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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 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

• 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

• 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

• Session Resources for current TechNet events....

  If you are interested in downloading the slides used at our current TechNet sessions, you can grab those below August-September 2008 Powerpoints If you would like additional resources, my co-worker - Kevin Remde - created an excellent resources sheet... Posted Sep 18 2008, 07:48 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Vista, Windows, TechNet, Group Policy, Live Events, Powershell, Tech News, Windows Server 2008, Developery Stuff, Tech Support, twitterfeed

• 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

• New TechNet Radio release....

  There is a new edition of TechNet Radio online that is available to download in MP3 and WMA formats. In this edition, Bill Sisk, Greg Lenti, and Shomik Ghosh discuss the September 2008 Security bulletin . We also lead off the segment with a TechNet tip... Posted Sep 10 2008, 05:40 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, Windows, TechNet, SBS, ISA, Interviews, Downloads, Podcasts, ForeFront, Windows Server 2008, Developery Stuff, 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

• Interesting Downloads for the Week Ending - 08-29-2008

  Infrastructure Development & Operations · Windows Server 2008 Fax Server Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007 · Windows Server Print Server Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007 · Update for... Posted Sep 02 2008, 11:51 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, Exchange, Active Directory, Windows, Webcasts, SQL, TechNet, SBS, ISA, Downloads, Virtualization, Windows Server 2008, 64bit Computing, Developery Stuff, twitterfeed

• Under the Hood: Windows Vista Performance...Need Answers?

  I imagine most any ITPro that has worked with Windows in the past decade knows about some of the cool tools brought to us by Sysinternals over the years. What you might not know is that Sysinternals is now a part of the Microsoft family . That means we... Posted Aug 27 2008, 01:46 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, Windows, Webcasts, TechNet, SBS, Live Events, Tech News, Screencasts, Learning, Social Networking, Windows Server 2008, Developery Stuff, Tech Support, twitterfeed

• 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

• TechNet Radio: Performance Improvements in SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services

  The latest edition of TechNet Radio is now online. In this session we speak to Roni Karassik (Product Mgr SQL Marketing - Microsoft), Paul Mestemaker (Program Mg SQL CAT - Microsoft), and Richard Tkachuk (Sr. Program Mgr SQL - Microsoft) about SQL Analysis... Posted Aug 19 2008, 02:26 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows, Business Intelligence, SQL, TechNet, SBS, Interviews, Opinion, Podcasts, Screencasts, Blather, On the Edge, Windows Server 2008, Developery Stuff, twitterfeed

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

  As a heads up, I am posting the interesting DL info in the long format one more time. Partly because of a time crunch to get the info posted and partly because the alternative means of posting I wanted to do has caused me to raise some questions that... Posted Aug 12 2008, 12:32 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Tablet PC, Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Active Directory, Search, IE, Windows, Webcasts, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, SBS, Networking, ISA, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Zune, Powershell, Linux, ForeFront, Media Center, IPv6, IIS, Screencasts, Competitive, Unified Messaging, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Developery Stuff, Tech Support, twitterfeed

• Interesting Downloads for the week ending 8-01-08....

  Every week for the past few years I receive and email report with all of the new and updated downloads made available through the Microsoft Download Center . Years ago, I used to reformat by hand and post our through my old Stewed Prunes blog. It was... Posted Aug 06 2008, 12:20 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Vista, Windows, TechNet, SBS, Downloads, User Groups, Windows Server 2008, Developery Stuff, Tech Support, twitterfeed

• A good case for BitLocker....

  I just read this article and it gave me a bit of a chill. I do a fair amount of traveling and my laptop goes with me almost always. Sometimes two laptops which cause enough trouble getting through airport security. Fortunately I don't much international... Posted Aug 01 2008, 04:15 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, Windows, TechNet, Mobility, Blather, On the Edge, Travel, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, Developery Stuff, twitterfeed, Big Brother

• 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...

