The advisory from yesterday (1/18/2010) at the Microsoft Security Response Center is a good read for anyone interested in the latest news on known exploits to Internet Explorer.The bad news: For IE 6, “attacks remain targeted to a very limited number of corporations and are only effective against Internet Explorer 6” The good news: “…at … Continue reading Security: Your choice of browser is very important.
Author: Kevin Remde
TechNet Events: We may be coming to your town!
“Really? My town?”Well.. okay. Not everyone’s town. But our schedule of live, free events in the US for IT Pros is done and live and available for you to see now on the TechNet Events site.“What are you guys covering this time around?”I’m so glad you asked! Here is the event summary and session … Continue reading TechNet Events: We may be coming to your town!
Did you know it’s “Computer Science Education Week”?
“No, I didn’t know that.”I didn’t either… until just this morning when I received an e-mail about it. Apparently December 6-12, 2009 is officially Computer Science Education Week. And it’s about time, if you ask me.Microsoft Research has also joined the cause, and provided resources to encourage and support students in making the choice to … Continue reading Did you know it’s “Computer Science Education Week”?
Best of Questions and Answers from the TechNet Webcast: Automating Windows 7 Deployment Using System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2 SP2
Greetings!As promised, here are the best of the questions (with answers) from our November 11, 2009 “TechNet Webcast: Automating Windows 7 Deployment Using System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2 SP2”BIG THANK YOU to John Weston, John Baker, and Dan Stolts for handling the Q&A during the live event. Most of what follows started with their … Continue reading Best of Questions and Answers from the TechNet Webcast: Automating Windows 7 Deployment Using System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2 SP2
Resources from the TechNet Webcast: Automating Windows 7 Deployments using System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2 SP2
Greetings! Here are the resources relating to the TechNet Webcast: “Automating Windows 7 Deployments using System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2 SP2”, delivered November 11, 2009. I hope you find them useful!-Kevin___Demo Screencasts Demo 1: Using Asset Intelligence Demo 2: Inventory Reporting Demo 3: Adding Windows 7 Packages Demo 4: Deploying Windows 7 to Bare … Continue reading Resources from the TechNet Webcast: Automating Windows 7 Deployments using System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2 SP2
Good Fun: Windows 7 Film Festival – The Results
Just got an e-mail from Stephen Rose. He writes: 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 (e.g. Comedy, Music, Parkour, Blast from the Past, etc.). And they had to include … Continue reading Good Fun: Windows 7 Film Festival – The Results
Cool: New Career Planning Resources
Microsoft Learning has a new site (and really a global campaign) devoted to helping you plot out your career, and to help you then find the trainings and resources that can help you get there. From the site: “Today, more than ever, your career is the best investment you can make. Microsoft provides certifications, guidance, … Continue reading Cool: New Career Planning Resources
Breaking News: You want PowerShell 2 on XP? Server 2003? You got it!
I fired up my tweetdeck just a minute ago and saw this tweet from Jeffrey Snover (the architect of PowerShell): “What does it mean?It means that the new version of PowerShell (version 2.0) is now RTW (Released to Web). And not only PowerShell 2.0, but also WinRM 2.0 and BITS 4.0. It’s called the “Windows … Continue reading Breaking News: You want PowerShell 2 on XP? Server 2003? You got it!
Just for fun…
I just think this is so very clever. So I had a little fun with it. http://aka.zero.jibjab.com/client/zero/ClientZero_EmbedViewer.swf?external_make_id=eS84LbzaRZrCJLIw&service=sendables.jibjab.com&partnerID=JibJab Try JibJab Sendables® eCards today! Featuring (in order of appearance): Laura, Kevin, Amy, Nancy, and Andy Remde
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