“Hey Kevin.. I want to deploy Windows 7, and hear good things about IE8, but I don’t know how to start evaluating what I need to make the move off of Internet Explorer 6. I am sure I have at least one critical application that might not work in IE8, and need to know what … Continue reading Are you moving to Windows 7? Are you looking for IE6-to-IE8 Migration Information?
Are you still on the fence about Windows 7? Are you wondering whether it is worth your time? Are you wishing you had some proof that would help you convince your boss that now is the time to start rolling it out?“How did you know?”I’m a lot like you. And I got an e-mail about … Continue reading Webcast Coming Up: Forrester on Windows 7 ROI
Jason Buffington announced on his blog that DPM 2010 RC is available for download. Get it HERE. “What is Data Protection Manager?” It’s one of the Microsoft System Center set of tools for Enterprise-class IT Management. Basically DPM is Microsoft’s solution for data protection (backup, recovery, and archiving). It works natively with our biggest products (Exchange, … Continue reading Breaking News: System Center Data Protection Manager 2010 (DPM) Release Candidate – Now Available!
http://ieaddons.com/en/search/?search=pizza Both Domino’s Pizza and Papa John’s Pizza have come out with new Web Slices for Internet Explorer 8 in advance of the Super Bowl on Sunday, as this is one of their busiest times of the year.I think every kitchen PC should have those slices on the IE8 Favorites bar.“What’s your favorite pizza, Kevin?”I … Continue reading Do you like Pizza? What about the Super Bowl?
Just saw this on my Windows Media Center… Good for a chuckle, I thought.
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For those of you looking for something to do today, and are just itching to try out some new software, here is a quick compilation of links to useful downloads of the latest and greatest. Windows 7 Enterprise 90-day Trial - http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/215437506/direct/01/ Download the Windows Server 2008 R2 Trial Software - http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/215437507/direct/01/ Evaluate Forefront Server … Continue reading Trials and Betas… Trials and Betas…
This is pretty cool. There’s a huge online community of IT people growing. It’s the “Toolbox for IT”. There are forums, topics, whitepapers, blogging, Wikis… basically an entire Web 2.0 smorgasbord all centered around resources and networking for IT Professionals.Here’s a screen snippet (click to enlarge) of some of the topics – plus you get … Continue reading Toolbox for IT – Tools and Community
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-jan.mspxThis is an important one folks.“Who or what software does this impact"?”You can see the full list HERE under the “Affected Software” section. But in a nutshell it’s every OS from Windows 2000 and later on running Windows Internet Explorer 6 and later. Yes, it includes Internet Explorer 8.“What’s the exploit?”A maliciously crafted website could … Continue reading BREAKING NEWS: Critical Out-of-Band Security Update Today
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