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another install fest (thursday), top windows 7 utilities and 3 more installations today (friday)

Posted Friday, September 18, 2009 10:42 AM by drey
thursday my counterpart dan orum led our second install fest, i did an internal tips and tricks session and then dan presented at the chicago windows user group on the top windows 7 utilities. we'll post the top utilities at our cwug site - cwug.groups.live.com Read More...
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did you know: connecting windows live web activities

Posted Friday, July 17, 2009 5:11 PM by drey
when you are logged into windows live (home.live.com), you can go into your profile – permissions and on the bottom right is web activities to start, i’ve added 5 web activities in alphabetical order:  digg, facebook, pandora, twitter and zune socia Read More...
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windows live messenger in facebook?!?!?!?!

Posted Tuesday, July 07, 2009 10:21 AM by drey
today i discovered another useful facebook app – windows live messenger within facebook – click here to install it.  we’ve also announced that windows web messenger is now part of hotmail and people.live.com.  hopefully you’ve received the message Read More...
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direct access screencast and cwug.groups.live.com

Posted Monday, July 06, 2009 1:55 PM by drey
i have posted a short video demonstrating windows 7 direct access as well as the chicago windows user group use of windows live mesh .  this month we also launched our windows live collaboration site for the chicago windows user group – cwug.groups.live.com Read More...
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christopher kusek will be on the bus and at teched 2009!

Posted Friday, April 24, 2009 4:12 PM by drey
christopher kusek who has been a long time member and recent vice chair of the chicago windows user group will be getting on the bus and going to teched 2009! there will be a large womenbuild event at teched in los angeles as well. Read More...
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windows 7 virtualization

Posted Tuesday, March 03, 2009 12:26 PM by drey
we're gearing up for a great cwug march meeting and it will feature some of the new virtualization capabilities that windows 7 has. app-v just went into a 4.5 cu1 beta and this means we'll add this to our planned demos and possibly hands on lab for march. Read More...
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nxe will be released on wednesday

Posted Monday, November 17, 2008 11:13 PM by drey
we're rescheduling our wednesday cwug live meeting, but fortunately there will be something for members to do on wednesday - upgrade their xboxes with nxe - the new xbox experience. check out the info here . Read More...
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cwug windows home server live meetings begin tonight!

Posted Wednesday, November 05, 2008 7:06 PM by drey
as i'm blogging this, ray casey is kicking off the first in a series of windows home server live meeting sessions. ray is a member of cwug (the chicago windows user group) and has stepped up to chair the windows home server track for the user group. Read More...
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cwug windows home server webcasts begin in november!

Posted Tuesday, October 28, 2008 11:10 PM by drey
cwug started our online endeavors with chris urban's management track. next month, ray casey takes up where chris left off. there will be a new windows home server track that will kick off with online meetings every other wednesday. more information about Read More...
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mdop charter member program

Posted Friday, October 17, 2008 9:49 AM by drey
thanks to christopher kusek for remembering to blog about this (after i mentioned it, but apparently never blogged about it). at our october cwug meeting, gordon dunkley and christopher kusek were the only two attendees that were certified as charter Read More...
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100 members in facebook!

Posted Wednesday, October 15, 2008 5:16 PM by drey
the day before our big october 2008 cwug meeting we hit 100 members in our facebook group . you have to be a member of the chicago network (for your location), but it's open to anyone other than that! join us thursday evening in downers grove for a great Read More...
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revisiting windows steadystate

Posted Wednesday, September 24, 2008 10:00 AM by drey
i do most of my reconfiguration of systems today using virtual pc, virtual server or hyper-v. even most beta software is virtualized avoiding the need to worry about removal, upgrades to more recent versions or production when available. windows steadystate Read More...
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windows home server stories

Posted Monday, August 25, 2008 11:57 AM by drey
i've got my windows home server connected to many of my workstations for centralized storage and most of my computers are backed up to the windows home server for disaster recovery (we demoed complete system restore at the chicago windows user group july Read More...
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yes - i use live writer christopher!

Posted Monday, August 18, 2008 6:55 PM by drey
this evening at the chicago windows user group meeting, christopher kusek asked what picture a toolbar was from - it was from windows live writer!  i use this and windows live photo gallery on most of my computers to post to my blog, http://blogs.technet.com/dre Read More...
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windows home server power pack 1 public beta!

Posted Tuesday, June 10, 2008 2:55 PM by drey
windows home server's power pack has hit the public beta milestone! see it in action at our next chicago windows user group meeting! Read More...
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