Now.. before you kill the messenger, you really need to read and understand this post from the “Engineering Windows 7” blog in its entirety:Delivering a quality upgrade experienceDon’t want to read it all? Okay.. If you really want the summary instead, here are important bits: We are thrilled that so many people are running and … Continue reading Important Windows 7 Beta-to-RC Upgrade (?!) Information
Some might remember that I blogged about this, or perhaps played this game over a year ago: Server QuestWell, the saga continues. Server Quest II is launched and ready for play.Those of us who spent too many hours playing cheesy pixilated adventure games** about 15-20 years ago will appreciate the awesome reproduction in the form … Continue reading Part II: The Quest Continues…
(RTW = Released to Web) There’s a new version of the Application Compatibility Toolkit out. ACT 5.5.Download hereFor those of you not familiar with this toolset, check out the main TechNet Library pages about it. Oddly, that page was updated two days from now.“Huh? ‘Was updated.. Wednesday’ ? ”This blog post is happening April 6, … Continue reading Breaking News: Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.5 is RTW
Okay.. ‘bout time for some shameless self-promotion… Actually, and honestly.. I don’t look like this anymore. My hair is shorter, and I’ve decided to let the grey just be grey. This is what I look like now: But that’s not what this post is about. It’s about you IT Managers. As you may (or may … Continue reading IT Manager Community Talks with Kevin (That’s me!)
Really? Just Microsoft? Not likely. Most companies have some need for interoperability between vendors and technologies.. and those technologies don’t always play well together. Microsoft, Linux, MySQL, Apple… these can be a big challenge to support and get working well together.To help address this - to give you some good options around such interoperability challenges … Continue reading “We’re just a Microsoft Shop..”
Sometimes you see something that just floors you, and floods you with ideas about what the possibilities such a device could (will?) create.What if you had some computing power behind what you’re looking at, or interacting with every day? Take the shopping aisle at the store, for example. http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#tabs=web%2Cpost%2Cemail&charset=utf-8&style=default&publisher=a186b69e-3610-414f-b3bc-ce5197caed7e
Here are some resources relating to webcast I delivered on March 20, 2009, entitled "TechNet Webcast: Road Map for the Future of Virtualization (Level 300)” This is part 19 of a 20 part series on the many aspects of virtualization. (Yung Chou blogged the entire schedule HERE).I also included links to resources that will help … Continue reading Resources and Q-A for TechNet Webcast: Road Map for the Future of Virtualization (Level 300)
Breaking news: The browser that you are using right now is quite possibly out of date.Today Microsoft released the new version of the Internet Explorer browser. Internet Explorer 8, or “IE8”. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/default.aspxIt’s fast. It’s cool. It’s easier to develop for (standards, baby!). And it’s available HERE.For details from the team who brought it to you, … Continue reading Breaking News: IE8 Released!
Hello all,Today finds me in Orlando Florida. I’m currently listening to Harold Wong talk about Exchange Disaster Recovery options (good stuff), but I’m not paying completely attention (obviously). But I thought I’d take a moment and direct you to the resources I put together for my three PowerShell talks I gave today. The related links, … Continue reading Resources for my “Connections” presentations in Orlando, FL
Orlando - March 16, 2009 NOTE: My demo scripts are attached to this post. You'll find the attachment at the bottom. E-mail Technical Questions: Kevin Remde – Kevin.Remde@microsoft.com Feedback e-mail to my boss: Harry Caldwell – HarryCal@microsoft.com IT Manager Community Hub and Forumhttp://technet.microsoft.com/itmanagementhttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/itmanager/threads/ Thrive: “Me > My Skills > My Organization”http://www.microsoft.com/thrive 28% off Special TechNet … Continue reading Kevin’s “Connections 2009” Event Resources
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