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• Zune software coming to Windows Mobile?

  According to a post over at wmpoweruser.com , Steve Ballmer confirmed the Zune software will be coming to the Windows Mobile platform. More importantly, he notes what everyone should be realizing by now - "At the end of the day, one of the big trends... Posted Oct 03 2008, 10:01 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Mobility, Zune, Tech News, Media Center, Digital Imaging, On the Edge, music, Social Networking, movies, twitterfeed

• Will Windows end up in "the Cloud"?

  Yesterday, Steve Ballmer made mention of a project/product called "Windows Cloud" , while speaking over in London. I have already seen a few emails from readers come in asking me what I know about it which is absolutely nothing. There have been... Posted Oct 02 2008, 12:19 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Windows, Mobility, Fun Stuff, Tech News, On the Edge, twitterfeed, Big Brother, The Cloud

• Interesting Downloads for Week Ending - 09-26-2008

  Infrastructure Development & Operations · Windows HPC Server 2008 · Impact of Groove on a Network for TechNet · Microsoft Response Point 1.0 Service Pack 1 · Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB954920) - English · Update for... Posted Sep 30 2008, 09:32 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Office, Active Directory, IE, Windows, Webcasts, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, ISA, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Powershell, Tech News, ForeFront, IIS, Screencasts, On the Edge, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Developery Stuff, twitterfeed

• Lenovo ThinkPad W500 - mini review

  I recently had the opportunity to take a look at the Lenovo ThinkPad W500 (model 4061-2KU).  This machine is really similar to my ThinkPad T61p in many ways, but there are some improvements that have been made in some key areas. Video The W500 I... Posted Sep 30 2008, 01:00 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Hardware, Windows Vista, Mobility, Networking, Virtualization, Laptop Stuff, Windows Server 2008, x64 OS and Apps, Hyper-V

• 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

• Zune 3.0 Update available....

  We announced the Zune 3.0 software update today and you can get the software over at Zune.net . I have my 2nd generation Zune with me and just started the download.    Check it out!   Cheers!...( read more ) Share this post: Read More.... Posted Sep 16 2008, 08:58 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Hardware, TechNet, Mobility, Fun Stuff, Zune, Tech News, Digital Imaging, On the Edge, music, Social Networking, Zunecasts, movies, twitterfeed

• How to stop new phone sales in one easy step!

  You know how technology goes.  Just as soon as you are getting ready to plunk your hard earned cash down on a nice new phone, someone announces the next generation that is the “ must have ” device.  HTC just did that.  Sprint finally launched... Posted Sep 15 2008, 09:34 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Hardware, Mobility, Windows Mobile, Zune, PMP, Cell Phones

• 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

• Interesting Downloads for the Week Ending - 09-05-2008

  Infrastructure Development & Operations · Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Protocol Documentation · Microsoft Exchange Server ActiveSync Web Administration Tool · Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 Help · Internet Explorer... Posted Sep 09 2008, 12:36 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Tablet PC, Security, Vista, SharePoint, Active Directory, Messenger, IE, Windows, Webcasts, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, ISA, Downloads, Virtualization, Powershell, User Groups, Linux, ForeFront, Media Center, IPv6, IIS, Screencasts, Competitive, On the Edge, Unified Messaging, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Developery Stuff, Tech Support, twitterfeed

• Its been a while but I am back now

  Apologies for my long abstinence from blogging.. However I had a close family bereavement which meant that I was not quite myself for a while. However I am back now and raring to go. As you know I am cycling across Madagascar for Computer Aid International... Posted Sep 05 2008, 05:26 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: blogging, Mobility

• Tech Ed 2008 Interview with Paul Englis

  In this video Interview, Paul Englis (Exchange Hosting) shares some of the things that are happening in the online services arena for Exchange.  As this calendar year progresses, we'll hear a lot more around our Software plus Services strategy... Posted Sep 05 2008, 09:46 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Exchange Server, Mobility, Technology Speak, Tech Ed 2008, Video Interview

• 2 Days Missed....

  This is what my blog post from last night was supposed to say... Missed One.... For those of you following closely, I missed making my daily blog post yesterday. I realized this after my wife and I took off to go to karaoke. I did try to get a post online... Posted Sep 01 2008, 11:48 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: TechNet, Mobility, Blather, Social Networking, twitterfeed

• Format the SanDisk Cruzer..

