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• '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

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• Windows Technology gives Hugs and Kisses to Caitlin

  As I posted last month, we have welcomed Caitlin to our family! Having your 3rd child is as exciting as having the first two and I like my family have fallen in love all over again!  However I do have to admit there is a lot of been there done that... Posted Jun 04 2008, 06:05 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows XP, Fun and Family, Windows 2003, Windows 2003R2, Windows Server 2008

• 2008 U.S. Imagine Cup Competition Videos

  As I mentioned in a previous post: 2008 U.S. Imagine Cup Finals National Winners Announced!   Which is an exciting competition, well here are some videos that my buddy Chris took at the Imagine Cup US finals in LA.   In the first video... Posted May 05 2008, 11:24 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Live Events, Fun and Family, Windows 2003, Windows 2003R2, Windows Server 2008, Screen Casts

• 2008 U.S. Imagine Cup Finals National Winners Announced!

  If you have not heard about this wickedly cool contest!  It is a fantastic contest for students, and they just held the US National Competition in Los Angeles earlier this week.   The winners will compete for the Imagine Cup 2008 World... Posted Apr 24 2008, 11:38 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows XP, Windows Vista, TechNet Events, Live Events, Fun and Family, XBOX 360, Windows 2003, Windows 2003R2, Windows Server 2008

• Matt on the Floor at SXSW* The Pulse has Frog in its throat

  One of the great things about SXSW is all of the online community support that conference garners.  Specifically the folks at Frog Design got to handle and build a great web site to help the community come together.  They built a web site called... Posted Apr 03 2008, 08:00 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Live Events, Fun and Family, Podcasts, Windows 2003, Windows 2003R2, Windows Server 2008, Screen Casts

• Highway to Powershell!

  If you love Rock & Roll and Powershell check this out! Share this post: Read More... Posted Mar 11 2008, 11:33 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Exchange 2007, Fun and Family, Podcasts, Windows 2003, Windows 2003R2, Windows Server 2008, Screen Casts

• Simply Amazing, Randy Pausch reprising his "Last Lecture"

  If you have never scene this talk, I highly recommend it, it is about 10 minutes long and worth every second.  I guarantee it will touch you.  It is an shorter version of a full lecture that he gave, and you can click on his name to learn more... Posted Feb 20 2008, 08:55 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows XP, Exchange, Active Directory, Search, Virtual PC, Windows Vista, System Center, ISA Server, Group Policy, SQL 2005, WebCast Question Logs, TechNet Events, Live Event Questions and Answers, Exchange 2007, Live Events, 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, Screen Casts, Health and Fitness

• TechNet Radio Interview: Windows Mobile Top 10 Features (Part 3 of 3)

  On the heals of the announcement of the  RTM of System Center Mobile Device Manager (SCMDM), I am happy to announce part 3 of my 3 part radio interviews with the folks from the mobility group has gone live!!! I had a great opportunity to speak with... Posted Feb 20 2008, 12:17 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows XP, Exchange, Windows Vista, System Center, TechNet Events, Exchange 2007, Live Events, Fun and Family, Podcasts, Windows 2003, Windows 2003R2, Windows Server 2008

• TechNet Radio Interview: Windows Mobile Top 10 Features for Business (Part 2 of 3)

  I had a great opportunity to speak with 3 fantastic Windows Mobile experts from the product group.  I sat down with and had some great TechNet Radio interviews with Derek Snyder, Brian Hoskins and Dan Arildson.  Over of the 3 parts we spoke... Posted Feb 14 2008, 08:05 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows XP, Exchange, Windows Vista, System Center, TechNet Events, Exchange 2007, Fun and Family, Podcasts, Windows 2003, Windows 2003R2, Windows Server 2008

• Finally someone gets it about the PC vs. Mac commercials

  I started writing this post to help drive awareness over some of my mild frustration with the Mac vs. PC commercials.  While during the process of writing this post about Time Machine and Shadow Copy, a friend of mine, thanks Dave, sent me this great... Posted Jan 25 2008, 07:05 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows Vista, System Center, Fun and Family, System Center Data Protection Manager, Data Protection Manager, Windows 2003, Windows 2003R2, Windows Server 2008, Screen Casts

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• CHALLENGE: What does this number represent?

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• What happens when IT and Football Collide: Cleveland Browns Style

  I am extremely excited about this post!!!!! A few weeks back our team got some really nice cameras from Sony , with the goal to do some interviews with IT folks like you. We wanted to find out how you use technology, what challenges you have and other... Posted Nov 02 2007, 03:05 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Exchange, Active Directory, Windows Vista, SQL 2005, TechNet Events, Live Event Questions and Answers, Exchange 2007, Fun and Family, Podcasts, Windows 2003, Windows 2003R2, Windows Server 2008, Screen Casts

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  A Second Shot ! That is right the program is back and it is just a awesome as it was before. So what is it? It is a FREE second chance to pass a microsoft certification exams you take, it is not for every exam that we offer but a majority of them, check... Posted Sep 18 2007, 01:38 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows XP, Exchange, Active Directory, SQL 2005, Exchange 2007, Fun and Family, Small Business Server 2003, Windows 2003, Windows 2003R2, Windows Server 2008

• Kevin Mitnick presents at Infragard General Meeting.

  Last Friday, I joined Kai Axford and we went and saw Kevin Mitnick present on the Art of Deception and the danger of being conned. You can read Kai’s write up of the event here: Mitnick and Me . Also look for Kai to get a TechNet Radio interview with... Posted Jul 18 2007, 08:00 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows XP, Windows Vista, ISA Server, TechNet Events, Live Events, Fun and Family, Small Business Server 2003, Windows 2003, Windows 2003R2, Windows Server 2008