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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 from the Vendors who have agreed to support...

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 I get the tools and resources to test some the new...

Talk TechNet is a twice weekly, one hour radio show for IT Professionals hosted by Senior Program Manager Keith Combs and myself.  Each episode focuses on a specific product or technology. Listeners are encouraged to call in and discuss the topic for the day, or ask questions to help unblock a deployment...

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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 receive an additional three (3) months of service at no extra charge. By using TN3MNA06 you can receive the 3 bonus months on the TechNet Professional Subscription...

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 territory (Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee...

Let me just say: THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! for everyone who came to the Windows Server IT Pro Community tour.  I had a great time travelling all over the district and an even better time meeting everyone!  We had over 286 folks over the tour, not bad for an evening event, and chances are not...

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 of the cities we are heading to, we are going...

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 of other similar stories you have seen. ...

Thank you for everyone that attended the TechNet event in Columbus, more importantly thank you for not booing me when I showed the picture of me holding my book.  I hope everyone enjoyed the event and I hope to see you next time I am in Columbus and remember if you have a user group you want me...

I got an interesting email from one of the folks, Richard, that comes to my events on a regular basis and he had a problem (from Richard): I’ve done some more research on this bug using my new production Windows 7 (Enterprise version) machine built with a clean install last week.  I have opened...

In case you do not know , Windows EBS stands is Windows essential business server.  The launch of Windows EBS is coming soon, do you know if your ready.  Well we just released the Jumpstart Online Kit and it help you determine through a seven-step process if Windows EBS is the right fit for...

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 scene the last lecture it is worth your time. ...

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 the code:  <drum roll please> TMSAM09 can...

One the great security tools for Microsoft products has a new paint job.  The MBSA is simply invaluable utility for all you administrators out there! The Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) is a tool designed for the IT professional that helps determine their security state in accordance...

Keith Combs and I just got back from Las Vegas, Nevada where we attended the Windows Server 2008 launch event. We took along our video cameras for the ride and captured some customer and partner conversations. During our time in Las Vegas I met with Evan DeRouen who is the CTO of desertarc . Desertarc...

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 and see the full lecture.  Thank you Randy...

A Second Shot ! That is right the program is back and it is just a awesome as it was before. So what is it? It is a FREE second chance to pass a microsoft certification exams you take, it is not for every exam that we offer but a majority of them, check with your testing provider for more info! Think...

Last Friday, I joined Kai Axford and we went and saw Kevin Mitnick present on the Art of Deception and the danger of being conned. You can read Kai’s write up of the event here: Mitnick and Me . Also look for Kai to get a TechNet Radio interview with Kevin. I have to tell you it was enthralling and very...

Good afternoon Improved Exchange Administrators! Good afternoon everyone I apologize for the big delay in getting the log posted. I have been out for the last 3 weeks straight at launch events. As you can imagine it is a very exciting and busy time of the year. So without any further delay I want to...

Good Afternoon Columbus and Cleveland! First off THANK YOU for coming to launch! We had over 1200 Ohio IT Professional in the both cities, 1251 to be exact! That is an incredible turn out and again I cannot thank everyone enough! After the Launch in Cleveland I had the great pleasure to spend some time...

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! As I am working off the turkey and soon to come dessert. :-) I am writing up the blog entry for the events last week. Most everyone else is napping on the coach while I am diligently following up. <hold the applause> Sometimes when I deliver live events we get the same...

Good Afternoon all my DFS enthusiasts! Thank you for attending the web cast on Branch Office Solutions in Windows Server 2003 R2, as promised here is the scrubbed Q/A log. I also have a few really good resources for you to help with Windows 2003R2. Here is where you can find the session documentation...

Good afternoon everyone, here is the log for the RMS webcast! Thank you for attending the web cast and, as promised here is the scrubbed Q/A log. Please comment if you need more information. There is also a virtual lab that you can play with Rights Management here: http://www.microsoft.com/technet...