HD Silverlight Stream Test 2 – even higher quality

http://silverlight.services.live.com/invoke/30195/Breakfast3/iframe.html HINT: Double-click to show fullscreen.The first test I did (I've removed that post - it's annoying when all these videos start playing all at once in each blog post) rendered it down a little - more like DVD quality than true HD.This later one is a much bigger file, and is true HD 720p … Continue reading HD Silverlight Stream Test 2 – even higher quality

TechEd 2008 Breaking News: Big changes to TechEd U.S.

Big news: They're splitting it up."Huh?  What do you mean?  Are they having one conference for boys, and another for girls?"<sigh>  Don't be silly.  And anyway, that (unfortunately) would be extremely lopsided.  No, I'm talking about now having two separate weeks - one for Developers and the other for IT Professionals.And that's what was announced … Continue reading TechEd 2008 Breaking News: Big changes to TechEd U.S.

Remember BDD? Well.. forget BDD. Remember MD.

 "Huh?"For a couple years now I've been singing the praise of "these three little letters that, if you remember nothing else from my presentation, I want you to remember: BDD!"  Business Desktop Deployment.BDD is one of many "Solution Accelerators" Microsoft makes available.  As the name implies, these are product or area focused tools that help … Continue reading Remember BDD? Well.. forget BDD. Remember MD.

Special TechNet Subscription Promotion – Save $100!

IMPORTANT UPDATE: This promotion and promotion code have expired.Please CLICK HERE for the most current promotion. "$100?  One-hundred dollars?  Really?"Yes, you read me right.  From now through May 2008 you can save $100 on any TechNet subscription.  ANY TechNet subscription.  All you need to do is use this special promotion code when you place your … Continue reading Special TechNet Subscription Promotion – Save $100!

Heartland Developer Conference 2007 – Kevin’s Resource Page

Kevin’s “Save the Day” TechNet ResourcesSpecial HDC 2007 Edition! E-mail Technical Questions: Kevin Remde – Kevin.Remde@microsoft.comKevin’s Blog “Full of I.T.” – Additional Resources and Discussionhttp://blogs.technet.com/kevinremdeFeedback e-mail to my boss: Rich Russell – RichRuss@microsoft.comFuture Live, In-Person Event InformationTechNet (for IT Pros): http://www.technetevents.comMSDN (for Software Developers): http://www.MSDNEvents.comMicrosoft Across America: http://www.microsoft.com/acrossamericaNext Scheduled Area “Microsoft Across America” Events: Watch http://www.technetevents.com/kevinremde&nbsp; … Continue reading Heartland Developer Conference 2007 – Kevin’s Resource Page

October-December 2007 – TechNet Event Resources

Kevin’s “Save the Day” TechNet ResourcesEvent Resources – October-December, 2007 E-mail Technical Questions: Kevin Remde – Kevin.Remde@microsoft.comKevin’s Blog “Full of I.T.” – Additional Resources and Discussionhttp://blogs.technet.com/kevinremdeFeedback e-mail to my boss: Rich Russell – richruss@microsoft.comFuture Live, In-Person Event InformationTechNet (for IT Pros): http://www.technetevents.com/kevinremdeMSDN (for Software Developers): http://www.MSDNEvents.comMicrosoft Across America: http://www.microsoft.com/acrossamericaNext Scheduled Area “Microsoft Across America” Events: Watch … Continue reading October-December 2007 – TechNet Event Resources

Breaking News: Longhorn Beta 3 is history… Windows Server 2008 RC0 is HERE!

Oh yeah!  Another "release" of sorts.  Windows Server 2008 Release Candidate (RC) Zero (0) - or "RC0" for short - is finally RTTWWW (Release to the World Wide Web - or "RTW" for short)."Sweeet!  Gimme gimme gimme!"Hold on there, sunshine.  You'll have to download it like everybody else.Sign up for the CTP (Customer Technology Preview).Or … Continue reading Breaking News: Longhorn Beta 3 is history… Windows Server 2008 RC0 is HERE!

Questions (with Answers) from our Twin Cities TechNet Event

 Greetings!"Well.. if that photo doesn't get you fired, Kevin... nothing will."Oh, I sincerely think there are worse things I could do.  And I will certainly NOT be trying to get myself fired anytime soon.Anyway - I wanted to get these questions (and now ANSWERS!) up on my blog today.  These were asked of me last … Continue reading Questions (with Answers) from our Twin Cities TechNet Event