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Friday, August 29, 2008 3:04 PM

More Great IE 8 Beta 2 Resources: IEAK and Technical Overview

Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 Technical Overview for IT Pros Internet Explorer 8 is enterprise ready: Internet Explorer 8 is the business-ready browser with Enterprise-class deployment, management, compatibility and security as a standard. It is designed
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Friday, August 29, 2008 9:34 AM

Screencast: Chris Henley shows how to build Custom Win PE Images

Happy Friday everyone, my buddy Chris Henley put together a great little screencast on how to build custom Win PE images.  If you have never done this, but are interested I highly recommend this screencast .  Chris shows you in about 18 minutes
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008 2:00 PM

Come and Get It: Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 now live!

You want to check out the latest and greatest version of Internet Explorer?  I know you do. So click here: www.microsoft.com/ie8 The IE 8 team did a fantastic job of making the browser faster, easier, more secure and more reliable.  Internet
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008 2:00 PM

Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 Screencast: Faster and Easier Browsing

00As you can tell I am pretty excited about IE8, I believe it will fundamentally improve’s everyone’s browsing experience, people like you and me, but also my dad.  Honest story my dad knows how to search the web using live search, which in of itself
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008 2:00 PM

Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 Screencast: More Secure and Private Browsing

In this screencast I talk about how IE 8 is more secure, how IE 8 provides many teachable moments in helping protect everyone while they browse.  Overall IE 8 has increased security, privacy and control of your data and information through its improved
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008 2:00 PM

Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 Screencast: More Reliable and Interoperable Browsing

Okay this is the last screencast in this quick 3 part series I hoped you enjoyed all 3 screencasts and let me know what you think. For the last but not least part I wanted to talk briefly about the new improvements in reliability and compatibly inside
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008 11:49 AM

Microsoft is Coming to your Campus: The Great Techxploration

The Great Techxploration Campus Tour is a back-to-school tour travelling across the U.S. this fall!  We hope that you will join us for a fun day of Web 2.0 tech & Media Center gadgetry. We hope to demo & distribute Tips & Tricks cards
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Monday, August 25, 2008 3:07 PM

What happens when I get a new PC?

Two Words: Hurricane Mongo More on the new PC later.
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Monday, August 25, 2008 12:10 PM

I am not nuts, I am just Goofy

So it begins….  This week marks the beginning of training for my next big adventure: The Goofy Challenge! Now you may be wondering what the Goofy challenge is?  It is part of the Disney marathon weekend, and the Goofy Challenge involves running
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Friday, August 22, 2008 3:08 PM

Cool New Battery Charger for the Xbox 360 by NYKO

Hey folks I have a great new product, I am been using for about a month with my Xbox 360.  I bought the Nyko Charge Base 360.   I saw an ad in Xbox magazine for this device and it was relatively inexpensive so I decided to give it a try. 
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Friday, August 22, 2008 10:28 AM

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Friday, August 22, 2008 9:52 AM

Microsoft Across America August Events

Good morning everyone.  My buddy Keith got all the events listed on his blog for our upcoming August Schedule.  To go to the events just follow the links to Keith’s blog, and check the registration links.  Next week we will be in New York
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Friday, August 22, 2008 7:04 AM

The Name on the Door is Cleveland.

Attention all Brown’s fans I read this great article about how the need arose for the Browns  mission statement: The Name on the Door is Cleveland Good quote from Phil Savage: "We had been talking about the organization needing a mission statement,
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Thursday, August 21, 2008 10:42 PM

Very Cool Use of Virtual Earth for the Olympics

I am a little late on this post, but it is still cool none the less.  Here is a great Virtual Earth web application for the Olympics.   Using this map, you can explore the venues in which the Olympics will take place. There are more than
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Sunday, August 17, 2008 7:58 AM

If Michael Phelps was a country, he would be tied for 5th

Interesting thought for the day.  Michael Phelps with his 8 gold medals would be tied for 5th (with Japan and Australia) for total gold medals behind China, USA, Great Britain, and Germany! What an amazing accomplishment for Michael and the USA men's
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Monday, August 11, 2008 2:09 PM

Unleashing Vista Power Options

Have you ever wondered which options help Vista to save power the best, and how do we as consumers help that?. There is an excellent post out on the Software Enabled Earth blog here: Unleashing Power Management Features in Windows Vista There are also
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Friday, August 08, 2008 12:23 PM

5 Bold Predictions for the NFL 2008!

Okay, after the whole Brett Farve saga, and Green Bay I think you made a huge mistake! I decided to write a fun post for Friday, my 5 bold predictions for the NFL this year. They have come from much thought and debate. (BTW I also made a new category,
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Thursday, August 07, 2008 9:37 AM

Coming Back to my roots at DANPA - August 14th

Nope, that is a misprint, I will be at the meeting on the 14th.  It has been too long since I have been back and I am very excited that I have the opportunity to reconnect with everyone! Dawn Gordon and I will be having a fun conversation with you
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Thursday, August 07, 2008 9:24 AM

Watch the Olympic Games on Media Center - NO TUNER CARD NEEDED!

I just caught wind of an extremely cool FREE service for Windows Media Center: NBC Olympics On the Go This will be an Internet-delivered catch-up TV service from NBC Universal powered by Wavexpress’ TVTonic platform. This free download-and-play service
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Wednesday, August 06, 2008 11:06 AM

Book of the Month August 2008: The Blind Side

Are you ready for football season to begin?  Are you ready to watch my mighty Buckeyes go all the way to the National Title game and win it this year?  Well I know I am!  Well I figured since training camps both college and pro are opening
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