• Second Life and a Windows 2008 Launch....

  Not everyone has been able to make it to one of our Live Windows 2008 Launch events. So a small group of us here at Microsoft are heading into Second Life world to deliver our launch content. We will be "in world" on April 26th to deliver our... Posted Apr 14 2008, 11:56 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Vista, Active Directory, IE, Windows, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, Live Events, Virtualization, Media Center, IPv6, Blather, Competitive, Demos, On the Edge, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Developery Stuff, Learn me somethin...

• Links to Keith's IIS/PHP/Open Source Screencasts

  Here is the link to Keith's screencasts on installing PHP, MySQL and Wordpress to a Windows 2008/IIS7 Core Server.     Cheers!...( read more ) Share this post: Read More... Posted Apr 09 2008, 01:21 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, IE, Windows, Webcasts, SQL, TechNet, SBS, Networking, IPv6, IIS, Screencasts, Learning, Competitive, Demos, On the Edge, Windows Server 2008, Zunecasts, Systems Management, Developery Stuff

• Excuse me....I just tweeted....

  Way back in January, I asked my readers to explain to me why I should be on Facebook or Twitter. You can still hear the crickets on that one..... I am back again asking the same question but I am also going to throw in a few other services - Quechup,... Posted Apr 08 2008, 06:33 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows, TechNet, Opinion, Blather, On the Edge, Windows Server 2008, Developery Stuff, Learn me somethin...

• Slides - Session 4 - Windows 2008 Web and Application Technologies

  This was the hardest session for me to pull together links for. As I noted in my session, I just don't work with web application creation and the related technologies enough to know what is going to be relevant to you. I would love to see some of you... Posted Mar 05 2008, 03:50 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, SharePoint, IE, Windows, TechNet, Mobility, SBS, Networking, Live Events, IIS, Competitive, On the Edge, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Developery Stuff

• Slides - Session 2 - Virtualization and your Infrastructure

  There is a ton of virtualization information out there. Ben Armstrong maintains an excellent virtualization blog as does John Howard . Virtualization is way hot so I can't link to everything but this will get you started. Session 2 Slides Here Additional... Posted Mar 05 2008, 03:46 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, Windows, TechNet, Mobility, SBS, Networking, Live Events, Deployment, Virtualization, Competitive, On the Edge, Beta, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Developery Stuff

• Awesome Launch Event in New York!

  I wish I had my camera today to take a picture of the crowd. I was in the big room just after the key note and I believe they had seating for about 1500. I estimate about 1200 people for my Windows 2008 overview session. Lots of great interaction and... Posted Mar 04 2008, 11:22 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows, SQL, Windows Server 2008, Developery Stuff

• Launch Time....

  Yeah, yeah, yeah..... Chris Henley beat me out by presenting in Los Angeles last week, but nothing is like New York (btw...that is me sinking the putt if you click the previous link). I am sitting in the green room at the Sheraton Towers on 7th Ave, just... Posted Mar 04 2008, 08:37 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Tablet PC, Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Office, Active Directory, Messenger, IE, Windows, Business Intelligence, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, ISA, Live Events, Deployment, Virtualization, Powershell, User Groups, ForeFront, Media Center, IPv6, IIS, Digital Imaging, Blather, Competitive, On the Edge, communicator, Unified Messaging, Home Theater, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Developery Stuff, Tech Support, Learn me somethin...

• Has it really been 3 weeks since my last post?

  Wow. I took advantage of some hardware issues and hectic travel to take a break from blogging but I didn't expect it to be 3 weeks. It is amazing how easy it is to relax (be lazy...) and stay relaxed (stay lazy...). A lot has happened in the past few... Posted Feb 20 2008, 02:21 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, Active Directory, IE, Windows, Business Intelligence, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, Live Events, Deployment, Virtualization, Powershell, Media Center, IPv6, IIS, Competitive, Demos, On the Edge, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Developery Stuff