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• Interesting Sownloads for Week Ending - 11-07-2008

  Infrastructure Development & Operations · Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 Help · Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Protocol Documentation · Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Standards Documentation · DEPLOYMENT GUIDE -... Posted Nov 13 2008, 10:31 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Active Directory, Search, IE, Windows, Business Intelligence, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, ISA, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Powershell, Tech News, ForeFront, SCVMM, IIS, On the Edge, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Developery Stuff, twitterfeed, Cloud, The Cloud

• Interesting Downloads for the Week Ending - 10-31-2008

  Infrastructure Development & Operations · Update for Windows Server 2008 (KB957200) · Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition (KB957200) · Update for Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems (KB957200) · Update for Windows... Posted Nov 10 2008, 12:14 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Active Directory, Search, IE, Windows, Business Intelligence, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, ISA, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Powershell, Tech News, ForeFront, SCVMM, IPv6, IIS, Competitive, On the Edge, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Developery Stuff, twitterfeed, Cloud, The Cloud, Azure

• Interesting Downloads for Week Ending - 10/17/2008

  Infrastructure Development & Operations · Update for Windows Server 2008 (KB957000) · Update for Windows Vista for x64-based Systems (KB957000) · Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition (KB957000) · Update for Windows Vista... Posted Oct 22 2008, 10:20 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Office, Active Directory, Search, Messenger, IE, Windows, Business Intelligence, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, ISA, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Powershell, Tech News, ForeFront, IPv6, IIS, Digital Imaging, Competitive, On the Edge, Unified Messaging, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, twitterfeed, The Cloud

• Interesting Downloads for the Week Ending - 10-03-2008

  Infrastructure Development & Operations · Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 - English · Branch Office Infrastructure Solution for Windows Server 2008 · Microsoft Windows Server 2008 UNIX Interoperability Management Pack for Microsoft OpsMgr... Posted Oct 06 2008, 08:09 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Active Directory, Search, IE, Windows, Webcasts, Business Intelligence, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, ISA, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Powershell, Tech News, ForeFront, IPv6, IIS, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Developery Stuff, twitterfeed

• Springboard Series – Windows Vista Performance

  WARNING – this is a progressive download video. It is not streamed. Therefore the entire 400MB video is downloaded and played if you click the big START button above. What’d you expect for 60 minutes of video? If you want to download the video and play... Posted Sep 27 2008, 12:00 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows XP, Security, Video, Search, Hardware, Windows Vista, Group Policy, Mobility, Networking, Deployment, Management, Laptop Stuff, Imaging, x64 OS and Apps

• Interesting Downloads for Week Ending - 09-19-2008

  Infrastructure Development & Operations · Update for Outlook 2003 (KB924423) · Windows Home Server Technical Brief for Drive Extender · Windows Home Server Technical Brief for Home Networking · Windows Home Server Technical Brief... Posted Sep 22 2008, 09:15 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Tablet PC, Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Office, Active Directory, Search, Messenger, IE, Windows, Webcasts, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, ISA, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Zune, Powershell, Tech News, ForeFront, Media Center, IPv6, IIS, Screencasts, Competitive, On the Edge, music, communicator, Unified Messaging, Home Theater, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Developery Stuff, Tech Support, twitterfeed

• Windows vs Walls

  Share this post: Read More... Posted Sep 18 2008, 11:12 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows XP, Security, Office, Active Directory, Search, Windows Vista, Mobility, Networking, SQL Server, Windows Group Policy, Internet Explorer, Xbox, Windows Mobile, Deployment, Management, Zune, Powershell, Virtual Server, Windows Media Services, HDTV, SCVMM, Visual Studio, Silverlight, Windows Server 2008, SCOM, x64 OS and Apps, Hyper-V

• Interesting Downloads for Week Ending - 09-12-2008

  Infrastructure Development & Operations · Virtualization with Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V · Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition (KB956697) · Ultrasound - Monitoring and Troubleshooting Tool for File Replication Service (FRS)... Posted Sep 16 2008, 04:26 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Tablet PC, Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Office, Active Directory, Search, Messenger, IE, Windows, Webcasts, Business Intelligence, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, Xbox, ISA, Downloads, Virtualization, Zune, Powershell, Tech News, User Groups, ForeFront, Media Center, IPv6, IIS, Competitive, Beta, communicator, Unified Messaging, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Developery Stuff, Tech Support, twitterfeed

• Windows Live Search comes to BlackBerry....