  Yesterday I bought this nice USB key ( Sandisk Cruzer Micro 8 GB) at a cheap price (around 28 €): I also saw there’s now the 16 GB version available and I’m a big fan of Sandisk products (so I guess I’ll need one of those in the near future.. ). This... Posted Aug 30 2008, 12:00 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Hardware, Mobility, Tweaks

• Interesting Downloads for the Week Ending - 08-22-2008

  Infrastructure Development & Operations · Microsoft SQL Server Management Pack for Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 · System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 Hotfix Rollup Package (KB954641) (x86 Systems) · System Center Data Protection... Posted Aug 26 2008, 12:06 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Tablet PC, Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Active Directory, Hardware, Messenger, IE, Windows, Webcasts, Business Intelligence, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, Xbox, ISA, Interviews, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Zune, Podcasts, Powershell, Tech News, Linux, ForeFront, Media Center, IPv6, IIS, Screencasts, Digital Imaging, Academia, Competitive, Demos, On the Edge, Beta, communicator, Unified Messaging, Home Theater, Zunecasts, Systems Management, Live!, 64bit Computing, Developery Stuff, twitterfeed

• Wireless Networks for Hyper-V Virtual Machines

  By default Windows Server 2008 does not use wireless connectivity for networking.  This of course means there will be no wireless connectivity for a bunch of virtual machines running under Hyper-V.  You can of course change all of that and it... Posted Aug 22 2008, 11:08 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Mobility, Networking, Virtualization, Windows Server 2008, x64 OS and Apps, Hyper-V

• Interesting Downloads for Week Ending - 08-15-08

  Infrastructure Development & Operations · Troubleshooting Windows Home Server Connector Installation · Microsoft Office Live Meeting Service Administrator's Guide - English · Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition (KB954366... Posted Aug 21 2008, 05:28 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Tablet PC, Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Office, Active Directory, IE, Windows, Business Intelligence, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, ISA, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Powershell, User Groups, Linux, ForeFront, Media Center, IPv6, On the Edge, Unified Messaging, Home Theater, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Developery Stuff, Tech Support, twitterfeed

• My awesome laptop....times 2...

  I have had a Lenovo T61p laptop for almost a year now. This is absolutely the best laptop I have ever used (no...it is not the laptop that has given me so much grief for the past few weeks). The T61p is used as my demo platform when I am in front of audiences... Posted Aug 20 2008, 09:34 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Vista, Hardware, Windows, TechNet, Mobility, Opinion, Windows Server 2008, 64bit Computing, twitterfeed

• Palm Treo 850 (aka Palm Treo Pro) !

  After weeks (not a long time, I have to say) of rumors and waiting for a final review of the Palm Treo 850 (now called Palm Treo Pro) and the stirring confusion between this model and the US-only-EDVO-only Palm Treo 800 we now have something more concrete... Posted Aug 20 2008, 12:00 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: announcements, Hardware, Mobility

• Twitterfone....

  I managed to get a beta invite (I don't think it is that hard...) to TwitterFone and I just sent my first voice tweet. The service lets me dial a number on my mobile phone and basically leave a voice mail that gets converted to text and tweeted through... Posted Aug 19 2008, 10:48 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: TechNet, Mobility, Fun Stuff, Blather, On the Edge, Social Networking, twitterfeed

• Sudden Trip to San Diego and Los Angeles

  I just found out today that I will be heading to San Diego on Thursday, August 21st and Los Angeles on Friday, August 22nd to deliver a presentation at an Angelbeat event ( www.angelbeat.com ). The Event in San Diego is at the Sheraton located at 1433... Posted Aug 19 2008, 12:11 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows Vista, Exchange Server, Mobility, TechNet Events, Technology Speak, Just for Fun, office Communications Server, Windows Server 2008

• Tech News and stuff.....

  I didn't receive nearly as much feedback to my question about where you get your news from as I wish I had so I had to go looking on my own. One thing I realized is that I do not spend enough time at the on10 and TechNet EDGE sites . Sure...these... Posted Aug 17 2008, 12:07 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Vista, Windows, Webcasts, TechNet, Mobility, Interviews, Opinion, Screencasts, Demos, Windows Server 2008, Zunecasts, Learn me somethin..., twitterfeed

• 24 Hours of Exchange 2007 Recordings

  About a year and a half ago, I delivered a 24 Part Webcast Series on Exchange Server 2007 (minus part 8 which Bryan Von Axelson delivered while I was stuck in the Albuquerque airport).  I have received requests from quite a few people to make... Posted Aug 16 2008, 01:54 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Webcasts, Exchange Server, Mobility, Technology Speak