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VOTE NOW: Peoples Choice Awards for Imagine Cup
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Attention Ohio Area IT Pros, Register Now for Dayton IT Pro Camp Wed., Jan., 18, 2012
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The Dayton IT Pro Camp is a FREE , daylong Camp for IT Pros featuring Microsoft Cloud Technologies. During the day, we will have presentations on Hyper-V, SharePoint, Office365 and Azure. In addition, we will have a cloud security presentation and presentations...
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Evaluation Downloads for Virtualization, Management and Training Resources
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One of the fun things I get to do everyday is point people to products and resources. With IT there seems to be an ever changing world and transformation on the tools and resources we use almost happens daily. have a had a few folks ask where can...
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New Promotion: Save 15% With TN3MNA06 On a New TechNet Subscription!
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We have a new promotion for TechNet Professional Subscriptions from now until June 30, 2011 purchase a new TechNet Subscription Professional and save 15% with TN3MNA06 . By using TN3MNA06 you can save 15% on a new TechNet Professional Subscription! Click...
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Heartland IT Pro User Groups
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One of the great aspects of my job is I get to work with a lot of different user groups and meet lots of people from the IT Pro community. Well I did my best to get a list of all the IT professional user groups I work with in the Heartland...
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OFFICE 2010, SharePoint 2010 Launch events REGISTER NOW, seating is limited!!!!
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We are coming to a city near you and we want to see you at the events! We are going to talk about Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010. Come out and spend some time hearing how these products can rock your world! Here are just a small sampling...
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It’s Not That Important
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We have all been there, your driving, you hear your cell phone ring, ding or beep, trust me it is not that important and here is why (please take a minute to read the article): Child killed in 3-car accident in Columbia Heights It is probably like hundreds...
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Interop Road Show – registration now open
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over 4 years ago
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Is your IT Infrastructure fully dedicated to just one technology solution? Chances are you work in a heterogeneous environment that includes a variety of technologies from Microsoft®, Linux, MySQL and Apple. Integration becomes vital in order for your...
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IT Pro Momentum Program: Still Accepting Applications
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As I blogged last month: Want Some Help on Piloting Microsoft Technologies like Windows 7? The program is still looking for people like you to take part, so if you answer yes to any of the following questions send me an email at mhester@microsoft.com...
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Windows Search 4.0 Desktop Performance tips and considerations
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over 5 years ago
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Doing a lot of work with Windows Search I have learned how the tool works and I have worked with a lot of great folks at corporate to help put together some fantastic information on performance tips and considerations. Also in this post I wanted...
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Windows Search 4.0 Policy and Security Overview
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over 5 years ago
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I wanted to create a quick post to highlight some of the key improvements in Policy and Security for Windows Search 4.0. We released Windows Search 4.0 for the desktop a few months back, to help get everyone up to speed on the versions, I wanted...
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'Last lecture' professor dies of cancer - Randy Pausch
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over 5 years ago
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I was sad to find out today that Randy Pausch had passed forward into a better life. I was deeply moved by his speech and the way he lived. You can read the full article here: 'Last lecture' professor dies of cancer For those of you that have not...
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Happy Friday Boys and Girls! Due to the success the program from last year, it is back again this year and I can save you 15%!!!!! Just Use TMSAM09 when ordering your new subscription. I also have a big announcement based on your feedback...
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Hot Off the Presses: New Search Case Study
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This case study presents the key decision points, architecture design and definition, and test criteria and results from a scalability and performance test conducted at the Microsoft Partner Solutions Center (MPSC) in Redmond, Washington. It is intended...
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Available NOW!: Windows Search 4.0 and the Multilingual User Interface
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over 5 years ago
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The next generation of Windows Desktop search is now available! This release signifies a fantastic step forward with common code! The version will be the same for Vista and XP. I will have more information on another post on speed and...
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Microsoft feels the need, feels the need for Speed!
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over 5 years ago
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I happy to report that Microsoft just completed the tender offer for the FAST acquisition! Here is a great quote from the announcement: “With our companies combined, we’ll be uniquely able to offer customers what they’ve been telling...
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Got Search? Windows Search 4.0 and the Multilingual User Interface Pack for WS 4.0 Previews Available Today!
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The next generation of desktop searching is here and it has a brand new name: Windows Search 4.0 This is the next version of our desktop engine and really helps improve the instant search of your computer. Windows Search 4.0 helps you find and preview...
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Simply Amazing, Randy Pausch reprising his "Last Lecture"
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over 5 years ago
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If you have never scene this talk, I highly recommend it, it is about 10 minutes long and worth every second. I guarantee it will touch you. It is an shorter version of a full lecture that he gave, and you can click on his name to learn more...
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You be the Judge: What is the best search engine: Live Search, Google or Yahoo?
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over 5 years ago
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You get to be the judge, click on the picture below and got the search-off web site , click the picture below, run a search and click the check in the upper right to vote. Happy Searching!
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CES 2008: Bill Gates CES Keynote and he "Slashes" Xbox 360 Guitar Hero III (kinda)
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over 5 years ago
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Want to watch BillG on stage almost playing Guitar Hero III? Well click on the the picture to check out the 2008 Keynote. The Guitar Hero III demo is at the end, however I recommend not fast forwarding (unless that is all your interested in ...
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Microsoft: The Latest Disruptor in Enterprise Search
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over 6 years ago
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I just learned about a recent research paper from Forrester Research, Inc. ( http://www.forrester.com ). The report was released November 6, 2007 under the title “Microsoft: The Latest Disruptor in Enterprise Search” by analyst Ken Poore . Ken Poore examines...
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Announcing Microsoft Search Server (MSS) 2008 and Microsoft Search Server 2008 Express (MSS Express)
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over 6 years ago
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Yesterday we announced some huge news the addition of two new search products for you! Microsoft Search Server (MSS) 2008 and Microsoft Search Server 2008 Express (MSS Express) and you you even try the release candidate (RC) of the express version today...
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Windows Desktop Search (WDS) Patch and WSUS Information
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over 6 years ago
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Normally when I have been writing about search it has been some great news, well I had a few of email me an issue regarding the recent published patch release for Windows Desktop Search (WDS) 3.01. This was an optional patch originally however we released...
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Good Search Articles
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over 6 years ago
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As a lot of you know I am pretty passionate about search and I have seen some articles on the topic that I wanted to share with everyone. There are some great comments around our future strategy and even how we have deployed the technologies internally...
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Another Perspective on Search
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A lot of you know that I am very passionate about search products and Microsoft. I have published a few articles on the topic: Find Anything With Desktop Search Find It All with SharePoint Enterprise Search I also feel as a company we have a tremendous...
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