  Check out this story over on Bloomberg announcing the deal we made with Research in Motion to get Live Search on BlackBerry devices . Take THAT Google.... ***UPDATE*** -- More on the deal from MSNBC . This one includes info on the RIM/TiVO/MySpace deals... Posted Sep 12 2008, 08:58 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Search, Hardware, Windows, TechNet, Mobility, Tech News, Competitive, On the Edge, Social Networking, Live!, twitterfeed

• TMSAM02 gets you 15% of NEW TechNet Subscription....

  When you sign up for a NEW TechNet Subscription over at the TechNet site , at some point you will get prompted for a discount/promotional code. Use TMSAM02 and it will net you 15% off. This only applies to NEW subscriptions at the moment and it it should... Posted Jul 15 2008, 12:43 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Tablet PC, Security, Vista, SharePoint, Office, Active Directory, Search, Messenger, Windows, Business Intelligence, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, ISA, Deployment, Virtualization, Powershell, Linux, ForeFront, Media Center, IPv6, IIS, Competitive, communicator, Unified Messaging, Home Theater, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, Live!, 64bit Computing

• IT Pro Momentum Program - Helping you test/pilot Microsoft Technologies...

  Need some help to test/pilot the latest Microsoft infrastructure technologies list here? Windows Server 2008 SQL Server 2008 IIS7 Forefront Edge (ISA) Forefront Client & Server Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 or Windows Server Virtualization Windows Vista... Posted May 19 2008, 11:01 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Tablet PC, Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Office, Active Directory, Search, Messenger, IE, Windows, Business Intelligence, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, Xbox, ISA, Live Events, Interviews, Deployment, Virtualization, Zune, Powershell, User Groups, Linux, ForeFront, Media Center, IPv6, IIS, Digital Imaging, Academia, Competitive, On the Edge, Beta, communicator, Unified Messaging, Home Theater, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, Live!, 64bit Computing, Developery Stuff, Learn me somethin...

• Upgrading Windows XP machines?

  During the conference call my team had on Friday, we were discussing the upcoming content we are planning for the August-December timeframe.  One of my team members who shall remain nameless stated that most of the customers he has talked to aren't... Posted May 17 2008, 09:39 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows XP, Security, Search, Windows Vista, Group Policy, Mobility, Networking, Deployment, IIS7

• Windows Vista SP1 is coming and I'm digging it now

  One of the benefits of working for a software company is watching a product release develop then ship. Of course sometimes dogfooding software has pitfalls so some would debate the "benefit" statement.  It's pretty rare for our internal... Posted Jan 27 2008, 02:42 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Active Directory, Search, Windows Vista, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, Networking, Deployment, Management, Laptop Stuff, x64 OS and Apps

• Register NOW for Windows Server 2008 launch events !!!

  If you have not registered for the Windows Server 2008 launch events in the US, what are you waiting for?  REGISTER NOW at http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/register/default.mspx .  Let's not forget we'll also be launching SLQ Server... Posted Jan 23 2008, 01:42 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Active Directory, Search, Group Policy, Mobility, Networking, SQL Server, Deployment, Management, Virtualization, Powershell, Windows Server 2008

• What do you want in a Webcast?

  For that matter.....Do you even like Microsoft Webcasts? My team is on a conference call right now and we are discussing webcast attendance and how to get more people to attend. All of us are raising some interesting questions but we are on the inside... Posted Jan 11 2008, 11:06 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Office, Active Directory, Search, IE, Windows, Webcasts, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, ISA, Live Events, Deployment, Virtualization, Powershell, User Groups, ForeFront, Media Center, IIS, Learning, Competitive, Unified Messaging, Home Theater, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management

• Great new Microsoft Spoof video.....

