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Tuesday, November 17, 2009 10:29 PM

BitLocker to Go Reader – now available for download

BitLocker protection on removable drives is known as BitLocker To Go. When a BitLocker-protected removable drive is unlocked on a computer running Windows 7, the drive is automatically recognized and the user is either prompted for credentials to unlock
Posted by Keith Combs | 0 Comments
Monday, November 02, 2009 4:44 PM

RDP 7 for Windows XP and Windows Vista - now available for download

Now that we have released Windows 7 & Windows Server 2008 R2 to manufacturing, we wanted to share our plans to make the Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) 7.0 client available to Windows XP and Windows Vista. RDC 7 will ensure that when connecting to
Posted by Keith Combs | 6 Comments
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
Monday, July 06, 2009 12:12 AM

Revisiting using a Zune with a MacBook Pro

One of the first things I did when I got my Mac back in late 2007 was to see if the USB connection capabilities worked in Fusion.  But that was about eighteen months ago and nearly the entire world has “rev’d” since then. So let the updates begin… 
Posted by Keith Combs | 0 Comments
Saturday, June 13, 2009 10:01 AM

Want to do a Windows 7 Loadfest? Contact me today !!!

If you are in Austin, San Antonio, Houston or Louisiana and want to do a Windows 7 Loadfest at your user group meeting, please contact me for scheduling the event.  I’ll bring a stack of Windows 7 RC disks and we’ll go through the process of installing
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009 11:14 PM

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista SP2 – now available

Service Pack 2 for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista (SP2) is an update to Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 that supports new kinds of hardware and emerging hardware standards, and includes all updates delivered since SP1. SP2 simplifies administration
Posted by Keith Combs | 0 Comments
Tuesday, May 26, 2009 11:02 PM

Revisiting Application Compatibility in Windows 7

Blogging is funny.  Like all writers you go through dry spells on things to write about.  I never really worry about it because like you, I actually have a day job and it keeps me plenty busy.  Another reason is because good topics tend
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Sunday, April 12, 2009 11:52 AM

Testing the Sprint U300 3G/4G wireless card

Sometimes it’s fun to get out on the bleeding edge of technology. Sometimes not. It’s decision time for the Sprint U300 I have. Keep it and hope Sprint updates Sprint SmartView to work with Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, or return it now and revisit
Posted by Keith Combs | 0 Comments
Saturday, April 11, 2009 12:36 PM

Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) 5.5 for Windows 7 RC now available

The Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) 5.5 helps customers understand their application compatibility situation by identifying which applications are compatible with the Windows 7 RC and Windows Vista® operating system and which require
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Friday, March 27, 2009 12:59 PM

“I guess I'm not kewl enough to be a Mac person”

  This ad and video is pretty funny.  Lauren, you rock!!!
Posted by Keith Combs | 14 Comments
Monday, March 16, 2009 8:00 AM

Interop Road Show – registration now open

Is your IT Infrastructure fully dedicated to just one technology solution? Chances are you work in a heterogeneous environment that includes a variety of technologies from Microsoft®, Linux, MySQL and Apple. Integration becomes vital in order for your
Posted by Keith Combs | 0 Comments
Thursday, February 26, 2009 9:00 AM

What is the best developer laptop on the planet, and why?

I’ve been discussing various aspects of the developer world with Andrew Kass lately and as you know I am not short on opinion. So I thought I would ask you a couple of questions. I know a lot of you are either developers, used to be developers, or know
Posted by Keith Combs | 18 Comments
Tuesday, February 24, 2009 12:07 AM

Updated TCP/IP registry values whitepaper – now available

This white paper describes the registry values for the TCP/IP protocol stack in Microsoft® Windows Vista™ and Windows Server® 2008. The intended audience for this paper is network engineers and support professionals who are already familiar with TCP/IP
Posted by Keith Combs | 0 Comments
Saturday, February 21, 2009 2:30 PM

TechNet and MSDN Unleashed Webcast: Windows Vista to Windows 7

There is an event next Saturday you might consider watching and listening to.  It’s the first of many Springboard Technology Expert Panel (STEP) events to come.  The STEP program is made up of Microsoft employees, MVPs and MCTs.  This particular
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