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If you haven't heard by now, then I will tell you -- last week, Microsoft laid off 1,400 employees . I was one of those 1,400. I'm not telling you this because I am looking for sympathy, but rather because I want to extend my sincere appreciation. While
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Wish there was a place you could go to find all the latest Microsoft hardware and software products? Well, you can stop rubbing your lamp, because I am ready to grant your wish. Are you ready? *poof* (that was my "genie" sound
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One of the main things that separates Microsoft's efforts in virtualization from those of our competitors comes down to what happens after you get your virtual machines created. It becomes all about the management of those machines. The question
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I was watching a re-run of CSI: Miami last night and finally saw what I'd heard about awhile ago... They used Photosynth to help solve the crime. Essentially, the scenario was a crime committed during a speech at a high school gymnasium.
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Hmmm... did I mean to say, "Are you planning on getting certified?" Guess that isn't the same thing, is it? If you're planning on taking any of the Microsoft certification exams, now is a GREAT time to do so! A program has
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That's a great line from one of my favorite television shows, Scrubs. Elliott, one of the main characters whines that in response to some request made of her. Maybe you've heard that in your own organization? The truth is that sometimes,
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If you attempted to listen to all of my podcasts on SharePoint, what you may have noticed is that the second podcast sounded exactly like the first. This is, in fact, because it was the same. (Remember that old Herman's Hermits' song, "I'm Henery The
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I got the rest of my podcasts in the "Features in SharePoint You Never Knew Existed" series uploaded. I haven't yet gotten all the links up on the side of my blog, but one thing at a time, right? Here's a link to all of them: http://blogs.technet.com/danwoodman/pages/podcast-series.aspx
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If you aren't familiar with Hyper-V Server 2008 (which is not the same as Microsoft Hyper-V), you can find out more about the actual product here . In a nutshell, this is the standalone virtualization server that Microsoft announced a few weeks
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We announced this week that our own virtualization product, Microsoft Hyper-V, is now capable of scaling to an entirely new level. Hyper-V now supports 24 logical processors to take advantage of the latest processors (six core). In addition, the maximum
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Hopefully, I'm not the only one who remembers that Mike and the Mechanics song, The Living Years. If Microsoft were going to re-write that song for the new Zune, the lyrics would need to change to "Every generation builds on the one before."
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It be that time of year again.... time to be talkin' like a pirate . Arrrr...... I be havin' a blog post waitin' in the aft, but after I be seein' the new "I Be a PC" ad, I be changin' my post to talk about this great, grand ad!
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I can't help but conjure up images of King Arthur, chainsaws, demons, witches, and Bruce Campbell playing Ash in Army of Darkness anytime I say that word. Unfortunately, this post isn't about Army of Darkness. Instead, I want to discuss Microsoft
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You've probably already seen it, but if not, feel free to check out the second commercial in the Seinfeld/Gates saga. You can see all of them online here . I laughed pretty hard at this one the first time I saw it. And it's worth the time spent watching
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In previous posts, I've discussed Hyper-V. We have a new product out now, offering yet another option for your virtualization needs -- it's called Hyper-V Server 2008. How, you may wonder, is this product different from the Hyper-V I discussed here ?
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