  There have been some funny spoof videos over the years, but this is one of the best. It is also the single most star studded video (that I have seen us do). And it is long! Clear the next 7 minutes.....and laugh out loud...it's good for you! Bill Gates’... Posted Jan 07 2008, 11:57 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Tablet PC, Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Office, Active Directory, Search, Messenger, Books, IE, Windows, Webcasts, Business Intelligence, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, Xbox, ISA, Live Events, Interviews, Deployment, Virtualization, Zune, Opinion, spam, Podcasts, Powershell, User Groups, Linux, ForeFront, Media Center, IPv6, IIS, Screencasts, Learning, Digital Imaging, Academia, Blather, Competitive, Demos, On the Edge, music, Beta, Travel, communicator, Unified Messaging, Live Event Q&A, Home Theater, Windows Server 2008, Karaoke, Zunecasts, Tech Ed, Systems Management, Live!, 64bit Computing, Books I am reading..., Developery Stuff, Tech Support

• Which is more important, WinXP SP3 or Vista SP1 ?

  Sound off at http://edge.technet.com/Forums/Perimeter/350-Which-is-more-important-to-you-WinXP-SP3-or-Vista-SP1/ . Let us know what you think!!! Share this post: Read More... Posted Dec 07 2007, 04:38 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows XP, Security, Active Directory, Search, Windows Vista, TechNet, Media Center 2005, Group Policy, Mobility, Networking, Deployment, Management

• Windows Vista SP1 RC1 is now available for download

  Windows Vista SP1 Release Candidate 1 is now available for download. If you are a TechNet or MSDN subscriber, the bits to get the process started are now on the subscriber download center. Those of you that are subscribers get to go to the head of the... Posted Dec 07 2007, 12:34 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Search, Windows Vista, TechNet, Mobility, Networking, Deployment, Management

• http://edge.technet.com launches !!!

  As you can see at http://edge.technet.com , we are launching a new online portal for IT Pros. Expect to see lots of content in the form of podcasts, screencasts and videos. I have some interesting stuff coming. My EDGE id is KingCobra. Head on over and... Posted Nov 10 2007, 12:56 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows XP, Security, Office, Active Directory, Video, Search, Virtual PC, Windows Vista, Webcasts, Exchange Server, TechNet, Windows Server, Media Center 2005, Group Policy, Mobility, Storage, World Wide Web, Networking, SQL Server, Windows Group Policy, Windows Mobile, Fun Stuff, Deployment, Management, Apple, Virtualization, Powershell, Virtual Server, Windows Media Services, Linux, Screencasts, IIS7, Windows Server 2008, x64 OS and Apps

• Still on the fence? Let me save you some money

  Microsoft offers some pretty cool ways to get support, training and our products.  I know a lot of you fence sitters wait for a deal to come along before you plop down your hard earned cash.  I don't blame you one bit.  I like to pinch... Posted Oct 19 2007, 09:50 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows XP, Security, Office, Active Directory, Search, Virtual PC, Windows Vista, TechNet, Windows Server, Media Center 2005, Group Policy, Mobility, Storage, Networking, SQL Server, Windows Group Policy, Internet Explorer, Windows Mobile, Deployment, Management, Virtualization, Powershell, Virtual Server, Windows Media Services, IIS7, Windows Server 2008

• Register All tags

  Tag...( read more ) Share this post: Read More... Posted Oct 01 2007, 01:16 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Tablet PC, Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Office, Active Directory, Search, Messenger, Books, IE, Windows, Webcasts, Business Intelligence, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, Xbox, ISA, Live Events, Interviews, Deployment, Virtualization, Zune, Opinion, spam, Podcasts, Powershell, User Groups, Linux, ForeFront, Media Center, IPv6, IIS, Screencasts, Learning, Digital Imaging, Academia, Blather, Competitive, Demos, On the Edge, music, Beta, Travel, communicator, Unified Messaging, Live Event Q&A, Home Theater, Windows Server 2008, Karaoke, Zunecasts, Tech Ed, Systems Management, Live!, 64bit Computing, Books I am reading...