTonic platform. This free download-and-play...
Book of the Month August 2008: The Blind Side
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over 5 years ago
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Are you ready for football season to begin? Are you ready to watch my mighty Buckeyes go all the way to the National Title game and win it this year? Well I know I am! Well I figured since training camps both college and pro are opening...