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• Louisville, KY Q/A TechNet Event: Transforming IT from Virtualization to the Cloud (4-13-2011)

  Good afternoon and thank you to everyone who attended the event in Louisville ! I hope everyone had a good time. As promised here are some resources and the Q/A from the event..  During the event one the folks in the room mentioned a tool on how... Posted Apr 19 2011, 11:25 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Search, Events, TechNet, Fun Stuff, TechNet Events, Live Event Questions and Answers, 2007 Office system, IT Pro Resources, Podcasts, Screen Casts, Cloud computing, Cloud, Azure, Event Resources

• Cincinnati, OH Q/A TechNet Event: Transforming IT from Virtualization to the Cloud (4-6-2011)

  Good afternoon and thank you to everyone who attended the event in Cincinnati ! I hope everyone had a good time.  Again thank you for the patience with the projectors it turned out to be a crossed cable at the projector, but thank you for Thinking... Posted Apr 12 2011, 07:00 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Exchange, Active Directory, IE, Events, TechNet, Group Policy, SQL 2005, Fun Stuff, TechNet Events, Live Event Questions and Answers, Live Events, 2007 Office system, IT Pro Resources, Management, Podcasts, migration, Podcast, SQL 2008, Screen Casts, Hyper-V, Cloud computing, Azure, Windows Server 2008 R2, Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit, Event Resources

• Heartland IT Pro User Groups

  One of the great aspects of my job is I get to work with a lot of different user groups and meet lots of people from the IT Pro community.  Well I did my best to get a list of all the IT professional  user groups I work with in the Heartland... Posted Feb 25 2011, 10:03 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows XP, Exchange, Active Directory, Search, Hardware, Virtual PC, IE, Windows Vista, Events, Office 2007, System Center, TechNet, Windows Server, ISA Server, Group Policy, SQL 2005, WebCast Question Logs, Fun Stuff, TechNet Events, Live Event Questions and Answers, Exchange 2007, Live Events, Interviews, 2007 Office system, IT Pro Resources, Management, Fun and Family, XBOX 360, Book of the Month, System Center Data Protection Manager, Podcasts, migration, Virtual Server, Podcast, Small Business Server, ForeFront, Small Business Server 2003, PHP, Data Protection Manager, Windows 2003, Social Media, Windows 2003R2, SXSW, Windows Desktop Search, free training, TechEd, Windows Server 2008, Football, Tech Ed, IT Pro Momentum, A More Secure and Well Managed Infrastructure (SWMI), SQL 2008, Screen Casts, Apache, Windows 7, Hyper-V, MySQL, Health and Fitness, MAP, Cloud computing, IT Manager, IE 8, Featured, Cloud, expert, Azure, Windows Server 2008 R2, Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit, Social Marketing, Office 2010, Writing, running, Matt Hester, Pages, IT Investigators, goofy, Event Resources, techent radio

• Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 5.0: Heterogeneous Server Environment Inventory part 5

  Welcome to part 5 of a 6 part series talking about a great FREE tool, which has released it’s 5th major version on Monday (7-12-2010).  The new version, MAP 5.0, has some exciting new features to help with discovery and software usage.  In this... Posted Jul 19 2010, 08:00 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Podcasts, PHP, Screen Casts, Apache, MySQL

• Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 5.0: Database Discovery for SQL Server part 4

  Welcome to part 4 of a 6 part series talking about a great FREE tool, which has released it’s 5th major version on Monday (7-12-2010).  The new version, MAP 5.0, has some exciting new features to help with discovery and software usage. In this screencast... Posted Jul 16 2010, 08:00 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: SQL 2005, Podcasts, SQL 2008, Screen Casts

• Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 5.0: Windows Server Consolidation part 3

  Welcome to part 3 of a 6 part series talking about a great FREE tool, which has released it’s 5th major version on Monday (7-12-2010).  The MAP toolkit has been around for years.  MAP is a powerful inventory, assessment, and reporting tool that... Posted Jul 15 2010, 08:00 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows Server, Podcasts, Windows 2003, Windows 2003R2, Windows Server 2008, Screen Casts, Windows Server 2008 R2

• Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 5.0: Office 2010 part 2

  Welcome to part 2 of a 6 part series talking about a great FREE tool, which has released it’s 5th major version on Monday (7-12-2010): The new version, MAP 5.0, has some exciting new features to help with discovery and software usage.  In this screencast... Posted Jul 14 2010, 08:00 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Office 2007, Podcasts, Screen Casts, Office 2010

• Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 5.0: Overview part 1

  Welcome to part 1 of a 6 part series talking about a great FREE tool, which has released it’s 5th major version on Monday (7-12-2010): Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 5.0! The MAP toolkit has been around for years.  MAP is a powerful... Posted Jul 13 2010, 07:11 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Podcasts, Screen Casts, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Office 2010

• Launched @ TechEd Bytes by TechNet

  We just launched Bytes by TechNet for IT Professionals a 22 part interview series of Microsoft Influencers and Community talking about the major Microsoft product and technologies in a small tidbits of fun and consumable audio (5-7min) and video formats... Posted Jun 29 2010, 06:36 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: TechNet Events, Podcasts, Screen Casts

• OFFICE 2010, SharePoint 2010 Launch events REGISTER NOW, seating is limited!!!!

