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Thursday, January 31, 2008 7:06 PM

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Launch Events ---- Register Today!

This is the year of launch events!!!  We have another fantastic product set launching this year in addition to Windows Server 2008 .  We are also launching Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0.  For those of you not familiar with Microsoft Dynamics,
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Wednesday, January 30, 2008 10:39 PM

Does your company have an Enterprise Search Strategy?

Good evening all of my search jedi's  :-) I heard a great analyst, Matthew Brown , from Forrester talk about how important it is a to have a strategy and he did a very good job defining the steps to developing the strategy.  There is a great
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Tuesday, January 29, 2008 10:11 AM

Can your Xbox 360 Blog? Mine can and yours can too!

I have been blogging for almost 3 years and I want to thank all you for reading my blog!  I enjoy reading your comments and in general I want to hear from everyone on what you like, dislike or in general what you want to hear about.  Thank You!
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Monday, January 28, 2008 5:38 PM

The Super Bowl is set are you going to watch?

Well it is official Super Bowl XLII is ready for Feb 3rd.   vs  I half to admit, after my wife's packers lost, I am not very interested in the game.  Which for me is very weird, I really am passionate about football.  Well this
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Sunday, January 27, 2008 9:05 AM

Free Xbox Live Game --- Undertow --- Hurry Expires in 24 Hours!

I just noticed from Keith's blog that there is a free full version of Undertow available for the next 24 hours on the Xbox live arcade.  Hurry this offer expires on:  11:59 p.m. PST, Sunday, January 27, 2008! For more details about the offer
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Friday, January 25, 2008 7:05 AM

Finally someone gets it about the PC vs. Mac commercials

I started writing this post to help drive awareness over some of my mild frustration with the Mac vs. PC commercials.  While during the process of writing this post about Time Machine and Shadow Copy, a friend of mine, thanks Dave, sent me this great
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Thursday, January 24, 2008 1:05 PM

Got nothing to do between now and the Superbowl?

Well I have an idea for you.  My buddy Kai Axford did a great 8 part webcast series on Security.  As Kai puts it these are not your mom's webcasts.  These webcast are great!  Kai is a Senior Security Strategist with the Microsoft Trustworthy
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Wednesday, January 23, 2008 6:26 PM

Want to prove your Windows Server 2008 knowledge and get a discount in the process?

Are you the type of person that has to be the proverbial first kid on the block, with gadgets and toys?  Do you like telling people you played Halo before they even bought their copy?  Well here is another chance to be the first and probably
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Tuesday, January 22, 2008 6:51 PM

How do you get ready for BitLocker?

Good evening everyone, one of my teammates John Baker was asked this question during an event, he posted a quick blurb on how to make this work with Ultimate and Enterprise with an KB here:   I've already installed Windows Vista on a single partition
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Monday, January 21, 2008 8:05 AM

Me and My New Router Part 3, the conclusion.

Was the storage link the end of the story?  Nope we still had funding and I had an idea. So where are we: New Router Working: Check! New Storage Link Working: Check! All Hester Networking problems solved: Failed! So what else could I need? 
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Friday, January 18, 2008 8:05 AM

Me and My New Router Part 2

So in my previous post I talked about getting my WRT350N configured, which by the end of the day I was happily surfing and the connection was working great.  However, there is more.  This router had this feature called Storage Link, things that
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Thursday, January 17, 2008 8:05 AM

Me and My New Router Part 1

I would like everyone to welcome a new additional to my networking family a Linksys WRT350 Wireless-N Gigabit Router with Storage Link , (the other more important addition to my family happens April 21st.  ;-)).  After getting some new laptops
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Wednesday, January 16, 2008 8:05 AM

Are you ready for some football, divisional championships

It is simple for the remaining 4 teams, you win you get to go to Superbowl XLII .   So who are you rooting for?   Even though my Browns did not make it to the playoffs, I will be rooting for my wife's team the Green Bay Packers, she has
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Tuesday, January 15, 2008 8:05 AM

LAUNCH Events: Register NOW!!!!!!!

Good morning everyone, I am excited to announce that registration for the Visual Studio 2008, SQL 2008 and Windows Server 2008 Launches are ready to go. So find the the city of your choosing and register today. Most of the cities are open, however there
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Monday, January 14, 2008 8:05 AM

TechNet Subscription Offer Save $100 --- Use Code: TMSAM09

First off let I want to say THANK YOU   to anyone who has ordered a TechNet subscription using my code TMSAM09 or one of my teammates codes: Blain Barton TMSAM01 Chris Avis TMSAM02 Chris Henley TMSAM03 Harold Wong TMSAM04 John Baker TMSAM05 John
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Friday, January 11, 2008 12:31 PM

How Does Windows Really Stack Up Against the Competition?

I just learned about a new site that allows you to see how Windows Server compares to other platforms, mainly Linux.  The site below has several head-to head videos, as well as interviews with customers and industry experts.  So you get to be
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Thursday, January 10, 2008 8:07 PM

Good article on Melinda Gates

My buddy John Weston , found this great article on Melinda Gates done by Fortune: Melinda Gates goes public The article profiles Melinda and a brief bit of her life, but really offers some great insight into the philanthropy efforts that she has started
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Wednesday, January 09, 2008 5:15 PM

Microsoft Acquires FAST

Hello all of my search junkies, I have a great announcement to share, Microsoft is looking to acquire FAST.  This is an important step that not only shows how Microsoft is investing but also how important Enterprise Search is you and your business. 
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Tuesday, January 08, 2008 4:48 PM

CES Clip: Bill Gates Last Day

Check out this fun little video, featuring Bill Gates, Brian Williams, Steve Ballmer, Matthew McConaughey, Robbie Bach, Jay-Z, Bono, Steven Spielberg, George Clooney, Jon Stewart, Kevin Turner, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Al Gore, Ray Ozzie and Craig
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Monday, January 07, 2008 8:20 AM

CES 2008: Bill Gates CES Keynote and he "Slashes" Xbox 360 Guitar Hero III (kinda)

Want to watch BillG on stage almost playing Guitar Hero III?  Well click on the the picture to check out the 2008 Keynote. The Guitar Hero III demo is at the end, however I recommend not fast forwarding (unless that is all your interested in 
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Monday, January 07, 2008 7:21 AM

IPv6 is coming!

Last post, I presented you with a challenge number: 340,282,366,920,938,463,463,374,607,431,768,211,456 or 3.40*1038, or 340 undecillion.  I got some great comments and no it is not: The number of possible margarita combinations that are available
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Friday, January 04, 2008 4:41 PM

CHALLENGE: What does this number represent?

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Thursday, January 03, 2008 2:15 PM

Straight out of Star Wars and Star Trek, 3-D Conferencing Technology Today!

Attention on the holodeck!  Wow folks, seeing truly is believing.  I want to share with you a video one of my worldwide counterparts sent out.  This was simply too cool not to share! The folks at Cisco came out with a wonderfully innovative
Posted by Matt-MS | 4 Comments
Wednesday, January 02, 2008 5:03 PM

SharePoint meet Tafiti, Tafiti meet SharePoint

Good afternoon everyone, as you all know I am a huge fan of Tafiti and our search Technologies.  I always thought what would be cool is if the two technologies where combined.  Well I got wind of some great work that Kevin Marshall doing some
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Tuesday, January 01, 2008 8:05 AM

Book of the Month for January 2008: The Truth About Food

Happy New Year everyone and Welcome to 2008! Now I know some of you are getting ready for your News Year's resolution.  Chances are one of your resolutions is going to be to get into shape or lose weight, according the the U.S. government it is one
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