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Tuesday, August 11, 2009 8:42 AM

Backing up and Inventory….

This morning I am backing up all of the machines on the network. Of course backing up is one of the most boring things there is (until something goes wrong!) so I am also inventorying my machines as well as the stash of hardware in my closet. All the

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Wednesday, June 03, 2009 5:02 PM

Technet InterOp Roadshow coming to Seattle/Bellevue/Redmond….

Thursday, June 11, 2009 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM Pacific Time Welcome Time: 8:00 AM Microsoft Office Bellevue Civica Building 205 108th Avenue NE Suite 400 Bellevue Washington 98004 The actual event is in Bellevue at the Microsoft “Civica” building

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Tuesday, September 09, 2008 10:36 AM

Interesting Downloads for the Week Ending - 09-05-2008

Infrastructure Development & Operations · Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Protocol Documentation · Microsoft Exchange Server ActiveSync Web Administration Tool · Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 Help · Internet Explorer

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Wednesday, August 27, 2008 10:17 AM

The Worlds Smallest PC?

It runs Red Hat but I am ignoring that. The Space Cube is an interesting little device ( Link to Manufacturer ). Check out the pictures of the Space Cube next to a cell phone to get an idea of how small it really is. The article linked above makes it

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Tuesday, August 26, 2008 10:06 AM

Interesting Downloads for the Week Ending - 08-22-2008

Infrastructure Development & Operations · Microsoft SQL Server Management Pack for Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 · System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 Hotfix Rollup Package (KB954641) (x86 Systems) · System Center Data Protection

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Thursday, August 21, 2008 3:28 PM

Interesting Downloads for Week Ending - 08-15-08

Infrastructure Development & Operations · Troubleshooting Windows Home Server Connector Installation · Microsoft Office Live Meeting Service Administrator's Guide - English · Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition (KB954366) - English

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Monday, August 11, 2008 10:32 PM

Interesting Downloads for Week Ending - 08-08-2008

As a heads up, I am posting the interesting DL info in the long format one more time. Partly because of a time crunch to get the info posted and partly because the alternative means of posting I wanted to do has caused me to raise some questions that

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Tuesday, July 15, 2008 10:43 AM

TMSAM02 gets you 15% of NEW TechNet Subscription....

When you sign up for a NEW TechNet Subscription over at the TechNet site , at some point you will get prompted for a discount/promotional code. Use TMSAM02 and it will net you 15% off. This only applies to NEW subscriptions at the moment and it it should

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Thursday, June 12, 2008 12:55 PM

How to configure FTP over SSL (Secure FTP) on Windows 2008 in less than 10 minutes....

Lots of reasons why I like this post! 1) I like the content I am delivering in this one. Short, Sweet, to the point. This is the kind of stuff I want to do! 2) How many people even know when have a Secure FTP server service in Windows now? 3) This is

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Monday, May 19, 2008 9:01 AM

IT Pro Momentum Program - Helping you test/pilot Microsoft Technologies...

Need some help to test/pilot the latest Microsoft infrastructure technologies list here? Windows Server 2008 SQL Server 2008 IIS7 Forefront Edge (ISA) Forefront Client & Server Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 or Windows Server Virtualization Windows Vista

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Monday, January 07, 2008 8:57 AM

Great new Microsoft Spoof video.....

There have been some funny spoof videos over the years, but this is one of the best. It is also the single most star studded video (that I have seen us do). And it is long! Clear the next 7 minutes.....and laugh out loud...it's good for you! Bill Gates’

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Monday, October 01, 2007 1:54 PM

Technet resources....

Based on the email I receive, I sometimes wonder if people know about all of the excellent Technet offerings we have. I took some time today to link out to some cool Technet properties. Some you will know very well. Others might be new to you. Check them

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Tuesday, May 29, 2007 11:46 PM

Microsoft Surface....wow....

I know I am not the first person to post about Microsoft Surface , but I am not going to not post about it just because of that. This is a product that will take us closer to full interactive computing. Think Matrix + Minority Report + Real Life (sorry....for

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Tuesday, February 13, 2007 10:45 PM

Looking for User Groups in the Redmond area....

...or Seattle, or Bellevue, or Kirkland, or just about anywhere I can get to in a couple hours from Redmond. I have not been a registered member of a user group in a LOOOONG time. Now that I am well settled into my new home and area, I think it is time

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Backing up and Inventory….

Technet InterOp Roadshow coming to Seattle/Bellevue/Redmond….

Interesting Downloads for the Week Ending - 09-05-2008

The Worlds Smallest PC?

Interesting Downloads for the Week Ending - 08-22-2008

Interesting Downloads for Week Ending - 08-15-08

Interesting Downloads for Week Ending - 08-08-2008

TMSAM02 gets you 15% of NEW TechNet Subscription....

How to configure FTP over SSL (Secure FTP) on Windows 2008 in less than 10 minutes....

IT Pro Momentum Program - Helping you test/pilot Microsoft Technologies...

Great new Microsoft Spoof video.....

Technet resources....

Microsoft Surface....wow....

Looking for User Groups in the Redmond area....