  We are coming to a city near you and we want to see you at the events!  We are going to talk about Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010.  Come out and spend some time hearing how these products can rock your world!  Here are just a small sampling... Posted Apr 15 2010, 09:29 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows XP, Exchange, Active Directory, Search, Hardware, Virtual PC, IE, Windows Vista, System Center, ISA Server, Group Policy, SQL 2005, WebCast Question Logs, TechNet Events, Live Event Questions and Answers, Exchange 2007, Live Events, Interviews, 2007 Office system, Fun and Family, XBOX 360, Book of the Month, System Center Data Protection Manager, Podcasts, Virtual Server, ForeFront, Small Business Server 2003, Data Protection Manager, Windows 2003, Social Media, Windows 2003R2, SXSW, Windows Desktop Search, Windows Server 2008, Football, IT Pro Momentum, A More Secure and Well Managed Infrastructure (SWMI), SQL 2008, Screen Casts, Windows 7, Hyper-V, Health and Fitness, IE 8, Windows Server 2008 R2, Social Marketing, Writing

• It’s Not That Important

  We have all been there, your driving, you hear your cell phone ring, ding or beep, trust me it is not that important and here is why (please take a minute to read the article): Child killed in 3-car accident in Columbia Heights It is probably like hundreds... Posted Mar 20 2010, 07:36 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows XP, Exchange, Active Directory, Search, Hardware, Virtual PC, IE, Windows Vista, System Center, ISA Server, Group Policy, SQL 2005, WebCast Question Logs, TechNet Events, Live Event Questions and Answers, Exchange 2007, Live Events, Interviews, 2007 Office system, Fun and Family, XBOX 360, Book of the Month, System Center Data Protection Manager, Podcasts, Virtual Server, ForeFront, Small Business Server 2003, PHP, Data Protection Manager, Windows 2003, Social Media, Windows 2003R2, SXSW, Windows Desktop Search, Windows Server 2008, Football, IT Pro Momentum, A More Secure and Well Managed Infrastructure (SWMI), SQL 2008, Screen Casts, Apache, Windows 7, Hyper-V, MySQL, Health and Fitness, IE 8, Windows Server 2008 R2, Social Marketing, Writing

• Screencast: Windows Server 2008 R2 – Active Directory Recycle Bin

  One of the fantastic and new improvements in Windows Server 2008 R2 is the Active Directory Recycle Bin.  This tool allows you the ability to recover active directory objects in case you have deleted a user and need to recover them  The Recycle... Posted Mar 10 2010, 08:07 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Active Directory, Podcasts, Screen Casts, Windows Server 2008 R2

• Screencast: Windows Server 2008 R2 - Installing the Migration Tools

  With Windows Server 2008 R2 you now have server that is only available for 64-bit hardware.  The question becomes is how do I migrate my server roles like Active Directory or DHCP?  Well in this screencast you will how to install the core server... Posted Mar 09 2010, 08:53 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Active Directory, Podcasts, Screen Casts, Windows Server 2008 R2

• Screencast: Windows Server 2008 R2 – System Health Monitor

  One of the great tools you may have used in managing your Windows Server platforms, are you performance monitor and counters.  This is something that you would also need to know a lot about the server.  In Windows Server 2008 R2 you can see... Posted Mar 08 2010, 08:44 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Podcasts, Screen Casts, Windows Server 2008 R2

• Screencast: Windows Server 2008 R2 – Active Directory Administrative Center

  We have been using tools like Active Directory Users and Computers to work with you Active Directory services, well there is a new tool that is a task driven, forms based tool, that is extensible, allowing for simpler access to working with Active Directory... Posted Mar 05 2010, 09:34 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Active Directory, Podcasts, Windows 2003R2, Screen Casts

• Screencast: Windows Server 2008 R2 – Windows Server Core

  In Windows Server 2008 there was an introduction of a new way to install Windows server in a Core Installation.  Server core was a streamlined installation of Windows Server, that provided a “headless” server option.  However, there needed to... Posted Mar 04 2010, 09:27 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Podcasts, Screen Casts, Windows Server 2008 R2

