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Friday, April 25, 2008 2:53 PM
Matt Makes the Homepage of Edge
Matt Hester is one of the subject matter experts on my team in the Search and Sharepoint product mix. Recently Matt recorded a screencast on installing Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server (MOSS) 2007 on Windows Server 2008. Specifically, he
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Saturday, March 22, 2008 11:44 AM
Microsoft Search Server Express 2008 - get it FREE !!!
Everyone likes free stuff. Microsoft Search Server Express is FREE! Go from downloading to searching in minutes with a streamlined installation experience , which makes it easy to quickly get an enterprise search infrastructure running in your environment.
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Thursday, February 14, 2008 2:22 PM
Windows Vista SP1 - the case of the missing Search item
Now that we're starting to open the floodgates to the masses, one thing that will likely become apparent is that there are some subtle user interface changes. For those of you that like to click the Windows Pearl (also known as the Start button),
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Monday, February 11, 2008 10:56 PM
The Book of Longhorn - get it here
As you'll recall, there was a really nice book about Windows Vista and explored all of the features in the desktop operating system. Wouldn't it be nice if such a book existed for Windows Server 2008? Your wish is my command. Unfortunately
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Sunday, January 27, 2008 1:42 PM
Windows Vista SP1 is coming and I'm digging it now
One of the benefits of working for a software company is watching a product release develop then ship. Of course sometimes dogfooding software has pitfalls so some would debate the "benefit" statement. It's pretty rare for our internal MSIT folks to mandate
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Wednesday, January 23, 2008 12:42 AM
Register NOW for Windows Server 2008 launch events !!!
If you have not registered for the Windows Server 2008 launch events in the US, what are you waiting for? REGISTER NOW at http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/register/default.mspx . Let's not forget we'll also be launching SLQ Server
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Friday, December 07, 2007 10:00 PM
The Face of Windows Server 2008
Join in the fun at https://www.microsoft.com/servers/faces/ . This is an interesting new resource area for Windows Server 2008.
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Friday, December 07, 2007 3:38 PM
Which is more important, WinXP SP3 or Vista SP1 ?
Sound off at http://edge.technet.com/Forums/Perimeter/350-Which-is-more-important-to-you-WinXP-SP3-or-Vista-SP1/ . Let us know what you think!!!
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Thursday, December 06, 2007 9:29 PM
New Pre-configured Virtual Machines and Demos now available
So you have that fancy new terabyte drive all dressed up and no dance partner, right? Well, our server folks have been busy making plans on how to fill some space. In fact, here's some killer (yet massive) downloads you should consider: Exchange
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Thursday, December 06, 2007 1:02 AM
Got RC1 ???
The RC1 wave has begun. First up at bat is Windows Server 2008. If you've been following my screencasts or other blog posts on the subject, you know it's going to be a strong server product. But what about the desktop products? Well,
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Saturday, November 10, 2007 11:56 AM
http://edge.technet.com launches !!!
As you can see at http://edge.technet.com , we are launching a new online portal for IT Pros. Expect to see lots of content in the form of podcasts, screencasts and videos. I have some interesting stuff coming. My EDGE id is KingCobra. Head on over and
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Tuesday, September 25, 2007 9:14 AM
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Release Candidate - download now
Windows Server 2008, with built-in Web and virtualization technologies, enables you to increase the reliability and flexibility of your server infrastructure. New virtualization tools, Web resources, and security enhancements help you save time, reduce
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Wednesday, August 22, 2007 11:39 PM
See if you can find my picture on Tafiti
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