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September 2009 - Posts

Wednesday, September 30, 2009 8:16 PM

Wow, this is a Dell?

Now available for purchase at http://www.dell.com/us/en/business/notebooks/laptop-latitude-z/pd.aspx?refid=laptop-latitude-z&s=bsd&cs=04&~ck=mn . Doesn’t run Hyper-V or have a Quad core, but this is a swanky machine. This is not your Dad’s
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009 3:44 PM

Security Essentials – free and now available for download

Microsoft Security Essentials provides real-time protection for your home PC that guards against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software. Security Essentials is a free* download from Microsoft that is simple to install, easy to use, and always
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Friday, September 25, 2009 8:32 AM

Windows Azure Webcast for the IT Pro - registration now open

What is Windows Azure™ ? When should I use it? How does it apply to my job?  Whether you’re an IT Professional, Developer or Architect, we’ll address your top of mind questions about cloud computing in this informative webcast delivered by some of
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Thursday, September 24, 2009 2:45 PM

How about an Intel Mobile Core i7 quad based laptop?

Last year most of the quad core machines were huge.  The vast majority had 17” screens and were rather large pizza box style machines.  This year is going to be different.  It’s already looking like this is going to be the year of the quad. 
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009 11:30 PM

Steve Ballmer leads Virtual Event - Beyond Cost Cutting: Discover “The New Efficiency”

On September 29th at 9 am (PST) please join us here on http:// www.thenewefficiency.com for a kick-off discussion on “The New Efficiency” live   from San Francisco as a part of Microsoft’s Virtual Launch Event.  Join in the conversation during
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009 11:24 PM

Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides for Virtualization – now available

Get Started with the IPD Guides for Virtualization Streamline and clarify your virtualization infrastructure design processes with concise planning guidance from IPD Guides for Virtualization.  Each guide addresses a unique virtualization infrastructure
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Sunday, September 20, 2009 10:14 PM

How about a new PMP for Christmas?

Every year a new crop of Portable Media Players (PMP) comes out and tempts you to spend your hard earned cash on one. This year is no different and most of the major makers have tipped their hand and have their product in the channel, or will very soon.
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Thursday, September 17, 2009 8:58 PM

Students get a great deal on Windows 7 - $29 until 1/3/2010

Click the pic to take you to the buying site with the full details on the promotion.
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009 10:33 AM

Transparent corporate network access via DirectAccess

Executive Summary Desktop software integration is part art, part science.  Desktop administration is hard and rarely leads to inspired users.  DirectAccess is going to change all of that.  With Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 you can
Posted by Keith Combs | 1 Comments
Monday, September 14, 2009 9:15 PM

Back to the Future IV – DeLorean morphs into Steenstra Styletto

If the DeLorean went to the future and really came back, this machine would be a good contender for the upgraded model. See http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/14/introducing-the-next-eco-supercar-the-steenstra-styletto/ for the full article and gallery.
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Monday, September 14, 2009 4:53 PM

Intel VT compatible CPUs for Windows Virtual PC and Hyper-V

Increasing manageability, security, and flexibility in IT environments, virtualization technologies like hardware-assisted Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT) combined with software-based virtualization solutions provide maximum system utilization
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Monday, September 14, 2009 2:22 PM

SCVMM 2008 R2 – now available for download to TechNet subscribers

It took a while, but the System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 released bits are now on the TechNet Direct Plus subscriber download area.  Looks like it’s right at 3.4GB so expect it to take at least twenty minutes to download.  Grin. 
Posted by Keith Combs | 2 Comments
Wednesday, September 09, 2009 7:14 PM

Build a Windows 7 HDTV DVR Yourself

FINALLY!!!  We made some seriously cool announcements tonight at CEDIA.  Here’s an excerpt from the press release: Today at CEDIA EXPO 2009, Microsoft Corp. discussed key Windows Media Center features for Windows 7 and announced a series of
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Tuesday, September 08, 2009 7:57 PM

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2010 RTM – now available for download

Deploy Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 with the newly released Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010. MDT is the recommended process and toolset for automating desktop and server deployment. MDT provides you with the following benefits: Unified tools
Posted by Keith Combs | 1 Comments
Monday, September 07, 2009 8:51 PM

TechNet Plus Direct 25% Discount Code – Use TMSAM07

Now is a really good time to purchase the TechNet Plus Direct subscription.  Think about it for a second, Windows 7 is already on the download area.  So is Windows Server 2008 R2.  Exchange 20101, Office 2010 and many others are on the
Posted by Keith Combs | 5 Comments
Saturday, September 05, 2009 11:46 PM

I wonder how much Sony wants for this – VAIO X Series

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Saturday, September 05, 2009 2:10 AM

Windows 7 Dual Boot Revisited with Bitlocker

A few months ago I started investigating the latest techniques for building a dual boot system. I was interested in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. There is a wrinkle. I wanted to boot one of them using “boot from vhd” AND use Bitlocker. The Corporate
Posted by Keith Combs | 5 Comments
Saturday, September 05, 2009 2:09 AM

Number 1 is “The Casanova” for a reason

WARNING: http://www.cheeseandburger.com/ will make you hungry.
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Wednesday, September 02, 2009 8:38 PM

Last Chance to Vote for “South By” 2010 Panels

I submitted a panel proposal to this years South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Conference.  The title is, “ Screencasting Lessons Learned ” and I’ll try to do the subject justice with the knowledge I’ve accumulated over the past four or five years.
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Wednesday, September 02, 2009 12:25 PM

You had me at Veyron

Full article at http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/02/forza-3-welcomes-1000-horsepower-bugatti-veyron-supercar/ .  SOLD.
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Wednesday, September 02, 2009 11:35 AM

IT Pro Momentum Program – Update and changes

Many of you have taken advantage of the IT Pro Momentum Program over the past year to build some impressive projects. I am very proud to have helped you do that. However, I am making a change to the way I handle incoming requests for inclusion into the
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Tuesday, September 01, 2009 8:45 PM

Windows 7 Enterprise 90-day Trial - now available

Welcome to the Windows 7 Enterprise 90-day Trial. It is designed specifically for IT Professionals, so that you can test your software and hardware on a final version of the product. In addition, it provides the opportunity for you to become more familiar
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Tuesday, September 01, 2009 9:10 AM

Official Windows Mobile 6.5 Details Emerge

One Phone for Work and Play Windows phones are ideal devices for work and play, giving consumers the confidence to get things done with mobile versions of the software they recognize and expect from their PCs. The redesigned Internet Explorer Mobile browser
Posted by Keith Combs | 2 Comments
Tuesday, September 01, 2009 9:09 AM

Springboard Series - Windows® 7 Application Compatibility Part 2: Virtualization

Hear from a panel of experts how virtualization tools can help you with application compatibility concerns whether you're migrating from Windows Vista® or Windows® XP. Join us to discuss how presentation virtualization, desktop virtualization and application
Posted by Keith Combs | 2 Comments
 
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