• About me

    Well, I guess you figured out my name is Daniel van Soest. I work for Microsoft NL as an IT Pro Technology Advisor, based in Amsterdam. Together with my colleague Tony Krijnen we work with the TechNet community in the Netherlands through TechNet events...
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  • SyncToy v1 Beta for Windows XP : The Smart Way to Copy Files!

    Yes! It's finally there, The Smart Way to Copy Files! SyncToy v1 Beta helps you copy, move, rename, and delete files between folders and computers quickly and easily. Increasingly, computer users are using different folders, drives, and even different...
  • The SMS 2003 SP2 (Beta) Program Is Open For Enrollment

    Evaluate Systems Management Server 2003 SP 2 (Beta). Nominate yourself and get started now! SMS 2003 SP2 (Beta) includes: • A combination of hotfixes to increase system security, reliability, and performance. • More complete integration with Microsoft...
  • Virus in Monad? Virus in Windows Vista?

    There’s been some commentary the past couple of days regarding a potential Windows Vista virus as posted by the Register: Hasta la Vista, baby . Virus writers created 5 proof of concept viruses targeting the scripting language MSH (codenamed 'Monad...