Hello all! Below is the online version of the Resource Page that I’m handing out at my TechNet Events over the next several weeks. I hope you find them useful!-KevinUPDATE: If you want the PowerPoint files, they can be viewed or downloaded from HERE.-----E-mail Technical Questions: Kevin Remde – Kevin.Remde@microsoft.comFeedback e-mail to my boss: Brian … Continue reading TechNet “Firestarter” Event Resources: DEPLOYMENT!
E-mail Technical Questions: Kevin Remde – Kevin.Remde@microsoft.comFeedback e-mail to my boss: Brian Moore – BriMoore@microsoft.comFollow Kevin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KevinRemde"WAG" = Windows Administrator Groups (on LinkedIn): With Subgroups for user groups by geography - http://tinyurl.com/y8u2z35Future Live, In-Person Event Information: TechNet (for IT Pros): http://www.technetevents.com/kevinremde MSDN Events (for Software Developers): http://www.MSDNEvents.com IT Managers Community Hub - http://technet.microsoft.com/itmanagementIT … Continue reading Kevin’s Microsoft Virtualization 360 Resources
This is a really exciting scenario: You want to get your user(s) upgraded to Windows 7, but they’ve got XP systems with applications that they just can’t do without. For some reason, the applications won’t work under Windows 7. “Hey Kevin – Isn’t that what XP-Mode in Windows 7 is for?”Exactly. For those of you … Continue reading How to quickly virtualize your users XP desktop for their use from within Windows 7
Seems like just the other day the preview of the newest member of the family, Windows Small Business Server codename “Aurora” was available for download. I say “newest member of the family”, because “Aurora” is a server for small businesses of 25-or-fewer PCs. SBS 2008, the most recent released version of Small Business Server, allows … Continue reading Breaking News: Windows Small Business Server 7 Preview Is Available For Download
IT joke forwarded to me by a good friend… During a recent password audit, it was found that a user was using the following password: "MickeyMinniePlutoHueyLouieDeweyDonaldGoofySacramento" When asked why she had such a long password, she said she was told that it had to be at least 8 characters long and include at least one … Continue reading In the “Too Funny Not To Share” category…
That’s right. We’re coming to a town near you. “Or at least near me if I live near one of the cities listed below?”Well, yeah.. But anyway, we know that there are a lot of you who are just starting or still wondering about deploying Windows 7 and Office 2010 to your businesses, so we’re … Continue reading TechNet Central Region Events are back! Windows 7 Deployment “Firestarter” Events are LIVE!
RTW = Released to the Web-Inter-tubesYes indeed.. the much anticipated beta of the next version of Internet Explorer, IE9, is available for download.GET IT HERE: http://windows.microsoft.com/ie9Here is some text from an e-mail I received just prior to the release: With Internet Explorer 9, we’ve aimed to achieve four primary goals: Speed: creating a browser that … Continue reading Breaking News: IE 9 Beta is RTW (available for download)
On August 4 we released the fourth platform preview of IE9 for people to try out. As with other technology previews, the point was to give developers a first-look at what the compatibility and performance capabilities are going to be like. “Yeah, I tried it. It is fast.”Exactly. And on August 12, James Pratt wrote … Continue reading Are you ready for a more beautiful web?
Today Microsoft announced the name of it’s upcoming next version of OCS (Office Communications Server). It’s Lync. “Big deal. What’s in a name?”Good point. I guess the bigger news announced today would be that you can now download a Release Candidate of Lync, too. UPDATE: Be warned that if you simply want to try the … Continue reading Breaking News: Microsoft Office Communications Server “14” now has a name…
This is a really great idea, and a very unique opportunity to participate. On September 22, 2010 there is a webcast happening entitled “TechNet Webcast: Windows PowerShell Basics for IT Professionals”. But that alone isn’t very exciting.“It is to me, Kevin. I’d like a little help getting started with PowerShell!”Certainly. But wouldn’t it be even … Continue reading Upcoming Webcast on PowerShell – What script would you like to see created?
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