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Friday, November 06, 2009 8:18 PM
IT Pro Momentum Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2
This is great project involving both Windows Server and Windows 7, take a look at the challenges and solutions below. Objectives of the project: We are still running win XP and 2003 server. The great debate we’ve been having is which to upgrade
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Monday, October 19, 2009 8:53 AM
TechNet & MSDN Events Present: Highlights from “the New Efficiency” Launch
Join us as we explore how Windows® 7, Windows Server® 2008 R2 and Exchange Server® 2010 deliver on the new efficiency where cost savings, productivity and innovations come together. At this free event we’ll cover the “best of” content and deliver highlights
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Tuesday, October 06, 2009 8:04 AM
Two System Center betas Announced: System Center Essentials and Data Protection Manager
I just got wind of two System Center Essentials 2010 More information on SCE here: Blog: http://blogs.technet.com/systemcenteressentials/archive/2009/09/29/sce-2010-public-beta-is-here.aspx Main Site: www.microsoft.com/SCE SCE 2010 is designed specifically
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009 6:28 AM
Exchange Server 2010 hits RC milestone!
Today, Exchange Server 2010 Release Candidate is feature complete and available for download here . There is a great little interview located here (and the full announcement): http://msexchangeteam.com/ There are some cool new things in the Release
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Monday, July 20, 2009 3:56 PM
TechNet and MSDN Events: Get Real into IT with Azure and Microsoft IT!
Good afternoon we are getting ready to hit the road again, We have a great event set for the next few months, to talk about the elephant in the room: What is Windows Azure™? When should I use it? How does it apply to my job? We are going to spend some
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009 7:53 AM
Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 4.0: Now Released!
The Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0 is Now Released! Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 will be available in the near future. Are you thinking about deploying these new operating systems? Get a head start with Microsoft Assessment and
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Friday, March 27, 2009 12:40 PM
Interview: Epicenter with Mark Kurtz from Gage
This was a cool little demo I saw as I was walking around the Microsoft area and I ran into Mark Kurtz from Gage . He was demonstrating a great little dashboard program called epicenter which is a project he is working on. Epicenter uses a
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Friday, January 23, 2009 8:24 AM
Interesting Article on President Obama’s BlackBerry
I saw this quick little article on how the President got to keep his blackberry for personal use. He will still have to use the NSA-approved device for government related information (pictured on the right). What I thought was interesting
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Friday, January 09, 2009 9:39 AM
Want Some Help on Piloting Microsoft Technologies like Windows 7?
As I have posted in the past we have a great program called Momentum that will help you with piloting Microsoft Technologies. (My previous post: Looking to gain Momentum for a Pilot of Microsoft Technologies? ) Well I am going to ask the same questions
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Wednesday, January 07, 2009 10:24 AM
TechNet Subscriber Discount still being offered with TMSAM09
We are still offering a cool 15% discount on TechNet Subscriptions. There are more details on my original post here: Are you a TechNet Subscriber? Use TMSAM09 and I can save you 15% As my buddy Keith hinted at in his post yesterday, there
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008 6:50 PM
Is your Laptop your phone?
For one of my teammates, John Weston, his laptop is his phone. John recorded a couple of fantastic sessions that he delivered at the Dallas AITP(Association of IT professionals) around Unified Communications. In the two screencasts he discusses
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Friday, July 25, 2008 3:52 PM
'Last lecture' professor dies of cancer - Randy Pausch
I was sad to find out today that Randy Pausch had passed forward into a better life. I was deeply moved by his speech and the way he lived. You can read the full article here: 'Last lecture' professor dies of cancer For those of you that have not scene
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Friday, July 18, 2008 3:08 PM
Are you a TechNet Subscriber? Use TMSAM09 and I can save you 15%
Happy Friday Boys and Girls! Due to the success the program from last year, it is back again this year and I can save you 15%!!!!! Just Use TMSAM09 when ordering your new subscription. I also have a big announcement based on your feedback
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008 9:59 AM
MOSS 2007 Upgrade powered by Momentum
A while back a made a post on how you can get some support in implementation of certain Microsoft technologies, through a program called momentum. You can see the post here: Looking to gain Momentum for a Pilot of Microsoft Technologies?
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