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• 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

• Resources for IE 8 and Silverlight Deployment

  As some of you know I am very passionate about IE 8 and Silverlight is some great stuff as well.  However, you may be wondering what is the best way to deploy these technologies for your business. Top 5 Reasons to Deploy Internet Explorer 8 More... Posted Dec 17 2009, 01:00 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: IE, Group Policy, Screen Casts, IE 8

• Screencast: Windows 7 Enhanced Security and Control: Introduction

  So as some of you have seen I did 4 brief screencasts on Windows 7 and some of the security improvements.  Well I had a camera, got a liitle bored it was one rare moments I had some extra time,  and I had a green screen.  I decided to record... Posted Dec 09 2009, 12:39 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: IE, Group Policy, Fun and Family, Screen Casts, Windows 7, IE 8

• Screencast: System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 – Service Level Dashboard part 3: Configuration

  Here is part 3 of the screencast series, were you will learn how to configure the dashboard, this really involves two steps, first configuring SCOM and secondly configuring SharePoint.  The dashboard provides a way for managers, application owners... Posted Nov 25 2009, 08:22 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: System Center, Screen Casts

• Screencast: System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 – Service Level Dashboard part 2 Installation

  Here is part 2 of the screencast series, were you will learn how to install the dashboard.  The dashboard provides a way for managers, application owners, and IT professionals to monitor the availability and performance of business-critical applications... Posted Nov 24 2009, 08:15 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: System Center, Screen Casts

• Screencast: System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 – Service Level Dashboard part 1: Introduction

  One of the great things I get to do as an IT Pro Evangelist I get to play with some cool technologies.  One of the tools I recently had a chance to play with is the Service Level Dashboard for SCOM 2007 R2.  This dashboard provides a way for... Posted Nov 23 2009, 08:14 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: System Center, Screen Casts

• Proud Dad Moment: Mitchell’s first TD

  Here is a proud moment I got to witness and extremely lucky one of the team moms (thanks Liz!!!) was video taping that day.  BTW the voice you here in the background yelling go, is little ole me.  I was very excited.  Go Mitchell! Share... Posted Nov 19 2009, 07:22 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Fun and Family, Football, Screen Casts

• Windows 7 Film Fest Contest

  Check out the fun films from the Windows 7 Film Fest   The contest took 17 film teams in the Seattle area competed.  Rules were to create a 30 second to 2 minute film, targeted to IT Pros.  Each team picked a different genre from a hat... Posted Nov 09 2009, 08:31 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Fun and Family, Screen Casts, Windows 7

• Now this is funny, Bolt owns ESPN

  I particularly like the guys stretching and warming up: Share this post: Read More... Posted Sep 29 2009, 09:28 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Fun and Family, Screen Casts, Health and Fitness

• 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

• What is the diet of a professional Football Player?

  I was looking around ESPN and saw this post about the typical meal for a NFL player.  More specifically during the 2 a-days practice a typical offensive lineman needs to take in 7500 calories a day! 975 grams of carbohydrates 277 grams of protein... Posted Sep 08 2009, 03:44 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Fun and Family, Football, Screen Casts, Health and Fitness

• SQL Azure Migration Wizard

  As some of you know for the events this quarter we are talking about Azure and the power behind cloud computing.  If you want to attend, see my previous post: TechNet and MSDN Events: Get Real into IT with Azure and Microsoft IT! Well one of my teammates... Posted Sep 02 2009, 08:34 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: SQL 2005, Live Events, SQL 2008, Screen Casts

• Harold Becomes a Chef for a day

  My teammate, technical editor, and friend Harold Wong , became a chef for the day at a Japanese Steakhouse Benihana .  I am so jealous, that looked so much fun.  Basically Benihana offered a program.Be The Chef at Benihana.  The package... Posted Aug 21 2009, 03:53 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Fun and Family, 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

• Interop Road Show Screencasts

  As some of you know I have been delivering road shows across the country.  We even did a simulcast with a webcast from the Downers Grove event.  This event we did a great job, although the demo videos may not have been the best quality, but... Posted May 18 2009, 10:41 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Active Directory, Group Policy, WebCast Question Logs, TechNet Events, Live Events, PHP, Windows Server 2008, Screen Casts, Apache, MySQL

• Still accepting entries for the Windows 7 Rocks Screencast Contest: Only 15 days left!!!!!!

  It is crunch time folks there are only 15 days left in the Windows 7 Rocks Screencast Contest .  We are still accepting entries into the contest! For the original post and more about the contest take a look here: Announcement: Windows 7 Rocks Screencast... Posted Apr 15 2009, 02:05 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: IE, Windows Vista, Live Events, Screen Casts, Windows 7, IE 8

• Confessions of A PC-Aholic

  Video: Laptop Hunters $1000 - Lauren Gets an HP Pavilion There was also another interesting article on MSN here: I'm a PC, and this time Microsoft's buying Share this post: Read More... Posted Mar 26 2009, 09:01 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Hardware, Windows Vista, Fun and Family, Screen Casts, Windows 7