• Screencast Windows Server 2008 R2 – Best Practices Analyzer

  In this screencast I talk about new way to access a great toolset that has been around Windows servers for a few years, the Best Practice Analyzers.  In previous versions of Windows Server these tools were offered as a free download.  In Windows... Posted Mar 03 2010, 09:18 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Podcasts, Screen Casts, Windows Server 2008 R2

• Screencast: Windows Server 2008 R2 – Group Policy Improvements

  Over the next several posts I am delivering some of the many great administrative benefits to Windows Server 2008 R2.  In this screencast I take you through a quick tour on the new filtering group policy settings and targeting of the settings preferences... Posted Mar 02 2010, 08:09 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Group Policy, Podcasts, Screen Casts, Windows Server 2008 R2

• Join TechNet and MSDN Events for a Live Webcast on September 29th to explore Windows Azure™–

  As some you have attended the live evnets for Azure this quarter, we have a webcast going on next week, click the links to register! TechNet Events Present:  Real World Azure Come spend a morning with us on September 29th to explore Windows Azure... Posted Sep 26 2009, 11:10 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: TechNet Events, Live Event Questions and Answers, Live Events, Podcasts, Windows Server 2008, Screen Casts

• Lighting up the web a THIRD time with Expression Studio and Silverlight!

  Last week we announced a new version of Expression Studio and Silverlight .  My buddy Keith even did a nice demo located here: Expression Encoder Screen Capture 3 – HD screencast demonstration   Here is the launch blurb: Microsoft® Expression... Posted Jul 17 2009, 08:32 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Podcasts, Screen Casts

• Learn About Surface 5 part video series now showing!

  My good friend and teammate Jennifer Marsman just posted a great 5 part series on Surface.  As you know from my Interview with Rick Barazza at SXSW , I think the device is awesome as well.  Enjoy the series below: Surface Development Part 1... Posted May 29 2009, 08:42 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Hardware, Interviews, Podcasts, SXSW, Screen Casts

• Announcement: Windows 7 Rocks Screencast Contest: Now Accepting Applications!

  Alright Keith and I are at it again and this time we want to give away the cool stuff like a: Lenovo T61P ! Okay do I have your attention now?  As some of you may recall we had a contest last time just for the MVP’s and a lot of you wanted in on... Posted Mar 01 2009, 12:00 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows XP, IE, Windows Vista, Live Events, Fun and Family, Podcasts, Windows 2003, Windows 2003R2, Windows Server 2008, Screen Casts, Windows 7, IE 8

• '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... Posted Jul 25 2008, 02:52 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows XP, Exchange, Active Directory, Search, Virtual PC, IE, Windows Vista, System Center, ISA Server, Group Policy, SQL 2005, WebCast Question Logs, TechNet Events, Live Event Questions and Answers, Exchange 2007, Live Events, Interviews, 2007 Office system, Fun and Family, XBOX 360, Book of the Month, System Center Data Protection Manager, Podcasts, Virtual Server, ForeFront, Small Business Server 2003, Data Protection Manager, Windows 2003, Windows 2003R2, Windows Desktop Search, Windows Server 2008, A More Secure and Well Managed Infrastructure (SWMI), Screen Casts, Health and Fitness, IE 8

• Are you a TechNet Subscriber? Use TMSAM09 and I can save you 15%

  Happy Friday Boys and Girls!  Due to the success the program from last year, it is back again this year and I can save you 15%!!!!! Just Use TMSAM09 when ordering your new subscription.  I also have a big announcement based on your feedback... Posted Jul 18 2008, 02:08 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows XP, Exchange, Active Directory, Search, Virtual PC, IE, Windows Vista, System Center, ISA Server, Group Policy, SQL 2005, WebCast Question Logs, TechNet Events, Live Event Questions and Answers, Live Events, Interviews, 2007 Office system, Fun and Family, System Center Data Protection Manager, Podcasts, Virtual Server, ForeFront, Small Business Server 2003, Data Protection Manager, Windows 2003, Windows 2003R2, Windows Desktop Search, Windows Server 2008, A More Secure and Well Managed Infrastructure (SWMI), Screen Casts, IE 8

• More Imagine Cup Videos!

  Check out the two new interviews my buddy Chris took from imagine cup.  Chris spoke with two MS executives, Scott Davidson and Chris Weber.  Check it out here: Microsoft Executives at Imagine Cup Share this post: Read More... Posted May 13 2008, 04:51 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Fun and Family, Podcasts, Screen Casts