Welcome to TechNet Blogs Sign in | Join | Help

June 2006 - Posts

Beta 3 is now available You may be thinking to yourself.. “So what? A few bug fixes…” or “Beta 2 is good enough for me. I’ll just wait until the final release.” Well.. that was my initial reaction, too. I’ve Read More...
Webcast Q&A Below I’ve pasted an edited and cleaned up copy of most of the Q&A from today’s webcast entitled “ Getting Started with Group Policy in Windows Vista ” HUGE thank you to Mark Lawrence for handling the Q&A Read More...
WinFS: What’s up? Readers who follow Microsoft news and blogs already have probably seen the buzz in the blogosphere concerning the fate of WinFS; the “file system as (or in a) relational database”. Apparently rumors of it’s death Read More...
Webcast Resources: Getting Started with Group Policy in Windows Vista Here are some resources relating to webcast I presented on June 28, 2006, entitled “ Getting Started with Group Policy in Windows Vista ”. I hope you find them useful. Kevin Read More...
I had to link to this… I ran into Michael Kleef (IT Pro Evangelist in Australia) last Wednesday at the TechEd 2006 IT Influencer Party. He told me about this great picture he took of some American police officers eating donuts.. and was tickled Read More...
Need something to listen to? I am becoming a big fan of podcasts. No.. I don’t own an iPod or have iTunes installed. I have an iRiver for when I workout. I use IE 7’s ability to manage my feeds (with enclosure downloads). And I also have a Read More...
I have been recently introduced to a new form of media. “Machinima” ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machinima ) is, basically, using low-end graphics engines to generate a video. Many of you may have seen the “ Red vs. Blue ” series Read More...
“They look so happy!” Probably because they’re using the new Windows Live Messenger . I tried it during the beta period, and I’m glad to see it’s finally been released. I haven’t tried out the voice capabilities of Read More...
Webcast Resources: Overview of New and Improved Reliability Features in Windows Vista Here are some resources relating to webcast I presented on June 19, 2006, entitled “ Overview of New and Improved Reliability Features in Windows Vista ”. Read More...
Day 7 – The TechEd Post Mortem I’m typing this sitting in seat 3D (First class! Yeah!) on the flight home. It’s Saturday. I’m tired. I really want to be home. Yesterday was my daughter Laura’s 9th birthday, and I’m thinking about the long talk I had with Read More...
Day 6 – The LAST TechEd Day All done. No more. My brain is full. (Of what, though.. that’s debatable.) I got in early enough to catch two sessions before working in the TLC again this afternoon. Pretty quiet. (Many have already left for the Read More...
Day 5 – AGAIN Yet Another TechEd Day Thursday? Already? Wow. I can’t believe the week is almost over. And yet I feel like I could use a week of sleep to catch up. Today I worked the TLC booth again. Had some fun conversations and video taped a few good Read More...
Day 4 – Yet ANOTHER TechEd Day Are we done yet? No! But we’ve passed the half-way point. And my feet are very glad to know that. My Wednesday of TechEd 2006 was again spent smiling. Smiling while enjoying talking to people at the Messaging Read More...
Day 3 – Another TechEd Day Didn’t get in as early as I should have, but still managed to get a lot accomplished. After a bit of morning blogging, I made it over to the TechEd Store to buy a couple of goodies for my kids. (They come to expect Read More...
Ever wonder what a webcast looks like? This is great. The TechNet Webcast folks have put together a really useful test-drive of webcasts. So.. if you don’t have time to view a whole webcast, or maybe you’re looking for a quick taste of what Read More...
Day 2 – A Proper TechEd Day Finally got into the typical TechEd routine. Breakfast, Breakouts, and [insert something else here that starts with B that you’d find at TechEd] I had another chance to witness an incredible presenter work his magic Read More...
Day 1 – Exchange Server 2007 Pre-Conference Session and Keynotes Today I worked as a proctor in the pre-conference instructor-lead session on Exchange Server 2007. My time was spent learning more than helping, but I managed to answer a few questions. Read More...
I hear that Windows Vista Beta 2 is in the bag that all attendees are getting at TechEd. That’s great news for the many who have been trying to download it and not having much luck. (It’s hard for any company to have the bandwidth to allow Read More...
Day 0 – Travel to Boston Yes! I’m here! Bean town! TechEd 2006! As you can see from the photo, even the baggage claim at Logan is welcoming us to TechEd. My room is nice (I’m at the Cambridge Marriott), and I’m just relaxing after Read More...
This ad is just the best! Worth sharing here just for the humour value. (And it puts me in the mood to watch one of my all-time favourite movies , too.) “That’s one more, in’it…” Read More...
 
Page view tracker