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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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Tuesday, July 15, 2008 9:59 AM
MOSS 2007 Upgrade powered by Momentum
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Friday, March 14, 2008 1:31 PM
Evalu’08 and you could WIN a Windows Home Server!
Do you want a chance to win the Home server to the right? Well then all you have to do is: Evalu’08 and you could win ! This is a great program and most of you probably already are doing the things necessary to get a chance to win. All you
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008 8:55 AM
Simply Amazing, Randy Pausch reprising his "Last Lecture"
If you have never scene this talk, I highly recommend it, it is about 10 minutes long and worth every second. I guarantee it will touch you. It is an shorter version of a full lecture that he gave, and you can click on his name to learn more
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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, December 12, 2007 2:07 PM
Less is more: Thoughts on Server Security
My teammate Shawn Travers wrote a great online article on Server Security found here: Server Security: Less is More The article does a nice job of looking at simplifying your servers while maintaining a secure data center. Shawn does a nice job at looking
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Thursday, November 15, 2007 8:01 AM
Looking to gain Momentum for a Pilot of Microsoft Technologies?
Do the following questions apply to you: Interested in learning more about the newest Microsoft technologies? Need help to evaluate different Microsoft products and features? Willing to test and pilot in production Microsoft beta products? Would like
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Wednesday, July 18, 2007 8:00 AM
Kevin Mitnick presents at Infragard General Meeting.
Last Friday, I joined Kai Axford and we went and saw Kevin Mitnick present on the Art of Deception and the danger of being conned. You can read Kai’s write up of the event here: Mitnick and Me . Also look for Kai to get a TechNet Radio interview with
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Friday, March 02, 2007 6:44 PM
Honolulu, Hawaii: Launch (03/01/2007)
Aloha and Mahalo! Thank you to everyone for coming to the event! We had 510 IT Professionals showing the Aloha Spirit! I hope everyone had fun and more importantly learned something new about all the exciting products that we have coming out! I look forward
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Introduction to Data Protection Manager: Webcast (7-5-2006)
Good Day all my Data Protection masters! Thank you for attending my web cast on Data Protection Manager. John Baker did an excellent job and handled the few questions that came into the queue. I have the few questions from the web cast. I have all also
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Tuesday, April 04, 2006 1:29 PM
Watch the Red Cross and IT Pros help the relief efforts for Hurricane Katrina
Don’t you think IT pros should have a television show? If you’re reading my blog the answer this question, hopefully is: YES!! Developers have a show, and even Emeril has a show. Don’t get me wrong those shows are good and I have even
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Friday, February 24, 2006 9:54 AM
Breaking into Vegas! The Code Room Episode 3
Have you ever wanted watch the White Hats and Black Hats battle for the security of Las Vegas? Well guess what you can! The 3rd episode of The Code Room is going to show just that, and answer the question what happens when a Hacker gets in and how to
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Thursday, February 09, 2006 1:12 PM
Microsoft Announces Beta Availability of ISA Server 2006 and Acquisition of a Web-Filtering Product from FutureSoft
This is great announcement. Take a look at the whole press release here: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2006/feb06/02-09ISAServer.mspx This is an announcement from Ted Keummert. Ted Kummert, corporate vice president for Security, Access and
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