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Running Win 7 Beta? Time to upgrade to the RC!
24 June 09 09:49 AM | chriskil | 0 Comments   
Starting July 1, the beta will start to reboot every 2 hours and then expire on August 1st. If you want the RC, you'll only be able to download it until August 15th. Download the Windows 7 RC today! Chris FIN Read More...
Sunny days and disasters - get prepared!
24 April 09 09:35 AM | chriskil | 1 Comments   
The sun is shining here in the Seattle area today, and for some reason, it got me thinking about disaster recovery. I guess I'm weird that way, but then I have dreams about command lines from time to time. Anyway, thinking about how to recover from a Read More...
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Happy Earth Day from TechNet Magazine
22 April 09 09:23 AM | chriskil | 0 Comments   
In honor of Earth Day, TechNet magazine has released an online-only edition, with articles around reducing energy consumption in the data center and other ways you can do more with less. Check it out at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/default.aspx Read More...
SQL Server 2008 SP1 is Now Available
09 April 09 03:52 PM | chriskil | 0 Comments   
Good coverage at the Data Platform Insider and PSS SQL Server Engineers blogs, and as always, product documentation is in the TechNet Library . Chris FIN Read More...
Featured TechNet Books
09 April 09 09:01 AM | chriskil | 0 Comments   
With the geometric explosion of ever briefer (hello, Twitter !) electronic resource materials the past few years, you might think the need for long-form books is declining. Think again. From ancient history's clay tablets to today's print on demand , Read More...
Videos, videos and more videos on TechNet
01 April 09 04:27 PM | chriskil | 0 Comments   
Reading white papers, product documentation, blogs, forums or any other textual information can only go so far when you're trying to learn how to do something or get up to speed on a new technology. That's why we've been adding more and more video content Read More...
Refreshed Windows Server TechCenter
01 April 09 04:07 PM | chriskil | 0 Comments   
Spring cleaning continues on TechNet with a refreshed Windows Server TechCenter ! Our big changes here include: A vertical left navigation strip that appears on every page of the site, exposing the most requested downloads and tasks We changed the tabs Read More...
Refreshed Windows Client TechCenter
01 April 09 03:02 PM | chriskil | 0 Comments   
It's Spring, (well, here in the Seattle area, it was snowing this morning, so Winter isn't quite ready to release it's icy grip...) so it's time for Spring cleaning on TechNet! We've started with the Windows Client TechCenter . Notable changes: More featured Read More...
More Frequent TechNet Home Page Updates
11 March 09 01:32 PM | chriskil | 0 Comments   
Regular visitors to the TechNet home page might have noticed that we've been making more changes around the content we feature. Previously, we were featuring a variety of blogs at the top of the page, but we realized that the chance of a blog post intersecting Read More...
Windows 7 Everywhere - Even on a Mac
11 March 09 01:13 PM | chriskil | 0 Comments   
ars technica has a short article about installing the Windows 7 beta on a Mac . It's worth a look if you support multiple platforms. Chris FIN Read More...
New Microsoft Download Center
09 March 09 03:02 PM | chriskil | 0 Comments   
Bits. You want 'em, we got 'em. And we serve 'em up from the Microsoft Download Center , which has just been refreshed with a great, new Silverlight home page. Take a peek. Chris FIN Read More...
Fifteen Years of Port 80
04 March 09 09:25 AM | chriskil | 0 Comments   
In a few months, it will have been fifteen years since I set up my first web server on a spare Mac II at www.hsas.washington.edu using Mac httpd . (You can check Netcraft to see what it's running today.) The genesis of that box was frustration. Frustration Read More...
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Refreshed Sysinternals TechCenter
26 February 09 05:11 PM | chriskil | 0 Comments   
The Sysinternals TechCenter is one of the most popular TechCenters we have on TechNet, so I'm sure that many of you have seen this already, but this week we refreshed its look and feel. If you've never visited, take a look. There are some great, free Read More...
Blue Skies
19 February 09 08:59 AM | chriskil | 1 Comments   
The Seattle area is notorious for its darkness during the winter due to the combination of latitude and weather. (A little-known fact is that Seattle is farther north than the majority of the Canadian population - check the map !) Contrary to popular Read More...
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Speaking of security, make sure you've patched/scanned for the Conficker Worm
16 February 09 02:53 PM | chriskil | 0 Comments   
Just in case you had not heard, Microsoft is offering a $250,000 USD reward for information that results in the arrest and conviction of those responsible for illegally launching the Conficker malicious code on the Internet. We have a resource-packed Read More...
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