RTM = Released to Manufacturing It’s a big week! Not only is Microsoft releasing an update to the Zune software today, but yesterday (September 15, 2008) the newest offering of Server products – this time specifically for mid-sized businesses – is released: Essential Business Server 2008 “Windows Essential Business Server 2008 is an enterprise-class server … Continue reading Breaking News: Essential Business Server 2008 is RTM!
My friend and coworker Chris Henley has recorded a really useful screencast all about how the TCP/IP stack in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 have significantly improved… and how you can benefit from it.Here is his blog post. Or you can view his video here:http://silverlight.services.live.com/invoke/52545/CoolTechIP/iframe.html
Microsoft announced that we’re making yet another product available for free. Microsoft Hyper-V Server, which originally was said to be roughly $28, is now going to be a free download.“Free is good.. but what is it?”I’m glad you asked. As you may know (and if you don’t, you should go HERE and find out), Hyper-V … Continue reading Breaking News: Want Hyper-V for free?
Clifford Stoll wrote a book 20+ years ago called “The Cuckoo’s Egg”, which was his novel about how he helped track Soviet-backed computer hackers to their source. I bought the book after seeing him interviewed. Watching this man literally JUMP from idea to idea, rocking and moving as if his brain were going so much … Continue reading Scary Smart
Microsoft Hardware – Home Page…seriously, I don’t know. But I love my Microsoft Mouses (Mice? Meeces?)
RTW = Released to Web Internet Explorer 8 is taking browsing to a whole new level! ..and the release cycle has also reached a new level, with the release of Beta 2. My friend and coworker Matt “Mongo” Hester has been doing some excellent work on creating screencasts all about what’s new, cool, useful, and … Continue reading Breaking News: IE 8 Beta 2 is RTW
As a digital photography nut, and the de-facto family photographer/videographer, I think this is pretty big news.Recently I blogged about PhotoZoom, plus a cute example of what it can do. And now I hear that the Photosynth site is now live and ready for you to use!“What is it?”Basically, it’s the idea that if you … Continue reading Photosynth is released!
When: September 24, 2008. 12:00pm-1:00pm EST, 9:00am-10:00am PSTWhat: “Springboard Series Virtual Roundtable – Under the Hood: Windows Vista Performance… Need Answers?”Why: Because we’d all like to get the straight story about Windows Vista performance. And, if there’s anything I can do to make it even better, I certainly want to know about it!Here’s the official … Continue reading Save the Date: Live Virtual Roundtable about Windows Vista Performance
This past Tuesday I had the pleasure of presenting our TechNet Event in downtown Chicago. WOW! We had a great turnout, and a very fun discussion around Windows Vista, Windows PowerShell, and the latest improvements in Group Policy. During the day, and as always, there were some questions asked for which I wasn’t sure of … Continue reading Thank you, Chicagoland!
August 23, 2008 only…In case any of you reading this are in the vicinity of Hamel, Minnesota this evening.. drop on by the Church of St. Anne for their outdoor “Parish Festival”. The band “Unbridled” (I’m the male lead singer and play MORE COWBELL than you’ll ever need) is playing from 7:00pm-to-whenever they shut us … Continue reading The Band has a GIG tonight…
Absolutely Full of I.T. 